🇵🇱 WOJEWÓDZKA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA PL

PCA AB 574 • Szczecin, Poland • 38 methods

EnvironmentWater & wastewaterMicrobiologyFood & beveragesPharma & cosmetics

WOJEWÓDZKA STACJA SANITARNO-EPIDEMIOLOGICZNA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 574 (Szczecin, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 38 test methods in the following areas: Environment, Water & wastewater, Microbiology, Food & beverages. Test objects include: Water intended for human consumption, Swimming pool water, Workplace environment - air, Bathing water. Most frequently used techniques: Membrane filtration method, Direct measurement method, Plate method (pour plate).

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 574
  • Methods in scope: 38
  • Types of test objects: 19
  • Techniques used: 11
  • City: Szczecin, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 574
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
W SZCZECINIE, DZIAŁ LABORATORYJNY, ul. Spedytorska 6/7, 70-632 Szczecin, ODDZIAŁ LABORATORYJNY W SZCZECINKU
City
Szczecin, Poland

What this laboratory tests (19)

Analytical techniques used (11)

Laboratory sections (2)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (38)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Water and Food Microbiology Laboratory
1 Cereal grains and cereal-flour products, Confectionery and pastry products, Delicatessen products, Dietary supplements Presumptive Bacillus cereus count at 30°C Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 7932:2005 | PN-EN ISO 7932:2005/A1:2020-09 z wył. p. 9.5
2 Meat and meat products, Poultry, poultry products, eggs and egg products, Fish, seafood and their products, Milk and dairy products, Cereal grain and cereal-flour products, Confectionery and pastry products, Vegetables including legumes, Fruit, Vegetable fats, Oilseeds, Food concentrates, Mayonnaises, mustards, sauces, Herbs, spices, Coffee, tea, cocoa, fruit and herbal teas, Delicatessen products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Food supplements Presence of Salmonella spp. up to 25 g/ml Culture method with biochemical and serological confirmation PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04 | PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04/A1:2020-09
3 Meat and meat products, Poultry, poultry products, eggs and egg products, Milk and dairy products, Delicatessen products Coagulase-positive staphylococci count Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03 | PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03/A1:2024-02 z wył. p. 9.4.3
4 Meat and meat products, Poultry, poultry products, eggs and egg products, Fish, seafood and their products, Milk and dairy products, Confectionery and pastry products, Vegetables including legumes, Fruit, Vegetable fats, Delicatessen products, Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses Presence of Listeria monocytogenes up to 25 g/ml at 37°C Culture method with biochemical confirmation PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07
5 Meat and meat products, Poultry, poultry products, eggs and egg products, Fish, seafood and their products, Milk and dairy products, Cereal grain and cereal-flour products, Confectionery and pastry products, Vegetables including legumes, Fruit, Vegetable fats, Food concentrates, Mayonnaises, mustards, sauces, Delicatessen products, Food supplements Listeria monocytogenes count Plate method (spread plate) PN-EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07
6 Foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, Milk and milk products, Vegetable fats Enterobacteriaceae count at 37°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
7 Meat and meat products, Milk and dairy products, Vegetables including legumes, Delicatessen products Count of β-glucuronidase-positive, Escherichia coli at 44°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
8 Water intended for human consumption Count of microorganisms on nutrient agar at 22°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
9 Water intended for human consumption Microorganism count on nutrient agar at 36°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
10 Water intended for human consumption Enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
11 Water intended for human consumption Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
12 Water intended for human consumption Count of Legionella spp. Matrix A Procedure 7 (medium GVPC, medium BCYE)
Range od 1 jtk/100 ml lub 1 jtk/l
Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08/Ap1:2019-12
13 Water intended for human consumption Coliform bacteria count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04
14 Water intended for human consumption Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04
15 Swimming pool water Microorganism count on nutrient agar at 36°C Plate method (pour plate) PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
16 Swimming pool water Coagulase-positive staphylococci count Membrane filtration method PB/MWiŻ/MW/03 wydanie III z dnia 01.09.2020 r.
17 Swimming pool water Pseudomonas aeruginosa count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
18 Swimming pool water Count of Legionella spp. Matrix A Procedure 7 (medium GVPC, medium BCYE)
Range od 1 jtk/100 ml lub 1 jtk/l
Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08 | PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08/Ap1:2019-12
19 Swimming pool water Escherichia coli count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12 | PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04
20 Bathing water Enterococci count Membrane filtration method PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
21 Bathing water Most probable number, Escherichia coli Miniaturized method PN-EN ISO 9308-3:2002
22 Biological indicators of sterilization process effectiveness Presence of indicator microorganisms:
Geobacillus stearothermophilus Bacillus subtilis
Culture method PB/MWiŻ/01 wydanie I z dnia 02.06.2025 r. | na podstawie instrukcji producenta testów
Physicochemical Hazards Laboratory – Workplace Environment Testing Laboratory
23 Workplace environment - air Sampling for the assessment of occupational exposure to:
industrial dusts inhalable fraction respirable fraction organic substances, including inhalable fraction inorganic substances, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction metals and their compounds, including inhalable fraction respirable fraction
Personal dosimetry method PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
24 Workplace environment - air Exposure index (calculated) PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
25 Workplace environment - air Concentration of harmful dust agents - inhalable fraction
Portland cement Wood dusts Flour dusts Dusts not classified according to toxicity Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,18 – 17,01) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04507:2022-05 | PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
26 Workplace environment - air Concentration of dust harmful to health - respirable fraction
Portland cement Organic dusts of animal and plant origin, excluding wood and flour dusts Coal (hard, brown) Range (0,18 – 6,31) mg/m3
Gravimetric method PN-Z-04508:2022-05 | PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
27 Workplace environment - air Gas concentrations
CO (2,32 – 119) mg/m3 Range (2 – 103) ppm CO2 (736 – 36984) mg/m3 NO (0,25 – 18,67) mg/m3 (0,2 – 15,0) ppm NO2 (0,38 – 9,55) mg/m3 (0,2 – 5,0) ppm
Electrochemical method PB/SzFCh/BŚP/06 wydanie IV z dnia 20.07.2020 r.
28 Workplace environment - indoor electric lighting Illuminance
Range (20 – 10000) lx Illuminance uniformity (calculated)
Direct measurement method PN-83/E-04040/03
29 Workplace environment - noise A-weighted equivalent sound level Maximum A-weighted sound level
Range (30 – 135) dB C-weighted peak sound pressure level Range (60 – 138) dB
Direct measurement method PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 3 – punkt 11
30 Workplace environment - noise Noise exposure level referred to:
an 8-hour daily working time the average weekly working time (calculated)
PN-N-01307:1994 | PN-ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 3 – punkt 11
31 Workplace environment - hand-arm vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,03 – 100) m/s2 Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent for 8 hours of the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the vector sum of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components (ahwx, ahwy, ahwz) (calculated)
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004 | PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
32 Workplace environment - whole-body vibration Frequency-weighted r.m.s. vibration acceleration
Range (0,02 – 100) m/s2 Daily exposure, expressed as the energy-equivalent for 8-hours of the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for three directional components taking into account the relevant coefficients (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz) Exposure lasting 30 minutes or less, expressed as the r.m.s. frequency-weighted vibration acceleration dominant among the vibration accelerations determined for the three directional components, taking into account the relevant factors (1.4awx, 1.4awy, awz) (calculated)
Direct measurement method PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
33 Workplace environment - hot microclimate Air temperature
Range (15 – 40) °C Natural wet bulb temperature Range (15 – 40) °C Black globe temperature Range (15 – 40) °C
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
34 Workplace environment - hot microclimate WBGT index, WBGTeff index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
35 Workplace environment - cold microclimate Air temperature
Range (-20 – 10) °C Black globe temperature Range (-20 – 10) °C Air humidity Range (25 – 90) % Air velocity Range (0,15 – 5) m/s
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
36 Workplace environment - cold microclimate IREQmin index, IREQneutral index, twc index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
37 Workplace environment - moderate microclimate Air temperature
Range (10 – 40) °C Black globe temperature Range (10 – 40) °C Air humidity Range (25 – 90) % Air velocity Range (0,15 – 1) m/s
Direct measurement method PN-EN ISO 7730:2006 | PN-EN ISO 7730:2006/Ap2:2016-04
38 Workplace environment - moderate microclimate PMV and PPD index (calculated) PN-EN ISO 7730:2006 | PN-EN ISO 7730:2006/Ap2:2016-04

Reference standards (38)

PB/MWiŻ/01 wydanie I z dnia 02.06.2025 r.
PB/MWiŻ/MW/03 wydanie III z dnia 01.09.2020 r.
PB/SzFCh/BŚP/06 wydanie IV z dnia 20.07.2020 r.
PN-83/E-04040/03
PN-EN 14253+A1:2011
PN-EN ISO 11079:2008
PN-EN ISO 11290-1:2017-07
PN-EN ISO 11290-2:2017-07
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 11731:2017-08/Ap1:2019-12
PN-EN ISO 16266:2009
PN-EN ISO 21528-2:2017-08
PN-EN ISO 5349-1:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 5349-2:2004/A1:2015-11
PN-EN ISO 6222:2004
PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 6579-1:2017-04/A1:2020-09
PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03
PN-EN ISO 6888-1:2022-03/A1:2024-02 z wył. p. 9.4.3
PN-EN ISO 7243:2018-01
PN-EN ISO 7730:2006
PN-EN ISO 7730:2006/Ap2:2016-04
PN-EN ISO 7899-2:2004
PN-EN ISO 7932:2005
PN-EN ISO 7932:2005/A1:2020-09 z wył. p. 9.5
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12
PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04
PN-EN ISO 9308-3:2002
PN-ISO 16649-2:2004
PN-ISO 9612:2011 z wyłączeniem metody obejmującej strategię 3 – punkt 11
PN-N-01307:1994
PN-Z-04008-7:2002+Az1:2004
PN-Z-04507:2022-05
PN-Z-04507:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
PN-Z-04508:2022-05
PN-Z-04508:2022-05/Ap1:2022-08
na podstawie instrukcji producenta testów