New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 18 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CERTIFICATION OF LABORATORIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS
Subchapter 3 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SAFETY
Section 7:18-3.2 - Environmental laboratory facilities and safety
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:18-3.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) No certified environmental laboratory shall perform analyses unless the facility and equipment meet the following requirements:
1. Each certified
environmental laboratory shall have available at least 100 square feet of floor
space per analyst and at least 15 linear feet of bench space per analyst. Floor
space and bench space are not required for analyze-immediately parameters and
continuous monitors. Environmental laboratory space shall include the following
equipment:
i. A sink with hot and cold running
water, except a sink with hot and cold running water is not necessary for
radon/radon progeny analysis of air samples, analyze-immediately parameters and
continuous monitors;
ii. Polarized,
grounded electrical outlets rated at 120 VAC and sufficient amperage to meet the
needs of installed equipment. If equipment requires an electrical supply other than
120 VAC, the laboratory shall provide the equipment with the required service and
outlet;
iii. When required by the
method, a supply of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas with proper attachments
and a vacuum line, pump, or aspirator; and
iv. An exhaust hood if noxious fumes are
generated.
2. The temperature
and humidity within the certified environmental laboratory shall be maintained
within the limits required for the proper performance for each test or analysis and
for the proper operation of instruments which may be affected by variations in
temperature or humidity.
(b) No certified environmental laboratory personnel shall perform analyses without following all the safety practices as stated in the analytical method.
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