Section Env-C 305.03 - Technical Manager Responsibilities and Qualifications(a) A technical manager shall be a full-time laboratory staff member who conducts actual day-to-day supervision of laboratory procedures and test result reporting.(b) The duties of a technical manager shall include, but not necessarily be limited to: (1) Monitoring standards of performance in quality control and quality assurance;(2) Monitoring the validity of the analyses performed and data generated in the laboratory to assure reliable data; (3) Ensuring that sufficient numbers of qualified personnel are employed to supervise and perform the work of the laboratory; and(4) Providing educational direction to laboratory staff.(c) An individual shall not be the technical manager of more than one NELAP-accredited environmental laboratory without providing written notification to the primary accreditation body.(d) A technical manager who is absent for more than 15 consecutive calendar days shall designate another full-time staff member meeting the qualifications of technical manager to temporarily perform this function.(e) If a technical manager is absent for more than 65 consecutive calendar days, the quality assurance officer or the staff member temporarily performing the technical manager's functions shall notify the accreditation body in writing, by mail, or electronically.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-C 305.03
#4861, eff 7-6-90; ss by #5564, eff 1-28-93, EXPIRED: 1-28-99
New. #7035, INTERIM, eff 6-25-99, EXPIRES: 10-23-99
New. #7126, eff 10-29-99; ss by 9009, INTERIM, eff 10-29-07, EXPIRES: 4-26-08; ss by #9134, eff 4-19-08
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