EDLab Director Dr. Sahay Appointed to AIHA LAP Analytical Accreditation Board (AAB)
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research and awareness for victims of poor Indoor Air Quality.
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St. Pete, FL -- Dr. Rajiv Sahay, CIAQP, FAIS, Lab Director with
Environmental Dioagnostic Laboratory (EDLab) at Pure Air Control
Serrvices has been appointed to the prestigoius American Industrial
Hygiene Assosciation (AIHA) LAP, LLC, Analytical Accreditation Board
(AAB) for a three-year term effective January 2010. The AAB
orientation and training for new members started on January 18, 2010
in Scotsdale, AZ.
The Analytical Accreditation Board (AAB) is comprised of eighteen (18)
members in all, each serving three-year terms with the exception of
the ex-officio representatives and officers (chair, vice chair, and
past chair). AAB members are required to be a graduate of an
accredited institution of higher education holding a bachelors degree
in industrial hygiene, chemistry, physics, engineering, biology or
other scientific discipline who has been engaged a majority of his/her
time in analytical laboratory activities (analysis or interpretation
of data) for at least three years.
The AAB has wide-ranging individual responsibilities to AIHA-LAP, LLC
include:
· Represent the broad customer base of AIHA-LAP, LLC;
· Commit to the AIHA-LAP, LLC Long-Range Strategic Plan;
· Become familiar with and support the AIHA-LAP, LLC defined
roles and responsibilities;
· Participate (actively and constructively) in activities
consistent with the AIHA-LAP, LLC defined roles and responsibilities,
as assigned;
· Become knowledgeable of policies governing the AIHA-LAP,
LLC;
· Enhance AIHA-LAP, LLC’s public standing;
· Assist in recruiting, orienting, and mentoring new Board
members;
· Collaborate with AIHA-LAP, LLC staff and other AAB members to
make the most effective decisions possible;
· Disclose conflicts of interest and excuse yourself from any
discussions where conflict may exist;
· Vote objectively on issues after listening to relevant
facts;
· Bring relevant issues to the attention of the AAB;
· Chair and/or participate in task forces as assigned;
· Speak with one voice (meaning that once the AAB has fully
deliberated a given topic and a decision has been made, that you will
publicly support the decision);
· Provide expertise on a variety of issues; and
· Follow all AIHA-LAP, LLC administrative procedures as
applicable to the AAB.
About Environmental Diagnostics laboratory (EDLab):
Alan Wozniak founded Pure Air Control Services, Inc. in 1984 as a
small mechanical contracting firm and has since set the industry
standard for indoor environmental quality diagnosis, environmental
laboratory and remediation. Pure Air Control Services has serviced
more than 600 million square feet of indoor environments in over
10,000 facilities.
The Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory (EDLab) (established in 1992)
at Pure Air Control Services (PACS) is an AIHA accredited
environmental lab # EMLAP 102795 offering complete and comprehensive
indoor environmental microbiology laboratory services. They include:
microbiology, aerobiology, chemistry, allergen assays and microscopy
designed to meet all your indoor air needs. EDLab supports IAQ
investigations by assisting with strategic sampling plan development
and supplying media collection equipment while performing a wide range
of environmental analyses.
The company’s expanding client roster includes the General Services
Administration (GSA);US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Allstate
Insurance; Carrier Air Conditioning; US Naval Air Warfare Center,
Orlando; and Naval Air Station - King's Bay, Georgia, and many other
Fortune 500 companies, school boards, and city, state, and county
governments, making Pure Air Control Services/EDLab the reliable
industry leader in IAQ.
For more information on EDLab at Pure Air Services, Inc. please
contact Ed Ziegler, VP, at (800) 422-7873 x 804, or visit http://www.edlab.org/.
About AIHA-LAP, LLC:
AIHA, the sole owner of AIHA-LAP, LLC, is a nonprofit association of
approximately 10,000 members and was founded in 1939. AIHA is one of
the largest international associations serving the needs of
occupational and environmental health professionals practicing
industrial hygiene in industry, government, labor, academic
institutions, and independent organizations.
AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs, LLC (AIHA-LAP, LLC) operates a
group of laboratory accreditation programs with the primary mission of
establishing high standards of performance for laboratories to promote
the production of quality data for use in evaluating exposures that
impact public health, the environment and natural resources. AIHA-LAP,
LLC was organized in November 2008 as a limited liability company, a
registered and distinct legal entity, under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. AIHA-LAP, LLC currently
operates four accreditation programs: Industrial Hygiene Laboratory
Accreditation Programs (IHLAP), Environmental Lead Laboratory
Accreditation Programs (ELLAP), Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
Accreditation Programs (EMLAP), and Food Laboratory Accreditation
Programs (FoodLAP), all of which meet international program
requirements established under ISO/IEC 17011:2004. The policies for
operation of AIHA-LAP, LLC are publicly available on the AIHA-LAP, LLC
website (www.aihaaccreditedlabs.org).