A2LA Today l June 2017 l Number 135 By Andrew Bohan, A2LA Senior Accreditation Officer A2LA is proud to announce the accreditation of QSES Inc., located in Shiba, Japan, under the A2LA accreditation program for Field Evaluation Bodies (FEB) that combines ISO/IEC 17020:2012 and NFPA 790/791.
2017 John W. Locke Award Presented to Pete Unger
A2LA Today l June 2017 l Number 135 By Kelsey Roberts, A2LA Marketing and Business Development Manager Candidates for the John W. Locke Award must meet five of the six following criteria: Commitment of their time and services to A2LA towards the advancement of laboratory accreditation
A2LA Welcomes New Staff
A2LA Today l June 2017 l Number 135 By Lauren Bisson, A2LA HR Generalist Since the last edition of A2LA Today, A2LA has welcomed several new staff members to our growing team! Mr. David Fricker received his B.S. in Biology from Towson University. Prior to joining A2LA, David worked at Thermo
Summary of CASCO ISO/IEC 17025 WG44 Drafting Group Meeting 2
A2LA Today l June 2017 l Number 135 By Trace McInturff, A2LA Senior Director, Accreditation Services CASCO ISO/IEC 17025 WG44 held its second drafting group (DG) meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 1 - 3, 2017 at the NRC office. 18 delegates were in attendance. A2LA was
A2LA Welcomes New Staff
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Lauren Bisson, A2LA HR Generalist Since the New Year began, A2LA is pleased to welcome Four new staff members to the A2LA team! Ms. Sunayna Johnson joined A2LA in January 2017, filling the newly-created position of Project Coordinator. Ms. Johnson earned her
A2LA Welcomes Newly Approved Lead Assessors
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 132 By Trace McInturff, A2LA Senior Director of Accreditation Services Since the previous issue of A2LA Today, the following individuals have achieved the status of “Staff Approved Lead Assessor” and have begun performing assessments for A2LA: Paul Matera – December
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 – Forensic Q&A
A2LA Forensic accreditation program experts conducted a live Q&A for forensic laboratories to ask questions about the newly published standard.
ISO/IEC 17025 Identified as an Approved Forensic Standard by the OSAC
A2LA Today l December 2016 l Number 133By Karin Athanas, Government and Regulatory Affairs ManagerThe Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC), a forensic organization administered by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has recently completed its review of the ISO/IEC