SECTION 252:302-5-5. Facilities, equipment and supplies

(a)   All equipment, reagents, glassware and supplies necessary for the proper performance of laboratory analyses shall be on hand or readily available on the premises for analytes certified or analytes listed in an application for accreditation.

(b)   Reagents and standards shall not exceed their expiration dates.

(c)   Equipment shall be in good working order and properly maintained and shall consist of, at a minimum, the apparatus and supplies for which the laboratory is accredited.

(d)   Facilities shall have a sink with hot and cold running water, electricity, a source of distilled and/or deionized water, and other features/equipment necessary to properly perform approved EPA analytical methodologies.

(e)   Facilities may be physically located apart in separate buildings if the sites are within one (1) mile of each other and under the same direct management.

[Source: Added at 28 Ok Reg 1201, eff 7-1-11]