The report lists laboratories accredited under the procedures of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) as of January 1, 1987. Indexes cross reference the laboratories by name, NVLAP Lab Code Number, test method, accreditation pro...
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
The laboratory accreditation program for Acoustical Testing Services was established in 1982. NVLAP accreditation is based on the evaluation of a laboratory's technical qualifications and competence for conducting specific standard test methods in acousti...
NIST Handbook 150-8 presents the technical requirements of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for Acoustical Testing Services. It is intended for information and use by staff of accredited laboratories, those laboratories seek...
... Testing by accredited laboratories: The FSMA requires certain food testing to be carried out by accredited laboratories and directs FDA to establish a program ...
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
The purpose of this handbook is to set out procedures and technical requirements for the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) accreditation of laboratories which perform test methods covered by the Energy Efficient Lighting (EEL) Pr...
... Developed from federally funded research, testing and training programs; updated ... The integrated test plan outlines the functional tests areas. ...
DTIC Science & Technology
This report raises the question of whether accreditation may be coming to the geology discipline, and attempts to quantify the positions on accreditation of academic department heads/chairs. The study makes a distinction between institutional and specialized (or disciplinary) accreditation and explores attitudes toward both types. ...
NSDL National Science Digital Library
NIST Handbook 150-25 augments NIST Handbook 150, NVLAP Procedures and General Requirements, by gathering the technical requirements of the Laboratory Accreditation Program (LAP) for conformance testing to biometrics standards, interoperability testing, te...
All laboratories conducting tests for the LTPP program were required to be accredited by the AASHTO Accreditation Program (AAP). AAP includes site inspections of equipment and procedures, and participation in applicable proficiency sample testing. A few c...
All laboratories conducting tests for the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program were required to be accredited by the AASHTO Accreditation Program (AAP). AAP includes site inspections of equipment and procedures, and participation in applicable pr...
...Accreditation Program. The testing for general service fluorescent lamps, general service incandescent lamps, and incandescent reflector lamps shall be performed in accordance with Appendix R to this subpart. The testing for medium base compact...
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011
...deficiencies. (1) Unsatisfactory participation in any NVLAP proficiency testing program is a technical deficiency which must be resolved in order to obtain initial accreditation or maintain accreditation. (2) Proficiency testing...
... optimal' acquisition policy for embedded computers. ... on a single computer in a ... Descriptors : *COMPUTERS, *EMBEDDING, ACCEPTANCE TESTS ...
All laboratories conducting tests for the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program were required to be accredited by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official (AASHTO's) Accreditation Program (AAP). AAP includes site inspe...
The National Voluntary Accreditation Program (NVLAP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has since 1990 had a program to accredit those laboratories involved in the analysis of airborne asbestos by transmission electron microscopy...
The International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) Guide 25, 'General requirements for the competence of calibration and testing laboratories,' has been used by many laboratory accreditation programs wor...
The influence of professional accreditation on community college nursing and allied health curricula is discussed in these five papers. First, Robert Evans presents the community college viewpoint, distinguishing between general/institutional and programmatic accreditation, outlining the growth of programmatic accreditation, and citing ...
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
.......................................................................................15 5.9 Assuring the quality of test and calibration resultsNIST HANDBOOK 150-11 2007 Edition National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program and calibration within the scope of accreditation. NVLAP reserves the right to ...
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Accreditation is emerging as a preferred framework for building quality medical laboratory systems in resource-limited settings. Despite the low numbers of laboratories accredited to date, accreditation has the potential to improve the quality of health care for patients through the reduction of testing errors and ...
PubMed
Southern California Edison began developing a TLD program for its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 1982. By the fall of 1984, it had replaced the previous film badge service with a new in-house TGLD program, and the program had received NVLAP accreditation. This article describes the general approach taken ...
Energy Citations Database
This document contains guidelines for the administration and accreditation of the standardized craft training process that was developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) in partnership with various sectors of the construction and maintenance industries. The following are among the topics discussed in Chapters 1-9: (1) general history, ...
AAALAC International is a voluntary accrediting organization that enhances the quality of research, teaching, and testing by promoting humane, responsible animal care and use. It provides advice and independent assessments to participating institutions and accredits those that meet or exceed applicable standards. Revised 1996 2 2 ILAR ...
that uses animals in research, teaching or testing is accredited. The others have "university have decentralized animal care programs for agriculture and biomedical research," says AAALAC Council to farm animals and, in accredited facilities, the use of farm animals in research should be subject
To advance understanding of public health accreditation, we analyzed data on the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation program. We surveyed accredited health departments on barriers to and supports of accreditation preparation, performance on accreditation ...
... CAAHEP is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation ( CHEA ). CAAHEP is a member of the ...
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any dust samples collected in a risk assessment, lead hazard screen, or clearance after a lead abatement must be analyzed by a laboratory or testing firm recognized by EPA under...
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This document provides an overview of the structure and function of typical product certification/laboratory accreditation programs. The overview is followed by a model program which could serve as the basis for a photovoltaic (PV) module certification/laboratory accreditation program. The ...
Proficiency testing (PT) is a key element of a laboratory accreditation program. A tissue-based PT panel for the Sudden Oak Death pathogen, Phytophthora ramorum, used by the National Plant Protection Laboratory Accreditation Program (NPPLAP), was developed and validated in 2008 to assess ...
Technology Transfer Automated Retrieval System (TEKTRAN)
BackgroundAccreditation has become ubiquitous across the international health care landscape. Award of full accreditation status in health care is viewed, as it is in other sectors, as a valid indicator of high quality organisational performance. However, few studies have empirically demonstrated this assertion. The value of ...
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The purpose of this handbook is to set out procedures and technical requirements for the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) accreditation of laboratories which perform test methods covered by the Energy Efficient Lighting (EEL) Products program. It complements and ...
This paper overviews a model product certification and test laboratory accreditation program for photovoltaic (PV) modules that was recently developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Arizona State University. The specific objective of this project was to produce a document that details the equipment, facilities, quality ...
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
This technical standard describes the US Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOELAP) for Radiobioassay, for use by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE Contractor radiobioassay programs. This standard is intended to be used in conjunction with the general administrative technical standard that describes the ...
The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) is underway and many processors are becoming accredited. The NVLAP tests are not particularly difficult and there is a low failure rate. It seems relatively certain that NVLAP will continue for legal reasons even if the NRC does not issue rules ...
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... Title : THE ACCREDITATION OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING LABORATORIES IN NEW ZEALAND (7-6). Corporate Author : ...
A list of schools in the United States and Canada that offer programs in surveying. U. S. schools that have received accreditation from ABET (Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology) are marked.
The California Energy Commission has accredited seven independent test laboratories to test solar collectors. Data for 65 collector models are tabulated. Terms used in the table are defined and ways to interpret the results are discussed. (MHR)
The glossary provides definitions of terms commonly used in many laboratory accreditation programs, specifically the Department of Commerce National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), as well as product certification and standardization p...
2004-2005 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs 1 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs Effective for Evaluations during the 2004-2005 Accreditation Cycle These criteria are intended to assure quality and to foster the systematic pursuit of improvement in the quality of ...
The document explains the operation and technical requirements of the Laboratory Accreditation Program for Personnel Radiation Dosimetry. All of the steps leading to accreditation are discussed. Technical requirements are explained indicating how the NVLAP criteria are applied. It is intended for use by staff of ...
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Safety has developed and initiated the DOE Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOELAP) for personnel dosimetry systems to assure and improve the quality of personnel dosimetry at DOE and DOE contractor facilities. It consists of a performance evaluation program that measures current ...
This paper discusses efforts led by two companies (PowerMark Corporation and Sunset Technologies Inc.) to support both U.S. domestic and international photovoltaic (PV) system and component certification and test facility accreditation programs and the op...
Primarily intended to familiarize ADP (automatic data processing) policy and information resource managers with the approach to computer security certification and accreditation found in "Guideline to Computer Security Certification and Accreditation," Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS-PUB) 102, this overview summarizes an ...
Sleep-disorders medicine is undergoing substantial evolution in terms of testing and therapy. In order to ensure that the providers of care for patients with sleep disorders provide quality and safe care, various types of individual certification and sleep-disorders-center accreditation programs have been developed. These ...
... for Research Development Test and Evaluation ... DNI), Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS ... and Accreditation Process (DIACAP), and in ...
The Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) is the testing laboratory for the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for personnel radiation dosimeters. The Center for Radiation Research (CRR) has an agreement with NVLAP to monitor the lab...
...determines has an adequate accreditation program in place to train, test, and evaluate candidates for competency in a particular...pursuant to an agreement entered into with NRCS: (1) Train, test, and evaluate candidates for competency in the...
Safety assessment of medical devices includes sterilization and biological evaluation or biocompatibility testing. Sterilization by ETO gas is critised for their carcinogenic potency or even banned. Mutual acceptance of biological evaluation test results is promoted by a laboratory accreditation and qualification ...
Pacific Northwest laboratory (PNL) conducted an intercomparison study of the Fission Product phantom and the bottle manikin absorption (BOMAB) phantom for the US Department of Energy (DOE) to determine the consistency of calibration response of the two phantoms and their suitability for certification and use under a planned bioassay laboratory accreditation ...
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This overview is primarily intended for use by ADP policy managers and information resource managers to become familiar with the approach to computer security certification and accreditation found in Guideline for Computer Security Certification and Accreditation, FIPS PUB 102. ADP technical managers and staff will also find it a useful overview. This ...
The concept of measurement quality assurance (MQA) as embodied in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) programs is not generally used within European programs for testing or accreditation. Although the essential elements of quality control and quality assurance are in the European ...
telephone number (202) 887-6791. The Doctor of Philosophy and the Doctor of Psychology programs in clinical psychology are accredited by the American Psychological...
The establishment of traceability is an essential component of laboratory accreditation for calibration laboratories accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP). Traceability requires that an unbroken chain of comparisons to national standards with stated and documented ...
Laboratories contemplating either the addition of new molecular tests or modifying methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration for human papillomavirus testing should be aware of a variety of procedural, performance, and regulatory issues surrounding such activity. Diagnostic medical laboratory testing in the United States is ...
NIST Handbook 150-15 presents the technical requirements of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for Thermal Insulation Materials. It is intended for information and use by staff of accredited laboratories, those laboratories seeking accreditation, other laboratory ...
The basis for personal dosimetry performance testing in the United States is ANSI/HPS N13.11 (2001). Now in its third edition, this standard has been in place since 1983. Testing under this standard is administered by the National Voluntary Accreditation Program (NVLAP), and accreditation of ...
The Romanian government established in the last five years a National Program for the improvement of country's infrastructure of metrology. The set goal was to develop and accredit testing and calibration laboratories, as well as certification bodies, according to the ISO 17025:2005 norm. Our Institute benefited from this ...
Accreditation FDA Approves the Accreditation Bodies to Accredit the Siemens Mammomat Inspiration Pure Full-Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) Unit (8/23/11) Digital Accreditation FDA...
...Nonprofit Accreditation Organization or Exemption Under an Approved...reapplication) for accreditation organizations and State licensure programs...required. An accreditation organization that applies or reapplies...the comparable condition-level requirements; that...
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...notification from the institution or program that it is withdrawing voluntarily from accreditation or preaccreditation; or (2) Lets its accreditation or preaccreditation lapse, within 30 days of the date on which accreditation or preaccreditation...
In order to participate in federal student financial aid programs, law schools must be accredited by an agency recognized by the Department of Education (Education). Accreditation is intended to ensure that schools provide basic levels of quality in their educational programs, and Education recognizes those ...
In 2003, the ISO 15189 international standardization program on the quality and competence of the clinical reference laboratory was introduced. To date, 46 facilities have committed themselves to providing a higher level of medical service by incorporating a quality management system (QMS) and acquiring accreditation. QMS is defined as "setting up a policy ...
#12;#12;11 NIST Laboratory Programs and the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Working relationships between the NIST Laboratory Programs and the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) in accrediting public and ...
This article reviews the trends over time in NAEYC accreditation, which is the largest and oldest of the national child care accreditation systems. In this article, the author discusses types of accreditation, such as: (1) National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA); (2) The National ...
The original objectives of the program were: To develop minimum standards for credentialing boards; To develop a program for certifying credentialing boards; and To establish an accrediting board, ultimately independent of the American Academy of Forensic...
... for purposes of testing; � Development and construction of the testing environment (test bed); � Digital Forensic Testing Laboratory Accreditation; ...
This paper discusses efforts led by two companies (PowerMark Corporation and Sunset Technologies Inc.) to support both U.S. domestic and international photovoltaic (PV) system and component certification and test facility accreditation programs and the operation of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Technical Committee ...
The Calibration Laboratories Accreditation Program was developed by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a result of interest from private industry and at the reque...
The directory is a guide to laboratory accreditation and similar types of programs conducted by professional and trade organizations. The programs accredit or designate laboratories or other entities to assist private sector professional societies, trade ...
This directory is a guide to laboratory accreditation and similar types of programs conducted by professional and trade organizations. These programs accredit or designate laboratories or other entities to assist private sector professional societies, tra...
...Accreditation of training programs: public and commercial buildings, bridges and superstructures. [Reserved] 745.228 Section 745...Accreditation of training programs: public and commercial buildings, bridges and superstructures....
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The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC), founded in 1997, is dedicated to improving academic degree programs for professional educators--those who teach and lead in schools, pre-K through grade 12. TEAC accredits undergraduate and graduate programs, including alternate route ...
This technical standard describes the US Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOELAP), organizational responsibilities, and the accreditation process. DOELAP evaluates and accredits personnel dosimetry and radiobioassay programs used for worker monitoring and protection at DOE ...
... of a several test plans and reports ... The Technical Test Plan outlines test steps and ... COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, *ARMY PLANNING, TEST AND ...
This document covers the second phase of a two-part program. Phase I provided an overview of the structure and function of typical product certification/laboratory accreditation programs. This report (Phase H) provides most of the draft documents that will be necessary for the implementation of a photovoltaic (PV) module ...
5 year anniversary of JMLA Health Sciences Information Professional : An accreditation program of Japan Medical Library Association
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Radiation workers are entitled to high-quality radiation protection programs. Radiation measurements for determining the quantity of radiation to which workers can be exposed are important to any radiation protection program. To assist in developing high-quality radiation measurement programs, performance standards have been and are ...
The term "institutional effectiveness" was developed in response to accreditation, and this emphasizes the large extent to which accreditation drives institutional effectiveness efforts on community college campuses. There are two general types of accreditation. "Institutional accreditation" is the process by which ...
Suggestions for the Library Education Evaluation, Licensing, and Accreditation Program were adapted from documents prepared by the American Library Association and other accrediting groups as well as from policies and procedures already being used. The Te...
...accreditation by an accrediting organization whose program has CMS approval...participation but has lower level deficiencies, and CMS or...of correction for the lower level deficiencies, or an approvable...by a national accrediting organization whose program had...
Accreditation is a system of verified quality control and recognition. When applied to education it becomes the instrument by which the quality of education is measure. For engineering, the recognized accrediting agency is the Accreditation board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The American Nuclear Society (ANS) provides input ...
n the United States, accreditation is a non-governmental, peer-review process that assures the quality of the postsecondary education students receive. Educational institutions or programs volunteer to undergo this review periodically to determine if certain criteria are being met. (NOTE: Outside the United States, accreditation is not ...
... interoperability, compatibility, security based upon ... and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) and ... INTEROPERABILITY, COMPARISON, TEST METHODS ...
...recognized by the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation...Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) Mutual Recognition...is a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual...
The current interest in international accreditation of engineering programs is motivated by a number of factors, not the least of which is the increasing need for mobility of engineers across the globe. Although the accreditation bodies of several countries have made significant progress towards harmonizing their ...
One health care system developed a clinical alarm systems testing program in an effort to meet the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' national patient safety goal related to improving the effectiveness of clinical alarm systems. It is imperative that all staff members are aware of the importance of clinical ...
