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NACLA Annual Forum and
Workshop
April, 2008
President’s Report
• Who are currently recognized by NACLA?
Who are currently recognized by NACLA?
– The accreditation bodies currently recognized
by NACLA have contributed and continue to
contribute to NACLA.
– They believe in the mission and vision of
NACLA
– They have accredited over 1000 laboratories
collectively in their respective recognized fields
and many more in other
NACLA Recognition
• Through NIST’s continued support
Takes you to
www.nacla.net
NACLA Recognition
• Through NIST’s continued support
– NIST as recently as this winter has provided their support to
NACLA by living up to their end of the NIST/NACLA MoU to
inform government agencies and encourage agency participation in
NACLA by inviting NACLA AB’s to a public meeting at NIST on
new and developing programs.
• PROVISIONAL AGENDA:
1. The USG IPv6 profile, its components and timing constraints.
2. Accreditor qualification.
3. Test method validation.
4. Suppliers Declaration of Conformity.
5. Discussion.
» DATES: The workshop was held at NIST on
February 19, 2008, from 9am till 5pm.
NACLA Recognition
• Through NIST’s continued support
1. Dave Alderman of NIST continues to oversee the
NIST/NACLA MoU and helps on the NACLA Board
2. NIST met here in Columbia last year to openly support
NACLA with their “founding partners” ACIL and ANSI and
presented a paper to “continue to support a viable and
functioning NACLA.
3. It is that presentation that has assisted NACLA to develop a
Memorandum of Understanding with ACIL and move forward
with a joint technical committees with ACIL this past year.
NACLA Recognition
• ACIL’s commitment to help further
1. Walter Poggi of ACIL came to the board meeting to present
with NIST and ANSI the idea of an MoU to work together on
technical requirements development and training.
2. Rich Reitz of Retlif Labs and co-supporter of ACIL continues
to serve as an officer on the NACLA and ACIL board
3. Milton Bush now serves as a liaison between ACIL and
NACLA in fulfillment of the MoU
4. The Technical Committees are now being developed and
meetings are taking place this year. Expectations are to have
some work product by end of the year.
NACLA Recognition
• ACIL’s commitment to help further
Link to
www.nacla.net
NACLA Recognition
• ANSI’s commitment to help further
1. ANSI has committed to assist with Keith Greenaway on the
board
2. They are considering Reinaldo Figueiredo’s appointment
3. They continue to monitor the Federal Register with Standard
Conformance news for Conformity Assessment activity for all
members of ANSI of which NACLA benefits as one.
NACLA Recognition
• Regulator acceptance of NACLA
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT
Federal Register: September 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 184)] [Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54210-54212]
The FHWA is revising its regulation that establishes the general requirements for quality
assurance procedures for construction on all Federal-aid highway projects on the
National Highway System (NHS).\1\ Specifically, the FHWA will require
accreditation of laboratories that conduct crash tests on roadside hardware by an
accrediting body that is recognized by the National Cooperation for Laboratory
Accreditation (NACLA) or is a signatory to an International Laboratory
Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA), an
Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) MRA, or another
comparable accreditation body approved by FHWA. This rule will improve the
agency's ability to determine that crash test laboratories are qualified to conduct and
evaluate tests intended to determine the crashworthiness of roadside safety features.
Laboratory accreditation is widely recognized as a reliable indicator of technical
competence.
NACLA Recognition
• Regulator acceptance of NACLA
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT
[Federal Register: September 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 183)] [Notices]
[Page 56818-56819]
SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announces that it will use
the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA) Recognition
process for determining whether an accreditation program is comparable to the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO)
Accreditation Program for use in quality assurance procedures for laboratories
performing sampling and testing of materials used in the construction of Federal-aid
highways on the National Highway System. In order for the accreditation program to
be considered comparable, the accreditation body must be recognized by NACLA
with a scope that includes the ``Technical Requirements for Construction Materials
Testing.''
NACLA Recogition
• FHWA further support
1. Mike Rafalowski continues to help on the NACLA board and is
the chair of the Recognition Committee
2. Mike has been instrumental in convincing other members of
FHWA the benefits of NACLA
3. Mike also is dedicating his time to assist with the ACIL MoU
and the Construction Materials Testing Committee (CMT) to
see it through
NACLA Recognition
• Sandia Primary Standards Laboratory, DOE/AL
NACLA Recognition
• Sandia Primary Standards Laboratory, DOE/AL
1. Dick Pettit has been a champion for NACLA since it’s
inception and continues to volunteer his time as an officer on
the board
2. Sandia continues to support NACLA by utilizing NACLA
recognized AB’s work as an alternative to their own
assessments
3. The Department of Energy Metrology Accreditation Committee
supports NACLA’s mission “… the Committee supports the
mission and vision of the National Cooperation for Laboratory
Accreditation (NACLA), which resolves to encourage DOE
laboratories and organizations to become users of the NACLA
accreditation body recognition process and to join NACLA as
member organizations.”
NACLA Recognition
• Department of Defense (NAVY)
1. The NAVY has specified the acceptance of NACLA recognized
AB’s for the assessment of commercial laboratories
2. The NAVY continues to support NACLA as Arman
Hovakemian continues to serve on the board.
3. Steve Doty and Chet Franklin have volunteered their time in
support of NACLA’s mission and goals.
NACLA Recognition
• Specifiers – Automotive Sector Support and
General Motors
1. General Motors recognized NACLA as an approved
recognizing authority for accreditation bodies of laboratories
to supply General Motors
2. Joe Branskey continues to serve on the board as an officer
and has been an valuable part of developing NACLA and its
new mission.
NACLA Recognition
• Members, Volunteers, Staff, Directors, Officers
1. We have 24 members of NACLA … they do represent
specifiers, regulators, accreditation bodies and laboratories.
2. There are 17 voting board members
3. There is a secretariat and operations to support the five
recognized AB’s and applicants.
4. We operate to do good things in the nation.
5. WE ARE VOLUNTEERS WHO WISH TO EXPAND THE
NACLA VISION, MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Doug Leonard
ExCo VOTING OFFICERS
VICE
PRESIDENT
Dick Pettit
MEMBER AT
LARGE
Joe Branskey
TREASURER
(OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE)
John Neuner
SECRETARY
Rich Reitz
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
(RECOGNITION
COUNCIL)
Tony Anderson
(non-voting)
NACLA Recognition
RECOGNITION
COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Mike Rafalowski
TECHNICAL
COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Rich Reitz
QUALITY
MANAGER
(Interim)
Tony Anderson
APPOINTED
LIASON
IAAC MoU
Pat Paladino
NON-VOTING
APPOINTED
LIASON
NIST MoU
Dave Alderman
APPOINTED
LIASON
ACIL MoU
Milt Bush
VOTING
OTHER VOTING
DIRECTORS
Susan Crompton
Doug Geralde
Keith Greenaway
Reinaldo Figueiredo
Jim Kullman
Cheryl Morton
Steve Stahley
Pat Wojtowicz
Arman Hovakemian
Mike Rafalowski
NACLA’s Purpose, Vision and
Objectives
PURPOSE OF NACLA:
To provide coordination and focus for laboratory accreditation in the United
States of America by:
•Developing recognition procedures and requirements that are in accordance
with international standards and guidelines and that are accepted by all
NACLA members and stakeholders.
•Administering NACLA recognition procedures with impartiality and
integrity.
•Recognizing accreditation bodies (ABs) for compliance with the NACLA
requirements.
•Coordinating the development of supplemental technical requirements and
associated programs that meet industry specifier or government/regulatory
agency requirements for use by all accreditation bodies and testing or
calibration laboratories.
NACLA’s Purpose, Vision and
Objectives
PURPOSE OF NACLA:
To provide coordination and focus for laboratory accreditation in the United
States of America by:
•Reducing redundant AB evaluations through the acceptance of NACLA
and/or International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)
recognition.
•Promoting the acceptance of NACLA and ILAC recognition.
•Working with industry specifiers and government/regulatory agencies in the
United States to coordinate the development of supplemental technical
requirements beyond those included in international guidelines used for AB
recognition and laboratory accreditation.
NACLA’s Purpose, Vision and
Objectives
VISION OF NACLA
The NACLA vision is to establish national and international stakeholder
confidence in the competence of Accreditation Bodies (ABs) and their
accredited laboratories (technical confidence in the results contained in reports
and certificates issued by these laboratories).
This NACLA vision achieves the following:
•For NACLA recognized accreditation bodies, a NACLA scope of
recognition to a common international model, and, where applicable, with
fields of recognition specific to supplemental technical programs that meet
specifier and/or regulator requirements.
•For ILAC recognized accreditation bodies, a NACLA scope of
recognition utilizing the ILAC recognition as the basis for meeting the
international model, and, where applicable, with NACLA approval of each
field of recognition to specific supplemental technical programs that meet
specifier and/or regulator requirements.
NACLA’s Purpose, Vision and
Objectives
VISION OF NACLA
This NACLA vision achieves the following:
•For testing and calibration laboratories, a single accreditation in a given
field(s) of testing and/or calibration, based on International requirements
for purposes of acceptance by specifiers and/or regulators (users of
accreditation).
•For specifiers and regulators, confidence that an accredited test or
calibration is performed by a competent laboratory that meets the specifiers’
or regulators’ requirements.
NACLA’s Purpose, Vision and
Objectives
OBJECTIVES OF NACLA
•NACLA’s first objective is to increase stakeholder (specifiers, regulators
and laboratories) confidence in the laboratory accreditation system within
the United States. Increased confidence by stakeholders will assure that
comparable, safe and reliable data produced by accredited laboratories will
reduce the cost to re-accredit, re-test and re-sample laboratories and the
outcome of their work in the laboratory community.
•NACLA’s second objective is to assure the National Institute of Standard
and Technology (NIST), through its MoU, its continued dedication to
impartiality and integrity and the use of accepted international standards
and supplemental technical requirements that meet relevant government
and specifier requirements.
NACLA’s Purpose, Vision and
Objectives
OBJECTIVES OF NACLA
•NACLA’s third objective is to coordinate the efforts of accreditation
bodies, laboratories, specifiers, and regulators in the United States through
the use of the international model of accreditation in order to develop
programs that meet the needs of all stakeholders. Where the international
model does not fully meet the needs of the stakeholders, to coordinate the
development of supplemental technical requirements that meet all
stakeholders needs.
NACLA’s Quality Policy
QUALITY POLICY
It is the policy of NACLA to operate a comprehensive national accreditation
body recognition system that meets the requirements of internationally accepted
standards and practices and the supplemental requirements of US Specifiers
and Regulators
NACLA strives to:
•Achieve customer satisfaction through meeting the needs of accreditation
bodies, testing and calibration laboratories, government agencies, and
industry specifiers.
•Reduce redundant accreditations within the United States.
•Establish national acceptance of NACLA recognized ABs and the test and
calibration results produced by their accredited laboratories in order to
facilitate trade.
NACLA’s Quality Policy
QUALITY POLICY
NACLA strives to:
•Respond to the needs of its member organizations and the needs of the
international community including regulators and specifiers within the United
States and abroad.
2.4.2 NACLA recognized accreditation bodies shall meet the requirements of
the NACLA Accreditation Body Evaluation Procedure.
2.4.3 NACLA personnel shall work to continuously improve all aspects of its
operations and internal procedures. NACLA has negotiated and will continue
to negotiate arrangements with other similar national and international
organizations.
2.4.4 NACLA shall establish and maintain prompt, open and effective
communications with its customers; i.e. NACLA members, recognized ABs,
applicant ABs, users of accredited laboratories, and government agencies and
industry specifiers.
NACLA’s Quality System Structure
QUALITY SYSTEM STRUCTURE
2.5.1 NACLA maintains a documented quality system as a means to ensure
conformance to national and internationally recognized standards. The quality
system is comprised of the following documents:
•NACLA Quality Manual
•NACLA Recognition Procedure(s)
•NACLA Supplemental Technical Requirements
•NACLA General Procedures and associated records, forms and report
•NACLA Committee Charters and associated records, forms and reports
2.5.2 The NACLA “Quality Manual" is maintained by the NACLA
Operations Committee. The NACLA Board of Directors is responsible to
approve the NACLA Quality Manual and all revisions.
NACLA’s Quality System Structure
QUALITY SYSTEM STRUCTURE
2.5.3 The NACLA Recognition Procedure(s) is maintained by the NACLA
Recognition Committee. The Board of Directors is responsible to approve the
procedure and all revisions.
2.5.4 The NACLA Supplemental Technical Requirements to the Recognition
Procedure are maintained by the Technical Committee.
2.5.4 The General Procedures and associated records, forms and reports are
maintained by the NACLA Operations Committee. The approval of all
procedures and associated forms is the responsibility of the Executive
Committee. The ExCo may decide to defer the approval to the Board of
Directors as appropriate.
2.5.5 The NACLA Committee Charters and associated records, forms and
reports are maintained by each Committee Chair. The approval of Committee
Charters and associated forms is the responsibility of the Executive
Committee. The ExCo may decide to defer the approval to the Board of
Directors as appropriate.
NOW WHAT?
A few QUOTE(s) from a paper by Malcolm Smith
… prior NACLA board member and current
Executive Vice President for NCSLi.
“Which reminds me to say to those of you who
worry that it might be; NACLA isn’t in the
business to “dumb down” accreditation. It’s in the
business to build it up.” He continues:
– For the moment, NACLA can’t deliver its original
“international vision”. After all, you can only ask so
many times before you have to face the fact that the girl
isn’t going to dance with you!
– But NACLA can work domestically to bring value,
increased uniformity and potential international
alignment to the US accreditation marketplace to the
benefit of NACLA’s stakeholders. and
NOW WHAT?
The most important item that has stayed with
me as it is our horizon.
“And NACLA can work with those willing to work
with it. There’ll be a ton of opportunities to do
this. For now, there’s little need to worry about
those who won’t or for whatever reason don’t
want to.”
Our Operational Motto: Build Based on Value