Benefits
Increased Business
Accredited labs have attested to the fact that their business has grown since their accreditation. Many customers are increasingly requesting that a laboratory be "NAIL-accredited"
Improved Processes
Every laboratory is a better facility today than it was at the time of the initial inspection. This is due, in part, to the inspection process itself.
Documented Procedures
The accreditation process emphasizes the importance of detailed, documented, and followed work procedures. This can become part of what is presented to potential customers to solidify their confidence in your laboratory.
Confidence
Accreditation brings a certain piece of mind to both laboratory employees and laboratory customers that the laboratory is a sound organization operating to industrywide accepted standards.
Recognition
Accreditation under the NAIL program is recognized throughout the United States and Canada as an important asset to the credentials of a testing facility. The program is listed in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST Publication 831).
Process
Independent Inspector
To maintain the independence of the accreditation program and to assure that the audit of a laboratory's qualifications is unbiased, NAIL retains a qualified independent firm to conduct the Accreditation.
Accepted Criteria
The criteria used to assess the laboratories is based upon accepted standards developed by ASTM, ANSI, and other applicable standard organizations.
Items Covered
The criteria cover basic operational areas including the laboratory facility, equipment, training and knowledge of staff, quality control work procedures, adequacy of management, and financial responsibility.
Fees
Fees charged for accreditation are adequate to cover the expenses commensurate with the cost to perform the accreditation surveys.
For a complete list of
all three types of affiliated
organizations, see our
Affiliates Roster.
For a complete list of just
accredited laboratories, see our Accreditation Listing.
Click to download:
" The NAIL Laboratory
Accreditation Program Criteria"