(1) The laboratory must notify the customer of the subcontract arrangement in writing, including the subcontractors' accreditation credentials under chapters
69.50 RCW and
314-55 WAC.
(2) The laboratory must maintain a register of all subcontractors that it uses for tests and/or calibrations and a record of the evidence of compliance with chapter
314-55 WAC for the work in question.
(3) When there are indications that subcontractors knowingly supplied items or services of substandard quality, this information must be forwarded to laboratory management for corrective action.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
15.150.030 and 2022 c 135. WSR 24-09-079, § 16-309-300, filed 4/17/24, effective 5/18/24.]