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April 2025
Spotlight Story First laboratory in Australia accredited for new respiratory program Thoracic and Sleep Group Queensland (TSGQ) has successfully secured accreditation to the TSANZ/NATA Respiratory Function Laboratory Accreditation Program and explains what it will mean to the…
April 8, 2025
New Standard for ‘Sustainable Seaweed’
A new standard from Standards Australia has enabled seaweed to be a sustainable feed additive for livestock. A first-of-its-kind standard, AS 5404 – Bromoform Feed Quality, has been published to enable scaled manufacturing of natural bromoform,…
April 7, 2025
3rd Electrotechnology Testing AAC Meeting Summary
The Electrotechnology Testing Accreditation Advisory Committee met on 30th November 2023. The summary of this meeting is now available. 3rd Electrotechnology Testing AAC Meeting Summary
March 21, 2025
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity Annex – Geotechnical and Civil Construction Materials Testing document for public comment
NATA has revised the Specific Accreditation Criteria document for Geotechnical and Civil Construction Materials Testing. Should you wish to take this opportunity to comment, please refer to the attached zip file. This zip file includes a…
March 24, 2025
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity ISO IEC 17025 Annex – Surface Friction Testing (effective June 2025)
March 24, 2025
Geotechnical and Civil Construction Materials Testing AAC Meeting Summary
The Geotechnical and Civil Construction Materials Testing Accreditation Advisory Committee met on 29th February 2024. The summary of this meeting is now available. Geotechnical and Civil Construction Materials Testing AAC Meeting Summary
March 19, 2025
Proficiency Testing Australia (PTA)
Proficiency Testing Australia (PTA) is one of Australia’s largest and most experienced providers of proficiency testing services for calibration, testing and inspection. It is a private not-for-profit company, governed by a Board that has representation from…
March 5, 2025
Why you should nominate for the 2025 NATA Excellence Award
We spoke to Dr. Julia Jaeger, Technical Specialist Eurofins Environment Testing Australia on the Eurofins initiative, the nomination process and ultimately the experience of winning the inaugural 2024 NATA Excellence Award. What inspired you to nominate…
March 18, 2025
Lean Laboratories: Enhancing Efficiency and Productivity
In today’s fast-paced and competitive scientific environment, laboratories face increasing pressure to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance the quality of their results. One of the most effective methodologies for achieving these goals is Lean, a…
March 19, 2025
Withdrawn Documents
Document Name Specific Accreditation Guidance – Materials – Characterisation of Metallic Items by X-Ray Fluorescence and Atomic (Ark-Spark) Emission Techniques Withdrawn Date March 2025 Reason for Withdrawal Replaced with Specific Accreditation Criteria – Materials – Annex…
March 13, 2025

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