Development in the Area of Laboratory Accreditation
Development in the Area of Laboratory Accreditation
Development in the Area of Laboratory Accreditation
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About NABL<br />
Established with <strong>the</strong> objective to provide Government and<br />
Industry with a scheme for third-party<br />
assessment <strong>of</strong><br />
test<strong>in</strong>g, calibration & medical laboratories.<br />
NCTCF<br />
Program<br />
started <strong>in</strong> 1981 <strong>in</strong><br />
accredited under <strong>the</strong> scheme)<br />
Govt.<br />
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India adopted a new<br />
liberalization <strong>in</strong> 1991<br />
policy<br />
DST (175<br />
labs<br />
on<br />
economic<br />
Renamed as NABL and aligned to International Standard<br />
<strong>in</strong> 1993<br />
Registered as an Autonomous Body under <strong>the</strong> Societies<br />
Act <strong>in</strong> 1998<br />
Objectives <strong>of</strong> NABL<br />
Promote & Implement <strong>Accreditation</strong> system for laboratories<br />
Provide timely accreditation services to laboratories<br />
Create awareness on <strong>Laboratory</strong> <strong>Accreditation</strong><br />
Ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> data-base for Assessors & Monitor Performance<br />
Undertake tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g programs for Assessors & NABL Staff<br />
Operate mechanisms for Compla<strong>in</strong>ts and Appeals<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> l<strong>in</strong>kages with ILAC & APLAC through meet<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Promote MRA with o<strong>the</strong>r ABs for acceptance <strong>of</strong> test reports<br />
Implementation <strong>of</strong> Program<br />
NABL<br />
grants<br />
accreditation<br />
to<br />
laboratories as per ISO/IEC 17025 and<br />
as per ISO 15189.<br />
test<strong>in</strong>g & calibration<br />
and medical laboratories<br />
NABL operates its own system as per ISO/IEC 17011.<br />
NABL <strong>Accreditation</strong> program is voluntary.<br />
NABL is signatory to Asia Pacific <strong>Laboratory</strong> <strong>Accreditation</strong><br />
Co-operationoperation (APLAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangements<br />
(MRA)<br />
and<br />
International<br />
<strong>Laboratory</strong><br />
2000.<br />
Co-<br />
operation (ILAC) MRA s<strong>in</strong>ce 2000<br />
Undergone<br />
<strong>in</strong>cluded).<br />
re-evaluation<br />
evaluation<br />
Next evaluation due <strong>in</strong> July 2012.<br />
<strong>Accreditation</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> 2004 and 2008 (medical<br />
Recognition by Government &<br />
Regulators<br />
CGHS and Government Hospital Laboratories<br />
Bureau <strong>of</strong> Energy Efficiency<br />
Food Safety and Standards Authority <strong>of</strong> India<br />
State Electricity Boards<br />
Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Dev. Authority<br />
Telecom Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Centre<br />
Central Pollution Control Boards<br />
Export Inspection Agency<br />
Tea Board, C<strong>of</strong>fee Board, Spices Board<br />
Judiciary also relies on accredited forensic laboratories<br />
Insurance companies can rely on reports <strong>of</strong> medical labs<br />
Global Acceptance <strong>of</strong> Reports<br />
Test reports issued by an NABL accredited laboratory is<br />
considered equivalent to those issued by ILAC/APLAC MRA<br />
partners.<br />
Global MRA has network <strong>of</strong> ~35,000 Accredited labs from 55<br />
economies.<br />
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Assessors Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Programs<br />
NABL organizes its own Assessors’ tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g courses as<br />
per ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 15189.<br />
NABL has tra<strong>in</strong>ed over 1000 assessors out <strong>of</strong> which<br />
829 are presently empanelled.<br />
NABL has organized Assessors’ tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g courses for<br />
Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Mauritius & Mongolia.<br />
Assessors Conclave<br />
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NABL Assessor’s Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Course<br />
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Participation <strong>in</strong> APLAC<br />
Evaluations<br />
NABL actively participates <strong>in</strong> APLAC evaluations<br />
8 NABL Officers have participated as APLAC / ILAC<br />
evaluation team members for 19 <strong>Accreditation</strong> Bodies, major<br />
are:<br />
Australia, Japan, USA, Russia, Ch<strong>in</strong>a, South Africa,<br />
S<strong>in</strong>gapore, Malaysia, Korea, Philipp<strong>in</strong>es, Sri Lanka etc.<br />
NABL Pr<strong>of</strong>iciency Test<strong>in</strong>g Programs<br />
105 PT programs <strong>in</strong> Test<strong>in</strong>g<br />
94 completed<br />
NABL-NPL NPL Pr<strong>of</strong>iciency Test<strong>in</strong>g Programs<br />
48 PT Programs are <strong>in</strong>itially proposed.<br />
6 Programs are completed with satisfactory performance <strong>of</strong><br />
laboratories.<br />
22 Programs are <strong>in</strong> process.<br />
20 Programs are <strong>in</strong> plan.<br />
(as per ISO/IEC Guide 43)<br />
New <strong>Area</strong>s <strong>of</strong> APLAC MRA<br />
<strong>Accreditation</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>iciency Test<strong>in</strong>g Providers<br />
<strong>Accreditation</strong> <strong>of</strong> Reference Material Producers<br />
<strong>Accreditation</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>iciency Test<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Providers<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>iciency Test<strong>in</strong>g (PT) Schemes for calibration laboratories<br />
<strong>in</strong> cooperation with <strong>the</strong> National Metrological Institute (NPL).<br />
The number <strong>of</strong> PT Schemes needed to cover PT participation<br />
requirements <strong>of</strong> laboratories is becom<strong>in</strong>g difficult.<br />
Organized two orientation programs on “<strong>Accreditation</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>iciency Test<strong>in</strong>g Provider” as per <strong>the</strong> new <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />
standard ISO/IEC 17043 “Conformity Assessment- General<br />
Requirements <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>iciency Test<strong>in</strong>g”.<br />
MoU between NABL and PTB, Germany for <strong>Accreditation</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>iciency Test<strong>in</strong>g (PT) Providers.<br />
This program is expected to be launched by <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> 2011.<br />
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<strong>Accreditation</strong> <strong>of</strong> Reference Materials<br />
Producers<br />
NABL plans to <strong>in</strong>itiate <strong>Accreditation</strong> <strong>of</strong> Reference Materials<br />
Producers. Reference materials are presently imported<br />
and are expensive. S<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong>re is a apprehensions <strong>of</strong><br />
whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>re are sufficient numbers <strong>of</strong> potential RM<br />
Producers <strong>in</strong> India, <strong>the</strong> management <strong>of</strong> NABL has recently<br />
decided to first organize capacity build<strong>in</strong>g programs to<br />
develop Reference Materials Producers <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> country. For<br />
this purpose,<br />
NABL is<br />
under<br />
process<br />
to<br />
identify<br />
organizations for conduct<strong>in</strong>g capacity build<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Customer Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
Govt. Department Laboratories (approx 200) :<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Atomic Energy<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Agriculture<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Chemicals & Fertilizers<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Commerce & Industry<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Communications & Information Technology<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Defence<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Environment & Forests<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Home Affairs<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Petroleum & Natural Gas<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Power<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Small Scale Industries<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Textiles<br />
Council <strong>of</strong> Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)<br />
Customer Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
Private Organization Laboratories:<br />
Torrent Pharmaceutical Ltd., Gujarat<br />
Maruti Udyog Ltd. (Polymer <strong>Laboratory</strong>), Gurgaon<br />
TATA Power/TISCO/TATA Refractories / TATA Steel<br />
Reliance Industries Ltd., Hazira, Jamnagar & Coimbatore<br />
HCL ltd., Chennai<br />
GE India Technology Centre, Bangalore<br />
TUV Sud South Asia Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, Mumbai, Tirupur<br />
H<strong>in</strong>dustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd., Medak & Palakkad<br />
ITC R&D Centre, Bangalore<br />
MICO Application Centre (MICO Bosch Group), Bangalore<br />
MRF – R&D Corporate Technical, Chennai<br />
Contd….<br />
Customer Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
Private Organization Laboratories:<br />
SGS India Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon, Chennai, Thane<br />
UltraTech Cement Limited, Anantapur Dist.<br />
Birla Cement Works, Chittorgarh<br />
Larsen and Toubro Limited, Mumbai<br />
Raymond Limited – Denim Division, Yavatmal<br />
Godfrey Philips India Limited, Mumbai<br />
Sundaram Auto Components Ltd, Hosur<br />
Whirlpool <strong>of</strong> India Limited, Pune<br />
Blue Star Limited, Chennai, New Delhi & Kolkata<br />
Mah<strong>in</strong>dra & Mah<strong>in</strong>dra Ltd. (Metrology Lab), Kandivili<br />
Wipro Technologies, Bangalore<br />
……………….. & many more<br />
Customer Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
Private Medical Test<strong>in</strong>g Laboratories :<br />
SRL Ranbaxy Limited, Mumbai<br />
Dr. Lal Path Labs Pvt., Ltd., New Delhi<br />
Max Labs 24X7, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi<br />
Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata<br />
Wockhardt <strong>Laboratory</strong> Services, Bangalore<br />
TATA Memorial Hospital – Diagnostic Services, Mumbai<br />
B. M. Birla Heart Research Centre, Kolkata<br />
Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai<br />
Manipal Acunova – Central Reference <strong>Laboratory</strong>, Bangalore<br />
Sitaram Bhartia Institute <strong>of</strong> Science & Research, New Delhi<br />
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Cl<strong>in</strong>ical <strong>Laboratory</strong> Services, New Delhi<br />
Metropolis Health Services (India) private Limited, Mumbai<br />
Customer Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
Cross Border <strong>Laboratory</strong> <strong>Accreditation</strong><br />
SGS Bangladesh Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh<br />
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh<br />
Textile Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g & Services Centre – Textile Test<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Laboratory</strong>, Sri Lanka<br />
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (Lanka) Ltd., Sri Lanka<br />
SGS Lanka Pvt. Ltd, Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
ITS Labtest, Bangladesh<br />
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