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Updated: 2007-04-04

ORA Laboratory Manual 2004
Effective August 18, 2003


Table of Contents

This document is being distributed in PDF-only format while the HTML version is in preparation.

Image of the front cover of the ORA Laboratory Manual
Introduction
  Approval Signature Page ( PDFPDF Icon, 47 kb)
  ACRA Foreword ( PDFPDF Icon, 13 kb)
  Division of Field Science Introduction ( PDFPDF Icon, 16 kb)
  Table of Contents ( PDFPDF Icon, 31 kb)
  Appendix B – Acknowledgements ( PDFPDF Icon, 23 kb)

Volume I     ORA Laboratory Manual of Quality Policies ( PDFPDF Icon, 381 kb)

Volume II    ISO 17025 ORA Laboratory Procedures
  Section 1 – Management Requirements (Templates)
  Organization (refer to Vol. I section 4.1; Org. charts) ( PDFPDF Icon, 381 kb)
ORA-LAB.4.1
  Quality System (refer to Vol. I section 4.2 ( PDFPDF Icon, 381 kb)
ORA-LAB.4.2 (ORA LM of Quality Procedures)
  Document Control and Management ( PDFPDF Icon, 169 kb)
ORA-LAB.4.3
  Request, Tenders, Contracts (refer to Vol. I section 4.4) ( PDFPDF Icon, 381 kb)
ORA-LAB.4.4 (Review of Requests, Tenders and Contracts)
  Subcontracting (not applicable to field labs)
  Purchasing and Receipt ( PDFPDF Icon, 116 kb)
ORA-LAB.4.6
  Client Services (refer to Vol. I section 4.7 ( PDFPDF Icon, 381 kb)
ISO 17025 Subclause 4.7
  Complaints ( PDFPDF Icon, 80 kb)
ORA-LAB.4.8
  Control of Non-conforming Work ( PDFPDF Icon, 64 kb)
ORA-LAB.4.9
  Corrective Action Procedure ( PDFPDF Icon, 223 kb)
ORA-LAB.4.10
  Preventive Action Procedure ( PDFPDF Icon, 74 kb)
ORA-LAB.4.11
  Record and Data Management ( PDFPDF Icon, 115 kb)
ORA-LAB.4.12
  Audits ( PDFPDF Icon, 198 kb)
ORA-LAB.4.13
  Management Review ( PDFPDF Icon, 89 kb)
ORA-LAB4.14
  Section 2 – Technical Requirements
  General N/A
  Personnel :Training Procedure ( PDFPDF Icon, 144 kb)
ORA-LAB.5.2
  Facilities and Environmental Conditions (linked to Vol. III, sec. 2) ( PDFPDF Icon, 123 kb)
ORA-LAB.5.3
  Test Methods & Validation
    Methods, Method Verification and Validation ( PDFPDF Icon, 143 kb)
ORA-LAB.5.4.5
    Estimation of Uncertainty of Measurement ( PDFPDF Icon, 90 kb)
ORA-LAB.5.4.6
  Equipment ( PDFPDF Icon, 188 kb)
ORA-LAB.5.5
    Instrument and Equipment Documentation and Records ( PDFPDF Icon, 100 kb)
ORA-LAB.5.5.1
  Measurement Traceability ( PDFPDF Icon, 107 kb)
ORA-LAB.5.6
  Sampling (not applicable to field labs)
  Sample Management ( PDFPDF Icon, 113 kb)
ORA-LAB.5.8
  Assuring the Quality of Test Results ( PDFPDF Icon, 95 kb)
ORA-LAB.5.9
  Reporting Laboratory Data ( PDFPDF Icon, 139 kb)
ORA-LAB.5.10

Volume III Laboratory Operations, Applications and Programs
  Section 1 Environmental Health and Safety ( PDFPDF Icon, 118 kb)
  Section 2 Chain of Custody – Sample Handling ( PDFPDF Icon, 119 kb)
  Section 3 Recording of Results - Analyst’s Worksheet ( PDFPDF Icon, 183 kb)
  Section 4 Basic Statistics and Presentation ( PDFPDF Icon, 346 kb)
  Section 5 Analysts on Inspection ( PDFPDF Icon, 223 kb)
  Section 6 Research ( PDFPDF Icon, 92 kb)
  Section 7 Private Laboratory Guidance ( PDFPDF Icon, 183 kb)
  Section 8 Courtroom Testimony ( PDFPDF Icon, 91 kb)

Volume IV Laboratory Training (linked to ORA U)
  Training and Orientation Table of Contents ( PDFPDF Icon, 114 kb)
  Section 1 Laboratory Orientation
Answer Key: Laboratory Orientation ( PDFPDF Icon, 276 kb)
  Section 2 Microbiology
Answer Key: Microbiology ( PDFPDF Icon, 471 kb)
  Section 3 Drug Analysis
Answer Key: Drug Analysis ( PDFPDF Icon, 435 kb)
  Section 4 Microanalytical and Filth Analysis ( PDFPDF Icon, 591 kb)
  Section 5 Pesticides Analysis
Answer Key: Pesticides Analysis ( PDFPDF Icon, 124 kb)
  Section 6 Elemental Analysis
Answer Key: Elemental Analysis ( PDFPDF Icon, 92 kb)
  Section 7 Mycotoxin Analysis
Answer Key: Mycotoxin Analysis ( PDFPDF Icon, 152 kb)
  Section 8 Sensory Analysis
Answer Key: Sensory Analysis ( PDFPDF Icon, 94 kb)
  Section 9 Seafood Chemistry
Answer Key: Seafood Chemistry ( PDFPDF Icon, 164 kb)
  Section 10 Food Standards & Additives
Answer Key: Food Standards and Additives ( PDFPDF Icon, 262 kb)
  Section 11 Nutrient Analysis
Answer Key: Nutrient Analysis ( PDFPDF Icon, 820 kb)
  Section 12 Radioactivity
Answer Key: Radioactivity ( PDFPDF Icon, 97 kb)
  Section 13 Engineering ( PDFPDF Icon, 93 kb)
  Section 14 Consumer Complaints/Product Tampering ( PDFPDF Icon, 108 kb)

 

For assistive needs regarding these documents please contact Anne Reid, Laboratory Manual Editor at 404-253-2262. If the editor can not be reached, contact the co-editors of sections listed below:
Section Co-Editor Phone Number
Introduction Tina Pawlowski/DET 313-393-8217
Volume I (Quality Manual) Robert B. Johnson/DFS 301-827-1025
Volume II (ISO Lab Procedures) Cathy Burns/DEN 303-236-3021
Volume III (Non-ISO Lab Operations) Anne Reid/SER (Atlanta) 404-253-2262
Volume IV (Orient & Training) Pamela Mackill/WEAC 781-729-5700 (x748)

Change History

Date Section(s)
2007-04-04 Volume II, Section 2, 5.9
2006-03-29 Volume II, Section 2, 5.8. Introduction sections: ACRA Foreward, DFS Intro, Table of Contents and removed Appendix A.
2006-02-10 Volume IV sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14
2005-12-02 Volume I (all), Volume 2, 4.3, 4.6, 4.11, 5.2, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.6, 5.8, 5.10, Vol. 3, Sect. 4 and 7
2005-11-16 Volume IV, Sections 2-7, 10-11, 14
2005-09-12 Volume II, 5.04.05
2005-07-13 Vol 1 (all), Volume II, 5.5, Volume III, Sections 6 and 7

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