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NABL NATIONAL ACCREDITED BOARD OF LABORATORIES - ISO 17025 (NABL) ISO 17025 is an International Standard that specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations. There are 15 management
requirements and 10 technical requirements to achieve the standard. To gain accreditation a laboratory must document a quality management system and establish quality management procedures to ensure the system is maintained. Benefits of accreditation to ISO 17025 ï‚· Potential increase in business due to enhanced customer confidence and satisfaction.
ï‚· Savings in terms of time and money due to reduction or elimination of the need for re-testing of products.
ï‚· Better control of laboratory operations and feedback to laboratories as to whether they have sound Quality
Assurance System and are technically competent.
ï‚· Increase of confidence in Testing / Calibration data and personnel performing work. Customers can search and identify the laboratories accredited by NABL for their specific requirements from the directory of Accredited Laboratories. Users of accredited laboratories will enjoy greater access for their products in both domestic and international markets, when tested by accredited laboratories.
How would NABL accreditation help a laboratory reach out to the global customers...?
NABL is a signatory to ILAC Arrangements as well as APLAC Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA), based on mutual evaluation and acceptance of other MRA Partner laboratory accreditation systems. Such international arrangements facilitate acceptance of test / calibration results between countries to which MRA partners represent. This developing system of international mutual recognition agreements between accreditation bodies has enabled accredited laboratories to achieve a form of international recognition, and allowed test data accompanying exported goods to be readily accepted on overseas markets amongst the countries which have already qualified as significant to ILAC Arrangements. This effectively reduces costs for both the exporters and the importers, as it reduces or eliminates the need for products to be re-tested in another country.
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