The 2021 “Environmental Analysis Laboratories Accreditation Service Program” was commenced for the Environment Analysis Laboratory, Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan. The accreditation works of quality system and testing technique s of applied items for both new-setup and in-operation environmental analytical and local motive analytical laboratories, which had been arranged based on the “Management Regulations of Environmental Analysis Organization” and the “Management Regulations o f the Motor Vehicle Emissions and Noise testing organizations”. These accrediting works included laboratory quality management system accrediting, testing techniques accrediting (in-lab instrumentation and in-field sampling), and proficiency tests (in-lab and in-field). After these accrediting works had been done, the Technical Assessment Committee evaluated the records of these auditing works and made the final decision of approval of the application of new-setup or/and in-operation laboratories. One audit ing methodology conference for the auditing specialist and the members of Technical Assessment Committee and a conference for the authorized environmental analysis organizations were held in this year. There were 118 cases of documentation evaluation, 48 cases of quality system auditing, 63 cases of proficiency testing (in-lab and in-field), 316 cases of testing techniques accrediting (in-lab instrumentation and in-field sampling) and 231 cases of report signatory qualification had been evaluated within 10 Technical Assessment Committee meetings up to December 20th.

Authorized Environmental Analysis Organization, Secretariat, Technical Assessment Committee