Organization: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABORATORY
Mission: PROVIDE WORLD CLASS ACCREDITATION AND TRAINING SERVICES THAT INSPIRE CONFIDENCE.
Activities: ACCREDITATIONS AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM- A THIRD PARTY ATTESTATION BY AN AUTHORITATIVE BODY RELATED TO CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES CONVEYING (LABORATORIES) DEMONSTRATION OF COMPETENCE TO CARRY OUT CALIBRATIONS AND TESTS.
PROJECTS AND PUBLIC TRAINING - DURING 2019, PUBLIC TRAINING COURSES WERE OFFERED 99 TIMES INCLUDING TOPICS SUCH AS LABORATORY ACCREDITATION, ISO/IEC GUIDE 17025, CALIBRATION LABORATORY PRACTICES AND MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 1,158 ATTENDEES.
LONG-TERM VIABILITY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM - A2LA OPERATES TWO PROGRAMS IN THIS AREA - (1) A CLINICAL LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM THAT OFFERS ACCREDITATION TO ISO 15189 AND/OR CLIA REQUIREMENTS. CMS DEEMED STATUS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED FOR ACCREDITING LABORATORIES FOR THE CLIA REQUIREMENTS IN ALL SPECIALTIES AND SUB-SPECIALTIES. AT THE END OF 2019, A2LA HAD ACCREDITED 20 CLINICAL LABORATORIES (2) A FORENSIC EXAMINATION ACCREDITATION PROGRAM TO ISO/IEC 17025 AND/OR ISO/IEC 17020. AT THE END OF 2019, A2LA HAD ACCREDITED 38 FORENSIC EXAMINATION ORGANIZATIONS.
NTEE category: Crime & Legal-Related
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building