ARPANSA - Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

Radioanalytical services operates under the ARPANSA quality system. As part of this quality system we require that a client request form (PDF 75kb) be completed and sent in with the samples. Sample analysis will not commence until we have received this form.

• Radioanalytical Services will send confirmation of receipt of samples (via the RAS chain of custody).
• Sample containers should be uniquely identified and appropriately labelled.
• A list of sample identifiers must accompany the samples. This will allow us to check that all samples are present and will ensure that the appropriate information will appear on the final report.
• The report will include a reference date (the sampling date if this information is available). If there is no sample date (either on the container or on the paperwork) the date received will be used as the sample reference date.
• It is the responsibility of the client to ensure that the samples are properly packaged, labelled and transported in accordance with state and commonwealth regulations.
• It is the client’s responsibility to notify ARPANSA of any hazards associated with the samples.
• Samples will be retained for a minimum of one month after the issue of the test report. After this time, unless otherwise requested by the client, the samples will be disposed of.
• ARPANSA reserves the right to return any samples to the client (at the client’s cost), and will normally return hazardous samples.

Client Forms

Schedule of charges (PDF 18kb)
Client request form (PDF 75kb)
Large address label (PDF 4kb)
Small addresslabel (PDF 4kb)
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