What Is EPEAT Certification?
What is EPEAT? The Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) program assists high-performance, sustainable electronics purchasers. As the leading global Type 1 ecolabel, it covers […]
Have Remote Assessments Affected Accreditation Activities?
In response to travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ANAB moved to a predominantly remote assessment model to continue to provide accreditation services to […]
Fitness-For-Service: API 579/ASME FFS-1-2021
What is Fitness-For-Service? Standards for pressurized equipment, such as those developed and published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Society of Mechanical […]
Are Pandemic-Related Changes Negatively Affecting the Quality of Credentials?
The word “credential” is often used as an umbrella term to describe certificates, diplomas, certifications, licenses, and various other credentials (see Figure 1). For more […]
ASME A17.3-2020: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators
ASME A17.3-2020: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators is the latest edition of the existing elevators code. Safety of Existing Elevators Fear is a […]
Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) Program
Effective February 1, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) program. This program focuses on […]
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
What is Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)? When we walk across a carpeted floor and touch a doorknob, we feel a startling shock. This is one of […]
ANSI/ESD S1.1-2021: Standard for Wrist Straps
The power of lightning is in your hands. Not the hands of Thor or Zeus or whatever lightning-casting being—but yours! The average human body, at […]
ASTM D4840: Sample Chain-of-Custody Procedures Standard
What is Sample Chain-of-Custody? During criminal investigations, laboratory testing often is necessary to attain data from evidence. Proper sample chain-of-custody procedures instill integrity and nurture […]
ASTM E96: Explaining Water Vapor Transmission Rate Testing
Acquiring an accurate measurement of water vapor permeability through porous materials, such as paper, plastic films, fiberboards, gypsum, plaster products, wood products, and plastics, is […]