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Prepare your laboratory's
application for NABL
accreditation, giving all
desired information and
enlisting the test(s) /
calibration(s) along with
range and measurement
uncertainty for which the
laboratory has the
competence to perform.
Laboratory can apply either
for all or part of their
testing / calibration
facilities. Formats NABL
151,NABL 152 & NABL 153
are to be used by Testing,
Calibration & Medical
Laboratories respectively
for applying to NABL for
accreditation.
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Laboratory has to take
special care in filling the
scope of accreditation for
which the laboratory wishes
to apply. In case, the
laboratory finds any clause
(in part or full) not
applicable to the
laboratory, it shall
furnish the
reasons.
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Laboratories are required
to submit three sets of
duly filled in application
forms for each field of
testing / calibration along
with two sets of Quality
Manual and Application
Fees.
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NABL Secretariat on receipt
of application will issue
acknowledgement to the
laboratory. After scrutiny
of application for it being
complete in all respects, a
unique Customer
Registration Number will be
allocated to laboratory for
further processing of
application.
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NABL Secretariat shall then
nominate a Lead Assessor
for giving Adequacy Report
on the Quality Manual /
Application submitted by
the laboratory. A copy of
Adequacy Report by Lead
Assessor will be provided
to Laboratory for taking
necessary corrective
action, if any. The
laboratory shall submit
Corrective Action
Report.
After satisfactory corrective
action by the laboratory, a
Pre-Assessment audit of the
laboratory will be organised by
NABL. Laboratories must ensure
their preparedness by carrying
out its internal audit before
Pre-Assessment.
STEP
II
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NABL Secretariat shall
organise the Pre-Assessment
audit, which shall normally
be carried by Lead Assessor
at the laboratory
sites.
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The pre-assessment helps
the laboratory to be better
prepared for the Final
Assessment. It also helps
the Lead Assessor to assess
the preparedness of the
laboratory to undergo Final
Assessment apart from
Technical Assessor(s) and
Total Assessment Man-days
required vis-à-vis the
scope of accreditation as
per application submitted
by the
laboratory.
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A copy of Pre-Assessment
Report will be provided to
Laboratory for taking
necessary corrective action
on the concerns raised
during audit, if
any.
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The laboratory shall submit
Corrective Action Report to
NABL
Secretariat.
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After laboratory confirms
the completion of
corrective actions, Final
Assessment of the
laboratory shall be
organised by
NABL.
STEP
III
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NABL
Secretariat shall organise
the Final Assessment at the
laboratory site(s) for its
compliance to NABL Criteria
and for that purpose
appoint an assessment
team.
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The Assessment Team shall
comprise of a Lead Assessor
and other Technical
Assessor(s) in the relevant
fields depending upon the
scope to be
assessed.
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Assessors shall raise the
Non-Conformance(s), if any,
and provide it to the
laboratory in prescribed
format so that it gets the
opportunity to close as
many Non-Conformance(s) as
they can before closing
meeting of the
Assessment.
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The Lead Assessor will
provide a copy of
consolidated report of the
assessment to the
laboratory and send the
original copy to NABL
Secretariat.
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Laboratory shall take
necessary corrective action
on the remaining
Non-Conformance(s) / other
concerns and shall submit a
report to NABL within a
maximum period of 2
months.
STEP
IV
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After
satisfactory corrective
action by the laboratory,
the Accreditation Committee
examines the findings of
the Assessment Team and
recommend additional
corrective action, if any,
by the
laboratory.
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Accreditation Committee
determines whether the
recommendations in the
assessment report is
consistent with NABL
requirements as well as
commensurate with the
claims made by the
laboratory in its
application.
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Laboratory shall have to
take corrective action on
any concerns raised by the
Accreditation
Committee.
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Accreditation Committee
shall make the appropriate
recommendations regarding
accreditation of a
laboratory to NABL
Secretariat.
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Laboratories are free to
appeal against the findings
of assessment or decision
on accreditation by writing
to the Director,
NABL.
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Whenever possible NABL will
depute its own technical
personnel to be present at
the time of assessment as
Coordinator and NABL
Observer. Sometimes, NABL
may at its own cost depute
a newly trained Technical
Assessor as "Observer"
subject to convenience of
the laboratory to be
accessed.
STEP
V
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