The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has stood for integrity in industrial hygiene for more than 50 years. This organization grants accreditation only to those laboratories that have successfully completed the application process. This process begins with an AIHA review of a written application from the laboratory describing the laboratory’s staff, facilities and quality control programs.

If the application is deemed acceptable, an AIHA site auditor will visit the lab in person to perform a detailed inspection of the laboratory personnel, analytical standard operating procedures, reporting formats and quality assurance programs. A written report is then sent to the AIHA Industrial Hygiene Laboratory Accreditation Committee (IHLAC), along with past scores from the AIHA Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) program. Participation in this quarterly program is a requirement for accreditation. The committee will then make a recommendation to the AIHA Analytical Accreditation Board (AAB), which ultimately approves or denies accreditation.

Once accredited, the laboratory must remain proficient in the PAT program and report any changes in key personnel or laboratory location to the IHLAC for approval.

Every three years the laboratory must complete a new application and go through the entire accreditation process all over again.

Galson Laboratories is committed to continuing to exceed your standards of quality and integrity as we maintain our AIHA accreditation. Specific information and copies of certificates are included below:

The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has accredited Galson Laboratories since April 1976. This accreditation conforms to ISO 17025 standards. Current AIHA fields of testing (FoT) include:

• Industrial Hygiene - Metals, Organic Solvents (Passive and Tube), Silica, Asbestos, and Bulk Asbestos
• Environmental Lead - Paint, Wipe, Soil, and Air
• Environmental Microbiology - Fungal and Bacterial
• AIHA Certificate (.PDF)
• AIHA Scope of Accreditation IHLAP (.PDF)
• AIHA Scope of Accreditation EMLAP (.PDF)
• AIHA Scope of Accreditation ELLAP (.PDF)

New York State Department of Health approves Galson Laboratories for environmental air analyses. The approval conforms to National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference Standards (NELAC). Current NYSDOH certificate of approval include:

• Environmental Air Analyses of Lead, PCB, PNA, Formaldehyde, Asbestos, Chlorinated Solvents, and Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Solid Waste Analyses of Lead, Asbestos and PCB
• NYS DOH Environmental Analysis Air and Emissions for Misc. Air (.PDF)
• NYS DOH Environmental Analysis Air and Emissions for Approved Analytes (.PDF)
• NYS DOH Environmental Analysis Solid and Hazardous Waste for Asbestos (.PDF)
• NYS DOH Environmental Analysis Solid and Hazardous Waste for Approved Analytes (.PDF)

Galson Laboratories participates in several round robin programs with other laboratories. The programs include:

• AIHA – Beryllium
• Institute for Occupational Safety Germany (BIA) – Inorganic acids and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Omega Specialty – Isocheck
• Pharmaceutical round robin proficiency testing
• Interlaboratory quality control – spore traps for Mold and Asbestos