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 The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) and the University of Ladakh have partnered to enhance testing laboratory capabilities, research, and skill development in Ladakh.
The MoU was signed by N Venkateswaran, CEO, NABL and Prof. Saket Kushwaha, Vice Chancellor, University of Ladakh at the 9th Proficiency Testing Providers (PTP)/Reference material producers (RMP) Conclave in Chandigarh recently.
This collaboration aims to strengthen laboratory infrastructure, promote research excellence and develop skills in Ladakh, ultimately contributing to the region’s growth and development.
NABL has been established with the objective of providing government, industry associations and industry in general with a scheme of Conformity Assessment Body’s accreditation which involves third-party assessment of the technical competence of testing including medical and calibration laboratories, proficiency testing providers and reference material producers. Accreditation process details are provided in NABL 100B “Accreditation Process & Procedure.”
NABL offers accreditation services in a non-discriminatory manner. These services are accessible to all testing including medical and calibration laboratories, proficiency testing providers and reference material producers in India and other countries in the region, regardless of the size of the applicant CAB or its membership of any association or group or number of CABs already accredited by NABL. For applicable fees, kindly refer NABL 100A “General Information Brochure.”
NABL is an accreditation body, with its accreditation system established in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011. “Conformity Assessment –Requirements for Accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies.” NABL provides voluntary accreditation services to testing laboratories in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 ‘General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories’, Calibration Laboratories in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 ‘General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories’, Medical Testing Laboratories in accordance with ISO 15189 ‘Medical laboratories -Requirements for quality and competence’, Proficiency Testing Providers (PTP) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043 “Conformity assessment — General requirements for proficiency testing” and Reference material producers (RMP) in accordance with ISO 17034 “General requirements for the competence of reference material producers”, Biobanks in accordance with ISO 20387 “Biotechnology – Biobanking – General requirements for biobanking.”
NABL is Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA) signatory to ILAC as well as APAC for the accreditation of Testing and Calibration Laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025), Medical Testing Laboratories (ISO 15189), Proficiency Testing Providers (PTP) (ISO/IEC 17043) and Reference materials producers (RMP) (ISO 17034). Such MRA reduces technical barrier to trade and facilitates acceptance of test/calibration results between countries which MRA partners represent.
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