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Update on the Activities of the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation

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Author(s)

Belinda L. Collins

Abstract

The efforts to form a laboratory accreditation cooperation in the United States and North America are described, including activities by the Laboratory Accreditation Working Group and the interim board of the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation. The vision, mission, and guiding principles developed by the two groups are presented, along with the operational documents, such as bylaws, recognition document, guidance documents and quality manual drafted by the interim board.
Citation
Journal for Quality Comparability and Reliability in Chemical Measurements
Volume
3
Issue
No. 9

Keywords

accreditation, audit, calibration, global market, Guide 25, Guide 58, laboratory, recognition, test data

Citation

Collins, B. (1998), Update on the Activities of the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation, Journal for Quality Comparability and Reliability in Chemical Measurements, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=200023 (Accessed October 13, 2025)

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Created September 1, 1998, Updated February 17, 2017
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