Environmental

Environmental laboratories may be a mix of highly structured or ad-hoc sampling, driven by external dynamics that range from managed (environment monitoring) to unpredictable (emergency response). Emphasis is on secure chain-of-custody, data integrity, confidentiality, impartiality, demonstrably correct results, demonstrating and maintaining proficiency and standards compliance (e.g. NELAC), responsiveness and standardized EDD reporting mechanisms (e.g. SEDD).

BlazeLIMS provides all the features necessary to improve performance in the environmental industry for regulatory agencies as well as source companies and contract laboratories. A few of the more important/applicable features of BlazeLIMS are:

• Scheduling, tracking and managing sampling routes.
• Flexible, configurable matrix based sample identification features to handle any situation.
• Full features for NELAC compliant installation and operation.
• Complete container, legal seal, etc. tracking.
• Comprehensive barcoding for positive sample identification throughout.
• Complete traceability of all operations (sampling, prep, analysis, review, approve, dispose) with complete audit trail, tie to reagents and instruments including scales, pipettes, analyzers, personnel, etc.
• Complete metrology for all instrumentation integrated with results review/approval/status.
• Full GLP tracking and enforcement.
• Complete methodology definition, tracking and enforcement, including sampling containers/volumes/methods, holding times, conditions/preservatives, detection limits, QC limits, etc.
• Integrated, versioned document management for prep and analytical methods, sampling, instrument maintenance, etc. SOP's, captured documents, final reports, etc.
• Full-featured laboratory QC batching with templates, including dups, spikes, controls, calibrations, surrogates, etc.
• Corrective action tracking.
• Personnel training and certification tracking and enforcement.
• Comprehensive COC.
• Comprehensive, controlled and flexible production of quality reports, including elaborate DMR's, reporting EDD's (including SEDD) etc.
• Manual or fully automated control charting with feedback and notification to monitor laboratory instrumentation.
• Complete instrument interfacing.
• DOC tracking and monitoring.
• Features to automate reject/retest.
• Features to automate multiple dilutions.
• Comprehensive disposal management including special provision to for hazardous materials.
• Complete radiochemistry support of complex isotope handling.
• Complete estimating, ordering, invoicing support for contract lab operation, with comprehensive method, volume, matrix, customer based costing model.