Accreditation

The facility of Vitrovian Analytical Services is accredited in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC17025 and as such, our competent Technical Signatories include the following personnel:

Mr JH Hlongwa (all methods) Mr N Maphanga (All methods)

Mr B Magadla (All Methods) Ms Z Mokwena (All Methods)

Our laboratory’s operation is based on the following standards per Method:

• DeterminationofAshContent:ISO1171:2010
• DeterminationofVolatile:ISO562:2010
• Determinationofmoistureinanalysessample: SANS5925:2007
• DeterminationofCaloricValue:ISO1928:2009
• DeterminationofTotalSulphur:ASTMD4239:2014
• DeterminationofSamplePreparation:ISO13909-4:2001
• DeterminationofTotalMoisture:ISO589:2008
• DeterminationofFloatandSink:ASTMD4371:2006
• DeterminationofAbrasionIndex: EskomMethod
• DeterminationofSizing(PSD):ISO1953:1994
• DeterminationofAshFusionTemperature(ReducingOnly):ISO540:2008