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December 2014 | ||
IAS Accreditation Committee Hearing to Take Place in February in Los Angeles |
The meeting of the IAS Accreditation Committee will take place on Feb. 9, at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif. Please watch our website for information regarding proposed new accreditation criteria, changes to existing criteria, hotel guest rooms and venue, and more. |
Questions & Answers Forum |
QUESTION: What is the most frequent Corrective Action Request (CAR) stemming from a fabricator assessment to AC472? |
Newly Accredited Jurisdictions Honored at ICC Annual Conference |
During the ICC Annual Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., IAS recognized two building departments for achieving accreditation. IAS awarded commemorative plaques to representatives from the Charleston County, S.C., Department of Building Inspection Services; and the city of Kelowna, British Columbia, Development Service Department Building and Permitting Branch. Kelowna is the first Canadian municipality to earn IAS Building Department Accreditation. |
IAS Showcases Accreditation Suite for Building Departments at ICC Annual Conference |
IAS staff highlighted for code officials the programs of the ICC-endorsed IAS Accreditation Suite for Building Departments during a two-day Expo at the 2014 ICC Annual Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This suite of six accreditation programs directly supports building departments in their work to achieve code compliance by making it simpler to approve special inspection agencies, fabricator inspections, metal building manufacturer inspections, testing laboratories, field evaluation bodies and building department service providers. These indispensible programs help a code official verify that companies are code compliant and qualified to work in a particular jurisdiction — all available at no cost to the department. |
John Cawthon Wins Apple iPad Door Prize |
John Cawthon with the Alaska State Division of Fire and Life Safety in Anchorage, Alaska, was the winner of an Apple iPad Air 2 door prize given away by IAS at the 2014 ICC Annual Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The iPad giveaway was part of a program created to bring awareness to building departments about the IAS Accreditation Suite. |
IAS Accreditation Presentation Delivered at OSHA NRTL Meeting |
IAS Vice President Raj Nathan delivered a presentation on how IAS accreditation could be used to recognize testing laboratories under OSHA's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program at the October Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) meeting, in Washington, D.C.
The stakeholder meeting was convened by OSHA for all interested parties and covered several NRTL Program topics, including use of the private sector to increase the efficiency of the NRTL Program, certification marks, factory and field inspections, fees, and other topics raised by participants and OSHA staff. OSHA plans to use the information to explore potential updates to NRTL Program policies and regulations. |
Measurement Uncertainty Training in ICC Western Regional Office |
A two-day class entitled, "Calibration of Dimensional Measuring Equipment & Evaluation of Uncertainty in Measurements" was held in October at the new ICC Western Regional Office in Brea, Calif. This IAS training program — aimed at laboratory, metrology and quality managers; process, product, design and test engineers; and calibration and test personnel — offered participants an initial understanding of the accreditation requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 as applicable to Measurement Uncertainty (MU) calculations, with hands-on application. |
IAS President's Corner |
As 2014 comes to a close, I want to recognize all those who helped make 2014 a banner year for IAS. First and foremost, I would like to thank the employees, contract assessors and experts who toiled across several continents to serve the needs of our ever enlarging overseas and domestic customer base. This year, the volunteer members of the IAS Board of Directors have been working overtime to guide the organization as it evolves from a mid-size accreditation body to a major player in the global accreditation community. Continue reading |
A complete list of companies and organizations that became accredited or renewed their accreditation with IAS between July 2, 2014, and November 1, 2014, is now available. | IAS is seeking contract technical assessors and experts with experience in assessing the management and technical processes of laboratories, inspection agencies, building departments and product certification agencies. | |||||
When you see the IAS Accreditation mark associated with a company or organization, you know IAS has evaluated it for competence and quality. | Share your comments about accreditation with IAS using our new online feedback form. See the Feedback link on the Contact Us page of the IAS website. | |||||
IAS is a Mutual Recognition Arrangement signatory of APLAC and ILAC for the accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories and inspection bodies, and a Multilateral Recognition Arrangement signatory of PAC and IAF for the accreditation of Product Certification Bodies. | ||||||
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