Chapter NR 149

Register April 2011 No. 664

Chapter NR 149

LABORATORY ACCREDITATION

Subchapter I — General Provisions

NR 149.01   Purpose.

NR 149.02   Applicability.

NR 149.03   Definitions.

Subchapter II — Program Administration

NR 149.05   Required accreditation.

NR 149.06   Certificates.

NR 149.08   Acceptance of other accreditations, licenses, or approvals.

NR 149.09   Certification standards review council.

NR 149.10   Enforcement.

NR 149.11   Discretionary acceptance.

NR 149.12   Variances.

Subchapter III — Program Structure

NR 149.13   Fields of accreditation: certification and registration.

Subchapter IV — Accreditation Process

NR 149.14   Application for accreditation.

NR 149.15   Period, renewal, and expiration of accreditation.

NR 149.155   Required notifications.

NR 149.18   Subcontracting.

NR 149.19   Requirements for certification in the drinking water matrix.

NR 149.20   Requirements for whole effluent toxicity testing.

NR 149.21   Fees.

Subchapter V — Proficiency Testing

NR 149.22   Required proficiency testing samples and frequency of analysis.

NR 149.23   Approval of proficiency testing sample providers.

NR 149.24   Proficiency testing samples for applications and accreditation renewal.

NR 149.25   Treatment of proficiency testing samples.

NR 149.26   Reporting proficiency testing sample results.

NR 149.27   Proficiency testing sample acceptance limits and grading.

NR 149.28   Procedure for correcting unacceptable proficiency testing sample results.

Subchapter VI — On-Site Laboratory Evaluations

NR 149.29   Purpose, type, and frequency.

NR 149.30   Evaluation procedures and appraisal.

NR 149.31   Evaluation reports.

NR 149.32   Evaluation corrective action.

NR 149.33   Conflicts of interest.

NR 149.34   Evaluator qualifications.

Subchapter VII — Quality Systems

NR 149.35   General requirements.

NR 149.36   Laboratory personnel.

NR 149.365   Laboratory ethics.

NR 149.37   Quality manual.

NR 149.38   Corrective action.

NR 149.39   Records and documents.

NR 149.40   Standard operating procedures.

NR 149.41   Method selection.

NR 149.42   Alternative methods.

NR 149.43   Laboratory facilities.

NR 149.44   Laboratory equipment.

NR 149.442   Handling of samples.

NR 149.444   Initial instrument calibration requirements.

NR 149.446   Continuing instrument calibration requirements.

NR 149.45   Measurement traceability.

NR 149.47   Reporting results.

NR 149.48   Quality control requirements for chemical testing.

NR 149.50   Technology requirements.

Ch. NR 149 Note Note: Chapter NR 149 as it existed on April 30, 2008, was repealed and a new chapter NR 149 was created, Register April 2008 No. 628, effective September 1, 2008. Chapter NR 149 as it existed on June 28, 2021, was repealed and a new chapter NR 149 was created, Register February 2021 No. 782, effective June 29, 2021.