
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
ETS Geo Pty Ltd
Scope of Accreditation
Withdrawn 27 Apr 2026
Voluntary
Townsville Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate binder adhesion | Aggregates | Degree of precoating | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q216 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Shape | Crushed faces | AS 1141.18 | |
| Shape | Average least dimension | AS 1141.20.1, AS 1141.20.3 | |||
| Shape | Flakiness | AS 1141.15, MR (Qld) Method Q201 | |||
| Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar consistence in situ | Concrete, grout and mortar | Slump flow | Cone | AS 1012.3.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens | AS 1012.8.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Road pavement surfacing characteristics | Road pavements | Penetration depth | Ball embedment | Austroads Method AG:PT/T251 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 | |
| Liquid limit | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289.3.1.2, AS 1289.3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D | |||
| Sieve analysis | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A | |||
| Moisture content | Drying oven; Relative moisture content | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |||
| Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.2.1, AS 1289.3.3.1, AS 1289.3.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q105, MR (Qld) Method Q252 | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD) | Not applicable | AS 1289.5.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q144A | |
| Oversize material | Oversize material treatment | MR (Qld) Method Q143 | |||
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A | |||
| Compaction to nominated levels | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q145A | |||
| Dry density/moisture content relationship | Modified compactive effort | AS 1289.5.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142B | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class | AS 1289.3.8.1 | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Compaction control | Hilf | AS 1289.5.7.1 | |
| Density - In situ; Moisture - In situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N01, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N02, MR (Qld) NGTM Method N03 | |||
| Characteristic field density values | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q020 | |||
| Degree of saturation | Not applicable | MR (Qld) Method Q146 | |||
| Density - In situ | Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141B | |||
| Dry density ratio; Relative compaction | Calculation | AS 1289.5.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q140A | |||
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in situ penetration | Soils | Penetration - In situ | Dynamic cone | AS 1289.6.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q114B | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | AS 1289.6.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q113A, MR (Qld) Method Q113B, MR (Qld) Method Q113C | |
| Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil sample preparation | Soils | Preparation of disturbed samples | Not applicable | AS 1289.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR (Qld) Method Q101B, MR (Qld) Method Q101D | |
| Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a bin; Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Aggregate from a truck | AS 1141.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060 | |
| Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer | AS 1012.1 | ||
| Soils | Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a face; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile; Disturbed soil sampling in situ | AS 1289.1.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060 | ||
| Not applicable | Site selection by spot sampling | MR (Qld) Method Q061 | |||
| Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling | AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050 |
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Accreditation No.
21596
Site No.
26007
Print date
29 Apr 2026
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