Program Recognition
ILAC Documents on Accreditation
As a member of ILAC, AIHA LAP, LLC has access to a variety of resources including information that promotes laboratory accreditation. The following are just some of the documents (in English) that can be downloaded and used by ILAC members, their accredited laboratories and other stakeholders interested in accreditation:
- The Advantages of Being an Accredited Laboratory
- Why use an Accredited Laboratory?
- Accreditation or Certification
- Signatories to the ILAC Arrangement
- Accreditation: Benefits and Uses
News from ILAC and other Regional Bodies
AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs, LLC is full member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and a signatory of the ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA). See a copy of the signed ILAC MRA. ILAC is an international cooperation of laboratory and inspection accreditation bodies formed to help remove technical barriers to trade. The ILAC MRA is signed by accreditation bodies that have been evaluated by ILAC peers and deemed competent and equivalent. The ultimate aim of the ILAC MRA is the increased use and acceptance by industry as well as regulators of the results from accredited laboratories and inspection bodies, including results from laboratories in other countries.
AIHA LAP, LLC is also a full member of the ILAC regional body the Inter American Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) and is a signatory of the IAAC Multi Lateral Arrangement (MLA). See a copy of the signed IAAC MLA.
AIHA LAP, LLC is also a full member and signatory to the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC). See a copy of the signed APAC MRA.) Click here to learn more about APAC.
For more information on program recognition, please contact Cheryl O. Morton at 703-846-0789.