LABORATORY SERVICES OF SLSI

Laboratory Services Division of SLSI has become a distinctive laboratory in the country, that being a state laboratory established by the mandate to test products, commodities, and materials for the purpose of furthering the practice of standardization and, quality assurance and improvement. Further, by virtue of this being the laboratory attached to the National Standards Body (NSB), it is benefited in many ways which would in turn strengthen its technical services rendered to the industry and commerce and to the nation as a whole.

Prime services

Laboratory Services Division of SLSI, offers comprehensive laboratory services such as; 9 Compliance testing for a wide spectrum of consumer products, commodities, and materials according to national/international standards,

9 Technical training on laboratory testing, good laboratory practices and quality assurance of test results, etc. (customized technical trainings based on the requirements of individual persons or institutions). Presently, the Laboratory Services Division provides efficient and reliable services for the public as well as private sector organizations via six laboratory units. Those are; y Chemical Testing

Laboratory, y Electrical & Electronics

Testing Laboratory, y Food Testing Laboratory, y Materials Testing

Laboratory, y Microbiology Testing

Laboratory, y Textile Testing

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These laboratories have established good quality control procedures for monitoring the validity of test results through the use of standard materials, updated test methods, calibrated precise equipment and also through participation in external proficiency testing programmes.

Laboratory Quality Assurance

The Laboratory Services Division has developed its processes conforming to the requirements of ISO/ IEC 17025: 2017; General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Most of the tests are complying with the standard requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 and accredited by Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessments (SLAB). Accreditation status ensures the competence of the laboratory to generate reliable and technically valid data and test results. Test reports issued by such accredited laboratories are internationally recognized. Contact details Director (Laboratory Services Division) Tel./Fax: 011-2694985. Email: dl@slsi.lk