National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
COHLAB Pty Ltd - Trading as COHLABS
Scope of Accreditation
Trading as COHLABS
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
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Counting of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Air; Membrane filters | Respirable asbestos fibres; Synthetic mineral fibres (SMF); Volume measurement | Phase contrast microscopy; Sampling flow rate and duration measurement | National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres NOHSC:3003, National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Synthetic Mineral Fibres NOHSC:3006 and in-house method MFM-1 |
Identification of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Bulk materials; Non-homogenous materials (soils, dust, ores) | Actinolite; Amosite; Anthophyllite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Tremolite | Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) | ISO 22262-1 and in-house methods TA-1 and TB-1. |
Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Organic fibres; Synthetic mineral fibres (SMF) | Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) | AS 4964 and in-house method ID-1 | ||
Environmental swabs | Actinolite; Amosite; Anthophyllite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Tremolite | Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) | ASTM D6480 and in-house methods TA-1 and TB-1. | |
Membrane filters | Actinolite; Amosite; Anthophyllite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Tremolite | Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) | The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Method 7402 Asbestos by TEM and in-house methods TA-1 and TB-1. | |
Potable waters | Actinolite; Amosite; Anthophyllite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Tremolite | Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) | USEPA Method 100.2 and in-house methods TA-1 and TB-1. |
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Accreditation No.
19499
Site No.
22444
Print date
04 Oct 2024
END OF SCOPE