What Is the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT)?
Forensic toxicology is the identification and quantification of biological samples (such as blood, urine, or tissue) for the presence of toxins— including drugs, alcohols, and…
In-House Calibrations for Accredited Testing Laboratories
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requires laboratories to calibrate measuring equipment when the measurement accuracy or uncertainty affects the validity of results and/or the metrological traceability of results…
NFPA 790/791 Field Evaluation Body Program
ANAB’s Field Evaluation Body (FEB) program for NFPA 790, Standard For Competency Of Third-Party Field Evaluation Bodies, and NFPA 791, Recommended Practice And Procedures For…
NELAC and NELAP – What Do These Acronyms Mean for the Environmental Laboratory?
What Is NELAC? NELAC stands for the National Environmental Laboratories Accreditation Conference. Established by the EPA in 1995 as a means to bring consistency in…
What Is ISO 17043?
Laboratory errors have a reported frequency of 0.012–0.6 % of all test results. This is why proficiency testing (PT), a formal type of interlaboratory comparisons, is an…
Accredited Calibration Laboratories: The Qualities of a Trusted Lab
When sending samples to a laboratory for testing, the reported results can impact what happens next, such as deciding to release a product to the…
ANSI Z540-1
ANSI/NCSL Z540-1 and ANSI/NCSL Z540.3, both commonly referred to as ANSI Z540, form a supplemental accreditation program to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Implementing a laboratory management system…
Consumer Product Safety Requirements for Children’s Products
The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was voted into law in 2008. The CPSIA includes provisions for addressing lead levels, phthalates, toy safety, and…
Reporting Measurement Uncertainty
Many are familiar with the saying, “Measure twice, cut once,” which stresses the importance of being diligent when performing a measurement to ensure its accuracy….