Facts and figures
Organisational affiliation
The SPIEZ LABORATORY is a division of the Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP), an office of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (DDPS).
Director
Dr. Marc Cadisch
Director of the SPIEZ LABORATORY since 2003
NBC Centre Spiez
The centre of NBC expertise of the Swiss Army (part of the military command staff) and the SPIEZ LABORATORY collectively form the NBC Centre in Spiez.
Payroll (1st January 2008)
Total staff: 92
- 26 university graduates
- 10 technicians/engineers
- 36 qualified technical staff
- 6 qualified commercial staff
- 8 cleaning staff
- 6 trainees
Number of salaried full-time equivalent posts: 87.5
Finances 2007
(In CHF 1,000)
Total expenditure: 19,289
- Staff expenditure 10,952
- Operating expenditure 3,289
- Research & Development 1,745
- Investments 1,975
- Depreciation 1,328
Income from tests and reports 0,545
Service Level Agreements (SLA) with other federal bodies 4,966
Main clients
(excl. the Federal Office for Civil Protection)
Swiss authorities
- armasuisse
- Centre of NBC expertise of the Swiss army (military command staff)
- NBC defence troops
- Federal Commission for NBC Protection
- DDPS General Secretariat
- Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
- State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco)
- Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (SFOPH)
- Several cantonal offices
International organisations
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- World Health Organisation (WHO)
Certificates and accreditations
As a division of the Federal Office for Civil Protection, the SPIEZ LABORATORY operates an integrated management system (IMS) which has the following certifications:
- ISO 9001:2000
- ISO 14001:2001
- OHSAS 18001:1999
The SPIEZ LABORATORY also has several accredited centres:
- 8 testing laboratories accredited in accordance with the Standard ISO/IEC 17025
- 1 calibration laboratory accredited in accordance with the Standard ISO/IEC 17025