“Legally regulated areas” are conformity-assessment domains for which the law sets specific requirements — for example permissible concentrations or limit values of substances, permissible noise levels and similar. Regulations may impose additional requirements, such as prescribed measurement methods or accredited evidence of laboratory competence. Test results can be used in regulated areas — i.e. accepted by regulatory authorities — only when the laboratory complies with statutory requirements, such as holding the required accreditation.
OIKOS is an accredited testing laboratory, and the results we issue are used in legally regulated areas.
Testing laboratory accredited by the Polish Centre for Accreditation (PCA), an EA MLA signatory, accreditation number AB 934.
Ośrodek Badań Podstawowych, Projektów i Wdrożeń Ochrony Środowiska i Biotechnologii „OIKOS” sp. z o.o. — Environmental Testing Laboratory.
| # | Activity area | Subject of testing | Legal requirement for accreditation | Conformity assessment | Reference methods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Testing of harmful workplace agents | Workplace environment — air; dust; cold microclimate, hot microclimate; hand-arm vibration (HAV); whole-body vibration (WBV); noise; ultrasonic noise; air samples | Regulation of the Minister of Health of 2 February 2011 on tests and measurements of agents harmful to health in the working environment (Journal of Laws of 2025, item 949) | Regulation of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy of 12 June 2018 on maximum admissible concentrations and intensities of agents harmful to health in the working environment (Journal of Laws item 1286, of 2020 item 61, of 2021 item 325, of 2023 item 1661, of 2024 item 1017, and of 2026 item 447) | not specified |
| 2 | Testing of nuisance workplace factors | Workplace environment — moderate microclimate | not specified | – | not specified |
| 3 | Testing of nuisance workplace factors | Workplace environment — electrical lighting indoors | not specified | PN-EN 12464-1:2022-01 Light and lighting — Lighting of work places — Part 1: Indoor work places | not specified |
| 4 | Testing of nuisance workplace factors | Workplace environment — electrical lighting outdoors | not specified | PN-EN 12464-2:2014-05 Light and lighting — Lighting of work places — Part 2: Outdoor work places | not specified |
| 5 | Stationary-source emission measurements | General environment — stack gas samples | Act of 27 April 2001 — Environmental Protection Law (Journal of Laws of 2025, items 647, 1080, 1812 and 1863) | The laboratory does not perform conformity assessment for samples delivered to the laboratory | Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 7 September 2021 on the requirements for emission measurements (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1706) |
| 6 | Acoustic testing | Machinery and equipment — noise | not specified | not specified | not specified |
| 7 | Noise testing — equipment and installations | General environment — noise from installations, equipment and industrial plants | Act of 27 April 2001 — Environmental Protection Law (Journal of Laws of 2025, items 647, 1080, 1812 and 1863) | Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 14 June 2007 on permissible noise levels in the environment (Journal of Laws of 2014, item 112) | Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 7 September 2021 on the requirements for emission measurements (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1706) |
| 8 | Noise testing — roads, railways, tramways, airports and ports | General environment — noise from roads, railways and tramways | Act of 27 April 2001 — Environmental Protection Law (Journal of Laws of 2025, items 647, 1080, 1812 and 1863) | Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 14 June 2007 on permissible noise levels in the environment (Journal of Laws of 2014, item 112) | Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 16 June 2011 on the requirements for measurement of substance or energy levels in the environment by the administrator of a road, railway, tramway, airport or port (Journal of Laws no. 140 item 824 and no. 288 item 1697) |
| 9 | Water | Water intended for human consumption | not specified | Regulation of the Minister of Health of 7 December 2017 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (Journal of Laws item 2294) | Regulation of the Minister of Health of 7 December 2017 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (Journal of Laws item 2294) — the regulation specifies method characteristics; the laboratory must hold sanitary authority (PPIS) approval to perform testing |
| 10 | Water | Groundwater | not specified | Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 13 July 2021 on the forms and methods of monitoring uniform parts of surface waters and uniform parts of groundwater bodies (Journal of Laws item 1576) | Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 13 July 2021 on the forms and methods of monitoring uniform parts of surface waters and uniform parts of groundwater bodies (Journal of Laws item 1576) |
| 11 | Wastewater | Rainwater and meltwater | Act of 20 July 2017 — Water Law (Journal of Laws of 2025, items 960, 1535, and of 2026 item 445) | Regulation of the Minister of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation of 12 July 2019 on substances particularly harmful to the aquatic environment and the conditions for discharging wastewater into water bodies or the ground, and discharging rainwater or meltwater into water bodies or water installations (Journal of Laws item 1311). Also based on decisions, integrated permits, and contracts with wastewater recipients. | Regulation of the Minister of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation of 12 July 2019 (Journal of Laws item 1311) |
| 12 | Wastewater | Wastewater | Act of 20 July 2017 — Water Law (Journal of Laws of 2025, items 960, 1535, and of 2026 item 445) | Regulation of the Minister of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation of 12 July 2019 on substances particularly harmful to the aquatic environment and the conditions for discharging wastewater into water bodies or the ground, and discharging rainwater or meltwater into water bodies or water installations (Journal of Laws item 1311). Also based on decisions, integrated permits, and contracts with wastewater recipients. | Regulation of the Minister of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation of 12 July 2019 (Journal of Laws item 1311) |
| 13 | Soil testing | Soil | Act of 27 April 2001 — Environmental Protection Law (Journal of Laws of 2025, items 647 and 1080); Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 1 September 2016 on the method for conducting assessments of land surface contamination (Journal of Laws item 1395 and of 2024 item 1657) | Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 1 September 2016 on the method for conducting assessments of land surface contamination (Journal of Laws item 1395 and of 2024 item 1657) | Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 1 September 2016 (Journal of Laws item 1395 and of 2024 item 1657) |
| 14 | Spaces intended for human occupancy | Spaces intended for human occupancy — asbestos | not specified | Regulation of the Minister of the Economy of 13 December 2010 on the requirements for the use of products containing asbestos and for the use and cleaning of installations or equipment in which products containing asbestos were or are used (Journal of Laws of 2011 no. 8 item 31) | not specified |
| 15 | Spaces in residential, communal-residence and public-utility buildings | Spaces — noise | not specified | PN-B-02151-2:2018-01 — Building acoustics. Protection against noise in buildings. Part 2: Permissible sound level requirements in rooms | Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 12 April 2002 on the technical conditions to be met by buildings and their location (Journal of Laws of 2022 item 1225, of 2023 item 2442, and of 2024 item 726) |
| 16 | Spaces in residential, communal-residence and public-utility buildings | Spaces — noise from building service equipment transmitted into rooms | not specified | PN-B-02151-2:2018-01 — Building acoustics. Protection against noise in buildings. Part 2: Permissible sound level requirements in rooms | Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 12 April 2002 on the technical conditions to be met by buildings and their location (Journal of Laws of 2022 item 1225, of 2023 item 2442, and of 2024 items 474 and 726) |
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