A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134June 9, 2017 marks World Accreditation Day as a global initiative, jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation.This
A2LA Accredits First Organization in NFPA FEB Accreditation Program
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
ISO/IEC 17025 Identified as an Approved Forensic Standard by the OSAC
A2LA Today l December 2016 l Number 133 By Karin Athanas, Government and Regulatory Affairs Manager The 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
Revising ISO/IEC 17025 – A Summary of CASCO WG44 Meeting 5
A2LA Today l December 2016 l Number 133 By Trace McInturff, Senior Director of Accreditation Services CASCO Working Group (WG) 44 held its fifth meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on 20-23 September 2016 at the ISO headquarters. Forty-One delegates and nineteen liaison members were in attendance plus
Accepting Applications for Department of Homeland Security P25 CAP
A2LA Today l December 2016 l Number 133 By Ash Morton, Accreditation Specialist In response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) posting of new P25 Compliance Assessment Bulletins (CABs) that outline test procedures for the P25 Compliance