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ILAC has reviewed the factsheet published earlier this year on Specifying accreditation for COVID-19 testing to produce a more extensive brochure: Specifying Accreditation for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Testing. This brochure now not only addresses key points to be considered if immigration agencies and border force regulators are considering the inclusion of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) testing in traveller screening protocols, but also now addresses possible broader testing specifications to provide testing data to inform protocols for the on-going management of the pandemic. The brochure is available from https://ilac.org/publications-and-resources/ilac-promotional-brochures/ under Specifying Accreditation.
Accreditation Education Research & Scientific Services Centre Pvt. Ltd (AERSSC) is now a Full Member of ILAC.
AERSSC has become a signatory to the ILAC MRA for testing (ISO/IEC 17025) and medical testing (ISO 15189). AERSSC originally joined ILAC as an Affiliate member on 24 February 2012, then became Associate on 21 January 2017, and we are now pleased to welcome AERSSC as a Full Member of ILAC.
The full list of signatories to the ILAC MRA is available here.
IAF and ILAC are holding contests to develop the official poster and video for World Accreditation Day 2021 (#WAD2021).
This year’s theme is Accreditation: Supporting the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
WAD is celebrated each year on June 9th by IAF, ILAC, their members, partners and stakeholders in the conformity assessment community in acknowledgement of the benefits and value of accreditation. WAD 2021 will highlight how accreditation and accredited conformity assessment activities support the implementation of the SDGs, a series of 17 goals adopted by United Nations member states as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The contests will run from 18 February 2021 to 15 March 2021. Individuals or groups are eligible to submit up to three entries in each contest for consideration.
The winners of each contest will receive USD 1,500, while the two runners-up in each contest will receive USD 500.
Contest rules and guidelines for entry are available on the IAF website: https://www.iaf.nu/articles/Contests/679 and ILAC website: https://ilac.org/news-and-events/contest/.
The World Metrology Day project is realised jointly by the BIPM and the OIML and is celebrated on 20 May each year.
The theme for 2021: Measurement for Health was chosen to create awareness of the important role measurement plays in health,
and thus in the wellbeing of every one of us.
Indeed more widely metrology, the science of measurement, plays a central role in scientific discovery and innovation, industrial manufacturing and international trade, in improving the quality of life and in protecting the global environment.
The 2021 World Metrology Day Resource website is now available: https://www.worldmetrologyday.org/ and includes a Press Release, the Directors’ Message and the poster in English and French.
Please feel free to access these materials and use them to support and promote the importance of metrology and World Metrology Day.
The membership data and accreditation numbers for 2020 have been posted on our website and are available from the Facts and Figures page
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed how evaluations are conducted, with travel bans and lockdowns necessitating increased use of information and communications technologies.
The following addendum has therefore been published on the ILAC ilac.org/publications-and-resources/joint-ilac-iaf-series/ and IAF websites: IAF/ILAC-A1/A2: Addendum 01/2021 – IAF/ILAC Approach to Remote Peer Evaluations of Regions and Single Accreditation Bodies during the COVID-19 Pandemic to help maintain the harmonization of processes and the robustness of the IAF, ILAC and Regional peer evaluation systems.
This addendum to IAF/ILAC A1 and IAF/ILAC A2, which will remain in effect for the duration of the pandemic, provides policies for the role and conduct of remote peer evaluations and allows for a more flexible approach to remote witnessing activities during this period.
BIPM and ILAC recently held a joint webinar titled: Mining KCDB 2.0 in the Context of Accreditation. This webinar addressed topics including assuring the quality and access to the data in the BIPM KCDB 2.0 as well as an overview of the BIPM and ILAC publications addressing calibration and traceability. There was also a Q&A session. The video recording and presentations from the two sessions, that were well attended with 300 participants in each, are now available for downloading from https://www.bipm.org/en/news/full-stories/2021-02-ilac-webinar.html
The latest version of ILAC G17:01/2021 ILAC Guidelines for Measurement Uncertainty in Testing has been published and is available from https://ilac.org/publications-and-resources/ilac-guidance-series/
This document provides guidance and related references for the evaluation and reporting of measurement uncertainty in testing in order to fulfil expectations of the relevant clauses of ISO/IEC 17025:2017. The document also aims to assist laboratories in understanding the common approach taken by accreditation bodies when performing assessments against these requirements included in ISO/IEC 17025:2017.
The Georgian Center for Accreditation (GAC) is welcomed as an Associate Member of ILAC. GAC has been an Affiliate member since 21 February 2005.
We welcome GAC as an Associate Member and look forward to continuing working with our GAC colleagues.