Recognitions

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California Water Board Adopts News Requirements for Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) – IAS Supports State with Training & Assessments

May

The California State Water Resources Control Board adopted comprehensive regulations in their meeting on May 5, 2020 to modernize the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP), which oversees more than 650 laboratories that regulate testing of drinking water, wastewater discharges and…

Building Safety Month 2020

Apr

This May marks the 40th annual Building Safety Month which is sponsored by the International Code Council (ICC) to raise awareness about building safety. IAS, a subsidiary of ICC, has many accreditation programs that support building safety including Building Department…

PCI Signs Accreditation Agreement with IAS

Mar

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute and the International Accreditation Service (IAS) have completed a cooperation agreement that will enable PCI-certified plants to apply their PCI certification toward accreditation by IAS as an approved structural fabricator, in accordance with the IAS AC…

NELAC Recognizes IAS

Feb

The NELAC Institute has recognized IAS as a Non-Governmental Accreditation Body. This recognition enables IAS to accredit laboratories to the TNI environmental laboratory standard.

Headquartered in Brea, California, IAS has been providing accreditation services since 1975. IAS is a signatory member…

Lab Manager Position Available

Dec

Specialized Testing, an IAS accredited testing laboratory, has an opening for a Lab Manager position.Please view the job description posted here.

IAS Participates in APAC Meeting

Jun

The Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) annual meeting is taking place June 14-22, 2019 in Singapore.

APAC was established on 1 January 2019 by the amalgamation of two former regional accreditation cooperations – the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) and…

IAS Celebrates World Accreditation Day

Jun

IAS celebrated World Accreditation Day 2019 at our office today (Friday, June 7) in Brea, Ca.

Check out the pictures from the event today on the IAS Facebook Page

Established by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and the, World Accreditation Day is celebrated…

IAS Office Closed Memorial Day, Monday, May 27

May

The IAS office will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27. We will be open again on Tuesday.

Redefinition of the International Systems of Units & World Metrology Day (May 20)

May

World Metrology Day, which is celebrated on May 20 every year, has a very special significance for measurement professionals in laboratories worldwide this year. On this day, we normally celebrate the anniversary of the 1875 Metre Convention in Paris, which…

Best ISO Certification Co. Ltd receives first FDA recognized Third-Party Accreditation from International Accreditation Service (IAS)

May

This recognition allows Best ISO Certification Co. Ltd to certify foreign food facilities for exports to the U.S. that wish to use the FDA Voluntary Qualified Importers Program (VQIP).

The International Accreditation Service (IAS) is pleased to announce that Best…