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Laboratory Reports and Rating Criteria for the Proficiency Analytical Testing Program (PAT).

PB91227553

Publication Date	1990
Personal Author	Groff, J. H.; Schlecht, P. C.; Shulman, S.
Page Count	38
Abstract	The procedures used to evaluate data from laboratories in the Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) Program were described. The PAT program was a collaborative effort of NIOSH and the American Industrial Hygiene Association to provide quality control reference samples to occupational health and environmental laboratories. Sample kits were mailed quarterly to participating laboratories, and performance was evaluated on a series of industrial hygiene analyses. The statistical procedures used to evaluate the laboratories were described, and examples were provided of the statistics used and reports sent to participating laboratories. Laboratories were rated based on performance over the past year, with four rounds of tests.
Keywords	Quality assurance Chemical laboratories Chromatographic analysis Statistical analysis Industrial hygiene Standards Precision Accuracy Proficiency Analytical Testing Program
Source Agency	Centers for Disease Control Bureau of Laboratories National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Public Health Serviceup n
NTIS Subject Category	99A - Analytical Chemistry 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199122

Laboratory Reports and Rating Criteria for the Proficiency Analytical Testing Program (PAT).

Laboratory Reports and Rating Criteria for the Proficiency Analytical Testing Program (PAT).
PB91227553

Publication Date	1990
Personal Author	Groff, J. H.; Schlecht, P. C.; Shulman, S.
Page Count	38
Abstract	The procedures used to evaluate data from laboratories in the Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) Program were described. The PAT program was a collaborative effort of NIOSH and the American Industrial Hygiene Association to provide quality control reference samples to occupational health and environmental laboratories. Sample kits were mailed quarterly to participating laboratories, and performance was evaluated on a series of industrial hygiene analyses. The statistical procedures used to evaluate the laboratories were described, and examples were provided of the statistics used and reports sent to participating laboratories. Laboratories were rated based on performance over the past year, with four rounds of tests.
Keywords	Quality assurance Chemical laboratories Chromatographic analysis Statistical analysis Industrial hygiene Standards Precision Accuracy Proficiency Analytical Testing Program
Source Agency	Centers for Disease Control Bureau of Laboratories National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Public Health Serviceup n
NTIS Subject Category	99A - Analytical Chemistry 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199122