Industry News · December 7, 2021 Australia’s first accredited biobankMonash University – Biobanking Victoria has become the first accredited biobanking facility in the country. While biobanking is a new accreditation program for NATA, there has been a great deal of interest. The sector itself is set to become even more vital as our world changes. Indeed, biobanking has already… Read more
Industry News · December 3, 2021 Proficiency Testing Policy updatedThe Proficiency Testing Policy has been editorially revised and replaces the August 2018 version. It is important to note that no additional criteria have been added, however, clarification regarding PT participation for applicant facilities and facilities requesting additions to their scope of accreditation has been included. Proficiency… Read more
Industry News · December 2, 2021 ISO/IEC 17025 Publications UpdatedThe following ISO 17025 publications has been recently updated on the website and can also be downloaded from the Publications Library on the Website. Read more
Industry News · December 2, 2021 Dr Bevan Hokin – NATA Technical Assessor set to retireDr Bevan Hokin has worked tirelessly as a NATA Technical Assessor (TA) in the realms of ISO 15189 medical accreditation since 1986 As the time of his appointment, he was the Director of Pathology at the… Read more
Industry News · December 1, 2021 Member Advisory Forum (MAF)The newly established Member Advisory Forum (MAF) held its first meeting on 1st December 2021. The purpose of MAF is to: Provide insight, guidance and advice on trends, drivers and priorities relevant to NATA members about… Read more
Industry News · December 1, 2021 Meat Safety Australia (MSA) secures NATA accreditation ‘against the clock’ during nationwide lockdownsNATA has been involved in accrediting 3rd Party Providers of Australian Authorised Government Officers (AAO) for the postmortem inspection of meat and meat products for export in accordance with the Australian Export Meat Inspection Systems (AEMIS) guidelines since June 2014. Until this year,… Read more
Industry News · December 1, 2021 Meeting test method requirements for equipment out of calibrationAt times, a calibration report for an item of equipment at a facility shows that the equipment does not comply with the requirements of the test method. Unfortunately, this is usually not discovered until assessment by NATA after test reports… Read more
Industry News · December 1, 2021 World Accreditation Day 2022 AnnouncementAs announced at the ILAC and IAF General Assemblies in November 2021, the World Accreditation Day Theme for 2022 is: ‘Accreditation: Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment’. Read more
Industry News · December 1, 2021 Outcomes of IAF / ILAC/ ISO survey of remote techniquesThe COVID-19 pandemic caused a substantial shift to remote working. Organisations such as accreditation and conformity assessment bodies now provide much-needed services such as certification, inspection and testing and related accreditation activities remotely, in a dramatic… Read more
Member News · December 1, 2021 Bullivants – 60 years of accreditationIn November 2021, Bullivants’ celebrated 60-years of continuous accreditation with NATA. Bullivants is Australia’s oldest, largest and most progressive specialist provider of lifting, rigging, height safety and related services to the industrial sector. Since 1891 they… Read more
