National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
OCTIEF PTY LTD
Site
Yatala Site
Accreditation No.
15172
Site No.
15729
Date of Accreditation
02 May 2005
Contact
Miss Laura Smith
P: +61 1800628433
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Yatala Site
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | |
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| Analysis for elements | Air - Ambient | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Gold; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Tellurium; Thorium; Tin; Titanium; Tungsten; Uranium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES |
NIOSH 7300 and in-house method LAB-307 |
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| Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Sediments; Sewage; Soils; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Aluminium; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Sulfur; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method LAB-307 | ||
| Analysis for microorganisms | Surfaces; Swimming pool and spa waters; Trade wastes | Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method LAB-310 | |
| Swimming pool and spa waters | Plate count | Most probable number (MPN) | APHA 9215 E and in-house method LAB-311 | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method LAB-359 | |||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) | APHA 9223B and in-house method LAB-310 | |||
| Analysis for nutrients | Ground waters; Sewage; Surface waters | Ammonia | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB345 | |
| Nitrogen - Total; Phosphate - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB347 | |||
| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Calculation | in-house method LAB347 | |||
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Ground waters; Industrial waters - Treated; Irrigation and stock waters; Mine dam water; Mine tailings; Saline waters; Steam-raising waters; Trade wastes; Waste waters | Solids - Suspended | Gravimetric | in-house method LAB-306 | |
| Conductivity | Direct reading instrument | in-house method LAB-301 | |||
| pH | Membrane electrode | in-house method LAB-309 | |||
| Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Conductivity - In-situ; Dissolved oxygen (DO) - In-situ; Temperature - In-situ; pH - In-situ | Classical |
QP-950-01 |
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| Ground waters; Sewage; Surface waters | Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | in-house method LAB342 | ||
| Chloride | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB356 | |||
| Oil and grease | Gravimetric | in-house method LAB357 | |||
| Solids - Total; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | in-house method LAB355 | |||
| Sulfate | Calculation | in-house method LAB358 | |||
| Ion balance | Calculation | in-house method LAB352 | |||
| Nitrogen - Nitrate | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB348 | |||
| Alkalinity | Titration | in-house method LAB351 | |||
| Hardness - Total | Calculation | in-house method LAB344 | |||
| Nitrogen - Nitrite | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB349 | |||
| Ground waters; Surface waters; Waste waters | Orthophosphate | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB-308 | ||
| Sediments; Soils - Acid sulfate | pH - Peroxide (pHOX) | Membrane electrode | AS 4969.3 | ||
| Liming rate; Net acidity | Calculation | in-house method LAB-300 | |||
| Calcium potassium chloride extractable (CaKCl); Magnesium potassium chloride extractable (MgKCl); Sulfur potassium chloride extractable (SKCl) | ICP-AES | AS4969.4 | |||
| Acid neutralising capacity (ANC) | Calculation | AS 4969.13 | |||
| Net acid soluble calcium (CaNAS); Net acid soluble magnesium (MgNAS); Net acid soluble sulfur (SNAS, SNAS) | Calculation | AS 4969.11 | |||
| Chromium reducible sulfur suite (CRS) | Classical; Iodometric |
AS4969.7 |
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| Acidity - Titratable actual (TAA); Sulfidic - Titratable actual acidity (s-TAA); pH - Potassium chloride (pHKCl) | Titration | AS4969.2 | |||
| Hydrochloric acid extractable calcium (CaHCl, CaHCl); Hydrochloric acid extractable magnesium (MgHCl, MgHCl); Hydrochloric acid extractable sulfur (SHCl, SHCl) | ICP-AES |
AS4969.8 |
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| Acidity - Titratable peroxide (TPA) | Titration | AS 4969.3 | |||
| Calcium peroxide (CaP); Magnesium peroxide (MgP); Sulfur peroxide (SP) | Calculation | AS 4969.5 | |||
| Surface waters; Swimming pool and spa waters; Waste waters | Colour - Apparent; Colour - True | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB-305 | ||
| Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | Colourimetry |
APHA 4500Cl-G and in-house method LAB-304 |
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| Turbidity | Turbidometry |
APHA 2130B and in-house method LAB-303 |
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| Analysis for respirable quartz | Air - Confined spaces; Inhalable particles and dust | Crystalline silica (mass) - Quartz | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) |
NIOSH 7603; AS 2985 (2009) and; in-house method QP-961-001 |
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| Cristobalite; Crystalline silica (mass) - Quartz; α-Quartz | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) |
NIOSH 7603; MDHS101/2; AS 2985 (2009); in-house methods QP-961-001 and QP-961-002 |
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| Analysis of dust | Air - Confined spaces; Air - Indoor | Dust - Inhalable; Dust - Respirable | Gravimetric |
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| Counting of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Air | Volume measurement | Sampling flow rate and duration measurement |
in-house method QP-920-001 and National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres NOHSC:3003 |
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| Membrane filters | Respirable asbestos fibres | Phase contrast microscopy | in-house method QP-920-001 and National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres NOHSC:3003 | ||
| Identification of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Bulk samples | Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Organic fibres; Synthetic mineral fibres (SMF) | Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) |
AS 4964 and in-house method LAB-103 |
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| Actinolite; Anthophyllite; Tremolite | Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) | HSE HSG248 Asbestos: The analysts' guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures Appendix 2: Asbestos in bulk materials: Sampling and identification by polarised light microscopy (PLM) and in-house method LAB-103. | |||
| Non-homogenous materials (soils, dust, ores) | Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Organic fibres; Synthetic mineral fibres (SMF) | Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) |
AS 4964 and in-house method QP-930-001 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Food and Beverage
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Aluminium; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Mercury; Molybdenum; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Selenium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Sulfur; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method LAB-307 |
| Analysis for microorganisms | Potable waters | Coliforms - Thermotolerant | Most probable number (MPN) | in-house method LAB-310 |
| Plate count | Most probable number (MPN) | APHA 9215E and in-house method LAB-311 | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Most probable number (MPN) | In-house method LAB-359 | ||
| Escherichia coli; Coliforms | Most probable number (MPN) | APHA 9223B and in-house method LAB-310 | ||
| Analysis of physical and nutritional characteristics | Potable waters | Chlorine - Free; Chlorine - Total | Colourimetry |
APHA 4500Cl-G and in-house method LAB-304 |
| Colour - Apparent; Colour - True | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB-305 | ||
| Turbidity | Turbidometry |
APHA 2130B and in-house method LAB-303 |
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| Orthophosphate | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB-308 | ||
| Waters for potable and domestic purposes | Alkalinity | Titration | in-house method LAB351 | |
| Ion balance | Calculation | in-house method LAB352 | ||
| Nitrogen - Total; Phosphorus - Total | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB347 | ||
| Nitrogen - Total Kjeldahl (TKN) | Calculation | in-house method LAB347 | ||
| Nitrogen - Nitrite | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB349 | ||
| Chloride | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB356 | ||
| Solids - Total; Solids - Total dissolved (TDS) | Gravimetric | in-house method LAB355 | ||
| Conductivity - In-situ; Dissolved oxygen (DO) - In-situ; Temperature - In-situ; pH - In-situ | Classical |
in-house method QP-950-01 |
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| Nitrogen - Nitrate | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB348 | ||
| Ammonia | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method LAB345 | ||
| Sulfate | Calculation | in-house method LAB358 | ||
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Dissolved oxygen (DO) analyser | in-house method LAB342 | ||
| Hardness - Total | Calculation | in-house method LAB344 | ||
| Oil and grease | Gravimetric | in-house method LAB357 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical analysis of polymers and related materials | Paints and related coating materials | Lead | ICP-AES | in-house method LAB-307 | |
| Cadmium; Chromium | ICP-AES | in-house method LAB-307 |
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Accreditation No.
15172
Site No.
15729
Print date
25 Jan 2022
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