NABL Accreditation || National Accreditation Board For Testing and Calibration Laboratories

 

NABL ACCREDITATION

National Accreditation Board For Testing and Calibration Laboratories


  • NABL INTRODUCTION
  • NABL MISSION
  • NABL PRINCIPLE/ PROCEDURE

INTRODUCTION

Laboratory studies form an important part of assessing the quality of products. For test results to be accepted at national and international levels, they must be proven to be reliable. 

This is possible only when the systems in those laboratories meet certain quality requirements. The process of certifying this is called as accreditation.

NABL stands for National Accreditation Board For Testing and Calibration Laboratories. NABL has agreements with ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Conference) and APLAC (Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation). These are especially valuable for international recognition and mutual acceptance of test results. In short accreditation has worldwide acceptance.

NABL Mission

To strengthen the accreditation system accepted across the globe by providing high quality, value driven services fostering APLAC/ILAC MRA, empaneling competent assessors, creating awareness among the stake holders, initiating new programs supporting accreditation activities and pursuing organizational excellence.

Benefits of accreditation

  • Increased confidence in testing / calibration reports issued by the laboratory.
  • Better control of laboratory operations and feedback to laboratories as to whether they have sound quality assurance system and are technically competent
  • Potential increase in business due to enhanced customer confidence and satisfaction.
  • Customers can search and identify the laboratories accredited by NABL for their specific requirements from the NABL web-site or directory of accredited laboratories.
  • Users of accredited laboratories enjoy greater access for their products, in both domestic and international markets.
  • Savings in terms of time and money due to reduction or elimination of the need for re-testing of products.

Accreditation versus ISO 9000 Certification:

Accreditation is recognition of the technical competence of a test service provider or Conformity Assessment Body (CAB). 

Thus, it is a step beyond system certification provided by ISO 9000. 

ISO certification will evaluate the CAB's system for quality management; however, it will not give any insight to its ability to provide accurate and reliable test data, or its technical competence in testing. 

By assessing the CAB for compliance with internationally accepted criteria, accreditation provides a greater level of information than mere ISO certification.

In most countries, accreditation for laboratories is mandatory, in India, however, it is a voluntary exercise.

India's Accreditation Body - NABL:

In India, the accreditation body is named the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories - NABL This body is a signatory of the Mutual Recognition Agreement with the regional body called Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation and the apex body called International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation. 

By this, NABL accredited laboratories can also achieve international recognition.

NABL is an autonomous body that is under the Department of Science and Technology. Government of India. 

It was first established to provide accreditation to laboratories involved with testing and calibration. 

Later, its scope was extended to accreditation for clinical laboratories, too. 

This is the only accreditation body authorized by Government of India for the testing and calibration laboratories.

Fields of CABS covered by NABL

TESTING LABORATORIES

CALIBRATION LABORATORIES

MEDICAL LABORATORIES

Biological

Electro-technical

Clinical biochemistry

Chemical

Mechanical

Clinical pathology

Electrical

Fluid flow

Hematology & Immunohematology

Electronics 

Thermal & Optical

Microbiology & Serology

Fluid-flow

Radiological

Histopathology

Mechanical

 

Cytopathology

Non-Destructive testing

 

Genetics

Photometry

 

Nuclear medicine (in-vitro tests only)

Radiology

 

 

Thermal

 

 

Forensic

 

 

Proficiency testing provides

Reference Material producers

Testing

 

Chemical composition

Medical

 

Biological & clinical properties

Inspection

 

Physical properties

 

 

Engineering properties

 

 

Miscellaneous properties

 

Procedure for NABL Accreditation:




Full forms:

NABL: NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR TESTING AND CALIBRATION LABORATORIES

MRA: MUTUAL RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENT

ILAC: INTERNATIONAL LABORATORY ACCREDITATION CONFERENCE

APLAC: ASIA PACIFIC LABORATORY ACCREDITATION COOPERATION 

CAB: CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODY

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