EMLab P&K’s Houston, TX Laboratory Receives AIHA Accreditation for Mold Lab Analysis
San Bruno, CA, January 06, 2010 --(
PR.com)-- EMLab P&K is pleased to announce the accreditation of its Houston, TX regional laboratory by the American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) for mold analysis (EMLAP #193549). All of EMLab P&K’s laboratories and MicroLabs are currently AIHA accredited.
"With our Houston laboratory receiving AIHA accreditation, EMLab P&K continues to demonstrate it is among the best mold laboratories in the nation for quality and accuracy. The recognition shows that the analytical data produced from any of our facilities is always of the highest quality. Because major health and financial decisions are made based on the laboratory results and on the quality system in place in the laboratory, it is very important that the data produced by the laboratory and its QA system are of the highest quality. EMLab P&K’s AIHA accreditation is a mark of this capability as a mold laboratory," states Ed Kot EMLab P&K’s Director of Quality Assurance.
AIHA provides unbiased third-party review of quality performance by a laboratory through strict series of assessments. AIHA accreditation represents a laboratory’s proven ability to meet or exceed rigorous standards provided by AIHA Accreditation Programs, LLC. The accreditation programs operated by AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs, LLC meet international program requirements established under ISO/IEC 17011. Areas of assessment include: quality systems, personnel, equipment, measurement traceability, sampling, accommodation and environment, test and calibration methods, handling and reports.
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company, is one of the leading commercial indoor air quality laboratories in North America, specializing in the analysis of air and surface samples for mold, bacteria, asbestos and allergens. EMLab P&K has over 60 service and drop-off locations nationwide and has received accreditations from AIHA, NVLAP, and CA-ELAP. For more information, visit the official website at http://www.emlabpk.com or call (866) 888-6653.
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