§ 280.104 - Accreditation of certain manufacturing facilities as laboratories.

(a) Subject to the limitations contained in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section, registration of a fastener manufacturing facility employing a fastener quality assurance system shall be deemed to meet the requirements of accreditation of a laboratory for purposes of the Act and this part. The independent third-party Registrar registering such facility under this section shall comply with all procedures set forth in subparts I through L of this part. Records documenting the inspection and testing of a lot of fasteners performed by such an accredited laboratory shall be maintained by the facility in accordance with the requirements of §§ 280.6, 280.808, and 280.809 of this part.

(b) In any instance where a Facility accomplishes any in-process inspection and testing by performing laboratory tests on a sample of fasteners at any stage in the manufacturing process, those tests must be conducted by a laboratory on the Accredited Laboratory List. Such a laboratory may be located on the same premises as a fastener manufacturing facility if the laboratory is separately accredited pursuant to a provision of this part other than § 280.104(a).

(c) Any laboratory tests performed outside the Facility's in-process inspection and testing must be conducted by a laboratory on the Accredited Laboratory List.

(d) Chemical and raw material testing must be performed by a laboratory on the Accredited Laboratory List.