NABL is a Laboratory Accreditation. National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
(NABL)</strong > is an autonomous body under the aegis of Department of Science &
Technology, Government of India, and is registered under the Societies Act.
NABL has been established with the objective to provide Government, Industry
Associations and Industry in general with a scheme for third-party
assessment of the quality and technical competence of testing and
calibration laboratories. Laboratory Accreditation provides formal
recognition of competent laboratories, thus providing a ready means for
customers to find reliable testing and calibration services in order to meet
their demands. NABL has established its Accreditation System in accordance
with ISO/IEC 17011:2004, which is followed internationally.
In addition NABL has to also comply with the requirements of APLAC MR001,
which requires the applicant and the accredited laboratories to take part in
recognized Proficiency Testing Programmes in accordance with ISO/IEC Guide
43. An applicant laboratory has to satisfactorily participate in at least
one Proficiency Testing programme, while the accredited laboratories are
expected to cover the major scopes of accreditation in a cycle time of four
years. Towards this objective, NABL was reassessed in July 2004 & July
2008 and as stated earlier the signatory status of NABL within APLAC MRA has
been confirmed for further four years i.e. October 2012.
Benefits of Accreditation
Formal recognition of competence of a laboratory by an Accreditation body in
accordance with international criteria has many advantages:
Increased confidence in test results for utility and consumers.
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