About Us | Certifications
While ECCS standards have never rested on a certification to define quality, we recognize the importance of maintaining certification to allow our clients to meet various regulatory demands. For this reason, we attained the highest possible levels of accreditation for our fixed-base and mobile laboratory services.
The ECCS fixed-base laboratory was certified by the State of Wisconsin in 1997 and has maintained annually since that time. Initially, certification for our mobile laboratory division was not necessary because of the programs we supported.
Since inception, ECCS operated its mobile laboratory business with the same rigor as a certified operation relative to procedures, protocols, and management. In 2006, after over 10 years of offering a legally-defensible product, we petitioned Wisconsin with the concept of a “seamless business certification” covering both our fixed and mobile laboratory operations. In the petition, ECCS demonstrated that the two business units operated seamlessly in terms of documentation, management, staff, instrumentation, and SOPs. Therefore, ECCS contended that our certification should be equally as seamless.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) promptly approved our petition and we have successfully maintained that position via annual Performance Testing (PT) and a triennial onsite audit.
As the demand for certified mobile laboratory services grew stronger outside the State of Wisconsin, and because of our broad geographic presence, ECCS petitioned the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) for the same consideration. After completing the application, passing the required PT samples, and meeting the requirements of the onsite audit, as of November 2008, ECCS was granted NELAC accreditation, extending across both fixed and mobile laboratory divisions of our business. In this regard, ECCS continues to set the industry standard.
ECCS is proud of the operational standards and methodologies that allow accreditation and approval from the important regulatory partners.
