What is Accreditation to the specification?
A- Accreditation is the ultimate goal sought after by each laboratory. Accredited means that the quality calibration system has been audited by a registrar and found compliant with the elements of the specification, thus assuring client confidence through accuracy of measurements, traceability of standards, measurements and documents, and consistency of the total calibration service. Q- What does this Accreditation do for me. A- It assures each client that the laboratory providing the service has the proper resources to do the work, knows the uncertainty value of each measurement, uses traceable standards and equipment, has written calibration procedures and work instructions for each item, maintains recall for subsequent calibration, provides labeling of each item for traceability, maintains empirical and historical data for each tool or gauge, maintains resource and educational materials, and provides each client with an individual item calibration data certificate. It also reduces t
