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EDLab Director Dr. Sahay Appointed to AIHA LAP Analytical Accreditation Board (AAB)
The Analytical Accreditation Board (AAB) is comprised of eighteen (18) members in all, each serving three-year terms with the exception of the ex-officio representatives and officers
St. Pete, FL -- Dr. Rajiv Sahay, CIAQP, FAIS, Lab Director with Environmental Dioagnostic Laboratory (EDLab) at Pure Air Control Serrvices has been appointed to the prestigoius American Industrial Hygiene Assosciation (AIHA) LAP, LLC, Analytical Accreditation Board (AAB) for a three-year term effective January 2010. The AAB orientation and training for new members started on January 18, 2010 in Scotsdale, AZ.
The Analytical Accreditation Board (AAB) is comprised of eighteen (18) members in all, each serving three-year terms with the exception of the ex-officio representatives and officers (chair, vice chair, and past chair). AAB members are required to be a graduate of an accredited institution of higher education holding a bachelors degree in industrial hygiene, chemistry, physics, engineering, biology or other scientific discipline who has been engaged a majority of his/her time in analytical laboratory activities (analysis or interpretation of data) for at least three years.
The AAB has wide-ranging individual responsibilities to AIHA-LAP, LLC include:
· Represent the broad customer base of AIHA-LAP, LLC;
· Commit to the AIHA-LAP, LLC Long-Range Strategic Plan;
· Become familiar with and support the AIHA-LAP, LLC defined roles and responsibilities;
· Participate (actively and constructively) in activities consistent with the AIHA-LAP, LLC defined roles and responsibilities, as assigned;
· Become knowledgeable of policies governing the AIHA-LAP, LLC;
· Enhance AIHA-LAP, LLC’s public standing;
· Assist in recruiting, orienting, and mentoring new Board members;
· Collaborate with AIHA-LAP, LLC staff and other AAB members to make the most effective decisions possible;
· Disclose conflicts of interest and excuse yourself from any discussions where conflict may exist;
· Vote objectively on issues after listening to relevant facts;
· Bring relevant issues to the attention of the AAB;
· Chair and/or participate in task forces as assigned;
· Speak with one voice (meaning that once the AAB has fully deliberated a given topic and a decision has been made, that you will publicly support the decision);
· Provide expertise on a variety of issues; and
· Follow all AIHA-LAP, LLC administrative procedures as applicable to the AAB.
About Environmental Diagnostics laboratory (EDLab):
Alan Wozniak founded Pure Air Control Services, Inc. in 1984 as a small mechanical contracting firm and has since set the industry standard for indoor environmental quality diagnosis, environmental laboratory and remediation. Pure Air Control Services has serviced more than 600 million square feet of indoor environments in over 10,000 facilities.
The Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory (EDLab) (established in 1992) at Pure Air Control Services (PACS) is an AIHA accredited environmental lab # EMLAP 102795 offering complete and comprehensive indoor environmental microbiology laboratory services. They include: microbiology, aerobiology, chemistry, allergen assays and microscopy designed to meet all your indoor air needs. EDLab supports IAQ investigations by assisting with strategic sampling plan development and supplying media collection equipment while performing a wide range of environmental analyses.
The company’s expanding client roster includes the General Services Administration (GSA);US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Allstate Insurance; Carrier Air Conditioning; US Naval Air Warfare Center, Orlando; and Naval Air Station - King's Bay, Georgia, and many other Fortune 500 companies, school boards, and city, state, and county governments, making Pure Air Control Services/EDLab the reliable industry leader in IAQ.
For more information on EDLab at Pure Air Services, Inc. please contact Ed Ziegler, VP, at (800) 422-7873 (800) 422-7873 x 804, or visit http://www.edlab.org/.
About AIHA-LAP, LLC:
AIHA, the sole owner of AIHA-LAP, LLC, is a nonprofit association of approximately 10,000 members and was founded in 1939. AIHA is one of the largest international associations serving the needs of occupational and environmental health professionals practicing industrial hygiene in industry, government, labor, academic institutions, and independent organizations.
AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs, LLC (AIHA-LAP, LLC) operates a group of laboratory accreditation programs with the primary mission of establishing high standards of performance for laboratories to promote the production of quality data for use in evaluating exposures that impact public health, the environment and natural resources. AIHA-LAP, LLC was organized in November 2008 as a limited liability company, a registered and distinct legal entity, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. AIHA-LAP, LLC currently operates four accreditation programs: Industrial Hygiene Laboratory Accreditation Programs (IHLAP), Environmental Lead Laboratory Accreditation Programs (ELLAP), Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Accreditation Programs (EMLAP), and Food Laboratory Accreditation Programs (FoodLAP), all of which meet international program requirements established under ISO/IEC 17011:2004. The policies for operation of AIHA-LAP, LLC are publicly available on the AIHA-LAP, LLC website (www.aihaaccreditedlabs.org).
The Analytical Accreditation Board (AAB) is comprised of eighteen (18) members in all, each serving three-year terms with the exception of the ex-officio representatives and officers (chair, vice chair, and past chair). AAB members are required to be a graduate of an accredited institution of higher education holding a bachelors degree in industrial hygiene, chemistry, physics, engineering, biology or other scientific discipline who has been engaged a majority of his/her time in analytical laboratory activities (analysis or interpretation of data) for at least three years.
The AAB has wide-ranging individual responsibilities to AIHA-LAP, LLC include:
· Represent the broad customer base of AIHA-LAP, LLC;
· Commit to the AIHA-LAP, LLC Long-Range Strategic Plan;
· Become familiar with and support the AIHA-LAP, LLC defined roles and responsibilities;
· Participate (actively and constructively) in activities consistent with the AIHA-LAP, LLC defined roles and responsibilities, as assigned;
· Become knowledgeable of policies governing the AIHA-LAP, LLC;
· Enhance AIHA-LAP, LLC’s public standing;
· Assist in recruiting, orienting, and mentoring new Board members;
· Collaborate with AIHA-LAP, LLC staff and other AAB members to make the most effective decisions possible;
· Disclose conflicts of interest and excuse yourself from any discussions where conflict may exist;
· Vote objectively on issues after listening to relevant facts;
· Bring relevant issues to the attention of the AAB;
· Chair and/or participate in task forces as assigned;
· Speak with one voice (meaning that once the AAB has fully deliberated a given topic and a decision has been made, that you will publicly support the decision);
· Provide expertise on a variety of issues; and
· Follow all AIHA-LAP, LLC administrative procedures as applicable to the AAB.
About Environmental Diagnostics laboratory (EDLab):
Alan Wozniak founded Pure Air Control Services, Inc. in 1984 as a small mechanical contracting firm and has since set the industry standard for indoor environmental quality diagnosis, environmental laboratory and remediation. Pure Air Control Services has serviced more than 600 million square feet of indoor environments in over 10,000 facilities.
The Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory (EDLab) (established in 1992) at Pure Air Control Services (PACS) is an AIHA accredited environmental lab # EMLAP 102795 offering complete and comprehensive indoor environmental microbiology laboratory services. They include: microbiology, aerobiology, chemistry, allergen assays and microscopy designed to meet all your indoor air needs. EDLab supports IAQ investigations by assisting with strategic sampling plan development and supplying media collection equipment while performing a wide range of environmental analyses.
The company’s expanding client roster includes the General Services Administration (GSA);US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Allstate Insurance; Carrier Air Conditioning; US Naval Air Warfare Center, Orlando; and Naval Air Station - King's Bay, Georgia, and many other Fortune 500 companies, school boards, and city, state, and county governments, making Pure Air Control Services/EDLab the reliable industry leader in IAQ.
For more information on EDLab at Pure Air Services, Inc. please contact Ed Ziegler, VP, at
About AIHA-LAP, LLC:
AIHA, the sole owner of AIHA-LAP, LLC, is a nonprofit association of approximately 10,000 members and was founded in 1939. AIHA is one of the largest international associations serving the needs of occupational and environmental health professionals practicing industrial hygiene in industry, government, labor, academic institutions, and independent organizations.
AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs, LLC (AIHA-LAP, LLC) operates a group of laboratory accreditation programs with the primary mission of establishing high standards of performance for laboratories to promote the production of quality data for use in evaluating exposures that impact public health, the environment and natural resources. AIHA-LAP, LLC was organized in November 2008 as a limited liability company, a registered and distinct legal entity, under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. AIHA-LAP, LLC currently operates four accreditation programs: Industrial Hygiene Laboratory Accreditation Programs (IHLAP), Environmental Lead Laboratory Accreditation Programs (ELLAP), Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Accreditation Programs (EMLAP), and Food Laboratory Accreditation Programs (FoodLAP), all of which meet international program requirements established under ISO/IEC 17011:2004. The policies for operation of AIHA-LAP, LLC are publicly available on the AIHA-LAP, LLC website (www.aihaaccreditedlabs.org).
