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5 More Laboratory Assessment Non-Conformances to Avoid
If the top five non-conformances were not enough reason to uplift your laboratory practices, NATA Principal Accreditation Specialist, Shelley Fox, highlights some more common pitfalls and how to dodge them. In a recent article, we highlighted…
December 4, 2025 -
Certainty That Saves Lives: Accreditation’s Role in Cervical Screening
Behind every life-saving cervical screening test is a team you rarely see. This Cervical Cancer Awareness Week (17–23 November 2025), we celebrate the accredited laboratories and experts whose precision makes early detection possible. In 2024, an…
November 11, 2025 -
Ampol: Fuelling 60 Years of Refinement
Ampol, Australia’s largest transport energy distributor and retailer, recently celebrated an extraordinary milestone: 60 years of NATA accreditation for its on-site laboratory, one of only two such facilities at a fuel company in the country. Located…
November 4, 2025 -
NATA Talks Calibration and Accreditation at MSA 2025
The Metrology Society of Australasia (MSA) recently held its 2025 conference in Sydney. In addition to exhibiting at the event, several key figures from NATA were invited to share their thoughts and insights around accreditation from…
October 8, 2025 -
Key changes in requirements to the DIAS & RANZCR/NATA Medical Imaging Accreditation programs
Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) for Computed Tomography have been updated by ARPANSA and published in June 2025. The revised CT DRLs are applicable to facilities accredited under either DIAS or the RANZCR/NATA Medical Imaging Accreditation Program. …
September 10, 2025 -
Top 5 Laboratory Assessment Non-Conformances
Top 5 Laboratory Assessment Non-Conformances Achieving a perfect laboratory assessment is not an easy feat. NATA Principal Accreditation Specialist, Shelley Fox, looks back at some of the top non-conformances and how they can be avoided. In…
September 10, 2025 -
August 2025
Spotlight Stories Celebrating National Science Week Dr Sarah Tynan, Science and Technology Australia’s Director of Policy and Government Relations, provides an insightful perspective on the critical importance of science in our lives today, tomorrow and into…
August 13, 2025 -
Global Digital Trade One Step Closer to Reality
As a long-time contributor to global standardisation of digital supply chains, NATA took special interest in the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation & eBusiness (CEFACT) Plenary in Geneva this year, with adoption of Recommendation No.49,…
August 11, 2025 -
Microplastics Testing: The Case for Accreditation
We all know plastic is a versatile and prolific material and nearly every product we use has plastic in it in one form or another. The issue is that disposal and recycling pathways have been largely…
August 11, 2025 -
Embedding NATA Standards in Science Education: Building Industry-Ready Graduates at Western Sydney University
At Accreditation Matters 2025, WSU’s Sadegh Niazi discussed NATA-aligned lab quality education, offering hands-on experience and mock accreditation to prepare students for laboratory careers. WSU’s science programs, including Forensic Science, Chemistry, Environmental Health, Microbiology, and Food…
August 11, 2025