ACCREDITATION SCHEME MANUAL
Document Title: / ACCAB Accreditation Application Form For Testing Laboratories
Document Number: ACCAB-ASM-14.0-E
CONTROLLED COPY
Revision Number / Revision Date / Paragraph
Number / Description of Revision / Revision
Author
RD-0 / 01/09/10 / 4 / Part III Revised / CEO
RD-1 / 01/06/12 / 4 / Part III Revised / CEO
RD-2 / 01/01/13 / 2 / Addres Field Revised / CEO
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Note:- The applicant should read and understand ACCAB’s Accreditation Scheme Manual especially the Requirements for Granting and Maintaining Accreditation and the Current Fee Structure before submitting the application in the prescribed format.
- It is expected that the applicant Testing Laboratories have a specific & assured plan of action for obtaining the ACCAB accreditation and nominate a senior & accountable person to co-ordinate all activities related to the accreditation process.
- The person nominated should be familiar with the laboratories documented quality system and applicable legal & statutory requirement.
- Please type or print clearly and attach extra sheets if needed with clear cross references.
- This form may be obtained and submitted electronically.
- An application form for accreditation cannot be accepted unless it is completed fully and accompanied with the requisite application fee.
- In case of application for the Extension or change in scope, please highlight the relevant information.
- Duly filled application form, required documents and requisite fess must be sent to The Chief Executive Officer of ACCAB.
Accreditation Standard: / ISO/IEC 17025:2005
Initial Assessment / Extension of Scope / Reassessment / Transfer / Change in Scope
Part - I GENERAL INFORMATION
Name of the Applicant Laboratory:
Main Address
(Permanent Facility) :
Primary Nominated Person: / Mobile:
Position: / Email:
Person Responsible in absence of
the Primary Nominated Person: / Mobile:
Position: / Email:
Telephone No: / Fax No:
Website: / Email:
Legal Status: / Government Department / A Statutory Body / A Private Limited Company
An Unlimited Company / A Public Listed Company / Limited Liability Partnership
A Sole-Proprietor Organization / Trust / Any Other
Name of the Parent Organization
(If part of an organization) :
Telephone No.: / Fax No: / Email:
Type of Laboratory by Service: / Open to Others Partly Open to Others An In-house Facility
Filed(s) / Area(s) of Testing the Accreditation Applied for (please tick the appropriate box):
Classifications for Testing Laboratories
(Please refer Guide ASM- GD-3.0 for further details) / Acoustic Measurement / Ballistic Measurement / Fire testing / Dimension Measurement
Testing of electronic equipment/product / Testing of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) / Chemical material (s) testing / Geology
Testing of personal safety & protection equipments / Non destructive testing (NDT) / Information technology (IT) / Chemical testing
Corrosion testing / Physical material (s) testing / Metallurgical testing / Microbiological testing
Examination of the
environments influence
on products & equipments / Behaviour / Sensory
analysis / Security
Taxonomy / Ionizing radiations & radio activity / Molecular biology / Biology
Genetic modified
organisms (GMO) / Veterinary medicine / Bio-banks / Forensic examinations
Construction material
testing / Renewable
Energy / Environmental / Agricultural
Any other
Scope of Accreditation:
Please complete the following table accurately as possible and include:
- Tests/Examinations undertaken at Permanent Laboratory (PL) and or Site (SL) to be clearly indicated;
- Testing Laboratories may support their application by providing estimates of measurement of Uncertainty (MU) (±). MU should be calculated at a confidence probability of 95%;
- Test method and standards shall be mentioned along with the year of publication of the standard;
- Please use separate sheet if required.
Sr. No. / Group of Products/Materials/Items Tested /Examined / Specific Type of Test/Examination Performed / Specification/ Standard(Method) or Technique used / Range of Testing / Limit of Detection / Measurement Uncertainty
(±)
Reason for seeking ACCAB Accreditation: / It is an Independent, Impartial and Non-Governmental Body
Responsiveness & Non Bureaucratic Attitude
Technical Approach to the Accreditation
Market Reputation
Cost Effectiveness
Any Other (Pl. Specify)
Consultant Details
(if services utilized):
Number of employees: / Professional/Technical: / Administrative:
Part –II ATTACHMENT CHECKLIST
Sr. No. / Documents Required / Attached- Yes/No / Document No./Reference / Confirmed by ACCAB
Date: / By:
1 / Evidence of Laboratory is a legal entity
2 / Quality Manual
3 / Reference/List to Procedures, Lower Level Documents & Records maintained by Laboratory
4 / Organization chart with key positions clearly identified
5 / List of Equipments / Reference Material used with details of Traceability.
6 / Details of the Senior Management Such as Laboratory Manager, Quality Manager, Administration Manager or by any other designations.
7 / List of Staff & Proposed Authorized Signatories.
8 / Current list of subcontractors (If applicable)
9 / Copy of the service liability/general liability insurance/any other insurance, if available.
10 / Record of the latest Internal Audit Report
11 / Record of the latest management review
12 / Laboratory Mark/Logo copyright ownership evidence (If applicable)
13 / Scope of accreditation with Test Methods, Range of Testing and MU to be assessed as detailed in the Application Form
14 / Details of Proficiency Testing/Inter Laboratory Comparison
15 / Copy of the most recent Accreditation report, if any
16 / Requisite application fee
17 / Any Other
Please give detailed justification, if you have not attached any particular document with the time line of its submission to ACCAB.
Part – III ESSENTIAL DECLARATIONS BY THE APPLICANT TESTING LABORATORY
Sr. No. / Description
1 / We have read and understood the ACCAB accreditation requirements and shall continually fulfill the requirements of accreditation set by ACCAB for the areas where accreditation is applied for. We have documented and implemented the quality management system as per ISO/IEC 17025:2005.
2 / We offer our unconditional support to the mission and objectives of the ACCAB, and shall ensure that we shall always act in accordance with that.
3 / We confirm that there is no current legal processes or allegations concerning the compliance of the applicable legal and statutory requirements and should we become aware at any time following accreditation being granted that legal proceedings have been initiated or other allegations concerning the legal compliance arise, we shall notify the ACCAB as soon as it is practicable and within a maximum of seven Days, and shall advise the ACCAB of the outcome of any such proceedings and the statement shall be signed by the top management;
4 / We understand and accept that the ACCAB provides no guarantees to the applicant LABORATORIES that their application for accreditation shall be successful. In such cases the ACCAB reserves the right to forfeit the application fee.
5 / We confirm that we have informed ACCAB of any matter that may be deemed significant when adjudicating the application should it come to light at a later date.
6 / We shall host, make necessary arrangements and cooperate with the ACCAB/Peer Body Assessors and shall provide all the necessary assistance, including access to the our facilities, documents, records, authorized personnel, relevant areas for witnessing the tests being performed, in any accreditation, surveillance, special or re-accreditation audits.
7 / We have necessary resources to pay ACCAB accreditation fee in accordance with the current ACCAB Schedule of Fees.
8 / We shall not make any claims to be accredited for those services for which accreditation has not been granted, nor issue any ACCAB accredited tests/examination reports/certificates prior to our accreditation.
9 / We shall not act in any manner as to bring ACCAB into disrepute, nor make any public statement regarding our accreditation that ACCAB may consider misleading or unauthorized.
10 / We confirm that we are aware that ACCAB does not accept liability for mistakes that accredited LABORATORIES may make in terms of their accreditation nor does ACCAB accepts liability for any mistakes that may possibly occur on the certificates or reports issued by ACCAB accredited LABORATORIES. Further we confirm that liability of ACCAB is limited to the fees charged by ACCAB for the accreditation application.
11 / Our Laboratory is:
Small Laboratory (Up to 100 Samples/Day)
Medium Laboratory (101-400 Samples / Day)
Large Laboratory (above 400 Samples / Day)
12 / The information provided by us in this application is correct.
SIGNATURE OF LABORATORY HEAD/DIRECTOR:
Name: / Position: / Date:
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