PJLA Updates - Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc.

Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. (PJLA) Update Notifications are listed below in descending order, displaying our most recent update notifications first. To download the latest revisions of these documents please visit the PJLA Documents section of this website.

If you have any questions or need clarification on any of these changes, please call our office at
1-877-369-5227 or (248) 519-2603 or email us at pjlabs@pjlabs.com.

Update #96
Date: October 30, 2025
Subject: Update 96 – SOP-1 Accreditation Procedure-Product, Processes and Services (PPS) Revision 1.3

Update #95
Date: October 23, 2025
Subject: Update 95 – ASCA Program Requirement Update: Certificates & Scopes of Accreditation; LF-64a ASCA

Update #94
Date: September 1, 2025
Subject: Update 94 – PJLA SOP-1-Product Certification Accreditation Procedure Rev 1.2

Update #93
Date: August 29, 2025
Subject: Update 93 – PJLA SOP-1 Accreditation Procedure-General-Rev 1.16

Update #92
Date: December 30, 2025
Subject: Update 92 – PJLA Calibration Scopes of Accreditation ANSI Z540

Update #91
Date: August 7, 2025
Subject: Update 91 – PJLA Accreditation Policy SOP-1 Product Certification Accreditation Procedure Rev 1.1

Update #90
Date: July 10, 2025
Subject: Update 90 – PJLA Accreditation Policy for Gas Standards & ISO 17034 Transitions

Update #89
Date: July 10, 2025
Subject: Update 89 – Update to Calibration Scope of Accreditation Format

Update #88
Date: July 3, 2025
Subject: Update 88 – Update to PJLA Policy PL-3 Measurement Uncertainty

Update #87
Date: June 24, 2025
Subject: Update 87 – AOAC 2024 Transition Requirements

Update #86
Date: June 10, 2025
Subject: EPA NLLAP LQSR 4.0 Transition Requirements

Update #85
Date: May 12, 2025
Subject: PJLA Proficiency Testing Plan

Update #84
Date: May 6, 2025
Subject: Product Certification Accreditation (17065) Program
Documents

Update #83
Date: May 6, 2025
Revised Date: May 29, 2025
Subject: Update to PJLA Policy PL-4

Update #82
Date: February 14, 2025
Subject: SOP-10 Dispute and Appeal Procedure Rev 1.6

Update #81
Date: February 14, 2025
Subject: LF-116 Assessment Readiness Review Checklist for Environmental, State and General Programs (ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO 17034, ISO/IEC 17043, ISO 15819, ISO/IEC 17065)

Update #80
Date: December 31, 2024
Subject: Update to PJLA Policies PL-1 and PL-2

Update #79
Date: December 10, 2024
Subject: Form/Procedure/Policy- Supplemental Information Sheet, Version 4 for DoD/DOE QSM 6.0

Update #78
Date: October 24, 2024
Subject: Change to PJLA Process for Updating Scopes of Accreditation

Update #77
Date: October 21, 2024
Subject: Specialty Gas Reference Material Producers (RMP)

Update #76
Date: August 14, 2024
Subject: LF-116 Assessment Readiness Review Checklist for DoD, DOECAP-AP, TNI NGAB, and State-TNI Programs Rev 1.10

Update #75
Date: July 15, 2024
Subject: CA ELAP 2016 TNI Addendum OSA Checklist Version 2.1

Update #74
Date: June 14, 2024
Subject: DoD/DOE QSM 6.0 Transition Requirements

Update #73
Date: May 14, 2024
Subject: DoD DOE QSM 6.0 Checklist-Release and Implementation

Update #72
Date: February 28, 2024
Subject: SOP-11 Suspension-Withdrawal-Reduction of Accreditation-Rev 1.9

Update #71
Date: February 28, 2024
Subject: SOP-1 EPA NLLAP Accreditation Procedure Rev 1.2

Update #70
Date: February 28, 2024
Subject: EPA Method 1633

Update #69
Date: February 21, 2024
Subject:
SOP-1 Accreditation Procedure ASAC Rev 1.1, LF-56-17025-2k17-Working Document ASCA Biocompatibility-Rev 1.1, and LF-56 2K-17-ASCA-Bio-GLP Supplemental Checklist-Rev 1.1

Update #68
Date: February 21, 2024
Subject: SOP-1 Accreditation Procedure RMP Rev 1.2

Update #67
Date: January 23, 2024
Subject: LF-56 CA ELAP TNI EL Minus 2 Working Document & Readiness Review Form

Update #66
Date: January 23, 2024
Subject: LF-116-DOD-DOE-TNI Assessment Readiness Review Checklist Rev 1.8

Update #65
Date: January 23, 2024
Subject: LF-56 AS6171 Working Document

Update #64
Date: December 6, 2023
Subject: ISO 15189 Medical Laboratory Standard Transition Requirements

Update #63
Date: November 14, 2023
Subject: ISO/IEC 17043 Proficiency Testing Provider Accreditation Standard Transition Requirements

Update #62
Date: August 16, 2023
Subject: Update to PJLA Policies PL-2, PL-3 and PL-4

Update #61
Date: July 11, 2023
Subject: Attention All Applicant and Accredited Organizations

Update #60
Date: February 14, 2023
Subject: New Accreditation Program Available for FDA LAAF and Supporting Documents

Update #59
Date: January 6, 2023
Subject: SOP-1 Accreditation Procedure DoD-ELAP/DOECAP-AP

Update #58
Date: November 16, 2021
Subject: DOD/DOE QSM Revision 5.4 and On-site Assessment Requirement

Update #57
Date: November 23, 2021
Subject: New Accreditation Program Available for Horseracing Testing Laboratories and Supporting Documents

Update #56
Date: June 1, 2021
Subject: SOP-1 Accreditation Procedure CA ELAP

Update #55
Date: April 2, 2021
Subject:
PL-1-PJLA Policy Proficiency Testing Requirements 1.16
PL-2-PJLA Policy Measurement Traceability Rev 1.11
PL-3-PJLA Policy Measurement Uncertainty Rev 1.11
PL-4-PJLA Policy Calibration Scopes of Accreditation Rev 1.7

Update #54
Date: April 2, 2021
Subject: SOP-1 Accreditation Procedures General Rev 1.14,
SOP-1 Accreditation Procedures Proficiency Testing Provider PTP Rev 1.0 (New)
SOP-11 Suspension-Withdrawal-Reduction of Accreditation-Rev 1.8

Update #53
Date: March 17, 2021
Subject: LF-56-Inspection-Working Document Rev 1.2

Update #52
Date: December 10, 2020
Subject:
SOP-1-Accreditation Procedure ASCA – Rev 1.0 – New
LF-56-17025-2k17-Working Document ASCA Biocompatibility – Rev 1.0 – New
LF-56-17025-2k17-Working Document ASCA Basic Safety – Rev 1.0 – New
LF-56-17025-2k17-Working Document Rev 1.1

Update #51
Date: October 26, 2020
Subject: SOP-1, SOP-3, SOP-9, SOP-10 and SOP-11

Update #50
Date: October 26, 2020
Subject: AOAC Working Document Upgrade to 2017

Update #49
Date: October 26, 2020
Subject: Environmental DoD, DOECAP, TNI and state CABs

Update #48
Date: January 27, 2020
Subject: PJLA Working Document Checklist –PL-4- PJLA Calibration Scopes of Accreditation Policy

Update #47
Date: March 15, 2019
Subject: PJLA Working Document Checklist – DoD/DOE/TNI 2009-QSM Version 5.2 Transition/Communication from the DOE and DOD

Update #46
Date: December 3, 2018
Subject: PL-2-Traceability Policy and PL-3 Measurement Uncertainty Policy – Revision 1.10

Update #45
Date: November 9, 2018
Subject: Proficiency Testing Tracking-DoD ELAP, DOECAP, TNI NGAB

Update #44
Date: April 6, 2018
Subject: ISO/IEC 17034:2016

Update #43
Date: March 26, 2018
Subject: DoD QSM 5.1.1 Final

Update #42
Date: February 2, 2018
Subject: LF-56-17025-2017 PJLA Working Document and Transition Reminder

Update #41
Date: December 1, 2017
Subject: ISO/IEC 17025:2017 – NOW RELEASED

Update #40
Date: November 16, 2017
Subject: DoD EDQW

Update #39
Date: July 25, 2017
Subject: PJLA SOP-1 DoD ELAP rev 1.2 Update

Update #38
Date: June 1, 2017
Subject: PJLA SOP-1 DoD ELAP rev 1.1, SOP-1 EPA NLLAP rev 1.1, SOP-1 RMP rev 1.1, SOP-1 TNI NEFAP rev 1.1 and LF-56RMP Working Document Checklist Update

Update #37 Amended
Update #37
Date: February 8, 2017
Subject: PJLA Policy Updates – PL-1, PL-2, PL-3, PL-4

Update #36
Date: February 8, 2017
Subject: LF-56ELAP Rev 1.4 Working Document/Checklist

Update #35
Date: December 27, 2016
Subject: PL-1 Proficiency Testing Requirements

Update #34
Date: November 15, 2016
Subject: DoD QSM Version 5.1

Update #33
Date: August 17, 2016
Subject: LF-562k-Working Document AOAC and AAFCO

Update #32
Date: April 6, 2017
Subject: SOP-1 (Accreditation Procedure) and (Accreditation Procedure
Series)

Update #31 Amended
Update #31
Date: March 25, 2016
Subject: PJLA Compliance Checker LF-127, PT Providers

Update #30
Date: January 27, 2016
Subject: SOP-3-PJLA Accreditation Symbol Procedure

Update #29
Date: August 5, 2015
Subject: Policy on Measurement Uncertainty (PL-3)

Update #28
Date: August 5, 2015
Subject: Policy on Proficiency Testing Requirements-PL-1

Update #27
Date: June 26, 2015
Subject: TNI NEFAP Volume I and II 2014 Transition Requirements

Update #26
Date: May 15, 2015
Subject: New Improper Lab Practice Requirement-DoD ELAP Laboratories

Update #25
Date: April 27, 2015
Subject: SOP-1 (Accreditation Procedure) and WI-8 (Work Instructions for Testing Scope of Accreditation)

Update #24
Date: November 1, 2014
Subject: Expansion to the PJLA Food Testing Program

Update #23
Date: October 7, 2013
Subject: DoD ELAP version 5.0 Transition Requirements

Update #22
Date: August 22, 2013
Subject: EPA NLLAP Proficiency Testing Submission Requirements

Update #21
Date: August 1, 2013
Subject: PL-4 Policy Calibration Scopes of Accreditation

Update #20
Date: August 1, 2013
Subject: PL-3 Policy on Measurement Uncertainty

Update #19
Date: August 1, 2013
Subject: PL-2 Traceability Policy

Update #18
Date: August 1, 2013
Subject: PL-1 Proficiency Testing Requirements for Applicant and
Accredited Laboratories
Update #18 Amendment
Date: August 25, 2014

Update #17
Date: April 15, 2013
Subject: SOP-1, SOP-3, SOP-9 and SOP-11

Update #16
Date: December 1, 2012
Subject: Revised Corrective Action Timeline Requirements

Update #15
Date: December 1, 2012
Subject: DoD ELAP-Proficiency Test Results Submission Requirements

Update #14
Date: October 17, 2011
Subject: Updates to PJLA Polices (PL-1, PL-2, PL-3, PL-4)

Update #13
Date: November 15, 2010
Subject: DoD ELAP QSM Update Version 4.2

Update #12
Date: November 15, 2010
Subject: Certificates of Accreditation-Calibration (CMC-Calibration and Measurement Capability versus BMC-Best Measurement Capability)

Update #11
Date: Sept 07, 2010
Subject: Update to classification of measurements performed with Coordinate Measurement Machines-CMM(s)

Update #10
Date: July 14, 2010
Subject: Updates to PL-2 Measurement Traceability Policy

Update #9
Date: June 21, 2010
Subject: Updates to PJLA DoD ELAP Accreditation Criteria

Update #8
Date: April 28, 2010
Subject: Updates to PJLA Polices (PL-1, PL-2, PL-3, PL-4)

Update #7
Date: February 25, 2010
Subject: Guidance Paper on Surface Plate Calibration

Update #6
Date: February 22, 2010
Subject: Update of PJLA Accreditation Criteria Documents

Update #5
Date: February 22, 2010
Subject: SOP-3 Accreditation Symbol Procedure

Update #4
Date: April 29, 2009
Subject: PL-4 Calibration Scopes of Accreditation Revision

Update #3
Date: November 17, 2008
Subject: PL-4 Calibration Scopes of Accreditation

Update #2
Date: September 11, 2007
Subject: Work Instruction #7 and #8

Update #1
Date: September 9, 2007
Subject: (SOP-3) Accreditation Symbol Procedure/Symbol Modification