A2LA Today l June 2017 l Number 135 By Trace McInturff, A2LA Senior Director, Accreditation Services The 2017 A2LA Assessor of the Year award was presented to Mr. John Knicely on April 1, 2017. Previously the Lab Manager for Banks Brothers Corporation, located in Hagerstown, MD, John has
A2LA Accredits First Cannabis Testing Laboratory in Washington State
A2LA Today l June 2017 l Number 135 By Roger Brauninger, A2LA Program ManagerOn May 3, 2017 A2LA was pleased to issue its first ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for cannabis testing in the State of Washington. This was a scope expansion recognizing the competence of the Washington State Department
Tim Osborne Appointed as Senior Director to Lead Training Services
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Sunayna Johnson, A2LA Project Coordinator A2LA is proud to announce that Tim Osborne has been appointed to the newly-created position of Senior Director of Training Services. Osborne currently also serves as NCSLI’s VP of Operations and contributes technical
A2LA Attends the 2017 “Emerald Conference” in Support of Quality in Cannabis Testing
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Roger Brauninger, A2LA Biosafety Program ManagerAlthough the name of the conference may imply otherwise, this was not a conference on gemstones. A2LA CEO, Lonnie Spires, and A2LA Biosafety Program Manager, Roger Brauninger, traveled to San Diego, California
A2LA Becomes Accredited Provider of IACET CEUs
A2LA Today l September 2016 l Number 132By Kelsey Roberts, A2LA Marketing CoordinatorThe American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). A2LA complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is
A2LA Chosen to Credential Cannabis Testing Laboratories in Alaska
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Roger Brauninger, A2LA Biosafety Program ManagerA2LA has been awarded a contract with the state of Alaska, under Alaska regulation AAC 306, to provide credentialing services for five marijuana testing facilities in the State. The contract requires that these
A2LA Expands IAAC Scope to Include ISO/IEC 17043 & ISO17034
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Kelsey Roberts, A2LA Marketing & Business Development Manager A2LA is proud to announce that its Scope of Recognition as an Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) Multi-Lateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) signatory has been expanded to include
A2LA Issues First ISO 17034:2016 Accreditation in the United States
A2LA Today l June 2017 l Number 135 By Ashly Carter, A2LA Program Manager A2LA is proud to announce the accreditation of Brammer Standard Company, Inc., located in Houston, TX, as the first organization in the United States to achieve accreditation to the newly released International Standard,