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Laboratory Advisory Council Offers Insight/Expertise
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| IAS Technical Advisory Council (TAC)-Laboratories members meet in Reno, Nevada. Front row, from left, Raj Nathan, Jeff Turcotte, Mikio Futaki, Hershal Brewer, Annette Machock and Javier Garcia. Back row, from left, Mike Zieman, Jag Manian, Chuck Ramani, Mark Tyrol, Pat McCullen, Robert Hill and Rick Titus. |
The IAS Technical Advisory Council (TAC)-Laboratories met on September 30, 2007, in Reno, Nevada, in conjunction with the International Code Council's Annual Conference. The IAS TAC is comprised of members selected from senior management positions within testing laboratories, calibration laboratories, inspection agencies, governmental or regulatory organizations, or recognized technical experts. The 2007 TAC includes the following members:
Dr. Mikio Futaki, Center for Better Living, Tsukuba, Japan
Doug Geralde, CSA International, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Annette Machock, Field Calibrations, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona
George A. Smith, Jr., P.E., FM Approvals, Norwood, Massachusetts
Prof., Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud Abd El-Razek, Housing & Building National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
Jeffrey Turcotte, Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., Boxborough, Massachusetts
Javier Garcia, INyMET, Mexico City, Mexico
Mike Zieman, P.E., RADCO, Long Beach, CA
Marc L. Janssens, Ph.D., Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
Keith Mowry, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Northbrook, Illinois
Ayman S. Mosallam, Ph.D., P.E., University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California
Robert L. Hill, P.E., NAHB Research Center, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
The TAC-Laboratories advises IAS on international standards relating to the accreditation of calibration and testing laboratories, conformity assessment, and technical subjects as requested by IAS management or by laboratories accredited by IAS. The agenda for the meeting in Reno contained subjects such as proficiency testing for both calibration and testing laboratories, witness testing at manufacturer's test facilities, the use of non-accredited laboratories by product certification agencies, and IAS Accreditation Criteria. IAS receives a valuable service from the TAC members who donate their time to participate in the meetings and provide input into IAS accreditation programs. Their contributions and technical guidance are sincerely appreciated by IAS. IAS also maintains separate TACs for the accreditation of building departments, inspection bodies and work force qualification programs.