Columbus City Utilities Quality Control Lab announced that it has passed its Indiana Wastewater Environment Association (IWEA) Laboratory Excellence Award Audit with a 99.8%. The IWEA recognizes ...
Digital transformation of analytical processes requires suppliers to design and implement audit trail(s) (AT) that are fit for intended use in a regulated laboratory. In addition, second person review ...
In 2026, sticking to the “best practice” in the lab is, more than ever, about going above and beyond SOP adherence. There are standards to update and data integrity to strengthen, all while attempting ...
The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water Quality Laboratory suffers from severe staffing shortages, management shortcomings and other problems that could hamper the quality of the work being done, ...
A novel approach to external quality assessment (EQA) using the Internet mimics the diagnostic situation so that multiple tests can be requested and EQA cases can be ‘tailor made’ to address a ...
Audits are an essential part of any laboratory safety program. Audits are the exams of safety preparation. Most of us do not like to do audits or have our facility audited. Several years ago, my ...
The concepts of quality assurance and audits are two distinct ideas that serve the same purpose: improving quality, consistency and reliability in operations. Quality assurance is more of an abstract ...
An audit of laboratories in the United Kingdom has revealed a number of potential issues ranging from staff retention to a lack of shelf-life and virus testing knowledge. The UK Health Security Agency ...