Industry News · July 8, 2024 NATA to speak at the Master Builders Association of Victoria (MBV) Building Product Assurance SummitThe Master Builders Association of Victoria (MBV) Building Product Assurance Summit, is being held on Wednesday 17th July at The Glasshouse, Melbourne. NATA’s Brett Hyland will be speaking alongside the building industry’s best and brightest. Key… Read more
Industry News · July 8, 2024 Guidelines on Quality Control for Infectious Disease TestingThe Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the National Serology Reference Laboratory (NRL) have developed guidelines on the use of quality controls to support the interpretation of serology and nucleic acid tests used in infectious disease. … Read more
Industry News · July 8, 2024 NATA celebrates with the Queensland Police Service Calibration Laboratory NATA proudly participated in the 20th accreditation anniversary of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Calibration Laboratory. The event was held in the presence of distinguished senior members from both the Queensland Police Service and the Queensland… Read more
Industry News · July 8, 2024 NATA, WADA and accreditation is helping to keep a level playing field for the 2024 Olympics in Paris and beyondThe world’s attention is now on the Paris Olympic Games. Well ahead of this, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and International Testing Agency (ITA) have been collaborating with anti-doping organizations worldwide – including those accredited by… Read more
Media Releases · June 25, 2024 NATA confirms new five-year Memorandum of Understanding with Commonwealth of AustraliaThe National Association of Testing Authorities continues its commitment to offering confidence for the Australian public and Government through the MoU with the Department of Industry Science and Resources (DISR) 25 June 2024, Sydney: The National… Read more
Industry News · June 12, 2024 Calibration ISO IEC 17025 Annex – Mass and Related Quantities document for public commentThe Specific Accreditation Criteria document – Calibration ISO IEC 17025 Annex – Mass and Related Quantities document has been updated and NATA invites feedback to be provided. Should you take this opportunity to comment please download… Read more
Member News · June 6, 2024 Member News JuneMember Milestones – June 2024 New Members – May 2024 Facility No Facility Name Facility Initial Operative Date Standard Activity 21098 Integrated Lifting Solutions 02-May-2024 ISO/IEC 17025 Infrastructure and Asset Integrity 21385 THE TRUSTEE FOR MALKOUN… Read more
Industry News · June 6, 2024 Recommendations for Verification of Assays Performance – including Point of Care AACBThe areas identified included inconsistency in verification studies and inconsistency in the expectations of the technical assessors. These inconsistencies included: Verification studies needing to expand to include: Type of non-conformance identified To help address this the… Read more
Industry News · June 6, 2024 Accreditation Matters sessions that are just for you Learning the latest trends from the world of conformity assessment is one reason to come to Accreditation Matters. But another is to invest in your professional development. So often there may be insights you learn, or… Read more
Industry News · June 6, 2024 Come hear about Accreditation in Action Accreditation is a real asset to a business. But don’t just take our word for it. At Accreditation Matters we’ll be hearing from organisations that have leveraged accreditation to enhance their reputation, export potential and ultimately… Read more