Transcript ACIL: Why the US needs NACLA AB Recognition

Why NACLA in the United States
The Laboratory’s Perspective
Competition of AB’s
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Price
Quality
Service
Responsiveness
Choice
Improvement
Cooperation
Uniformity of Accreditation
Assessments
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Stakeholder involvement
Assessor Forum and Training
Proficiency Test Requirements Coordination
Coordinated Check-sheet development
Guidance Document Coordination
Sector-specific requirements that are
driven by regulator and/or specifier and
laboratory and not by the AB
• Allows the stakeholders to define
requirements
• Better requirements with NACLA coordination
• US/Them taken out of picture
• Meets Regulators/Specifiers Needs
• Allows AB to Attest unbiased (better)
Elimination of duplicative or
redundant assessments
• Stakeholders can utilize the requirements of
ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC 17011 and require
one standard
• Trust the evaluation of NACLA and the NACLA
recognized AB
• Add sector specific requirements coordinated
through NACLA and ACIL as required
Common US voice domestically and
internationally on
recognition/accreditation policy issues
• Stakeholders need one trustworthy place to
discuss specifics on laboratory accreditation in
the United States
– That place should represent all stakeholders in the
process
– That place should be unbiased
– That place should be able to make policy for the
United States for both Accreditation Bodies and
Accredited Labs