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 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 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,
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
A2LA Recognized by TNI for Accrediting Environmental Labs
A2LA Today l March 2017 l Number 134 By Chris Gunning, A2LA Accreditation Manager A2LA is proud to announce that it has received recognition as a non-governmental accreditation body (NGAB) from The NELAC Institute (TNI) for accrediting environmental laboratories, using ISO/IEC 17025 and the TNI
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 to Accredit Special Inspection Agencies in Philadelphia
A2LA Today l June 2017 l Number 135 A2LA is now recognized by the City of Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections to provide ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Requirements for the Operation of Various Types of Bodies Performing Inspection accreditation for Special Inspection Agencies conducting
Transition Period for ISO 17034:2016 Implementation Established
A2LA Today l December 2016 l Number 133 ISO 17034:2016 General Requirements for the Competence of Reference Material Producers became publicly available on November 1, 2016, superseding ISO Guide 34:2009. The Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) has implemented a three-year