L-A-B Recognition

Authority and Recognition

Laboratory Accreditation Bureau is a signatory to the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) effective December 6, 2007.  L-A-B is a full member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) whereby L-A-B will recognize, and be fully recognized by, the 58 ILAC signatories worldwide.

The USA automotive industry has provided acceptance of L-A-B as an accreditation body suitable for the purpose of demonstrating conformance of laboratories to the requirements for laboratories within the QS-9000 standard.

As an example of the preceding, North American automakers require their QS-9000/TS-16949 registered suppliers to utilize accredited independent testing or calibration laboratories to assess compliance to ISO/IEC 17025. The requirements are applicable not only to direct suppliers to the auto manufacturers, but extend to the subcontracted testing and calibration laboratories used by their suppliers. L-A-B is a recognized accreditation body for these laboratories. 

L-A-B has achieved full recognition through NACLA (National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation) for testing and calibration. For further information on L-A-B's recognition please visit NACLA's website at www.nacla.net.  

DoD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (DoD ELAP)  
L-A-B is approved by the DoD Environmental Data Quality Work group (EDQW) to provide Environmental Laboratory Accreditation to all laboratories that need recognized by the DoD to perform environmental chemical testing.

Further authority of L-A-B is by virtue of the acceptance by others of L-A-B accredited laboratories and the data and services they provide.

L-A-B Fields of Accreditation

Testing

Acoustical
Biological
Chemical Testing
Durability
Dimensional Inspection
Environmental
Environmental Simulation
Electrical Testing
Microbiological
Mechanical Testing
Non-Destructive Testing
Thermal Testing
Vibration and Shock

Calibration or Measurement

Electricity and Magnetism
Length
Vibration
Time and Frequency
Thermodynamics
Mass and Mass related
Mechanical
Conductivity and pH