IAS Signatory MRA to APAC for PTP

The International Accreditation Service Inc. (IAS) is pleased to announce it has been granted signatory Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) status by the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) for Proficiency Testing Providers (PTP) ISO/IEC 17043.

Accredited PTPs are recognized for operating a management system in accordance with international standard ISO/IEC 17043 for Conformity assessment — General requirements for the competence of proficiency testing providers.

Accredited PTPs demonstrate their competence to plan and implement proficiency testing schemes. Accreditation of PTPs further supports testing and calibration laboratories to participate in relevant proficiency testing which then can enable an accredited ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory to meet the basic requirements for testing and/or calibration. Participation in these organized PT schemes also reduces the laboratory’s risk of producing incorrect measuring results.

More information can be found on PTP page – https://www.iasonline.org/services/proficiency-testing-provider/