ILAC/NACLA REPORT/International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Laboratory Committee (LC)

摘要

I attended my first ILAC Executive Meeting in Paris at the end of February as the Chair of the LC. High on the agenda was the outcome of the ILAC/IAF joint Mark ballot. I am very pleased to report that the voting membership of ILAC, the accrediting bodies (ABs), voted against having a joint Mark with IAF. The margin of victory was very small, but it would appear the strong input from the laboratory community managed to convince sufficient ABs that having a joint Mark would create market confusion, and voted the laboratory position. Interestingly, in a similar ballot sent out to the IAF membership, they also voted against a joint Mark. Both organizations did vote for a common Mark for their respective inspection programs and this will be pursued through the ILAC/IAF Joint Closer Cooperation Committee (JCCC). ILAC will now be working towards a Mark for its use to identify those ABs who are signatories to the ILAC Arrangement, and laboratories accredited by these ABs will be able to use the ILAC Mark on calibration certificates and test reports.