SGS Forensic Laboratories Accreditations and Proficiency Testing

SGS Forensic Laboratories is committed to achieving and maintaining the highest performance standards in the industry. Our laboratories maintain exacting quality control programs and consistently demonstrate technical competence and compliance with industry standards, methods, and protocols. As a result, you can be confident you are working with a highly credible laboratory proficient at producing accurate data you can trust.

Accreditations

Our laboratories undergo rigorous quality control testing and audits from unbiased, third-party accrediting organizations on a regular basis. They continually demonstrate adherence to strict quality controls throughout the analytical process from sample receipt and analysis to reporting and final disposal. As a result, they maintain accreditations from entities such as:

• National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
  (NVLAP - Lab Codes 101459 / 200908)
• AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs, LLC (AIHA LAP, LLC)
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP)
• US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
• California Department of Public Health (CA DPH)

 

Proficiency Testing

Our laboratories participate in a wide variety of proficiency programs sponsored by unbiased, third-party industry organizations. This participation helps ensure our laboratories meet or exceed current industry quality and performance standards for analysis of asbestos, bacteria, fungi, lead, metals, and other environmental samples.