National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation

NACLA is a voluntary cooperation of regulators, specifiers, accreditation bodies and laboratories working toward a common goal:  standardization of laboratory accreditations throughout the industry.  NACLA is unique in that it is the only cooperation in which regulators and specifiers play an active role in the formulation of evaluation criteria including review and approval of accreditation bodies.

      ·    New - NACLA Annual General Meeting -
           Thursday, July 26, 2012, Sacramento, CA.

·    New NACLA education program- "A Basic Explanation of the Laboratory Accreditation Process:  Making Sense Out of the Confusion" - a special two hour program for administrators and regulators who want a basic primer on conformity assessment in the United States - Tuesday, July 31, 2012

·       New NACLA specifier -Smart Grid Interoperability Panel - IPRM Ver. 2 - January 2012

·    Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) formally accepts NACLA CMET Recognition

·    NACLA amends bylaws to expand recognition options

·    NACLA joins US Chamber of Commerce

NACLA supports the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mission and Goals.

NACLA Evaluation Procedures:

1. Evaluation Procedure for Accreditation Bodies Assessing to ISO/IEC 17025.

2. Evaluation Procedure for Accreditation Bodies Assessing to Technical Requirements of ANSI/NCSL Z540.3,Subclause 5.3 (Z540.3).

3. Evaluation Procedure for Accreditation Bodies Assessing to Technical Requirements for Construction and Materials Testing (CMET).

NACLA has a cooperative MoU with the

American Council of Independent Laboratories.