CALA Training Publications
- Template for the Design and Development of a Quality Manual for Environmental Laboratories
- Quality Control for Environmental Laboratories
Training Publications Summary (.pdf)
Training Publications Order Form (.pdf)
Training Publications Summary (.pdf)
Training Publications Order Form (.pdf)
Template for the Design and Development of a Quality Manual for Environmental Laboratories (UPGRADED 2007)
This document is a 150-page template, which laboratories can adopt to their own requirements. The template is provided on a compact disc in Word 2000 format.
The structure of the template is congruent with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and allows a laboratory to match these requirements with appropriate sections of the template. The template includes a sample quality manual and a sample quality procedures document. Topics include:
- Organisation
- Management
- Quality Policy
- Facilities
- Personnel
- Services
- Equipment
- Supplies
- Methodology
- Sample management
- Data management
- Workload management
- Traceability of measurement
- Quality control
| 2007 version 5.1 - 150 pages, loose-leaf bound | |
|---|---|
| Member Price | $330.00 + plus GST/HST |
| Non-Member Price | $450.00 + plus GST/HST |
One-day training is available for this course. See http://www.cala.ca/t_QM_Template.pdf
Click here to download a sample of the contents of the template
Quality Control for Environmental Laboratories
This document is a 48-page set of instructions for establishing a comprehensive quality control system within an environmental laboratory. It also includes a 9-page workbook containing quality control examples, exercises, and the answers to the exercises. "Quality Control for Environmental Laboratories" is applicable to all environmental testing (i.e. organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, microbiology and toxicology) Topics include:
- Statistical applications for environmental testing
- Deriving measurement uncertainty
- Establishing measurement traceability
- Ensuring the quality of measurements
- Control charting
| 2001 version 4.5 - 48 pages, bound | |
|---|---|
| Member Price | $150.00 + plus GST/HST |
| Non-Member Price | $225.00 + plus GST/HST |