Section NR 149.37 - Quality manual(1) PURPOSE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS. Each laboratory shall define its quality system in a quality manual. All policies and procedures governing the laboratory's quality system shall be documented or referenced in the quality manual. All laboratory personnel shall follow the policies and procedures established by the quality manual.(2) FORMAT. The quality manual shall have a format that addresses the content elements specified in this section. Content elements may be presented in narrative, tabular, schematic, or graphical form. The manual shall be a document in hard copy or electronic format traceable to the laboratory.(3) CONTENT. Unless included in other standard operating procedures maintained under s. NR 149.40, the quality manual shall include, address, or refer to all the following elements: (a) Procedures for retention, control, and maintenance of documents used in or associated with analysis.(b) Procedures for achieving traceability of standards, reagents, and reference materials used to derive any results or measurements.(c) Procedures for handling samples.(d) Procedures for calibration, verification, and maintenance of support equipment.(e) Procedures for evaluating quality control samples.(f) Procedures for initiating, following up on, and documenting corrective action, addressing quality assurance and quality control failures, and any discrepancies or nonconformances.(4) REVISIONS. The quality manual shall be kept current. All editions or versions of the quality manual shall indicate the dates in which the quality manual was issued or revised.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 149.37
CR 06-005: cr. Register April 2008 No. 628, eff. 9-1-08.Amended by, CR 17-046: cr. Register February 2021 No. 782, eff. 6/29/2021