Section 312 IAC 25-4-141 - Small operator assistance; qualified laboratoriesAuthority: IC 14-34-2-1
Affected: IC 14-34; 30 CFR 795.10
Sec. 141.
(a) To be designated a qualified laboratory, a firm shall demonstrate the following: (1) It is staffed with experienced, professional, or technical personnel in the fields applicable to the work to be performed.(2) It has adequate space for material preparation and cleaning and sterilizing equipment and has stationary equipment, storage, and space to accommodate workloads during peak periods.(3) It meets applicable federal or Indiana safety and health requirements.(4) It has analytical, monitoring, and measuring equipment capable of meeting applicable standards.(5) It has the capability of collecting necessary field samples and making hydrologic field measurements and analytical laboratory determinations by acceptable hydrologic, geologic, or analytical methods in accordance with the requirements of sections 28 through 32, 47, and 69 through 73 of this rule, and any other applicable provisions of this article. Other appropriate methods or guidelines for data acquisition may be approved by the program administrator.(6) It has the capability of performing services for either the determination or statement referenced in section 140 of this rule.(b) Subcontractors may be used to provide some of the required services provided their use is identified at the time a determination is made that a firm is qualified.Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 25-4-141; filed Jun 21, 2001, 2:53 p.m.: 24 IR 3500, eff Dec 1, 2001; readopted filed May 29, 2007, 9:51 a.m.: 20070613-IR-312070146RFA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2013, 10:12 a.m.: 20131016-IR-312130125RFAReadopted filed 3/26/2019, 3:40 p.m.: 20190424-IR-312190011RFA