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NATA grants first accreditation against ISO 21043-2 Forensic sciences
PathWest Forensic Biology becomes the first NATA accredited laboratory in Australia for new forensic standard. The forensic community is changing. Up until recently, forensic laboratories would be accredited against ISO/IEC 17025 with many in Australia opting…
March 11, 2024
Inspection ( ISO / IEC 17020 ) Accreditation
March 11, 2021
Celebrating women and girls in science – a personal journey
NATA’s lead accreditation specialist Donna-May Rattley explains why often, adaptability is more important than succeeding the first time. It wasn’t until one of my girlfriends, a woman in her late 50’s, was offered a job at…
February 5, 2024
Expression of Interest (EoI) to join the Integrity of Equipment and Structures Accreditation Advisory Committee
The Integrity of Equipment and Structures Accreditation Advisory Committee (AAC) advises NATA on technical issues related to Non-destructive Testing of equipment and structures accreditation. The Integrity of Equipment and Structures AAC is currently seeking expressions of…
September 29, 2022
New NATA accreditations
We warmly welcome our newest Members to the NATA fold December 2021 and January 2022 Member name Accreditation date Accredited to Service Benmax Engineering and Maintenance Services Pty Ltd December 6, 2021 ISO/IEC 17025 Evaluation of…
February 8, 2022
Changes to Human Pathology Assessments
At NATA, we understand that no two facilities are the same. That’s why we’re making changes to our Human Pathology assessment model to better align with the way our industry structures itself, as well as with…
December 15, 2020
NATA’s Inspection Sector
Inspection bodies provide information about the conformity of inspected items with objective criteria such as regulations, standards, specifications, inspection schemes or contracts. This may be on behalf of the body’s parent organisation (first party) or for…
August 8, 2022
Why a great auditor is essential in your organisation and how NATA can help you develop yours
Auditing plays a critical role in ensuring quality, valid test results and compliant laboratory operations and provides valuable information about how well the laboratory’s management system is performing. Audits also help identify whether the laboratory is…
April 8, 2024
World Trade Organisation: “Governments often find that the solution is use accreditation”
Accreditation Matters 2024 International Keynote speaker, Devin McDaniels, explains why he thinks accreditation is the unsung hero of global trade June 9th is World Accreditation Day. This year the theme is Accreditation: Empowering Tomorrow and Shaping…
June 4, 2024
How To Become Accredited
February 8, 2021

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