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NIST Special Publication 831

Directory of Professional! Trade

Organization Laboratory

Accreditation IDesignation Programs

Charles W. Hyer, Editor

Standards Code and Information Program

Office of Standards Services

National Institute of Standards

and Technology

Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(Supersedes NBS GCR 84-472; Section 4)

March 1992

U.S. Department of Commerce

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Technology Administration

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National Institute of Standards and Technology

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FOREWORD

This directory is a guide to laboratory accreditation and similar types of programs conducted by

private sector professionals and trade organizations. These programs accredit or designate

laboratories or other entities to conduct testing to assist certification bodies in carrying out their

responsibilities. This accreditation, or designation, is based on formal assessment of the capability

of the laboratory to conduct the testing. The nature of such assessments varies considerably from

agency to agency.

Laboratory accreditation and related efforts provide some assurance regarding the technical

proficiency and competence of an entity to assess a product's or service's conformance to a set of

prescribed standards. Many sectors of the economy may be interested in laboratory accreditation

and related programs for a variety of economic, procurement, safety, or other considerations.

Mutual acceptance of laboratory test results among private sector professional and trade

organizations, states, local jurisdictions, and at the national and international levels can remove

barriers to trade.

This directory (prepared under a contract with the Office of Standards Services, NIST) is an update

of information contained in NBS GCR 84-472, Principal Aspects of U.S. Laboratory

Accreditation Systems. This directory identifies professional and trade organization laboratory

accreditation/designation programs and notes the appropriate contact points within each

organization. It is a reference for all who operate, use, or rely on laboratory services. Entries in

this directory are based on information provided by each organization and reflect the organization's

view of its activities. Parties interested in this subject may wish to review NISTIR 4576,

Laboratory Accreditation in the United States (an introduction to the topic of laboratory

accreditation), and NIST SP 808, Directory of Federal Government Laboratory

Accreditation/Designation Programs (a summary of programs conducted by the federal

government).

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This directory is based on my earlier publications in the field; its format was expanded to be

consistent with "NIST Special Publication 808, Directory of Federal Government

Laboratory Accreditation/Designation Programs" edited by Maureen Breitenberg. Both

John Donaldson and Maureen Breitenberg of NIST's Office of Standard Services have provided

important help and cooperation while monitoring this effort for NIST.

Special thanks are due to Al Tholen and the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program

(NVLAP) staff for their support in preparing this document, as well as to Ruth Schreiber of

Schreiber's Quality Word Processing Services, for her help in compiling this directory and

managing all aspects of information processing, and to all the program officials who provided the

information contained in this directory, without which this publication would not have been

possible.

Charles W. Hyer

Editor

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ABSTRACT

This directory is a guide to laboratory accreditation and similar types of programs conducted by

professional and trade organizations. These programs accredit or designate laboratories or other

entities to assist private sector professional societies, trade associations, related certification bodies,

their membership, as well as government agencies, carrying out their responsibilities. This

accreditation or designation is based on an assessment of the capability of the laboratory to conduct

the testing. However, the nature of the assessment varies considerably by organization and

program.

Entries in this directory are based on information provided by each organization and reflect the

organization's view of its activities. Parties interested in laboratory accreditation are referred to NIST SP 808, Directory of Federal Government Laboratory Accreditation/

Designation Programs, and NIST SP 815, Directory of State and Local Government

Laboratory Accreditation/Designation Programs, which contain information on similar

programs conducted at the federal, state and local government levels.

Publication of this directory is part of ongoing NIST efforts to establish and maintain

comprehensive information on standards, regulations, laboratory accreditation, certification

programs, and related information. This material answers the needs of government, industry, and

the public for information on private sector laboratory accreditation and related programs.

Key Words: accreditation; certification; designation; laboratory accreditation; laboratory

designation; listing; proficiency testing; qualified laboratories; quality systems; standards; testing

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iv

Abstract v

Introduction 1

programs by professional/trade organization laboratories 7

APPENDIX I — Indices 105

Professional/Trade Organization Accreditation/Designation Systems 106

Index by Field of Testing 109

Index by Product Tested 1 10

APPENDIX II -- Format Used for Each Entry 114

APPENDIX HI - Reconciliation 116

APPENDIX IV - Acronyms and Abbreviations 118

APPENDIX V -- Information and Publications Available from SCI 121

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INTRODUCTION

Background

Laboratory 1 accreditation has taken on increased significance worldwide as international

recognition and acceptance of national accreditation bodies have assumed greater importance in the

reduction of technical barriers to trade. Laboratory accreditation provides varying degrees of

assurance of the technical proficiency and competence of a laboratory to assess a product's or

service's conformance to a set of prescribed standards. 2 While laboratory accreditation and

product/service certification are two distinct areas and not all laboratory accreditation programs are associated with a certification program, they are closely related. The competence of laboratories

which perform the required testing within a certification or approval (e.g., building codes) system

is as vital in securing acceptance of the certification/approval as is the adequacy of the standards on which the certification is based. The effects of laboratory accreditation, product or service

certification/approval, producer 3 quality system assessment and registration by an assessment

body 4 (now recognized under the general term "conformity assessment") are intertwined and in

combination can serve as a basis for increased or diminished opportunities for international trade.

Purpose of this Directory

This directory is designed to provide information about private sector professional/trade

organization laboratory accreditation and similar types of programs (systems). These programs

designate a set of laboratories or other entities as qualified to conduct testing to assist private sector professional societies, trade associations, related certification bodies, their membership, and

government agencies in carrying out their responsibilities. The systems or programs include an assessment regarding the capability of the laboratory to conduct specified testing. However, the

type and degree of rigor of such assessments vary greatly among programs. Entries in this

directory are based on previously published information, and new information provided by

professional/trade organizations that reflect their view of their activities. In the course of compiling

this information, accredited and designated laboratories have reported an inconsistency by some

programs in the application of various portions of their formal assessment criteria and procedures.

No attempt has been made either to confirm or refute such allegations, as auditing was beyond the

scope of this compilation. However, it should be noted that the criteria of some programs are applied on an optional or discretionary basis for certain categories or types of approval,

accreditation experience, fields of testing, or requirements of other organizations that rely on the

laboratory accreditations.

1 The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Guide 25-1990 General Requirementsfor the Competence

of Calibration and Testing Laboratories provides the definition "laboratory: Body that calibrates and/or tests." It further notes: "1) In cases where a laboratory forms part of an organization that carries out other activities besides

calibration and testing, the term 'laboratory' refers only to those parts of that organization that are involved in the

calibration and testing process. 2) As used herein, the term 'laboratory' refers to a body that carries out calibration or

testing at or from a permanent location, at or from a temporary facility, or in or from a mobile facility." 2ISO Guide 2-1986 of the ISO notes that: "The term laboratory accreditation may cover the recognition of both the technical competence and the impartiality of a testing laboratory or only its technical competence. Accreditation is normally awarded following successful laboratory assessment and is followed by appropriate surveillance."

3 ANSI Z34.1-1987 Third-Party Certification Program and its companion ANSI Z34.2-1987 Self-Certification by

Producer or Supplier provides the definition: "Producer. The manufacturer, distributor, supplier or other party

providing the product or service who is responsible for assuring conformity to all requirements of the referenced

standards or specifications." 4ISO Guide 48-1986 Guidelinesfor Third-party Assessment and Registration of a Supplier's Quality System defines an "assessment body" as "Third-party body which assesses and registers the Quality Systems of Suppliers with

respect to published Quality Systems Standards."

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The editor is unaware of any mandatory federal or state government criteria for evaluating private

sector laboratory accreditation/designation programs. In the absence of such criteria, this

information should only be used as one source of information for assessing individual programs.

Parties interested in conformity assessment should also review NIST SP 774 Directory of U.S.

Private Sector Product Certification Programs, which contains information on a number

of closely related programs. Many of these programs are conducted primarily for recognition and

use in government and nongovernment procurement, by federal, state, local, and municipal

regulatory agencies. In addition to organizations whose laboratory accreditation/designation

programs and systems were last reported in NBS-GCR-84-472 Principal Aspects of U.S.

Laboratory Accreditation Systems - Revised 1984, all 132 organizations listed in NIST

SP 774 were contacted. Each organization was sent a letter, questionnaire, a copy of the format to be used for each entry in this directory, a "sample" response page for guidance, along with a postage paid business reply envelope. Few responses were received. Of these, many provided

only product certification program details. One organization, which reported in NIST SP 774 that it "required initial and periodic factory inspection and evaluation of the testing portion of a manufacturer's Q.A. system," returned an unsigned questionnaire with the notation: "We are an independent testing lab. We do not accredit other labs." Rather than indicating a lack of criteria or

capabilities, such responses demonstrate the rapid expansion of commercial laboratories into the

operation of certification programs. This emphasizes the value, if not need, of reviewing NIST SP

774 and other related publications by parties interested in this subject.

The private sector accreditation/designation programs listed in this directory are generally

recognized as third-party programs of professional/trade societies, associations and other

organizations for both products and services (e.g., inspection and certification of installations,

identification of laboratories competent in specific fields of testing, etc.). There are numerous

forms of first-party (producer/supplier) and second-party designation programs, many of which

employ similar criteria.

Directory format

The professional and trade organization entries in this directory are organized in alphabetical order

by organization/title. Appendix I contains several indices, including a product index. A

description of the format used for each entry is contained in Appendix II.

Each entry contains:

• a description of the program;

• the date that the program was initiated;

• the authority under which the program is conducted;

• the fields of testing being accredited or designated, (employing where applicable ASTM

1224-88 Standard Guide for Categorizing Fields of Testing for

Laboratory Accreditation Purposes);

• the products directly or indirectly affected by the testing;

• program requirements;

• availability of related publications; and

• other information.
Programs or systems included within this directory are updated or newly acquired listings based

primarily on the 1984 directory, Principal Aspects of U.S. Laboratory Accreditation

Systems. 5 Appendix III, Reconciliation of Professional/Trade Organization

Accreditation Systems Appearing in NBS GCR 84-472, provides information on

programs listed in that publication which, for one reason or another, are no longer listed or which

have been consolidated into single program entries.

Program Differences

Requirements for private sector professional/trade organization laboratory accreditation/

designation programs vary substantially from one another. The American Association for

Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) programs for providing assurance of the competence of its accredited laboratories for whatever purpose (e.g., governmental regulatory procurement) include a review of documentation on aspects of a laboratory's structure; personnel; equipment; and

facilities; equipment calibration and maintenance procedures; quality control program; record

keeping procedures; availability and use of operational/quality manuals; content and quality of

actual test reports; testing conditions, methods and procedures; and/or sample handling and

selection procedures; on-site inspection of the laboratory's equipment and facilities; and/or the use of a proficiency testing program.6 On the other hand, programs intended to designate laboratories

that primarily test products and equipment for procurement purposes (procurements requiring

product conformity to specified standards and specifications) concentrate on initial reviews and

have fewer program follow-up or monitoring requirements.

Model code body laboratory accreditation and designation programs arise from the adoption of

their codes by state, local, and municipal authorities having jurisdiction. Code officials familiar

with the details and intention of specific code requirements are employed as assessors to review

and evaluate laboratories. The depth of such reviews are based on the laboratory's scope of

operations and the authority's dependence upon test report data to identify products conforming to code requirements and thus acceptable for installation and use. Code body

accreditation/designation programs are an outgrowth of product evaluation and are often

inappropriately assumed to be means of achieving laboratory recognition by governmental

authorities. That is, they are equated with programs such as the U.S. Department of Labor's

Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory

(NRTL) program. In fact, they are more appropriately defined as recommendations. The authority

having jurisdiction to recognize a laboratory relies on the recommendation

(accreditation/designation) of a private sector assessor organization (code body) known to be

familiar with the requirements of the adopted code. Recognition remains the responsibility of the

authority having jurisdiction. Code body laboratory accreditation/designation is another aspect of

the continuing national and international challenge to separate two aspects: determination of

laboratory competence (accreditation) and acceptance of products that conform to a code (product

certification).

5 NBS GCR 84-472 Principal Aspects of U.S. Laboratory Accreditation Systems - Revised 1984, Charles W. Hyer,

Editor, National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

laboratory proficiency testing is defined by ISO Guide 2 as the: "determination of laboratory testing performance

by means of interlaboratory test comparisons."
The following chart summarizes the number of accreditation/designation type programs requiring

each of 16 assessment criteria or procedures:

Requirement

Number of

Programs

with Requirement

1 Submission of Appropriate Documentation 46 02

2 Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) 26 22

3 Financial Stability 17 31

4 On-site Inspection 43 05

5 Staff Qualification Requirements 43 05

6 Adequate Q.A. System 42 06

7 Sample Control/Integrity Requirements 38 10

8 Recordkeeping Requirements 42 06

9 Test Report Content/Format Requirements 42 06

10 Available Operational Manuals/Instructions 41 07

11 Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities 19 29

12 Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities 35 13

13 Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program 14 34

14 Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment 45 03

15 Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements 44 04

16 *Prerequisite Personnel and other Qualifications 01 47

* The American Oil Chemists' Society, Page 29, requires an AOCS approved chemist on full-time

staff for laboratories to apply for accreditation. Other qualifications which can not be quantified

include membership by the laboratory in the association providing accreditation. Many of AOCS's

formal procedures allow for non-member laboratories, such as government laboratories, to be

accredited. However, in reality, all accreditations are held by members.

When reading this chart, a few important anomalies should first be considered.

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Materials

Reference Laboratory (AMRL), Page 23, and the American Society for Testing and Materials

(ASTM) Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL), Page 33, each show two

requirements: "On-Site Inspection" and "Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program." Both

were started (AMRL in 1965, CCRL in 1929) as Research Associate Programs at NIST. Together

they designate some 1000 laboratories that have been evaluated by using standards and test methods in two NIST Letter Circulars 1122 and 1044. Employing two of the sixteen

requirements, these programs are not laboratory accreditation programs. However, they provide

valuable evidence of testing laboratory competence that is used by others that may accredit

laboratories. Since both of these program operations pre-date most testing laboratory accreditation

programs and, for that matter, laboratory accreditation criteria standards, they are often mistakenly

identified as laboratory accreditation programs. With the AMRL and CCRL testing laboratory

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designation program information detailed herein, it is now be possible for interested parties to determine what additional requirements, if any, may be appropriate for accrediting laboratories that

participate in these programs.

By comparing NIST's National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation (NVLAP) listing, contained in

NIST SP 808 Directory of Federal Government Laboratory Accreditation!

Designation Programs with the chart, the nature and extent of each of the NIST LAP's may be

clarified.

Reports on laboratory designations made by independent testing laboratories that operate thirdparty certification programs indicate that "independence (no-conflict-of-interest)" is a requirement.

Yet these reports also include the accreditation of laboratories of participating manufacturers when

such laboratories are needed to perform the in-house quality assurance testing required for

certification.

Other anomalies occur in the categories: "Periodic Random Reaudit," which may be limited by

such realities as national security clearance requirements; and "Participation in Proficiency

Testing," when such a requirement may be applicable to only certain types of accreditations or to only limited types of testing within the scope of the accreditation.

It is interesting to note from the chart on Page 4 how few (14 of 48) private sector programs

include proficiency testing. Yet proficiency testing is widely accepted as an excellent means of

monitoring conformity between reassessment periods (on-site inspections).

acceptance of accreditation program results by

Federal, State, Local, and Municipal Government Agencies

The accreditation decisions made by some private sector laboratory accreditation programs can

influence the outcome of applications for laboratory accreditation received by federal, state, local

and municipal governments. A few are even mentioned by name under the category "Other

Recognition," listed in each entry. However, until there is some formal uniform governmental

procedure for the recognition of private sector testing laboratory accreditation programs,

government recognition of private sector programs will continue to be sporadic at best. Formal

recognition presents three major challenges:

1. The need for using independent third-party private sector accreditation

programs must be justified if an alternative national government system (such as NIST's

NVLAP) is available at a comparable fee:

2. Mutual recognition is needed among comparable programs to prevent

needless, costly duplication. This raises the problem of how private sector programs

(which depend upon participating laboratory fees for existence) can remain financially

viable if mutual recognitions among programs occur;

3. Most private sector testing laboratory accreditation efforts are subtasks,

undertaken as part of the operation of product certification programs. Certification

programs need to identify not only laboratories competent to test, but also laboratories that

will provide virtually identical test results — given the competition among participating

producers. The need for such assurances may cause recognition of multiple accreditation

programs by certification programs to be financially unviable.
Directory Changes

Private sector professional and trade organizations are encouraged to notify NIST of any changes

in their laboratory accreditation programs or of new programs. Such information should be sent

to:

Standards Code and Information Program

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Administration Building, Room A629

Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(301)975-4031

Other references

The Standards Code and Information Program of the National Institute of Standards and

Technology (NIST) periodically develops and publishes standards-related documents, such as this

one, as a service to producers and users of standards, both in government and in the private sector. The report NISTIR 4576 Laboratory Accreditation in the United States (a sequel to NBSIR 87-3577 The ABC's of Standards-Related Activities in the United States, and

NBSIR 88-3821, The ABC's of Certification Activities in the United States) are designed to provide the reader with additional information on testing laboratory accreditation. It is an introduction to laboratory accreditation for those not fully familiar with the subject, or its many

recently developed criteria. Interested readers are also encouraged to review NIST SP 808

Directory of Federal Government Laboratory Accreditation/Designation Programs.

This publication provides updated information on federal government laboratory accreditation and

similar type programs conducted by the federal government. This report, NIST SP 808, and its companion volume NIST SP 815 Directory of State and Local Government Laboratory!

Designation Programs complete NIST's laboratory accreditation directory trilogy.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Telex:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Air movement and Control association (AMCA)

30 West University Drive

Arlington Heights, IL 60004

708-394-0150

708-253-0088

27 0650 MACA ARHT

1963.

To develop accurate and reliable testing procedures, to serve as a communications center on all matters related to the air movement and

control industry, and to compile information of use to the industry.

Acoustic/vibration measurement, construction materials, electrical,

mechanical, and thermal.

Centrifugal fans, propeller fans, axial fans, power roof ventilators, ceiling

ventilators, evaporative coolers, louvers, dampers and shutters, air

curtains, ceiling fans.

AMCA Standards and Referenced Test Methods available from AMCA.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation of Testing Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation

Terminology:

Registered Laboratories.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'I Recognition/

Agreements:

Voluntary for approval of laboratories, but approved laboratories must

participate in the program.

The association bylaws and program approval represents authority.

There is a fee to participate, which is determined by AMCA. A fee

schedule is available from AMCA.

Every 3 years or sooner if a need is indicated.

Since AMCA maintains a complete laboratory facility, the assessors are

qualified experienced engineering staff.

None.

Appeals are made through the technical staff operations.

AMCA Standards - Program Descriptions.

None.

Thirty-five (35) domestic and four (4) foreign as of January 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Product Directory includes a Registered Laboratories list.

Manufacturers in eighteen (18) foreign countries are members of AMCA.

Other Recognition: None.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Architectural Manufacturers

association (aama)

1540 E. Dundee Road, Suite 310

Palatine, IL 60067

708-202-1350

708-202-1480

1979.

Establishes an organized method for a testing agency to use in evaluating

fenestration products, their components, finishes, and assembly into the

final product.

Construction materials, mechanical, and thermal.

Plumbing, carpentry, tile assemblies, miscellaneous trade work, building

assemblies.

AAMA's Standards and Engineering Design Rules with all referenced

federal and voluntary standards, specifications, and testing procedures

approved by the governing Certification Committee.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability ______

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation

Terminology:

Approved Laboratories.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Mandatory for certification testing.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA).

The fee to participate is set by the AAMA and a fee schedule can be

obtained from AAMA.

Re-qualification cycle is 2 years. Laboratories must attend laboratory

meetings at Annual Convention to remain accredited.

The AAMA Committee assesses the laboratories.

No formal program is presently employed.

Appeals may be made to AAMA Certification Policy Committee, in

writing, within 30 days of denial. Hearings are held before AAMA

Certification Policy Committee at regularly scheduled meetings of this

Committee.

Certified Product Directory, Program Procedural Guides, etc. AAMA.

Fourteen (14) as of May 1991.

Open to all U.S. testing laboratories.

List of AAMA Approved Laboratories.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Association for Laboratory

accreditation (a2la)

656 Quince Orchard Road #304

Gaithersburg, MD 20878-1409

301-670-1377

301-869-1495

1978.

To recognize the competence of all types of laboratories. To register

quality systems of environmental reference materials suppliers and certify

such materials.

Acoustics/vibration, biological, chemical, construction materials,

electrical, geotechnical, mechanical, medical, metrology, nondestructive,

optics and photometry, and thermal per ASTM El 224 and

"environmental."

Construction materials, automotive parts and materials, environment,

fasteners, food, drugs, etc. Often the product is not known when users

accept A2LA accreditation.

Definitions based on ISO/IEC Guide 2; national and international

voluntary and governmental standards, protocols, and test methods

appropriate to the fields of testing; documented company methods

available to the public.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other: ASTM E548, ISO/IEC Guides 25 and 38

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies; ISO/IEC Guide

25, General requirements for the competence of calibration and testing

laboratories; and ISO/TEC Guide 38, General Requirements for the

Acceptance ofTesting Laboratories.

Referenced from ISO/IEC Guide 2, Accredited Laboratory: Testing

Laboratory to Which Accreditation has been Granted.

Accreditation is usually voluntary, but may become mandatory through

recognition/adoption of A2LA's program by authorities having

jurisdiction.

The organization's bylaws, official adoptions, or other actions which

authorize the organization to conduct a laboratory accreditation or

designation system.

The basic fee plus an estimated additional fee for assessor cost; fees and

costs increase with expansion of the scope of accreditation, number of

laboratory sites, etc.

Accreditation is continuous. An annual review and a reassessment every 2

years is required.

Board of Directors determines qualifications of assessors and has

designated 38 qualified as of January 1, 1991.

Proficiency tests are required where feasible. Over 85 percent of

accredited laboratories are involved in such programs.

First appeal to Accreditation Council for reconsideration; second appeal

may be made to the Board of Directors.

Annual Directory of Accredited Laboratories is available for a fee; a newsletter is published for members; and application packages, which

vary by field of testing, are available for a fee which is credited to the

application fee. A2LA Logo may be used by accredited laboratories in advertising and on

reports if data are from test methods within accreditation scope.

Two hundred sixty-five (265) as of January 1, 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Directory ofAccredited Laboratories, published at least yearly, is available

from A2LA, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the Information

Handling Service.

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Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutual recognition of

laboratories between the Hong Kong government (HOKLAS) and A2LA

is based on ISO/EEC Guide 54, Testing Laboratory Accreditation Systems

- General Recommendations for the Acceptance ofAccreditation Bodies;

and ISO/IEC Guide 55, Testing Laboratory Accreditation Systems - General Recommendations for Operation. Similar MOU's have been

signed with NATA, Australia and TELARC, New Zealand.

"Environmental" accreditations are recognized by the States of Kansas,

New Mexico, and Washington and U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency Regions IV and VI. "Construction materials testing"

accreditations are recognized in Harris County, Dallas, Texas, and New

York City governmental bodies. General Motors recognizes all A2LA

accreditations. Other recognitions on file.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Association for the Accreditation of

Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)

9650 Rockville Pike

Bethesda,MD 20814

301-564-5111

301-564-5643

1965.

A system for the accreditation of laboratory animal care facilities and

programs concerned with: encouraging high standards for the care and

use of laboratory animals, including appropriate veterinary care; controlling variables that might adversely affect animal research; and

protecting the health of animal research workers.

Biological testing.

Drugs, medicines, veterinary and medical products.

Uses the Guidefor the Care and Use ofLaboratory Animals, Department

of Health and Human Services (HHS) Publication (NIH) 78-23, 1978,

and subsequent revisions as its primary standard for evaluating laboratory

animal care facilities and programs. Numerous other references and

information are employed.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements _x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

None.

Accredited Animal Laboratories.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Voluntary.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Bylaws of the AAALAC.

There is a fee to participate. Fees are set by the AAALAC Council, and

fee schedules can be obtained from the Council.

An annual report is required from each accredited institution, site revisits to accredited facilities are conducted every 3 years. The site visit and

report evaluation process is essentially the same as for new applicants.

Professionally trained voluntary and consulting personnel from the

biomedical research community are used.

None.

Appeals are through Council to the Board of Trustees.

Applications; brochure on Objectives, Organization, History,

Accreditation Procedure, Standards, Laboratory Animal Care FacilityDefinition, Financing, Questions and Answers; Guide for the Care and

Use of Laboratory Animals', and periodic reports, including lists of

accredited laboratories by group classification.

None.

Five hundred forty (540) as of January 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Directory ofAccredited Laboratories.

None.

Recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Public

Health Service of (HHS).

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)

Inspection and accreditation Program (I&A)

1 1 17 North 19th Street, Suite 600

Arlington, VA 22209-1742

703-528-8200

703-527-8036

1947.

Strives to improve the quality and safety of transfusions through the

inspecting and accrediting of facilities, and assists medical directors of

blood banks and transfusion services in determining whether methods,

procedures, and personnel meet established AABB standards.

Biological and medical.

Human blood and its components.

AABB's Essentials standards for education programs, the self-study

process and peer evaluation developed by the program, faculty and

evaluation of the program by the AABB's Committee on Education (CE)

Subcommittee on Accreditation (SOA), a site survey, recommendations

based on self-study and on-site review.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) _____

Financial Stability _____

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Faculties and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accredited Blood Bank (Laboratory-Facility).

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Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Voluntary; however, a number of states accept AABB inspections as equivalent to state inspections for licensing requirements.

AABB.

There is a fee to participate for non-AABB facilities, but no fees are imposed on AABB members.

Yearly assessment, more often if necessary.

Blood bank professionals serve as inspectors.

None required, but participation in special proficiency testing programs of

the College of American Pathologists is encouraged.

Appeals procedures are in accordance with Bylaws of AABB and I&A

Procedures - Blood Bank Weekly.

Program requirements and detailed information, such as Site-Surveyor's

Manual and Blood Bank Weekly.

None.

Two thousand four hundred (2400) as of June 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Membership Directory.

Recognized in forty-four (44) foreign countries.

Other Recognition: Recognized by the Food and Drug Administration.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE

Administration (AAMVA)

4200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600

Arlington, VA 22203

703-522-4200

703-522-1553

Program for voluntary laboratory accreditation developed in 1970, first implemented in 1971. Equipment certification program established in

1966.

Program is for the certification of equipment for motor vehicles for safety, as required by one or more of the jurisdictions delegating authority to AAMVA. Laboratory accreditation is based on the laboratory's capability

to test to the requirements of protocols covering the equipment.

Acoustic/vibration, chemical, electrical, mechanical, and optics and

photometry.

Motor vehicle safety equipment, such as: lighting equipment; auxiliary

lighting equipment; special vehicle equipment; motor cycle and bicycle

equipment; safety equipment from air conditioning units; hoses; sun

screening devices; brake fluids; safety glass; and trailer hitches.

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) of the National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Standards and

Recommended Practices of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE);

Standards and test methods of the ASTM; other national voluntary and

state requirements applicable to certifications; and Canadian province

requirements.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accredited (Approved) Motor Vehicle Safety Equipment

Testing Laboratories.

Voluntary as to participation by the laboratory; however, equipment

requiring certification must be tested and test report provided from an AAMVA accredited laboratory.

The Equipment Certification Program is based on agreement from the

participating states and Canadian provinces delegating authority for

certification of safety equipment to AAMVA. Laboratory accreditation

stems from administrative procedures established by AAMVA to accomplish the task.

There is a fee to participate. The fees are set by the AAMVA.

Application document must remain current. On-site, 2 year inspection

cycle.

Professional staff or outside consultants to Director, Safety Equipment

Services.

None.

Informal appeals procedures include Board of AAMVA.

Manufacturers' Guide, lists requirements for equipment certification and

the names of accredited laboratories. Certified Vehicle Devices

Handbook, lists the products which have been certified by AAMVA.

None.

Seventy-five (75) as of June 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

AAMVA Approved Laboratories Directory.

Agreement as "Agent" for most states and provinces of Canada.

AAMVA is an agent for state and Canadian province approvals of safety

equipment.

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nist UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Gaitl lersburg, Maryland 20899

The enclosed NIST SP 831, Directory of Professional/Trade

Organization Laboratory Accreditation/Designation Programs , has

been found to contain an error, as follows:

PAGE ITEM CORRECTION

21 Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization

Delete "National Institute

of Standards and

Technology (NIST) 11 from

this item.

PLEASE NOTE THIS CORRECTION

Copies of this publication can be obtained from the

Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402, stock # 003-003-03144-5, $7.50 ea.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Association of State Highway and

Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

Accreditation Program (AAP) and

National Institute of Standards

and Technology (NIST)

444 N. Capital Street, N.W., Suite 225

Washington, DC 20001

202-624-5800

202-624-5806

1988.

Provides a mechanism for formally recognizing the competency of a

testing laboratory to perform specific tests on asphalt cements, cut-back

asphalts, emulsified asphalts, soils, aggregates, bituminous concretes,

and portland cement concrete.

Construction materials.

Asphalt cements, cut-back asphalts, emulsified asphalts, soils,

aggregates, bituminous concretes, and portland cement concrete.

AAP Procedures Manual can be obtained from AASHTO.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) _x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements _k

Recordkeeping Requirements __x Test Report Content/Format Requirements __x_ Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities _x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program ___x Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'I Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation of Testing Laboratories and Inspection Bodies; ISO/IEC Guide

25, General Requirements for the Technical Competence of Testing

Laboratories', and ASTM E994, Standard Guide for Laboratory

Accreditation Systems.

Accredited Laboratories.

Voluntary.

Association bylaws.

Fees for AASHTO (AMRL) services plus annual administrative fee. Fees

for CCRL services paid directly to Cement and Concrete Reference

Laboratory (CCRL)/NIST by laboratory.

Annually and after each on-site inspection.

Routine on-site inspections of CCRL and AMRL. AMRL provides

technical support to AAP in assessing laboratory performance.

Appropriate CCRL and AMRL programs.

Two level appeal procedures described in AAP Procedures Manual.

None.

None.

Seventy-four (74) as of March 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

AAP Directory ofAccredited Laboratories (issued quarterly).

None.

Arizona DOT, New Jersey DOT, Arkansas DOT, Nevada DOT, and

Virginia DOT.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Association of State Highway

and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

Materials Reference Laboratory (AMRL) and

National Institute of Standards

and Technology (NIST)

Bldg. 226, Room A365

Gaithersburg, MD 20899

301-975-6704

301-330-1956

1965 as Research Associate Program at NIST.

The four primary functions of the AMRL are: (1) conducting on-site

inspections of apparatus and procedures used in the testing of aggregates,

soils and bituminous materials; (2) distributing proficiency testing

samples; (3) studying testing problems; and (4) participating in the work

of technical committees. AMRL does not accredit laboratories, but its onsite inspection and proficiency sample programs are used by organizations

that do accredit.

Construction materials.

Aggregates, soils, bituminous materials.

NIST Letter Circular 1122 is a published list of standards/test methods for

which laboratories may be evaluated.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements _____

Test Report Content/Format Requirements _____

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x Adequacy of Faculties and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM D3666,

Standard Practicefor Evaluation ofInspection and Testing Agencies for

Bituminous Pavement Materials; ASTM D4561, Standard Practice for

Quality Control Systems for an Inspection and Testing Agency for

Bituminous Pavement Materials; and ASTM D3740, Standard Practicefor

Evaluation ofAgencies Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Soil

and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction.

None.

Voluntary.

None.

There is a fee to participate which is set by AASHTO Subcommittee on

Materials. A fee schedule is available from AASHTO.

None.

AMRL Laboratory Inspectors.

AMRL Proficiency Sample Program.

None.

NIST Letter Circular 1131, The Proficiency Sample Program of the

AMRL.

None, but the acronym AMRL is widely referenced.

Three hundred (300) designated as of May 1991.

Evaluation is available to all laboratories, foreign and domestic. Also

available to all federal, state, and local government labs, independent labs,

material producer labs, and laboratories of educational organizations.

None.

None.

Other Recognition: Broadly recognized throughout the United States.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)

345 White Pond Drive

P.O. Box 8390

Akron, OH 44320

216-873-2442

216-873-1642

1973.

Accreditation of industrial hygiene laboratories and single-analyst asbestos

laboratories through multi-divisional industrial hygiene (IH)/

Environmental/Materials characterization laboratories and the maintenance

of accredited status of laboratories through continued demonstration of

competence and performance.

Biological, chemical, and mechanical.

Water, air, components of the environment, air filters, and industrial

hygiene equipment.

Standards prescribed by the Accreditation Committee. Test procedures

normally employed are referenced by the National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Health and Human

Services (NIOSH/HHS).

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability ___

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x_

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: AIHA procedures are requirements comparable to those contained in

ASTM E548-84, Standard Practicefor Preparation of Criteria for Use in

the Evaluation of Testing Laboratories and Inspection Bodies. ISO

Guides 54 and 55 are also employed.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Accredited Industrial Hygiene Laboratories.

Voluntary.

The Board of Directors of the American Industrial Hygiene Association

(AIHA) and the appointed Laboratory Accreditation Committee.

There is a fee to participate and a proficiency testing fee. The fees are set by the Laboratory Accreditation Committee, and fee schedules can be

obtained from the Committee.

Site visits will generally take place every 3 years, unless additional site visits are deemed necessary by the Committee.

Personnel, judged competent through training and experience in industrial

hygiene, will conduct site visits on behalf of the Laboratory Accreditation

Committee.

The Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) program administered by

AIHA, with statistical analysis done by NIOSH, is a mandatory part of the

laboratory accreditation program.

Appeals are to the Laboratory Accreditation Committee and the AIHA

Board of Directors.

Criteria documentation, applications, etc. Newsletter for the accredited

laboratories entitled, Accreditation News and Notes. The American

Industrial Hygiene Journal carries official news.

None.

Three hundred sixty (360) as of October 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Directory of Accredited Laboratories.

Laboratories accredited in Canada, Spain, Japan, and Philippines. Other

foreign have indicated interest.

Some state and local governments may require or recommend AIHA

approval or PAT Proficiency Test Use.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Telex:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Institute of Steel

Construction, Inc.(AISC)

One East Wacker Drive, Suite 3100

Chicago, IL 60601-2001

312-670-2400

312-670-5403

910-350-6816

1921.

System to certify that a structural steel fabricating plant has the personnel,

organization, experience, procedures, knowledge, equipment capability

and commitment to produce fabricated steel and metal building systems of

the required quality for a given category.

Chemical, construction materials, and mechanical.

Conventional steel structures, complex steel building structures, major

steel bridges, and metal building systems.

Standards, procedures, test/inspection methods of the American Institute

of Steel Construction (AISC), with referenced standards and

test/inspection methods, as appropriate, for the three levels of steel

fabrication.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability _____

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Certified Laboratories

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Voluntary.

Bylaws and procedures of the American Institute of Steel Construction

(AISC).

There is a fee to participate, which is set by AISC. The fee schedule can

be obtained from AISC.

Accreditation is reissued annually.

All assessors are professionally trained, experienced personnel chosen by

the accrediting agency (AISC).

None.

Appeals may be made through the Board of Arbitrators. The board will

review evidence and make a final decision.

Description of Program, Application Instructions, Inspection - Evaluation

Check Lists and Scoring Procedure for Categories I, H, in, and MB.

None

Two hundred forty-seven (247) as of April 1991.

Available to foreign and domestic steel fabricators and metal building

manufacturers.

AISC Register of Certified Plants is available.

None.

AASHTO, Building Officials and Code Administrators International

(BOCA), state departments of transportation, building owners, architects

and engineers. Various state, city, and local building departments.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Telex:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS)

Certified Laboratory Program

P.O. Box 3489

Champaign, IL 61821-0489

217-359-2344

217-351-8091

404472 OIL CHEM CHN

1985.

To provide accredited laboratories for the referee analysis of soybean meal

required by the National Soybean Processors Association (NSPA), and

other categories of analysis.

Chemical and metrology.

Oils, other lipids, and associated substances

Methods of analysis for Smalley check samples - AOCS and referenced

procedures.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: In order to qualify as a Certified Laboratory, the laboratory must have an AOCS approved chemist on staff full time.

Accreditation

Terminology

Certified Laboratories.

Compliance

Conformance:

Voluntary.

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Authority: Bylaws of AOCS and certification proceduresFees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

There is a fee to participate, which is set by AOCS.

The approved chemist must participate and perform satisfactorily each year

in at least the Smalley series on soybean meal testing. In addition, each

year the laboratory receives 12 "blind" check samples.

The Examination Board consisting of five (5) active members.

The certified laboratory must submit satisfactory results for eight (8) of

each twelve (12) blind samples received annually.

An appeal process is available to the decertified lab and the lab may apply

for certification again, provided all the appropriate criteria are met.

Combination check lists/application forms for two related programs -

approved chemist and certified laboratory. A list of the approved

chemists, along with the categories for which they are approved, is updated and published each year in the AOCS Membership Directory and

the AOCS Book of Official Methods.

None.

Sixty-three (63) as of August 1991.

Accreditation available to all labs, foreign and domestic.

A list of certified labs is updated and published each year in the same

manner as the Approved Chemist List.

None.

Listings appear in the National Soybean Processors' Association Rule

Book, National Cottonseed Products Association Rule Book, American

Soybean Association Rule Book, etc. The National Cottonseed Products

Association and the National Soybean Producers Association publish

listings of laboratories.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Test monitoring Center (TMC)

4400 Fifth Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-268-3315

1973.

To establish, maintain and operate a reference oil calibration system for

assuring that lubricating oil engine test procedures published by ASTM

and under the jurisdiction of Committee D02.B are conducted correctly.

Chemical and mechanical.

Petroleum refinery products.

Certain lubricating oil engine test procedures published by ASTM as requested by Committee D02.B.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation of Testing Laboratories and Inspection Bodies. The capability

of a laboratory to meet the reference oil proficiency testing requirements is the basic criteria, with physical, human and quality systems resources judged as a function of the reference oil tests.

Accreditation

Terminology

Calibrated Laboratory.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Voluntary as to laboratory participation. However, for the acceptance of

certain data concerning oil products by U.S. military, etc., laboratory

participation is required.

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) bylaws, Committee

D-2 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants, Subcommittee B, Lubrication.

Approval fees charged per reference calibration oil test, with a fixed

individual reference oil charge per gallon.

TMC monitors individual laboratory reference test severity; works with

laboratories to control severity shifts; reports to Tech B test severity trends

using summarizing industrywide data; and continues to improve operating

procedures, practices, and rating methods to reduce variation in

performance among testing laboratories.

The experienced, trained staff of the TMC provides all assessment

services.

The entire program is based on reference sampling.

Appeal process employs ASTM bylaws.

TMC program literature and ASTM Engine Test publications.

None.

Twenty (20) calibrated labs as of April 1991.

Program currently certifies laboratories in Europe, South America and

North America.

List of TMC Calibrated Reference Laboratories.

Int'l Recognition/ None.

Agreements:

Other Recognition: None.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

and National Institute of Standards

and Technology (NIST)

Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL)

Building 226, Room A365

Gaithersburg, MD 20899

301-975-6704

301-330-1956

1929 as Research Associate Program at NIST.

The four primary functions of the CCRL are: (1) conducting on-site

inspections of apparatus and procedures used in the testing of cement,

concrete, aggregates, reinforcing steel and pozzolans; (2) distributing

proficiency test samples; (3) studying testing problems; and (4)

participating in the work of technical committees. CCRL does not accredit

laboratories, but its on-site inspection and proficiency sample programs

are used by laboratory accreditation organizations.

Construction materials.

Cement, concrete, aggregates, reinforcing steel and pozzolans.

NIST Letter Circular 1044 is a published list of standards/test methods

for which laboratories may be evaluated.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM C1077,

Standard Practicefor Laboratories Testing Concrete Aggregatesfor Use in Construction and Criteriafor Laboratory Evaluation.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

None.

None.

None.

There is a fee to participate. A fee schedule may be obtained from CCRL.

None.

CCRL laboratory inspectors.

CCRL Proficiency Sample Program.

None.

NIST Letter Circular 1 133.

None, but acronym CCRL widely used.

Seven hundred (700) as of May 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic. *Laboratory Inspection

Program available only in Mexico and Canada.

List of concrete testing laboratories.

None.

Other Recognition: Broadly recognized through the United States.

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(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Telex:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

345 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017

212-705-7822

212-705-7674

710-581-5267

1977.

Implements the activities pertaining to the American Society of Mechanical

Engineers Safety and Pollution Prevention Equipment (ASME SPPE)

Accreditation Program for products used in offshore oil and gas

operations, using the American National Standards Institute (ANSI/ASME

SPPE-2), Standardfor Testing Laboratory Accreditation.

Biological, chemical, electrical, mechanical, metrology, and thermal.

Surface underwater and subsurface safety valves and related components

and equipment.

Currently API Spec. 14A, Specification for Subsurface Safety Valves;

and API Spec 14D, Specification for Wellhead Surface Safety Valves for

Offshore Service. May later include sensors (pressure, level,

temperature), detectors (gas, flame, H2S), valves (emergency shutdown,

relief, flow safety, shutdown, blowdown), blowout prevents, drill-stringsafety valves, kelly cocks, degassers, mud-pit-level indicators, mudreturn indicators, with appropriate specifications and standards.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accepted Authorized Testing Laboratories.

Voluntary.

Constitution, Bylaws and Rules of the American Society of Mechanical

Engineers (ASME) and procedures of the ASME Committee for Safety

and Pollution Prevention Equipment, oversight by the ASME Board of

Safety Codes and Standards (BSCS).

All expenses, fees and administrative charges related to the assessment.

Because of variables involved in each assessment, it is impossible to project charges.

Initial, periodic, unannounced audit and re-examinations; three (3) year

cycle for audits.

Technically qualified team of staff and consultants specialist to ASME.

None.

Due process appeals incorporated in referenced program details.

Accreditation Procedures, The American Society ofMechanical Engineers

Committee for Safety and Pollution Prevention Equipment Used in

Offshore Oil and Gas Operations, ANSI/ASME SPPE-2.

None.

Nine (9) as of January 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

ASME Accepted Authorized Testing Laboratories for Safety and Safety

Relief Valves.

No formal agreements have been publicly announced.

System is recognized by the U.S. Department of Interior/Minerals

Management Service and U.S. Coast Guard/Department of Transportation.

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(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

American Wood Preservers Bureau (AWPB)

P.O. Box 5283

Springfield, VA 22150

703-339-6660

703-339-6711

1971.

Evaluation and accreditation of wood preservation testing/inspection

agencies with on-going quality control of that portion of the product that

will carry AWPB - quality certification mark.

Chemical, construction materials, and mechanical.

Pressure preserved lumber, pressure preserved plywood, pressure

preserved pilings.

American Wood Preservers Association (AWPA) standards, referenced

test methods of such voluntary consensus development societies as American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), with additional

quality control methods and sampling plans of the AWPA.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability x

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation

Terminology

Certified Inspection Agency.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Voluntary as to AWPB program, but mandatory for Housing and Urban

Development (HUD) acceptance.

Bylaws of the AWPB.

Accredited laboratories pay the actual costs of accreditation. No advance

estimates of individual organizational costs provided.

The use of samples and the continuing review of preserver locations

provide an ongoing accreditation method.

Assessors are staff personnel of AWPB experienced in the

testing/inspection of wood preservation organizations and averaging 15

years of field experience.

The required use of the AWPB laboratory for x-ray spectroscopy quality

proof testing is similar to an ongoing proficiency requirement.

Through administration to AWPB Board.

Program description, Certification Program Directory.

None.

Twelve (12) as of June 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

AWPB Qualified Treating Plants Directory includes accredited inspection

agency list.

U.S. accredited inspection agencies; also serves wood preserver plants in Canada.

Recognized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development

(HUD), Naval Facilities Command, and many state and local government

agencies.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Associated Laboratories, Inc. (ALI)

P.O. Box 15705

1323 Wall Street Dallas, TX 75215

214-565-0593

214-565-1094

1966.

Accreditation of manufacturers' laboratories for quality control testing and

accreditation of commercial laboratories to conduct required initial and

periodic testing as part of ALI-sponsored, administered or operated third

party certification programs.

Chemical and construction materials.

Aluminum, woods, vinyl windows and doors, insulated glass and carpet.

Uses AAMA/ANSI, ANSI, ASTM, NWMA/ANSI, ASTM and HUD

standards test methods and specifications, as well as any others referenced

in these documents.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x Financial Stability _____

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation

Terminology:

Accredited Laboratories.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Voluntary.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'I Recognition/

Agreements:

Bylaws and procedures of each specific certification program.

No fees for participating laboratories.

Renewals are made in accordance with program procedures from annual to biennial cycles.

Qualified staff of Associated Laboratories.

None. However, appropriate round-robin procedures may be employed

for commercial laboratories.

Appeals are made per procedures contained in each program and ANSI

Certification Program Accreditation Appeal System.

Documentation available on each certification program.

None.

Eighteen (18) as of June 1991.

Open to all U.S. testing laboratories and foreign private laboratories.

Laboratory lists contained in each certification program directory.

None.

Other Recognition: Certification Programs are recognized by HUD.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS (AAR)

50 F Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20001

202-639-2100

202-639-5546

1934 Merger.

The evaluation and acceptance of laboratories that may test compliance of

various mechanical devices, components and parts covered (i.e., running

boards, air brake control valves, cylinders and yokes, etc.) under the

product certification activity of the Association of American Railroads.

Acoustic/vibration measurement, chemical, mechanical, nondestructive.

Cast, forged, welded or pressed metal components, safety equipment,

lighting.

Standards of the AAR, including referenced standards, test and inspection

methods and related procedures.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability _____

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation Acceptable Testing Laboratories.

Terminology:

Compliance Voluntary.

Conformance:

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Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

AAR product certification programs.

None.

Accreditation is reviewed based on results of each compliance report.

Professional staff of AAR.

None.

Appeals may be made to the product certification program executive

board.

Standards, Certification Program Procedures, and Directory.

None.

Approximately forty (40) as of June 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Product Certification Directory only.

None.

Recognized by Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad

Administration.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Board of Accreditation of Concrete Testing

Laboratories, Inc. (BACTL) of North Carolina

c/o Westinghouse Environmental Geotechnical Company

3109 Spring Forest Road

Raleigh, NC 27604

919-872-2660

1977.

To accredit concrete testing laboratories that meet the requirements of the

Board in any one of three levels and to further upgrade the professional

approach to testing of concrete.

Chemical, construction materials, mechanical.

Cement and concrete building constructions and products, including

foundations.

The standards adopted by BACTL; other referenced standards, test procedures, and specifications, primarily those of ASTM.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accredited Concrete Testing Laboratories.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Voluntary.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

BACTL Bylaws and program procedures.

There is a fee to participate. Fees are set by BACTL.

Annual information review.

ASTM, NIST/CCRL, and BACTL committee members.

Participation in ASTM and NIST/CCRL program employed.

Procedures of BACTL.

Annual Report providing the list of accredited laboratories.

BACTL Acronym is used to identify participants.

Eighteen ( 1 8) as of June 1 99 1

.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Annual Report providing the list of accredited laboratories.

None.

Recognized in North Carolina on state, local and municipal levels.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Building Officials & Code Administrations (Boca)

International

4051 W. Flossmoor Road

Country Club Hills, IL 60478

312-799-2300

1978.

To provide a list of testing laboratories which have been investigated and

found to have the necessary equipment and personnel to perform testing in

accordance with the applicable standards listed in the BOCA Basic Codes.

Chemical, construction materials, electrical, mechanical, nondestructive,

and thermal.

Over 480 products, including: adhesives; air supported structures;

automatic sliding doors; building system design; damper and door

equipment and devices; decking - floor and roof; ducts; elevator doors and

entrances; exterior doorways; exterior finishes; chimneys and fireplaces;

factory-built houses; fasteners and fastening devices; fire communication

systems; fire detection systems; fire doors; fire-resistive materials and

systems; fire retardant treatment of lumber, foundation systems; gas logs;

glass; HVAC systems and equipment; insulation; interior finishes; joists

and beams - steel and wood; lumber grading; masonry and mortar - concrete; metal buildings and systems; plastics; plumbing materials,

devices and systems; plumbing fixtures; roofing systems; sandwich

panels (composite panels); sheathing systems; skylights; smoke and heat

venting systems; swimming pools; columns - steel and wood; truss systems; unvented heating appliances; waterproofing membranes; and

manufactured homes.

The applicable codes and standards within the BOCA Basic Codes, which

apply to testing and/or inspection form the basis for accreditation (listing).

Many of the referenced standards are voluntary consensus documents,

i.e., National Electrical Code promulgated by the National Fire Protection

Association (NFPA).

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

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Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'I Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Listed Testing Laboratories.

Voluntary, until adopted by authority having jurisdiction.

BOCA International Inc. bylaws.

Fees are in accordance with the current BOCA Evaluation Procedures

Manual and are intended to assure a self-sustaining program.

Biennially, or sooner if code changes affect accreditation.

Professional staff - registered architects and engineers.

None.

There is a specified appeals procedure outlined in the listing procedures.

Program Procedures, Fee Schedule, and Quarterly Directory of Products

and Services.

None.

Approximately twenty-five (25) as of May 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Directory ofReports on Products and Services.

None.

Many of the state and local governments adopt the BOCA International

Building Code list of testing laboratories.

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(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Cellulose Industry Standards Enforcement

Program (CISEP)

1315 Talbot Tower

Dayton, OH 45402

513-222-1024

513-222-5749

1983.

Document continuing compliance by participating manufacturers with

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) C-739 and Federal

Trade Commission (FTC) R-value rule (16 CFR Part 460).

Construction materials.

Loose-fill cellulose building thermal insulation.

American Society for Testing and Materials (C-739); and Consumer

Products Safety Commission (16 CFR Part 1209).

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other: Laboratory must be NVLAP Accredited x

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Designated Independent Laboratory.

Mandatory National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program

(NVLAP/NIST) certification for all ASTM C-739 procedures.

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Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

CISEP Bylaws. CISEP Code of Regulations.

None.

Accreditation remains effective until revoked by the CISEP Board of

Directors.

NVLAP and CISEP Board of Directors assess the laboratories.

Monthly sample acquisition and testing is part of CISEP monitoring.

No formal appeal procedure.

Cellulose Industry Standards Enforcement Program - Code of

Regulations, April 1988.

None.

One (1) as of June 1991.

Single designated laboratory.

None.

None.

At present CISEP uses a single designated laboratory - Underwriters

Laboratories.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Laboratory accreditation Program

325 Waukegan Road

Northfield, IL 60093-2750

708-446-8800

708-446-8807

1962.

Inspects and accredits hospital and independent medical laboratories

through its commission on laboratory accreditation. Through its proficiency testing sample program, monitors continuing performance of

its accredited participants.

Biological, chemical, and metrology.

Medicines (Human).

The College of American Pathologists' Standards for Accreditation of

Medical Laboratories, including detailed checklist.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation

Terminology

Accredited Laboratories.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

The program is a voluntary educational peer review program.

Accreditation by the College is accepted in lieu of federal licensure for

compliance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1967, Joint

Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH) inspection of the

laboratory, and inspection to maintain state licensure in some states. While not mandatory for operation, many of these approvals are necessary

for laboratories seeking federal payments for services rendered under

federal programs.

College of American Pathologists' Board of Governors.

Fees are per test category. Most participants request 5-8 test categories.

Biennial on-site inspection with mandatory interim year self-inspection

and continued proficiency testing enrollment required.

Team of assessors is always led by a pathologist with appropriate support

personnel of his choosing.

An essential element of the program; participation is mandatory.

Appeal is through Commission on Laboratory Accreditation.

Standards for Accreditation of Medical Laboratories; Inspection

Checklists; also various guidelines on quality control, safety, and

personnel.

CAP logo is used to identify the origin of CAP services. Common law

restrictions.

More than three thousand (3,000) as of August 1991.

Accreditation available to all labs, foreign and domestic.

Directory ofAccredited Laboratories.

Some Canadian and U.S. Territory participation.

Other Recognition: None.

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(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Corporation for Open Systems International (COS)

Test Laboratory Accreditation for COS

Mark Program

1750 Old Meadow Road, Suite 400

McLean, VA 22102-4306

703-883-2873

703-848-4572

1988.

Accreditation of First Party Test Centers for conformance testing of

computer and communications interoperability products that meet COS

requirements for COS Mark Program of product certification.

Electrical, mechanical, and ionizing radiation.

Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) products.

The Government Open Systems Interconnection Protocol (GOSIP), and

COS Profile Specifications and other requirements as appropriate.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other

Other Information: System requirements are comparable to those of the National Measurement

Accreditation Service (NAMAS) of the United Kingdom, and the Open

Systems Testing Consortium (OSTS).

Accreditation Accredited First Party Test Center.

Terminology

Compliance Voluntary.

Conformance:

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Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Bylaws of COS.

There is a schedule of required fees.

COS test specialists team.

None.

Special appeals mechanisms are in place through the COS-NVLAP

Accredited Test Center.

Full descriptive information available on COS and the COS Marks

Program.

Accredited Centers may use COS Mark Logo.

One (1) as of June 1991.

Accreditation available to all labs, foreign and domestic. Foreign

laboratories must provide mutual recognition.

Laboratories are listed with COS Mark Program Directory.

Recognition of laboratories through cooperating NVLAP accreditation.

Other Recognition: None

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Council of American Building Officials/National

Evaluation Service (CABO/NES)

5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 708

Falls Church, VA 22041

703-931-4533

703-379-1546

1975.

Evaluates, for listing purposes, testing facilities to ascertain whether they

have necessary personnel and equipment to perform tests in accordance

with applicable standards contained in the model building codes.

Chemical, construction materials, electrical, mechanical, nondestructive,

and thermal.

Any product related to the construction industry, with primary emphasis on those products and systems used in the design and construction and

buildings under Building Officials and Code Administrators International

(BOCA), International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), and

Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., (SBCCI) Codes.

The standards are nationally recognized consensus standards listed in the

Standard Codes, published by the SBCCI.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x On-site Inspection _jc__

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

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Accreditation

Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Acceptable (listed) laboratories.

Voluntary, unless adopted by the authority having jurisdiction.

National Research Board Procedures (NRB).

There is a fee to participate which is set by the NRB and is available from

the NRB.

Annually.

Professional staff assigned by Secretariat - architects and engineers.

None.

Procedures comparable to Model Code programs are in effect.

Building Codes - Application Information Directory of Products and

Services. Reports on Alternate Materials, Products and Methods of

Construction.

CABO.

Approximately ten (10) as of January 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

List of Products and Services.

None.

More than 2300 state and local governments located in the southwest,

south, southeast, and Atlantic seaboard recognize the program through the use of BOCA, ICBO, and SBCCI Codes.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc. (ETL)

Laboratory approval Programs for

Certification Program Testing

Industrial Park, Route 1

1

Cortland, New York 13045

607-253-6711

607-756-9891

1980.

Accreditation of commercial and participating manufacturer laboratories

for initial conformance and/or quality control verification testing functions

in certification programs.

Mechanical and Thermal.

Glass and glass products, building assemblies including windows and

doors, airport lighting equipment and devices.

ASTM, ANSI, federal regulations promulgated by the Department of

Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Aviation

Administration, SAE, other national and international standards and test methods referenced in Certification Procedural Manuals.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation Approved Testing Laboratories.

Terminology

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Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Voluntary.

Bylaws of ETL and specific program procedural manuals.

None.

Frequency varies by program procedures from 1 to 5 years, with

monitoring of test reports as interim audits.

Experienced and trained technical staff of ETL.

None.

Each program for which accreditation (approval) is offered has specific

appeal procedures.

General information brochures and specific program guides and certified

product directories.

None for laboratory use.

Approximately fifteen (15) as of August 1991.

Accreditation available to all labs, foreign and domestic.

Laboratories approved for testing are identified in specific certification

program product directories.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Insulating Glass Certification Council (IGCC)

ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc. P.O. Box 2040

Industrial Park, 3933 U.S. Route 1

1

Cortland, NY 13045-0950

607-753-6711

607-756-9891

1977

IGCC approves testing laboratories which provide necessary test services

in connection with certification program of insulating glass units.

Chemical and mechanical.

Glass and glass products.

ASTM E744-88, Standard Specification for Sealed Insulating Glass.

ASTM E773-88, Standard Test Method for Testing Seal Durability of

Sealed Insulating Glass Units. ASTM E546-75, Standard Test Method

for Frost Point ofSealed Insulating Glass Units.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Approved Testing Laboratories.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Voluntary as to testing laboratories.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Basic to the bylaws which established the Insulating Glass Certification

Council and administrative actions.

Laboratories pay only the cost of the initial inspection of the laboratory

facilities. Representative attendance at an annual workshop is required.

Periodic inspections of the laboratory are at no cost to the laboratory, but

are included as an administrative cost paid by the licensees.

After the initial survey, annual surveys are conducted.

The Administrative Manager or his delegate handle all the laboratory

surveys.

None.

Appeals of any nature are referred to the Chairman of the Certification

Committee or to a meeting of the Certification Committee.

A listing of IGCC approved laboratories is published as a part of the

IGCC Certified Products Directory (February 1 and August 1). No logo is involved for approved laboratories; however, the product

certification employs an IGCC number for identification of certified

product. IGCC is a federally registered certification mark.

Six (6) as of February 1991.

Accreditation available to all U.S. Testing laboratories.

List of Approved Laboratories incorporated in Certified Product Directory.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

International Association of Plumbing

and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)

20001 S. Walnut Drive

Walnut, CA 91789-2825

714-595-8449

714-594-3690

1970.

The determination of laboratories that may test to demonstrate compliance

of plumbing and solar energy systems components covered under the

product certification activity of the International Association of Plumbing

and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO).

Chemical, construction materials, mechanical, and thermal.

Particular categories of plumbing, solar, swimming pool, spa and hot tub,

and mobile home and recreational vehicle products.

IAPMO Code and applicable national standards.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program ____

Adequacy of Faculties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation

Terminology

Listed (Acceptable) Testing Laboratories.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Voluntary, unless adopted by the authority having jurisdiction.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Bylaws oflAPMO.

A fee schedule is available from IAPMO.

Accreditation is reissued annually with site reassessment as judged

necessary by IAPMO.

Assessments are performed by IAPMO's Research Committee comprised

of persons selected from IAPMO's active members.

None.

Appeals procedure follows terms of Laboratory Testing Contract.

IAPMO Code, Application Information - Certified Product and Services

Information.

None.

Approximately thirty- five (35) as of January 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

List ofAcceptable Testing Laboratories by State.

None.

Recognized by state and local government authorities that employ

recognized IAPMO Plumbing Code.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

International Conference of Building

Officials (ICBO)

5360 South Workman Mill Road

Whittier.CA 90601

213-699-0543, 4 or 5

1975.

To provide members and others with model building codes, a list of

products that comply with these codes, referenced standards, and a list of

laboratories whose task reports have been found to meet the Code and

standard requirements.

Chemical, construction materials, electrical, mechanical, nondestructive,

and thermal.

Any product related to the construction industry; with primary emphasis on those products and systems used in the design and construction of

buildings.

The standards are nationally recognized consensus standards listed in the

Standard Codes, published by ICBO.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation

Terminology

Listed Testing Laboratory.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Voluntary, until adopted by the authority having jurisdiction.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Bylaws of ICBO Evaluation Service, Inc. A fee schedule is available from ICBO Evaluation Service, Inc.

Accreditation is reissued annually.

The professional staff of ICBO and the building officials themselves

constitute an assessor system.

None.

Special provisions are outlined in ICBO Evaluation Service, Inc. Rules

and Procedures.

Rules and procedures, fee schedules, and building codes.

None.

Approximately fifteen (15) as of January 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Publishes Directory ofProducts and Services.

None.

More than 2300 state and local governments located in the southwest,

south, southeast, and Atlantic seaboard recognize the program through use of the Code.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Telex:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

International Electrotechnical commission

Quality Assessment System for Electronic

Components (IECQ)

Electronic Components Certification Board

U.S. National Authorized Institution - Approved Testing

Organization Program

2001 Eye Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

202-457-4962

202-457-4985

710-822-0148

1977, implemented 1982.

Accreditation of independent and manufacturer testing facilities capable of

demonstrating compliance of electronic components to the prevailing

manufacturer specifications and international standards.

Acoustic/vibration measurement, electrical testing, mechanical testing,

metrology, and thermal testing.

Electronic components, equipment, supplies and appliances.

Standards and specifications for use under the system consist of five

levels: Basic, Generic, Sectional, Detail, and Blank Detail specifications.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) _____

Financial Stability x On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities _____

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program _____

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Cahbration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation of Testing Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

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Accreditation

Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'I Recognition/

Agreements:

Approved Testing Organizations.

Voluntary.

Electronic Components Certification Board (ECCB).

There are fees to participate. The fees are set by the ECCB and used by

UL.

On-site reassessment is on an annual basis.

Staff of the National Supervisory Inspectorate (NSI) which is Underwriters Laboratories.

None.

Detailed in the program.

System description, application forms, etc.

None.

Five (5) as of August 1991.

Available to all U.S. testing laboratories.

The IEC Qualified Products List includes number of approved national

laboratories.

The nature of the program, sponsored by IEC, is to encourage maximum

international recognition.

Other Recognition: None.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA)

1899 Preston White Drive

Reston, VA 22091-4326

703-264-1690

703-620-6530

1968.

Program approves laboratories that may be used by the manufacturers of

certified products to demonstrate product conformance to the voluntary

standards employed by the certification program, through the

testing/inspection methods referenced.

Mechanical.

Kitchen cabinets, building assemblies.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards for kitchen

cabinets and all referenced standards and test methods.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation Approved Laboratories.

Terminology

Compliance Voluntary.

Conformance:

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Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

KCMA Certification Program.

None.

Laboratories are assessed biannually.

Qualified representative of KCMA.

None.

Appeals through certification administrative management to the Board of

the Association as necessary.

Directory of Certified Products, The Certifier Newsletter, Certified

Cabinet Dealers' Laboratory Manual.

None.

Seven (7) as of August 1991.

Accreditation available to all U.S. testing laboratories.

Approved laboratories listed in the Certified Products Directory.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedu res

:

MET Electrical Testing Company Inc. (MET)

Approval of Laboratories for use in MET Certification Programs

916 W. Patapsco Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21230

301-354-2200

301-354-1624

1975.

Approval of independent laboratories as alternative sources of initial

conformance data provided by OSHA's Recognized Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) organizations and manufacturer

laboratories providing participant testing data for quality assurance.

Acoustic/vibration, chemical, construction, electrical, mechanical,

metrology, and thermal.

Electrical and electronic components and products, medical devices,

computer and telecommunications components and products.

National and international performance and safety standards and test methods, federal specification and model codes.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other

Other Information: OSHA's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) status is automatic approval. Other requirements are comparable to those contained

in ASTM E548-84, Standard Practicefor Preparation of Criteria for Use

in the Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation

Terminology

Approved Testing Laboratories.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Voluntary.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'I Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition: None.

Bylaws of MET.

There is a fee to participate which are set by MET.

Annual review and appropriate verification of NRTL status.

OSHA for NRTL laboratories; staff of MET for other laboratories.

None.

Appeal process is spelled out in Certification Procedures and Federal

Process for OSHA NRTL Laboratories.

Approval documentation - Certified Product Directories.

None.

Eight (8) as of August 1991.

Accreditation available to all U.S. testing laboratories.

Approved Laboratories listed by OSHA and in MET Certified Product

Directories.

Status recognized by state, local and municipal agencies.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

MTL Certification Services Co., Inc. (MTL)

1640 W. 32 Place

Hialeah,FL 33012

305-822-1141

None

1980.

Accreditation of commercial testing laboratories that provide initial

evidence of compliance through repots on tests conducted as a program

requirement.

Mechanical.

Building assemblies.

AAMA/ANSI 302.9 and AAMA/ANSI 402.9 and referenced test methods

such as those of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM),

and Aluminum Association (AA).

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation Accredited Laboratories.

Terminology

Compliance Voluntary.

Conformance:

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Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

MTL operates under the Architectural Aluminum Manufacturers

Association (AAMA) Certification Program, accredited by the American

National Standards Institute (ANSI). Program operates to the

requirements of, and with the approval of, the U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Laboratory applicants pay an initial charge consisting of per diem and

travel expenses.

On-site visits every two (2) years.

Experienced and trained staff of MTL performs assessments.

None.

Program procedures allow for appeals through MTL to AAMA and ANSI,

with the ANSI procedures followed at all levels.

Applications for laboratory approval, explanatory program information

and a Certified Directory of MTL and AAMA, each of which carries a list of accredited Laboratories.

None for accredited laboratory use.

Sixteen (16) as of August 1991.

Accreditation available to all labs, foreign and domestic.

Accredited Laboratories List included with Product Certification Directory.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

National Association of Dental

Laboratories (NADL)

National Board for the Certification of

Dental Laboratories (NBC)

Dental Laboratory Certification (Accreditation) Program

3801 Mt. Vernon Avenue

Alexandria, VA 22305

703-683-5263

703-549-4788

1977.

The accreditation of laboratories that perform the preparation, quality

production, and verification of synthetic clinical products for dentistry.

Biological and chemical.

Medical prosthetic materials, appliances, devices.

Minimum acceptable standards for personnel, equipment, health and

safety aspects of the laboratories promulgated, accepted, and referenced in

the program requirements and the personnel certification programs of the

specific specialty for which accreditation is sought.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities ___

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program _____

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation of Testing Laboratories and Inspection Bodies. Each

laboratory must have at least one full-time Certified Dental Technician

(CDT).

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Accreditation

Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Certified Dental Laboratory (CDL).

Voluntary.

National Board for the Certification of Dental Laboratories.

Fees for laboratories per schedule increased by the number of specialties

for which accreditation is applied.

Annual renewal with random on-site visits.

Technically qualified experienced members of the certifying board, its employees and designated agents conduct all assessments of the

application and conduct all verification visits.

None.

Special committee appointment, hearing and other due process

procedures.

Program material, application forms, and directories.

None.

Two hundred (200) as of August 1991.

Available to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Certified Dental Laboratories Directory.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

National Association of Independent

Laboratories (NAIL)

For Protective Equipment Testing

P.O. Box 1402

Burlington, NJ 08016

609-387-3400

609-386-8885

1981

Accreditation of independent laboratory members, and non-independent

associate members of the National Association of Independent

Laboratories for Rubber Goods Testing, Inc. for the purpose of testing

rubber goods products.

Chemical, electrical, and mechanical.

Rubber and other protection safety devices, equipment and supplies.

Those standards and test methods for rubber goods testing promulgated or proposed for development by American Society for Testing and Materials

(ASTM) Committee F.18 on Electrical Protection Equipment for Workers

and referenced test methods and standards contained therein.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation of Testing Laboratories and Inspection Bodies, and Guide 25,

ISO/IEC Certico.

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Accreditation

Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Accredited Laboratories.

Volunteer.

Accreditation system is part of the bylaws of the National Association of

Independent Laboratories (NAIL) for Protective Equipment Testing.

Accreditation fee is fixed for association members with a larger fee

charged to non-members to encourage regular or associate membership.

Reports are monitored, accreditation meetings held in conjunction with

association meetings. On-site review is repeated every 2 years with longer

periods after first three (3) visits.

Individuals experienced in the testing requirements.

None.

Appeal procedure is spelled out in the Association bylaws and provides

due process appeals structure.

Program information and instructions; List of Accredited Laboratories.

Logo NAIL for Protective Equipment Testing may be employed by

accredited laboratories.

Fourteen (14) laboratories as of January 1991.

Available to all U.S. testing laboratories.

List of Accredited Laboratories.

None.

None.

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(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

National Board of Boiler and

Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBPVI)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety and Safety Relief Valve Program

1055 Crupper Avenue

Columbus, OH 43229

614-888-8320

614-847-1828

Approximately 1950.

The laboratory acceptance program is a support program for the inspection

report program for all boilers and pressure vessels that are constructed to the requirements of the ASME's Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

Covers laboratories capable of certifying relief device capacities and

performance.

Construction materials, mechanical, and thermal.

Boilers, pressure vessels, parts, safety valves, nuclear vessels,

components, piping, pumps, line valves, nuclear safety valves.

Uses ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, ANSI, NRC standards

and The National Board Inspection Codes and Guides.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

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Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Accredited Inspection Laboratory.

Manufacturer's certification is mandatory. Laboratory involvement is voluntary.

Most states and many municipalities have adopted as a law the

requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. The

laboratory program is a mandatory element for valve certification of

capacity and performance.

There is a fee to participate. NBBPVI sets the fees and a fee schedule is available from NBBPVI.

Normally within a five (5) year cycle, but more often if deemed necessary.

National Board Inspectors (Professional Engineers) fully experienced and

qualified in laboratory inspection procedures.

While none is formalized, the flow measurements standardization

procedure can be considered a facility proficiency testing method.

Procedures of the Board and ASME.

Pressure Relief Device Certification, NB-18 - lists the names of

manufacturers and assemblers, the types of pressure relief devices and

their relieving capacities, as certified by the National Board.

The letters "NB" on a valve nameplate indicates that the capacity of the

valve type or model has been certified by the National Board.

One (1) as of June 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Under current arrangements, only NBBPVI laboratory is accredited.

Recognized in many Canadian provinces.

Many state, local and municipal jurisdictions require registration by

NBBPVI.

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(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

National Certified Testing

Laboratories, Inc. (NCTL)

Certification Programs for Laboratory Approval

Five Leigh Drive

York, PA 17402

717-846-1200

717-767-4100

1980.

Accreditation of commercial testing laboratories that provide initial

evidence of compliance through reports on tests conducted as a program

requirement.

Mechanical and thermal.

Fenestration products, office furniture, paint and building assemblies.

ANSI/AAMA American Architectural Manufacturers' Association 101-88,

1102.7, and 1002.10 and referenced test methods such as those of the

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and Aluminum

Association (AA).

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions _x___ Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities ^=====

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation

Terminology

Approved Laboratories.

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Conformance:

Voluntary.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

NCTL operates with approval of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development (HUD) and U.S. General Services Administration.

Laboratory applicants pay an initial charge consisting of per diem plus

travel expenses.

An on-site assessment review is conducted every 2 years.

Experienced and trained staff of NCTL performs assessments.

None.

Program procedures allow for appeals through NCTL, with the ANSI

procedures followed at all levels.

Applications for laboratory approval, explanatory program information,

and a Certified Directory of NCTL and AAMA. Each of which carries a

list of accredited laboratories.

None.

Sixteen (16) as of May 1991.

Accreditation available to all U.S. testing laboratories.

Approved Laboratory List with Certified Product Directories.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

National Electrical Testing Association (NETA)

40 MET Electrical Testing Company

916 W. Patapsco Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21230

301-354-2200

301-354-1624

1973.

Accreditation through active membership of any firm, company or corporation in the electrical testing industry which meets specified

qualifications. Qualifications are related to inspection and electrical

product installation certification.

Construction materials and electrical.

Electrical machinery, equipment, supplies and appliances, miscellaneous

machinery (engines, turbines), scientific, optical and professional

instruments and supplies.

Controlling requirements are contained in NETA Acceptance Testing

Specifications and referenced national voluntary consensus standards, as well as state and local codes and ordinances that apply.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability x

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements __ Recordkeeping Requirements _2L_

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements __x_

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation

Terminology

Accredited Member Company.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Voluntary.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'I Recognition/

Agreements:

Bylaws of NETA, Inc.

Fees for NETA membership and accreditation.

On-going monitoring by report and peer review by the Ethics Committee.

Application must be kept current.

Members from three (3) committees composed of currently accredited

peers; Membership Committee, Technical Committee and Ethics

Committee.

None.

Specific appeal mechanism rests in bylaws, through Board of Directors to

total membership.

Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Distribution

Equipment and Systems; Applications and bylaws.

NETA logo used to identify membership and therefore accredited status; also for use on products approved by members.

Twenty-six (26) as of August 1991.

Available to all U.S. testing laboratories.

Listing of NETA Full Member Companies.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB)

On-Site Testing Adjusting and Balancing (TAB)

Laboratory Certification Program

1385 Piccard Drive

Rockville, MD 20850-4340

301-977-3698

301-977-9589

1971.

The certification (accreditation) of the management of testing and

inspection firms engaged in Testing, Adjusting and Balancing (TAB) of

environmental systems and clean room performance and measurement for

sound and vibration levels to offer tangible proof of competent firms and

supervisors qualified in proper methods and procedures in TAB.

Acoustic/vibration measurement, mechanical, and metrology.

Environmental systems, clean rooms. NEBB Procedural Standards for Testing, Adjusting and Balancing of

Environmental Systems, NEBB Procedural Standards for Measuring

Sound and Vibration, and the referenced standards and test methods that

may be indicated.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability _____

On-site Inspection _x__

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities _____

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation of Testing Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

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Accreditation

Terminology

Certified Testing, Adjusting and Balancing (TAB) organization.

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Voluntary.

Bylaws of the NEBB co-sponsored by the Mechanical Contractors

Association of America (MCAA) and the Sheet Metal and Air

Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA).

There is a fee to participate, which is set by the NEBB.

Re-certification every two (2) years through physical inventory

verification.

Technical consulting experts.

None.

Appeals may be made to the NEBB Board of Directors.

Application material, course instruction and procedures, along with a

directory containing an overview of the NEBB Certification (accreditation)

Program, NEBB Model Specification, and A Directory ofNEBB Certified

(accredited) Firms.

NEBB logo is used with individual identification numbers.

Two hundred (200) as of August 1991.

Accreditation is available to all U.S. testing laboratories.

A Directory ofNEBB Certified Firms.

Coordination activities are carried out with associations operating similar

programs in various countries.

Department of Defense for Clean Room Performance Testing.

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(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

National Marine Manufacturers

Association (NMMA)

Certification Program-Approved Laboratory and

Inspection Agency System

401 N. Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL 60611

312-836-4747

312-329-9815

1968.

To approve independent laboratories and inspection agencies to perform

necessary initial compliance tests and required follow-up inspections on

recreational boats, boating equipment, components, electrical systems,

sanitation devices, navigational lighting and trailer.

Acoustic/vibration measurement, chemical, electrical, mechanical, and

optics and photometry testing.

Boats, yachts, trailers, two-cycle gasoline engine lubricants.

Uses ASTM, ANSI, ASME, CGA, NEMA, UL, NEC, IEEE, NMMA,

SAE, ABYC standards, military specifications, and federal standards

including those issued by DOT and the U.S. Coast Guard.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System _k_

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Other

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Accredited (Approved) Independent Laboratories.

Voluntary.

Bylaws of the National Marine Manufacturers Association.

None.

Accreditation continues until revoked; on-site services depend on

experience with laboratory.

The technically competent, experienced staff of the NMMA are employed,

with the Manager of Certification playing a leading role.

None.

Since the relationship is contractual, normal corporate appeal mechanisms

are employed.

NMMA Certification Handbook is the principal publication, in addition to which necessary applications and other supporting documents are published.

None.

Five (5) as of June 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Laboratories List with Certified Products Directory.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

National Safe Transit Association (NSTA)

Technical Verification Program

43 E. Ohio Street, Suite 914

Chicago, IL 60611

312-645-0083

312-645-1878

Approximately 1947.

The Association's program involves the pre-shipment testing of packaged

products. The procedure approves laboratories that may test to the

voluntary standards of the National Safe Transit Association. Preshipment testing is then symbolized on the approved containers.

Mechanical.

Packaged products.

The Association standards are employed; and they, in turn, reference

ASTM D999, D880, and D642, and Technical Association of the Pulp

and Paper Industry (TAPPI) Standards T801 and T804.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial

On-site Inspection

Stability __x

Staff Qualification Requirements _____

Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities _____

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Certified Laboratories.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'I Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Voluntary.

The laboratory accreditation program is part of a packaging certification

program which is basic to the charter and bylaws of the National Safe

Transit Association.

Annual membership fee.

Laboratories are accredited every 2 years.

NSTA Technical Committee.

None is employed; however, the retest actions of the Association

constitute a form of proficiency measurement method.

Appeals are made to the technical division for processing.

NSTA Test Procedures, Technical Verification Reports.

None for laboratories, but certified packaging is accorded the right to use a symbol with the legend "Transit Tested. ..National Safe Transit

Association." No special laboratory identification symbol is employed.

One hundred forty-eight (148) as of August 1991.

Accreditation available to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

National Safe Transit Association (NSTA) 7990 Membership Directory.

The Association is active in Canada.

NSTA is currently exploring means of cooperation with the United

Kingdom, Western Europe, and United Nations counterparts to NSTA.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Telex:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) International

(formerly National Sanitation Foundation)

3475 Plymouth Road

P.O. Box 130140

Ann Arbor, MI 481 13-0140

313-769-8010

313-769-0109

753215 NSF INTL

1951.

Accreditation of environmental analytical laboratories, with emphasis on

drinking water.

Biological, chemical, construction materials, and mechanical.

Drinking water additives and water handling devices.

ANSI/NSF 60 and 61, Standards and Related Test Methods.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation Accredited Environmental Analytical Laboratories.

Terminology

Compliance Voluntary.

Conformance:

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Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'I Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Bylaws of NSF International.

Fees are in relationship to the extent of accreditation. Fee schedules are

available on request from NSF International.

Not yet determined.

Professional/scientific staff of NSF International.

Yes, EPA related.

A formal appeal procedure is provided for in the NSF Program

Procedures Manual.

Standards, Applications, and Program Descriptions Directory.

None.

None besides NSF as of May 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

Directory of Certified Products will contain accredited laboratories list, as required.

None.

ANSI, BOCA, SBCCI, IAPMO, the Massachusetts Plumbing Board and

the City of Los Angeles.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

National Wood Window and Door

Association (NWWDA)

1400 East Touhy Avenue

DesPlaines, IL 60018

708-299-5200

708-299-1286

1981.

Third party certification program operated in accordance with ANSI

Z34.1. Includes requirement to assure competency of laboratories.

Construction materials, mechanical, and thermal.

Windows and doors.

National Wood Window and Door Association Standards

Specifications with related referenced test methods are used.

and

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other: Must belong to a Lab Certification Program

x

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

None.

Certified Laboratories.

Voluntary.

Authority: Association's Bylaws.

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Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

There is a fee to participate. These fees are set by NWWDA, and the fee

schedule can be obtained from NWWDA.

An initial documentation review is required only. No subsequent reviews

are required.

The Association's staff assess the laboratories.

None.

Appeals may be made through certification program staff personnel to Association Executives and Board.

NWWDA Membership and Product Directory.

Hallmark of NWWDA.

Twenty-five (25) as of May 1991.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

A Directory is published by NWWDA which may be obtained by

contacting NWWDA.

None.

Other Recognition: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Performance Review Institute (PRI)

Approval of Initial Conformity and Quality

Assurance Testing Laboratories for

National Aerospace and Defense Contractors

Third-Party accreditation (NADCAD) Program

402 Commonwealth Drive

Warrendale, PA 15086-7511

412-772-1616

412-772-1699

1990.

Approval of laboratories determined competent to test and inspect

products, processes, and services of aerospace and defense suppliers.

Acoustic/vibration, chemical, electrical, mechanical, metrology,

nondestructive, optics and photometry, and thermal.

Aircraft sealants, fasteners, electronic piece parts (printed circuit boards),

High Pressure Hoses and Fittings.

Published Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aerospace Standards

and Commodity Check Lists ofPRI.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities ___

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation

Terminology

Accredited Third-Party Laboratories.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Voluntary.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'I Recognition/

Agreements:

NADCAD Council.

There is a fee to participate, which is set by NADCAP Council.

Annual review and reaccreditation assessment.

PRI trained auditors under contract.

None.

Multi-level appeals are available through Commodity Task Group,

Appeals Committee, Steering Committee, User's Accreditation Advisory

Panel, and ultimately, the NADCAD Council.

Brochures, Executive Summary/Briefing, Audit Checklists, Program

Description and Operation.

None for laboratories.

Ten (10) Pilot Nondestructive Testing Facilities as of August 1991.

Accreditation available to all labs, foreign and domestic.

Qualified Manufacturer's List (QML) - Published hard copy and/or online network accessed by a personal computer with modem includes

Accredited Third-Party List.

Coordination through international aerospace associations is planned.

Other Recognition: American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT).

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)

175 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1859

Chicago, IL 60604

312-786-0300

312-786-0353

1967.

Confirmation that a manufacturer of precast/prestressed concrete has the

capability to produce products in conformance to the industry's quality

control standards.

Construction materials.

Architectural and structural concrete products for buildings and bridges.

Plant manufacturing and quality control procedures, personnel and

equipment. Company shop drawings, product designs and

recordkeeping.

MNL-116, Manual for Quality Control for Plants and Production of

Precast and Prestressed Concrete Products; MNL- 117, Manualfor Quality

Control for Plants and Production of Architectural Precast Concrete

Products; MNL-130, Manual for Quality Control for Plants and

Production of Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Products - Available from

PCI.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) ___

Financial Stability ___

On-site Inspection x. Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements _______ Recordkeeping Requirements x Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other: Review of shop drawings and design

calculations

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

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Accreditation

Terminology

PCI Certified Plant.

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'I Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Voluntary program (mandatory in the specifications of many agencies).

Established under the bylaws of the PCI.

Accredited members pay $3360 per year, with an initial payment made for

the initial inspection and approval of system, and balance paid on monthly

basis.

Approximately every four (4) months - There are three (3) inspections

annually.

The PCI "Inspection Agency," a private consulting engineering company

which employs an inspection staff of twelve (12) engineers.

None.

Step 1 - Written appeal with supporting documentation; and

Step 2 - Formal hearing by a Certification Appeal Committee.

Plant certification brochure lists objectives of program and benefits to

specifiers.

PCI logo.

One hundred forty-eight (148) as of April 1991.

Open to all manufacturers, foreign and domestic.

List of PCI Certified Plants published twice a year and updated bimonthly

in the PCI Journal.

Canadian Standards Association Certification Program for precast concrete

plants (Standard A251).

Federal Highway Administration; State Departments of Transportation

(AL, DE, IL, PA, WV, VA, WA, NJ, MA); Naval Facilities Engineering

Command; cities of Houston, Phoenix and Seattle; U.S. Corp. of

Engineers.

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Professional/Trade Safety Glazing Certification Council (SGCC)

(PT) Organization: Approved Testing Laboratories for Testing in the

ANSI and Consumer Product Safety

Commission (CPSC)

c/o ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc. Industrial Park

3933 U.S. Route 11

P.O. Box 2040

Cortland, NY 13045-0950

Phone:

Fax:

607-753-6711

607-756-9891

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

1971.

Approval of safety glazing materials as an industry certification program

with laboratory accreditation of firms which provide necessary test and

inspection services.

Chemical and mechanical.

Plastics, glass and glass products.

American National Standard Z97.1 - 1984, glazing material standard,

which employs reference standards of voluntary consensus bodies. Also

requirements of Consumer Product Safety Commission under its standard

16 CR 1202, and any other requirements deemed appropriate by the

Council.

Assessment The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a Criteria/Procedures: laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation __x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection _x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements _x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities __x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Approved Testing Laboratories.

Voluntary.

Basic to the bylaws, which established the Safety Glazing Certification

Council, and administrative actions.

Laboratories only pay cost of the survey and inspection of the laboratory

facilities. Representative attendance at an annual meeting is required.

Periodic inspections are at no cost to the laboratory.

Periodic inspections are scheduled.

The Administrative Manager (a Professional Registered Engineer) or his

delegate handles all laboratory assessment details.

None.

All appeals of any nature are referred to the Chairman of the Certification

Committee and then to the Council, if necessary.

Certified Products Directories.

None.

Nine (9) as of January 1991.

Accreditation available to all labs, foreign and domestic.

Approved Laboratories listed in Certified Products Directory.

None.

None.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC)

Accredited Laboratory Program

777 North Capitol Street, N.E., Suite 805

Washington, DC 20002

202-408-0660

202-408-8536

1982.

Accreditation of testing laboratories for testing of solar collectors and solar

domestic water heater systems.

Construction materials, electrical, mechanical, optics and photometry, and

thermal.

Solar collectors, solar hot water systems.

Test Methods Solar Collectors C81017 (SRCC 100-81); Test Methodsfor

Certifying Solar Hot Water Systems S82018 (SRCC 200-82).

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accredited Testing Laboratories.

Voluntary.

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Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC).

There is a fee to participate, which is set by the SRCC.

Annual survey for audit - reassessment every two (2) years.

Member of SRCC Technical Compliance Committee.

None.

A detailed process contained in program procedures.

Detailed Documentation for Certification Program and Laboratory

Accreditation.

None for laboratory use. Two (2) as of May 1991.

Accreditation available to all labs, foreign and domestic.

Accredited Laboratories listed in SRCC Certified Products Directory.

None.

Other Recognition: The State of Florida accepts SRCC Certification.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Southern Building Code Congress

International, Inc. (SBCCI)

900 Montclair Road

Birmingham, AL 35213-1206

205-591-1853

205-592-7001

1971.

To provide members and others with model building codes, list of

products that comply with these codes and referenced standards, and a list of laboratories whose task reports have been found to meet the Code and

standard requirements.

Acoustic/vibration, chemical, construction materials, mechanical,

nondestructive, and thermal.

Any product related to the construction industry, with primary emphasis on those products and systems used in the design and construction of

buildings.

The standards are nationally recognized consensus standards listed in the

Standard Codes, published by the SBCCI.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology

Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Listed Laboratories.

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Compliance

Conformance:

Voluntary, unless adopted by the authority having jurisdiction.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

SBCCI Bylaws.

A "Compliance Report Fee Schedule" is available from SBCCI.

Biennially (every two (2) years) - sooner if code change affects

accreditation.

SBCCI's full time professional staff of registered architects and engineers.

None.

There is a specified appeals procedure outlined in the "SBCCI Committee

on Compliance Rules of Procedure," which can be obtained from SBCCI.

Quarterly publication and listed products and labs.

SBCCI.

Approximately nine (9) as of October 1990.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

SBCCI Compliance Report Listing is provided free to members and for a fee to others.

None.

More than 2300 state and local governments located in the Southwest,

South, Southeast, and Atlantic seaboard recognize the program through

use of the Code.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Telex:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

The United States National Electronic Components

Quality Assessment System (NECQ)

Electronic Components Certification

Board (ECCB)

Approval of Test Laboratories Program

2001 Eye Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

202-457-4962

202-457-4985

710-822-0148

1984.

Accreditation of independent and manufacturer testing facilities capable of

demonstrating compliance of electronic components to the prevailing

manufacturer specifications and national standards.

Acoustic/vibration measurement, electrical, mechanical, metrology, and

thermal.

Electronic components, equipment, supplies and appliances.

Standards and specifications for use under the system consist of five

levels: Basic, Generic, Sectional, Detail, and Blank Detail specifications.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) ______

Financial Stability x

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation of Testing Laboratories and Inspection Bodies. Approval

procedures were drawn from EIA Quality Bulletin No. 3, Procedures and

Criteria for Approval ofElectronic Testing Laboratories, September 1975.

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Accreditation

Terminology

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Approved Testing Laboratories.

Voluntary.

Electronic Components Certification Board (ECCB).

ECCB approves fees schedule for System Supervising Inspectorate (SSI),

which is Underwriters Laboratories.

Annual on-site reviews.

Staff of the System Supervising Inspectorate (SSI), Underwriters

Laboratories, Inc. (UL).

None.

Detailed in the program.

Basic Rules and Rules ofProcedures, application forms, etc.

None.

Five (5) as of August 1991.

Available to all U.S. testing labs and foreign private labs.

Approved Laboratories listed in Certification Program Directory.

When the applicable standards and specifications are in conformance with

the requirements of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC),

the released components also may be acceptable internationally through the

IECQ System.

Other Recognition: None.

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Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Phone:

Fax:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

United States Potters' Association (USPA)

518 Market Street East Liverpool, Ohio 43920

216-386-4225

1970.

Approval of laboratories to perform lead and cadmium-release tests on

ceramics.

Chemical.

Ceramics, clays and clay products.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and referenced testing procedures

and specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials

(ASTM).

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities _____

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities _____

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other.

Other Information: Requirements are comparable to those contained in ASTM

E548-84, Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the

Evaluation ofTesting Laboratories and Inspection Bodies.

Accreditation Approved Laboratories.

Terminology

Compliance Voluntary.

Conformance:

Authority: Board of Directors, United States Potters' Association.

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Fees: There is a fee to participate which is set by the USPA.

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'I Recognition/

Agreements:

Samples of product by manufacturer sent twice annually to approved

laboratory with report on results going to Association and FDA.

Research Committee of the United States Potters' Association.

Operated by the Research Committee with standard references for Atomic

Absorption determination.

To the Board of Directors of the Association through prior appeal to the

United States Potters' Association's Research Committee.

Procedures ofthe Program.

None.

Fifteen (15) as of August 1991.

Accreditation available to all labs, foreign and domestic.

Approved Laboratories List.

None.

Other Recognition: FDA consults on lead in ceramics.

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APPENDIX I INDICES

Index Page

Index of Professional/Trade Organization

accreditation/designation systems 106

index by field of testing 109

index by products tested 110

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PROFESSIONAL/TRADE ORGANIZATION

ACCREDITATION/DESIGNATION SYSTEMS

INDEX

Professional/Trade Organization Pages

Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) 7

American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) 9

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) 11

American Association for the Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) 1

5

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)

Inspection and Accreditation Program (I&A) 17

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administration (AAMVA) 19

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

Accreditation Program (AAP) and

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 21

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

Materials Reference Laboratory (AMRL) and

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 23

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) 25

American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc (AISC) 27

American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) 29

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Test Monitoring Center (TMC) 31

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL) 33

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 35

American Wood Preservers Bureau (AWPB) 37

Associated Laboratories, Inc. (ALI) 39

Association of American Railroads (AAR) 41

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Board of Accreditation of Concrete Testing

Laboratories, Inc. (BACTL) of North Carolina 43

Building Officials & Code Administrations (BOCA) International 45

Cellulose Industry Standards Enforcement Program (CISEP) 47

College of American Pathologists (CAP) Laboratory Accreditation Program 49

Corporation for Open Systems International (COS)

Test Laboratory Accreditation for COS Mark Program 51

Council of American Building Officials/National Evaluation Service (CABO/NES) 53

ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc. (ETL)

Laboratory Approval Programs for Certification Program Testing 55

Insulating Glass Certification Council (IGCC) 57

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) 59

International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) 61

International Electrotechnical Commission

Quality Assessment System for Electronic components (IECQ) 63

Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) 65

MET Electrical Testing Company Inc. (MET) 67

MTL Certification Services Co., Inc. (MTL) 69

National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL)

National Board for the Certification of Dental Laboratories (NBC) 71

National Association of Independent Laboratories (NAIL)

For Protective Equipment Testing 73

National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBPVI)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 75

National Certified Testing Laboratories, Inc. (NCTL) 77

National Electrical Testing Association (NETA) 79

National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB)

On-Site Testing Adjusting and Balancing (TAB) 81

National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) 83

National Safe Transit Association (NSTA) Technical Verification Program 85

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National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) International

(formerly National Sanitation Foundation) 87

National Wood Window and Door Association (NWWDA) 89

Performance Review Institute (PRI) Approval of Initial Conformity and

Quality Assurance Testing Laboratories for National Aerospace and

Defense Contractors Third-Party Accreditation (NADCAD) Program 91

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) 93

Safety Glazing Certification Council (SGCC)

Approved Testing Laboratories for Testing in the ANSI and Consumer Product

Safety Commission (CPSC) 95

Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) 97

Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. (SBCCI) 99

The United States National Electronic Components Quality Assessment System (NECQ)

Electronic Components Certification Board (ECCB) 101

United States Potters' Association (USPA) 103

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FIELD OF TESTING

INDEX

Field of Testing1 Page

4. Acoustics and Vibration 7, 11, 19, 41, 63, 67, 81, 83, 91, 99, 101

5. Biological 11, 15, 17, 25, 35, 49,71, 87

6. Chemical 11, 19, 25, 27, 29, 31, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 49, 53,

57, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 83, 87, 91, 95, 99, 103

7. Construction Materials 7, 9, 11, 21, 23, 27, 33, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 53, 59, 61,

67, 75, 79, 87, 89, 93, 97, 99

8. Electrical 7, 11, 19, 35, 45, 51, 53, 61, 63, 67, 73, 79, 83, 91, 97,

101

9. Geotechnical 11

10. Mechanical 7, 9, 11, 19, 25, 27, 31, 35, 37, 41, 43, 45, 51, 53, 55,

57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 73, 75, 77, 81, 83, 85, 87,

89,91,95, 97, 99, 101

11. Medical 11,17

12. Metrology 11,29, 35, 49, 63, 67,81,91, 101

13. Nondestructive 11,41,45,53,61,91,49

14. Optics and Photometry 11, 19, 83,91,97

15. Thermal 7, 9, 11, 35, 45, 53, 55, 59, 61, 63, 67, 75, 77, 89, 91,

97, 99, 101

Environmental1 11

Ionizing Radiation2 51

Categories from E 1224-88 Standard Guidefor Categorizing Fields of Testingfor Laboratory Accreditation

Purposes

2Additional category employed by specific programs.

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PRODUCTS TESTED

INDEX

rKUUULla 1 tLci 1 iLU

Biologicai/Chemical/Medical:

Blood (Humans & Components i ]

Dental Prothetic Materials Appliances & Devices *7 1 71

Drugs 1111, K15

Medical Devices 67, 79

Medicines 15, 49

Oils, Other Lipids 29

Optical Instruments 79

Veterinary 15

Water & Water Additives 25, 87

Water Handling Equipment & Devices 87

Building/Construction:

Adhesives 45, 53, 61, 99

Air Supported Structures ac co a 1 nn 45, 53, 61, 99

Aluminum on /t c co c\ oo

39, 45, 53, 61, 99

Asphalt i

1

21

Boilers, Pressure Vessels 1 cID

Building Assemblies O T7 AC CI CC tLC /CO 11

9, Z/, 45, 53, 55, 65, 69, //

Carpentry O AC CI /C1 OO

9, 45, 53, 61, 99

Carpeting OC\ 39

Cement ii n zio /ic ci /ci oo 21, 33, 43, 45, 53, 61, 99

Chimneys & Fireplaces AC CO £L\ OO

45, 53, 61, 99

Concretes (Bituminous/Portland)

-"41 O O >1 O AC CO ZT1 21, 33, 43, 45, 53, 61, 99

Construction Matenals 1 1 oo ac a *i co /" 1 r\o r\r\ ll, 23, 45, 47, 53, 61, 93, 99

Dampers and Shutters, Air Curtains

^7 <<r co /" 1 c\c\ 7, 45, 53, 61, 99

Ducts AC CO /C1 OO 45, 53, 61, 99

Environmental Systems 81

Evaporative Coolers, Loovers 7

Fasteners 11,45,53,61,91,99

Fenestration Products 77

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Index of Products Tested (Continued)

Fire Safety Materials & Equipment Communications

Devices 45, 53,61,99

Floor & Roof Decking and Assemblies 45, 53,61,99

Foundations 43, 45, 53, 61, 99

Heating & Ventillation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

Systems and Equipment 45, 53, 61, 81

Insulated Glass/Glass & Glass Products 39, 45, 53, 55, 57, 61, 95, 99

Kitchen Cabinets 65

Manufactured Housing 45, 53, 61

Mobile Homes 59

Nuclear Vessels and Related Components, Piping

Equipment 75

Paint 77

Plastics 45,53, 61,95

Plumbing Materials, Fixtures Devices 9, 45, 53, 59, 61, 99

Pozzolans 33

Pressure Preserved Lumber, Plywood, Poles & Pilings 37, 45, 53, 61, 99

Safety Valves Related Components & Equipment 35, 75

Sheathing Systems 45, 53, 61

Skylights 45, 53, 61

Soil & Aggregates 21, 33

Solar Products & Equipment 59, 97

Spa and Hot Tub 59

Steel Structures/Bridges 27,33,45,53,61,99

Swimming Pool & Equipment 45, 53, 59, 61

Tile Assemblies 9, 45, 53, 61, 99

Truss Systems 45, 53, 61

Windows & Doors 39, 45, 53, 55, 61, 77, 89, 99

Woods 39, 45, 53, 61, 99
Index of Products Tested (Continued)

Electrical/Electronic:

Computer Components & Devices 67

Computer Related Open Systems Interconnection (DSI)

Products 51

Electrical Components Equipment Supplies Appliances 67

Electrical Machinery & Equipment 79

Electronic Components Equipment, Supplies,

Appliances 63, 67, 91, 101

Engines, Turbines 79

Fans (Centrufugal, Axial, Propeller) 7

Rubber Protective Safety Equipment & Supplies 73

Scientific/Professional Instruments & Supplies 79

Telecommunications Components and Devices 67

Environmental

Air Filters 25

Clean Rooms 81

Components of the Environment 25

Environment 11

Environmental Systems 81

Industrial Hygiene Equipment 25

Safety Valves, Related Components & Equipment 35

Food and Agriculture:

Food 11

Miscellaneous Consumer:

Aluminum 39

Carpeting 39

Ceramics Clay, Clay Products 103

Insulated Glass 39

Windows/Doors 39

Woods 39

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Index of Products Tested (Continued)

Office Equipment: 77

Transportation Related:

Aircraft Sealants 01

Airport Lighting, Equipment Devices cc

Automotive Parts & Materials 1 1 1

1

Boat Trailers & Equipment 83

Boats & Yachts 83

Fasteners

11 f\ 1 11, 91

Hoses & Fittings 91

Motor Vehicle Safety Equipment 19

Packaged uoods oc53

Petroleum Refinery Products 31

Railroad Cast Forged or Pressed Metal Components A 1 41

Railroad Lighting /i 1 41

Railroad Safety Equipment 41

Recreational Vehicle Products 59

Two-Cycle Engine Lubricants 83

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APPENDIX II FORMAT USED FOR EACH ENTRY

Received:

PROFESSIONAL/TRADE

Professional/Trade

(PT) Organization:

Date Established:

Scope:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

accreditation/Designation format for entries

The responsible entity, address, telephone, telex, and fax numbers, if available.

The date the accreditation/designation program was begun.

Brief description of the organization's mission, scope and intent of the

accreditation or designation.

The fields of testing from ASTM E 1224-88, Standard Guide for

Categorizing Fields of Testing for Laboratory Accreditation, used by the

system and/or other fields as indicated by the system.

The products/services which laboratories are accredited or designated to

test, examine, inspect.

The documents (e.g., national, international, voluntary, regulatory,

private sector, or governmental standards, protocols, test methods,

specifications) employed by the accrediting organization to define the

terms of accreditation or designation.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements ______

Adequate Q.A. System _________ Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other

Other Information: Any other relevant information on the criteria and procedures used in the

operation of the system.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance

Conformance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

Int'l Recognition/

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Term(s) used by the accrediting authority to refer to a lab which has met

the accreditation criteria (e.g., approved, recognized, listed, accepted,

etc.).

Whether the program is voluntary or mandatory, or mandatory only under

specified circumstances.

The organizational bylaws, official adoptions, or other (e.g., certification

program implementation) actions which authorized the conduct of a laboratory accreditation or designation system.

The fees and/or other costs* incurred by a laboratory to participate in the

accreditation system or to become a designated facility (* e.g., required:

personnel certifications, training services, seminar and convention

attendance, memberships).

The length of time an accreditation or designation is valid - period to reaccreditation or to reassessment.

Who conducts the assessment and their qualifications.

Methods (if any) used to check lab performance using interlaboratory

testing.

Appeals process/procedures used by the system; if part of a product

certification program, challenge procedures.

Available information on accredited/designated laboratories or other

documentation.

Any program authorized logo or other mark used by accredited or

designated labs.

The number of labs accredited as of a specified date.

Whether the accreditation or designation is open to U.S. profit and/or

nonprofit, private sector labs; federal labs; state government labs; and/or

private or governmental foreign labs.

Available directories/lists of accredited or designated laboratories or

directories/lists of products which include approved laboratories.

Any recognition (reciprocity) of the accreditation by foreign governments

or international organizations. Agreements between the U.S. system and

other country(s) on mutual recognition of accredited labs or test results

from accredited or designated labs - and basis and limitations, if any.

Any recognition (and/or reciprocity) of the accreditation or designation by

another private sector professional/trade association, organization, code

body, federal, state or municipal agency.

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APPENDIX III RECONCILIATION OF PROFESSIONAL/TRADE ORGANIZATION

ACCREDITATION SYSTEMS APPEARING IN NBS GCR 84-472

PT.ADC.l AIR DIFFUSION COUNCIL (ADC) — Chicago, IL 60601

Equipment Certification Program, which was justification for

accreditation program, was discontinued.

PT.AL.l

PT.AL.2

pt!alj

PT.AL.4

PT.AL.5

ASSOCIATED LABORATORIES, INC. (ALI)

Certification programs for individual accreditation systems have now

been combined in a single report.

PT.ETL.l

PT.ETL.2

PT.ETL.3

PT.ETL.4

PT.ETL.5

FTI TFSTTNG I ARORATORTFS TNC

Certification programs for individual accreditation systems have now

been combined in a single report.

PT.IEEE.NR.l INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS (IEEE)

Prospective Certificate of Accreditation Program for Nuclear Safety

Eauinment J— Ui Ulllyl 11 is1J discontinued Ul V/l 1 1111 Uv\i>

PT.IACP.NILES.l INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, INC.

Program for Accreditation (approval) of Laboratories that test for

product compliance with the national standards promulgated by the

National Institute of Justice is no longer in operation. Some of its activities have been assumed by the Technology Assessment Program

of the Aspen Systems Corp., 1600 Research Blvd., Rockville, MD

20850.

PT.WWAA. 1 WATER AND WASTE WATER ANALYST ASSOCIATION

LABORATORY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

Program is now inactive. Personnel Certification Program for

Analysts, in lieu thereof by Texas Water Utilities Association, 1 106

Clayton Lane, Suite 101 East, Austin, TX 78723-1033.

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PT.LHC.QC.l LOG HOMES COUNCIL (LHC) is now the North American Log Homes

Council of the Building Systems Councils of the National Association of

Homes Builders, 15th & M Streets, N.W., Washington, DC 20005.

The program is now limited to log grading, and accreditation is now

limited to certified log graver personnel.

PT.OACE.l Ohio association of Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Concrete testing laboratory accreditation program

Program was discontinued when Concrete Testing Accreditation under

the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation (NVLAP)

Construction Testing Services Program became available from

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

PT.UL.DATA.l ACCREDITATION OF LABORATORIES FOR SUBMISSION OF TEST DATA

FOR UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (UL)

Product submittals —withdrawn by UL's W.J. Smith, Director of

Corporate Planning by letter dated April 29, 1991 stating:

"Evaluation of data generated by others is but one element of

any accreditation program. UL's work in this area would

not fit the accepted designation of 'Accredited' or

'Accreditation' as used in the United States and abroad.

Accordingly, we request that the UL entry in PAUSLAS be

withdrawn."

PT.NCTL.l

PT.NCTL.2

National Certified Testing Laboratories, Inc. (NCTL)

Certification programs for individual accreditation systems have now

been combined in a single report.

PT.NSF.l

PT.NSF.2

NSF International, Inc. (NSF)

Formerly National Sanitation Foundation, Inc.

Certification programs for individual accreditation systems have now

been combined in a single report.

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APPENDIX IV

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

A2LA American Association for Laboratory Accreditation

AA Aluminum Association

AAALAC American Association for the Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care

AABB American Association of Blood Banks

AAMA American Architectural Manufacturers Association

AAMVA American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

AAP AASHTO Accreditation Program

AAR Association of American Railroads

AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation

ABYC American Boat and Yacht Council

AIHA American Industrial Hygiene Association

AISC American Institute of Steel Construction

ALI Associated Laboratories, Inc. AMCA Air Movement and Control Association

AMRL AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory

ANSI American National Standards Institute

AOCS American Oil Chemists' Society

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASNT American Society of Nondestructive Testing

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

AWPA American Wood Preservers Association

AWPB American Wood Preservers Bureau

BACTL Board of Accreditation of Concrete Testing Laboratories, Inc. BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators International

CABO Council of American Building Officials

CAP College of American Pathologists

CCRL Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory

CDL Certified Dental Laboratory

CGA Compressed Gas Association

CISEP Cellulose Industry Standards Enforcement Program

COS Corporation for Open Systems International

CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission

DOT Department of Transportation

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Acronyms and Abbreviations (Continued)

ECCB Electronic Components Certification Board

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

ETL ETL Testing Laboratories

FDA Food and Drug Administration

FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

FTC Federal Trade Commission

GOSIP Government Open Systems Interconnection Protocol

HHS Health and Human Services, Department of

HUD Housing and Urban Development, Department of

I&A Inspection and Accreditation Program

IAPMO International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials

ICBO International Conference of Building Officials

mc International Electrotechnical Commission

IECQ International Electrotechnical Commission Quality Assessment System for

Electronic Components

TFEF. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IGCC Insulating Glass Certification Council

IH Industrial Hygiene

JCAH Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals

KCMA Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association

MCAA Mechanical Contractors Association of America

MET MET Electrical Testing Company Inc. MTL MTL Certification Services Co., Inc. NADCAD National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Third-Party Accreditation

NADL National Association of Dental Laboratories

NATL National Association of Independent Laboratories

NAMAS National Measurement Accreditation Service of the United Kingdom

NATA National Association of Testing Authorities (Australia)

NBBPVA National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors

NBC National Board for the Certification of Dental Laboratories

NCTL National Certified Testing Laboratories, Inc. NEBB National Environmental Balancing Bureau

NEC National Electrical Code

NECQ The United States National Electronic Components Quality Assessment System

NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NES National Evaluation Service

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Acronyms and Abbreviations (Continued)

NETA National Electrical Testing Association

NFPA National Fire Protection Association

NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT)

NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

(Center for Disease Control, DHHS)

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology (DOC)

NMMA National Marine Manufacturers Association

NRB National Research Board

NRTL Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory

NSF National Sanitation Foundation

NSI National Supervisory Inspectorate

NSPA National Soybean Processors Association

NSTA National Safe Transit Association

NVLAP National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NIST, DOC)

NWMA National Woodwork Manufacturers Association

NWWDA National Wood Window and Door Association

OSI Open Systems Interconnection

OSTS Open Systems Testing Consortium

PAUSLAS Principal Aspects of U.S. Laboratory Accreditation Systems

PCI Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

PRI Performance Review Institute

QML Qualified Manufacturer's List

SAE Society of Automotive Engineers

SBCCI Southern Building Code Congress International

SGCC Safety Glazing Certification Council

SMACNA Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association

SRCC Solar Rating and Certification Corporation

SSI System Supervising Inspectorate

TAB Testing Adjusting and Balancing

TELARC Testing Laboratory Registration Council of New Zealand

TMC Test Monitoring Center

UL Underwriters Laboratories

USPA United States Potters' Association

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APPENDIX V

INFORMATION AND PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE FROM

Standards Code and Information Program (SCI)

Office of Standards Services (OSS)

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Administration Building, Room A629

Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(301) 975-4029

o The ABC's of Standards-Related Activities in the United States

(NBSIR 87-3576)

This report is an introduction to voluntary standardization,

product certification and laboratory accreditation for readers not

fully familiar with these topics. It stresses some of the more

important aspects of these fields; furnishes the reader with both

historical and current information on these topics; describes the

importance and impact of the development and use of standards; and

serves as background for using available documents and services.

Order as PB 87-224309 from NTIS.

o The ABC'S of Certification Activities in the United States (NBSIR

88-3821)

This report, a sequel to NBSIR 87-3576, The ABC'S of StandardsRelated Activities in the United States , provides an introduction to

certification for readers not entirely familiar with this topic. It

highlights some of the more important aspects of this field,

furnishes the reader with information necessary to make informed

purchases, and serves as background for using available documents and

services.

Order as PB 88-239793 from NTIS.

o Laboratory Accreditation in the United States (NISTIR 4576)

This report, a sequel to NBSIR 87-3576 The ABC'S of StandardsRelated Activities in the United States and NBSIR 88-3821 The ABC'S

of Certification Activities in the United States , is designed to

provide information on laboratory accreditation to readers who are

new to this field. It discusses some of the more significant facets

of this topic, provides information necessary to make informed

decisions on the selection and use of laboratories, and serves as

background for using other available documents and services.

Order as PB 91-194495 from NTIS.

o Directory of International and Regional Organizations Conducting

Standards-Related Activities (NIST SP 767)

This directory contains information on 338 international and

regional organizations which conduct standardization, certification,

laboratory accreditation, or other standards- related activities. It

describes their work in these areas, as well as the scope of each

organization, national affiliations of members, U.S. participants,

restrictions on membership, and the availability of any standards in

English.

Order as SN 003-003-02937-8 from GPO.

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o Directory of European Regional Standards-Related Organizations

(NIST SP 795)

This directory identifies mere than 150 European regional

organizations - both governmental and private - that engage in

standards development, certification, laboratory accreditation and

other standards-related activities, such as quality assurance.

Entries describe the type and purpose of each organization; acronyms;

national affiliations of members; the nature of the standards-related

activity; and other related information.

Order as SN 003-003-03038-4 from GPO.

o Standards Activities of Organizations in the United States (NIST

SP 806)

The directory identifies and describes activities of over 750 U.S.

public and private sector organizations which develop, publish, and

revise standards; participate in this process; or identify standards

and make them available through Information centers x distribution

channels. NIST SP 806, a revision of NBS SP 681, covers activities

related to both mandatory and voluntary U.S. standards. SP 806 also

contains a subject index and related listings that cover acronyms and

initials, defunct bodies and organizations with name changes.

Copies not available from SCI. Order as SN 003-003-03070-8 from GPO.

o Directory of Private Sector Product Certification Programs (NIST

SP 774)

This directory presents information from 132 private sector

organizations in the United States which engage in product

certification activities. Entries describe the type and purpose of

each organization, the nature of the activity, product certified,

standards used, certification requirements, availability and cost of

services, and other relevant details.

Copies not available from SCI. Order as SN 003-003-02984-0 from GPO.

o Directory of Federal Government Certification Programs

(NBS SP 739)

This directory presents information on U.S. Government

certification programs for products and services. Entries describe

the scope and nature of each certification program, testing and

inspection practices, standards used, methods of identification and

enforcement, reciprocal recognition or acceptance of certification,

and other relevant details.

Order as SN 003-003-02852-5 from GPO.

o Directory of Federal Government Laboratory Accreditation/

Designation Programs (NIST SP 808)

This directory provides updated information on 31 federal

government laboratory accreditation and similar type programs

conducted by the federal government. These programs, which include

some type of assessment regarding laboratory capability, designate

sets of laboratories or other entities to conduct testing to assist

federal agencies in carrying out their responsibilities. The

directory also lists 13 other federal agency programs of possible

interest, including programs involving very limited laboratory

assessment and programs still under development.

Order as SN 003-003-03069-4 from GPO.

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o Directory of State and Local Government: laboratory Accreditation/

Designation Programs (NIST SP 815)

This directory provides updated information on 21 state and 11

local government laboratory accreditation and similar type programs.

These programs, which include some type of assessment regarding

laboratory capability, designate private sector laboratories or other

entities to conduct testing to assist state and local government

agencies in carrying out their responsibilities. Entries describe

the scope and nature of each program, laboratory assessment criteria

and procedures used in the program, products and fields of testing

covered, program authority, and other relevant details.

Order from GPO.

o Barriers Encountered bv U.S. Exporters of Telecommunications

Ecruipment (NBSIR 87-3641)

This report addresses the perceived institution of unreasonable

technical trade barriers by major European trading partners to the

export of telecom products and systems by U.S. companies. The GATT

technical office, which has responsibilities to assist U.S. exporters

to take advantage of trade opportunities, informally contacted over a

period of six months, telecom companies and agencies to assess the

extent of unreasonableness in foreign national standards,

regulations, testing and certification requirements, and

accreditation procedures.

Order as PB 88-153630 from NTIS.

o A Review of U.S. Participation in International Standards

Activities (NBSIR 88-3698)

This report describes the role of international standards, their

increasingly significant importance in world trade, and the extent of

past and current U.S. participation in the two major international

standardization bodies - ISO and IEC. The degree of U.S.

participation covers the 20 year period 1966-1986. A coarse analysis

of data indicates some correlation between U.S. participation and

recent export performance for several major product categories.

Order as PB 88-164165 from NTIS.

o An Update of U.S. Participation in International Standards

Activities (NISTIR 89-4124)

This report presents updated information on the current level of

U.S. participation in ISO and IEC (reference: NBSIR 88-3698).

Order as PB 89-228282/AS from NTIS.

o A Summary of the New European Community Approach to Standards

Development (NBSIR 88-3793-1)

This paper summarizes European Community (EC) plans to

aggressively pursue its goal of achieving an "internal market" by

1992 and the standards-related implications of such a program on U.S.

exporters

Order as PB 88-229489/AS from NTIS.

o Trade Implications of Processes and Production Methods (PPMs)

(NISTIR 90-4265)

This report discusses processes and production methods (or PPM's)

and their relationship to trade, the GATT Agreement on Technical

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Barriers to Trade, and traditional product standards used in

international commerce. The report provides background information on

PPM's, a suggested definition, and the possible extension of their

application from the agricultural sector to industrial products.

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The following documents are available upon request from OSCI.

o tbt news

This newsletter provides information on government programs and

available services established in support of the GATT Agreement on

Technical Barriers to Trade (Standards Code) . tbt news reports on the

latest notifications of proposed foreign regulations; bilateral

consultations with major U.S. trade partners; programs of interest to

U.S. exporters; and availability of standards and certification

information. Subscription is free upon reguest.

o Technical Barriers to Trade

This booklet explains the basic rules of the international

Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade negotiated during the Tokyo

Round of the Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTN) , and describes

Title IV of the U.S. Trade Agreements Act of 1979 which implements

the United States' obligations under the Agreement. The Agreement,

popularly known as the Standards Code, was designed to eliminate the

use of standards and certification systems as barriers to trade. The

booklet describes the functions of the Departments of Commerce and

Agriculture, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the

State Department in carrying out the U.S.'s responsibilities.

o "GATT Standards Code Activities"

This brochure gives a brief description of NIST's activities in

support of the Standards Code. These activities include operating the

U.S. GATT inquiry point for information on standards and

certification systems; notifying the GATT Secretariat of proposed

U.S. regulations; assisting U.S. industry with trade-related

standards problems; responding to inquiries on foreign and U.S.

proposed regulations; and preparing reports on the Standard Code.

o GATT Standards Code Activities of the National Institute of

Standards and Technology

This annual report describes the GATT Standards Code activities

conducted by the Standards Code and Information Program for each

calendar year. NIST responsibilities include operating the GATT

inquiry point, notifying the GATT Secretariat of proposed U.S.

Federal government regulations which may affect trade, assisting U.S.

industry with standards-related trade problems, and responding to

inquiries about proposed foreign and U.S. regulations.

o Free handout material on office activities and standards-related

information such as: government sources of specifications and

standards; foreign standards bodies; U.S. standards

organizations; and a brochure on the National Center for Standards

and Certification Information (NCSCI)

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also available:

o EC Hotline

This hotline reports on draft standards of the European Committee

on Standardization (CEN) , the European Committee for Electrotechnical

Standardization (CENELEC) and the European Telecommunications

Standards Institute (ETSI) . It also provides information on selected

EC directives. The recorded message is updated weekly and gives the

product, document number and closing date for comments. The hotline

number is (301) 921-4164 (not toll-free) .

o GATT Hotline

A telephone hotline provides current information received from the

GATT Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, on proposed foreign

regulations which may significantly affect trade. The recorded

message is updated weekly and gives the product, country, closing

date for comments (if any) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)

notification number. The hotline number is (301) 975-4041 (not

toll-free) .

o NCSCI provides assistance to U.S. and foreign exporters in

obtaining current standards, regulations and certification

information for the manufacture of products. To aid foreign

exporters, NCSCI also provides directory information of state

offices prepared to respond to queries concerning conditions to be

met by goods for sale in their state.

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3. PUBUCATION DATE March 1992

TITLE AND SUBTITLE Directory of Professional/Trade Organization Laboratory Accreditation/

Designation Programs

AUTHOR(S)

Charles W. Hyer, Editor*

PERFORMING ORGANIZATION (IF JOINT OR OTHER THAN NIST, SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

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*President of the Marley Organization

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1. ABSTRACT (A 200-WORD OR LESS FACTUAL SUMMARY OF MOST SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION. IF DOCUMENT INCLUDES A SIGNIFICANT BIBLIOGRAPHY OR

LITERATURE SURVEY, MENTION IT HERE.)

The directory is a guide to laboratory accreditation and similar types of

programs conducted by professional and trade organizations. These programs

accredit or designate laboratories or other entities to assist private sector

professional societies, trade associations, related certification bodies,

their membership, as well as government agencies, carrying out their

responsibilities. This accreditation or designation is based on an assessment

of the capability of the laboratory to conduct the testing. However, the

nature of the assessment varies considerably by organization and program.

Entries in this directory are based on information provided by each

organization and reflect the organization's view of its activities. Parties

interested in laboratory accreditation are referred to NIST SP 808, Directory

of Federal Government Laboratory Accreditation/Designation Programs, and NIST

SP 815, Directory of State and Local Government Laboratory

Accreditation/Designation Programs, which contain information on similar

programs conducted at the federal, state and local government levels.

Publication of this directory is part of ongoing NIST efforts to establish and

maintain comprehensive information on standards, regulations, laboratory

accreditation, certification programs, and related information. This material

answers the needs of government, industry, and the public for information on private sector laboratory accreditation and related programs.

2. KEY WORDS (6 TO 12 ENTRIES; ALPHABETICAL ORDER; CAPITAUZE ONLY PROPER NAMES; AND SEPARATE KEY WORDS BY SEMICOLONS)

accreditation; certification; designation; laboratory accreditation;

laboratory designation; listing; proficiency testing; qualified laboratories;

quality systems; standards; testing

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