AIHA PAT programs achieve ISO/IEC 17043:2010 Proficiency Testing provider accreditation
The American Industrial Hygiene Association's AIHA Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) Programs recently achieved ISO/IEC 17043:2010 Proficiency Testing (PT) provider accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). The scope of this accreditation in industrial hygiene (IHPAT) and environmental lead (ELPAT) continues through April 2017.
“This is the culmination of a lot of hard work and time by AIHA PAT Programs staff and the PAT Programs Board,” said Derek Popp, chair of the AIHA PAT Programs Board. “We began the process in September of 2011 and we undertook ISO accreditation so that we would not only be able to market our proficiency programs in other countries but also give us an opportunity to expand what we currently offer for proficiency samples to laboratories in the US and abroad, through collaboration with other PT providers and other laboratory accrediting bodies.”