Data Integrity and Quality is important to end users and clients alike and as such, attention to Quality and Process Control within ALS Laboratories is paramount. The regionally managed by globally consistent quality systems employed in ALS laboratories have been designed to consistently provide reliable, legally defensible analytical results which meet local and international requirements for accreditations, certifications, and licensing
ALS employs a multi level approach to analytical testing whereby quality control is built into each step of the process. ALS laboratories rely on unambiguous written Quality Work Instructions (QWI) covering all facets of the analysis from sample receipt through to the issue of final analytical certificates.
Each analytical service has specific quality control procedures built into the methodologies that are appropriate to ensure the data produced are of a quality consistent with the end use of the data.
Quality Systems (ISO 17025)
Global quality procedures have been established to control and monitor all generic aspects of operations.
The quality system is documented by using a series of Quality Procedures, which are further broken down into detailed Work Instructions. The Quality Manual describes the policies of ALS regarding all aspects of the Quality System and contains references to the Procedures relevant to each clause in ISO/IEC 17025. Employees are trained in the contents of the Quality documentation and adhere to them at all times. The Company wide Quality Manual is used as a policy document and is available for client review. It has a limited distribution of controlled copies. Quality Documents are used for controlling information, which affects the entire company, and are not strictly procedural. An inter-relationship chart for the documentation system can be seen below.
