Annual Method Checklist 2012-0910d

• Audit Title

• Document No.

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

RECORDS REVIEW

• (Reviewer should obtain copies of one or more analytical runs including chains of custody, sample receiving documentation, final reports, raw data and other relevent documentation)

Certification

• Is the laboratory certified for the test method?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Were PT results acceptable and PT samples handled as other client samples?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Documentation

• Does the SOP adhere to NELAC requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the SOP adhere to the referenced test method?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are copies of the QA Plan and SOP available and controlled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Personnel

• Had analysts completed required DOC, ongoing proficiency, and ethics training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Instrument Maintenance

• Is instrument maintenance documentation up-to-date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Support Equipment

• Were balances, ovens, refrigerators, freezers, incubators, and water baths correctly calibrated when used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Were mechanical volumetric devices checked for accuracy on at least a quarterly basis?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Standards and Reagents

• Are standards and reagents treaceable back to manufacturer and NIST?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

MDL/RL

• Were MDL's and/or RL's verified and used correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Raw Data

• Are sufficient raw data records available to recontruct all NELAC and method requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are raw data records annotated according to scientifically-acceptable standards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

OBSERVATION AND INTERVIEWS

• (reviewer should observe the analytical process and conduct necessary interviews)

Sample Receiving

• Was chain-of-custody documentation complete and correct?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Were thermal and chemical preservation verified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Proceedure

• Does the analyst adhere to the SOP and referenced test method?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are excursions from the test method clearly communicated to the client?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Quality Control

• Were the following QC parameters run at the required frequency and within limits?

• Calibration

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Calibration verification

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Tuning

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Method blank

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Laboratory control sample (LCS)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Matrix spike (MS)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Matrix spike duplicate (MSD)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Matrix duplicates

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Surrogates

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Assessor

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• Lab Representative

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