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NABL NEWS 1 NABL Newscast Vol. III 2018 World Accreditation Day 2018 Seminars / Awareness Programs Trainings International Participations Announcements Status of Accredited Laboratories Upcoming Events NABL NEWS 2 From the desk of Secretary General, Quality Council of India(QCI) Dr. R.P. Singh Dear Readers, NABL alongwith other Boards in QCI has recently organized the World Accreditation Day on 09th June in different regions of India with a view to percolate the idea of quality through accreditation. The phenomenal response received has encouraged us to further develop our abilities and skills to provide the best accreditation services which ensures quality and a safer world to citizens. Our efforts to grow are complemented by locating strategic opportunities in sectors which impact the largest cross-section of people located across the country. I would like to congratulate quality fraternity for constantly working towards assimilation of the accreditation concept in the society thereby leaving a footprint worldwide, so as to make India a competitive developed country. Secretary General, QCI NABL NEWS 3 Message from CEO, NABL (Anil Relia) Dear Stakeholders, With a view to broaden our regional presence, this time NABL conducted World Accreditation Day in different regions of the country that provided an opportunity to businesses, government and regulators to explore how accreditation can support in delivering a safer world. The theme designated this year was “Accreditation delivering a safer world” and to be in line with the theme, seminars focused on how accreditation enables global acceptance of test results making it a base on which quality thrives on thus making world a better and safer place to live in. As NABL is a major player in providing accreditation services in the country, it not only brings confidence amongst conformity assessment bodies but also makes them self reliant of the services they provide. With our defined vision, dedication and determination we always aim to chisel our potential into a more perfect state that delivers excellence in our services. CEO, NABL NABL NEWS 4 World Accreditation Day (WAD) is a global initiative which has been jointly established by ILAC and IAF with an objective to raise awareness on the significance of accreditation. Every year this day is celebrated on 09th June across the world to communicate the value of accreditation. NABL celebrated WAD 2018 in collaboration with National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) and National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), Constituent Boards of Quality Council of India (QCI). This year, World Accreditation Day was celebrated simultaneously in four cities viz a viz New Delhi, Kolkata, Pune and Bangalore. The seminar on WAD 2018 theme “Accreditation delivering a safer world” provided an excellent opportunity to the accreditation community for conversing on ‘how accreditation can be used by policy makers, local authorities and regulators’ for creating a global infrastructure to support health and safety. Messages of Mr. Anil Relia, CEO NABL; Mr. Anil Jauhri, CEO NABCB, Sh. Manish Jindal, CEO, NABET and Dr. R. P. Singh, Secretary General, QCI referring to the importance of accreditation were shared with the participants. In Delhi, the inaugural session was graced by Mr. C B Singh; ADG BIS, Dr. D. K. Aswal; Director, NPL, Dr. R P Singh; Secretary General, QCI, Prof. S K Joshi; Chairman NABL. Prof. Joshi formally inaugurated the event and briefed about NABL’s initiative in new / emerging areas of sample collection centers/ facilities recognition, Integrated Assessments, Accreditation scheme for medical device calibration etc. In the keynote address Dr. R. P. Singh appreciated the participation of the Accreditation Boards, National Standards Body, National Metrology Institute and other stakeholders for their collaborative approach in influencing people to follow the standards for a consistent quality in the society which can make world a safer place to live in. In Kolkata, the inaugural session was graced by Mr. U. Thanu, Director General, National Test House, Kolkata; Mr. Vishnu Gupta, Deputy Director General (Eastern Region), Bureau of Indian Standards, Kolkata, Ms. Godhhuli Mukherjee, Commissioner of Food Safety (WB) and Prof. Sadhan K. Ghosh, Dean, Jadavpur University. Prof. Sadhan K. Ghosh formally inaugurated the event and discussed about the journey of accreditation in India and stressed on the competency and integrity of internal and external auditors to meet the quality requirements in accreditation or certification. In the keynote address, Mr. Thanu addressed the participants about the need of Integrated Assessment (BIS product certification audit & Laboratory accreditation) and emphasized laboratories to follow the prescribed Standard procedures. @ Delhi @ Kolkata 1. World Accreditation Day 2018 NABL NEWS 5 In Pune, the inaugural session was graced by Shri. Shivaji Desai, Jt. Commissioner, FDA (M.S.) and Dr. Satish Umrikar, Director, WSSO (M.S.). Shri Shivaji Desai formally inaugurated the event and deliberated upon the need for NABL accreditation in conformity assessment bodies of the country to attain quality thereby meeting out the safety standards and goals. In Bengaluru, the inaugural session was graced by Mr. B S Kumar, Director, ETDC, Bengaluru and Dr. Sivakumar Babu, President, IGS, Professor, IISc, Bangalore. Mr. B S Kumar formally inaugurated the event and emphasized on the impact accreditation and certification make on the safety of electronic and sensors utilities. In the special address, Dr. @ Pune @ Bangalore Sivakumar Babu talked about the support offered by accreditation framework to ensure safety in construction and other ways of improvement in achieving quality in the country. Inaugural sessions were followed by technical sessions that were graced by eminent speakers from Government, Regulators, Industries and various other associations. The guest speakers urged on the importance of tested, calibrated, inspected and certified products and services in the global market. The speakers in the technical sessions elaborated and endorsed the importance of safety and quality in the major sectors of an economy that impact citizen’s safety which include healthcare, food, water, sanitation, pharma, construction sector etc. The event in all regions witnessed an overwhelming participation from our key stakeholders. NABL NEWS 6 2.1 IAF/ ILAC Midterm Meetings, Frankfurt, Germany The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) mid-term meetings were held in Frankfurt, Germany from 04th–11th April 2018. These Joint meetings offer a valuable opportunity for communication and collaboration amongst accreditation bodies, regional accreditation cooperation and stakeholders etc. CEO along with NABL officials participated in the meeting. 2.2 SAARC-PTB Regional Kick-off Workshop, Nepal South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)-Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) regional Kick off workshop was organized in collaboration with Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM). The two days workshop of the project “Strengthening regional infrastructure and co-operation in the field of quality infrastructure in SAARC” was held on 08th & 09th May 2018. The event was inaugurated by H. E. Mr. Amjad Hussain B. Sial, Secretary General, SAARC at Kathmandu, Nepal. In his inaugural address Mr. Sial acknowledged SAARC’s project-based collaboration with its partners, including PTB and quoted that ‘this workshop is a testimony of SAARC’s increasing engagement and collaboration with regional and international organizations. In the workshop, NABL, India was represented by CEO along with Director, Testing. 2.3 APLAC Training Course as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017, Bangkok To understand the new version ISO/ IEC 17025:2017, APLAC organized a Training Course from 8th-10th May 2018 at Bangkok. 33 participants from different economies including three officers from NABL attended the training course. 2. International Participations NABL NEWS 7 2.4 2018 APLAC/PAC Joint Annual Meetings, Kyoto, Japan 2018 APLAC-PAC Joint Annual Meetings were held from 1st-9th June 2018 at Kyoto, Japan. This year, the meetings were hosted by International Accreditation Japan (IA Japan), Information Security Management system Conformity Assessment System (ISMS-AC), Japan Accreditation Board (JAB) and Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center- (VLAC) Japan. CEO and Directors, NABL attended the meetings. In view of establishing a single regional body, “Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC)”; this year observed the final joint meetings of Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) and Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) together. Key decisions, resolutions on APAC Constitution, related regulations, MRA documents as well as membership fee structure were worked upon for formation of the new entity by 1st January 2019. 2.5 APLAC Evaluator Training Course as per ISO/ IEC 17011:2017 Two days training course as per the new version ‘ISO/ IEC 17011:2017’ was held on 12th and 13th June 18 at Hong Kong for the APLAC Evaluators. CEO and officials from NABL attended the training course. NABL NEWS 8 3.1 4th International Conference of Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations (CAHOCON) The 4th International Conference of Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations (CAHOCON-2018) was held on 7th - 8th April, 2018 at Chennai with an objective to facilitate communication amongst the stakeholders and to provide a benchmark while promoting and improving quality and safety of healthcare services provided by health care organizations across India. CAHOCON is an annual conference and the theme for this year was "Timely Intervention is the key to quality". Director, Medical; NABL chaired the laboratory session and delivered a talk on “Accreditation of Clinical Laboratories: Present and Future”. NABL officer also co-chaired one of the sessions during the event and participated in panel discussion. 3.2 Seminar for Scientific Apparatus Manufacturer & Exporters Association of Ambala Cantt (SAME)’ at Ambala A talk was organized on ‘NABL Accreditation Process & Benefits’ for ‘Scientific Apparatus Manufacturer & Exporters Association of Ambala Cantt (SAME)’ at Ambala on 9th April 2018. Member of Parliament, Honourable Sh. Rattan Lal Kataria was the chief guest during the event. NABL familiarised the members of Association with Accreditation process and its benefits. 3.3 Programs on Mass Metrology NABL participated in two programs on Mass Metrology conducted by reputed manufacturer jointly with National Physical Laboratory (CSIR NPL – India) on 13th Apr 2018 and 21st June, 2018. The objective of these programs was to provide a platform for direct interaction of the stakeholders with NPL, NABL and manufacturers. 3.4 Training Program at ISRO, Bangalore NABL provided training to 50 scientists at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO, Thiruvnanthpuram on 16th-17th April 2018. The training was imparted on Accreditation process and Electro-Technical calibration fundamentals and Uncertainty estimations. 3.5 2nd Congress of Indian Laboratories 2nd Congress of Indian Laboratories with a theme ‘Role of Laboratory Service in growth of Economy and Health of India’ was held on 19th April 2018 at New Delhi by Association of Indian Laboratories (AOIL). NABL sponsored and actively participated in the event. 3. Seminars / Awareness Programs NABL NEWS 9 NABL organized Assessor Training Course as per ISO 15189:2012 from 16th-20th April 2018 at Ahmedabad. NABL organized Assessor Training Course as per ISO/ IEC 17025:2017 from 11th-15th June 2018 at Indian Rubber Manufacturer’s Research Association (IRMRA), Thane, Mumbai NABL organized Assessor Training Course as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017 from 25th- 29th June 2018 at National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh. 4.1 Assessor Training Course 4. Trainings 3.6 Awareness Program on “Accreditation of Solar Modules Testing & Balance of System” In continuation of its program on “Accreditation of Solar cells and PV Modules Testing”, NABL organised one day awareness program on “Accreditation of Solar Modules Testing & Balance of System” for solar module manufacturers operating in south India in Hyderabad on 15th June 2018. The program was attended by 34 participants from solar module manufactures, EPC contractors and solar testing laboratories. The program aimed to give awareness to the solar testing laboratories in context of the MNRE notification dated 7th Dec 2017 requiring ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation of solar testing laboratories in India NABL NEWS 10 4.2 Training program for Assessors & Laboratories on transition of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 to ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 The third edition of International standard ISO/IEC 17025 (viz. ISO/IEC 17025: 2017) ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’ was published on 29th November 2017 by ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO). New concept of risks and opportunities based approach has been introduced in the standard. For smooth transition and implementation of ISO 17025:2017, NABL conducted two days Assessor Orientation Program followed by one day Laboratory Awareness Program in various cities: Schedule followed for Assessor Orientation and Laboratory Awareness Program (Transition from ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 to ISO/IEC 17025: 2017) S. No. City April 2018 May 2018 1 Bangalore 14-16 28-30 19-21 2 Bhopal 21-23 3 Chandigarh 5-7 4 Chennai 7-9 5-7 5 Coimbatore 21-23 6 Hyderabad 14-16 12 7 Jaipur 5-7 8 Kochin 26-29 9 Kolkata 7-9 12-14 10 Lucknow 14-16 11 Mumbai 7-9 12-14 12 Nagpur 28 13 Nashik 5-7 14 New Delhi 7-9 14-16 21-23 12-14 26-28 15 Pune 21-23 19-21 16 Ahmedabad 28-30 17 Vadodara 19-21 18 Vizag 14 NABL NEWS 11 In total, 26 Assessor Orientation Programs and 30 Laboratory Awareness Programs were conducted wherein more than 750 Assessors and approximately 2000 laboratory representatives participated. These programs were coordinated by NABL officers. 27 assessors who were trained during the Master Trainer Program served as faculty during the course. In view of overwhelming response and requests from the laboratories across the regions, NABL has further conducted Assessor Orientation Program and Laboratory Awareness Program in the cities of Ahmedabad, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi from 16th to 18th June 2018. Approximately 100 assessors and 250 Laboratory representatives attended the programs. NABL NEWS 12 5.1 Changes in Timelines of Accreditation Process S. No. Activity Changes in Timelines a. Submission of corrective actions for the finding of initial scrutiny (Form-3) 07 days b. Submission of Quality Manual Adequacy report by LA 10 days c. Submission of Corrective actions by CABs after Quality Manual Adequacy 15 days d. Submission of Corrective actions by CABs after Pre-assessment (if conducted as it is made optional) 15 days e. Submission of Corrective actions by CABs after Final assessment 30 days f. Submission of Corrective actions by CABs after Surveillance, Reassessment & Supplementary visit for all the NCs 30 days 5.2 Recognition of Sample Collection Centres/ Facility (SCFs) declared by its associated Medical CABs NABL has taken up a new initiative to recognize the Sample Collection Centres/ Facility (SCFs) declared by its associated Medical CABs. In line with the same, a new NABL document NABL 111, Issue No. 01, Issue dt: 20-Jun-2018 - ‘Procedure for Recognition of Sample Collection Centre/ Facility’ (SCFs) has been released. 5.3 Use of NABL Accredited CAB Combined ILAC MRA Mark by accredited CAB Now NABL accredited Testing, Calibration and Medical testing laboratories can use ‘NABL Accredited CAB Combined ILAC MRA Mark’ on the test report, medical reports and calibration certificates issued for the accredited scope. In-line with ILAC-R7:05/2015, NABL has defined a policy (Section 6, NABL 133) for use of ‘NABL Accredited CAB Combined ILAC MRA Mark’ on test report/ calibration certificate. 5.4 Acceptance of online application for accreditation With effect from 1st June 2018, NABL has started accepting applications for accreditation only through online web portal which is accessible through NABL’s website. 5.5 Fee structure for FY 2018-19 Fee structure for FY 2018-19 revised with effect from 01st April 2018 For latest updates, kindly refer NABL Website www.nabl-india.org 5. Announcements NABL NEWS 13 6. Status of Accredited Laboratories 6.1 Accreditation granted to Testing laboratories in Apr’18 -Jun’18 S. No. Name & Place of Lab Certificate No. Discipline 1 Shrimpex Biotech Services Pvt. Ltd., Chennai TC-7116 C 2 EKO PRO Engineers Pvt. Ltd. (Analytical Division), Ghaziabad TC-5063 NDT 3 Central Laboratory, Gujarat Jalseva Training Institute, Gandhinagar TC-7117 C 4 District Laboratory, Gujarat Water Supply & Sewerage Board-Bharuch TC-7118 C 5 District Laboratory, Gujarat Water Supply & Sewerage BoardAhmedabad TC-7119 C 6 Chemical & Metallurgical Laboratory, Material technology centre, Loco workshop, Perambur, Chennai TC-7120 C, E, M, NDT 7 Test Factory Laboratory, AVL Technical centre, Gurugram TC-7121 C, M 8 Amar Immunodiagnostics Private Limited, Hyderabad TC-7122 B 9 Central Laboratory, Telangana State Pollution Control Board, Hyderabad TC-7123 C 10 Sodepur Area Laboratory ECL, Sunderchak, Burdwan, WB TC-7124 C 11 Santhome Enviro Services, Chennai TC-7144 C 12 Scientific Services, TATA Steel, Kalinganagar TC-7145 C, M 13 Coal Testing Laboratory, Jindal Power Limited, Tamnar TC-7146 C 14 Explore Engineering Consultants Private Limited, Noida TC-7147 M 15 Perfect Geotechnic Pvt. Ltd., Navi Mumbai TC-7148 M 16 Public Health Engineering Laboratory, Gujarat Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Rajkot TC-7149 C 17 Light Innovation Laboratory, Wipro Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., Aurangabad TC-7150 P 18 Global Technical Services- (Central Oil Testing Laboratory)-COTL, Bhilwara, Rajasthan TC-7151 C 19 Pioneer testing Laboratory, New Delhi TC-7181 C, M 20 Testtex India Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Rajkot TC-7182 B 21 Micro Engineering & Testing Laboratory, Sonepat TC-7183 NDT 22 Pious Laboratories Private Limited, Indore TC-7184 C 23 Classic Instrumentation Pvt. Ltd., Noida TC-5099 M 24 S V Enviro Labs & Consultants (Laboratory Services Division), Visakhapatnam TC-5582 C, B 25 Central Laboratory, TRL Krosaki Refractories Ltd., Belphar TC-7199 C, M 26 Eco Tech Services, Alwar TC-7200 C, B 27 Nestle Quality Assurance Laboratory, Nestle India, Mysore TC-7201 C, B 28 NIA-Analytical & Research Laboratory, Vadodara TC-7202 C NABL NEWS 14 S. No. Name & Place of Lab Certificate No. Discipline 29 Interactive Research School of Health Affairs, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune TC-7203 B 30 Electrical Laboratory, Sasan Power Ltd, Singrauli TC-7204 E 31 Chemical & Metallurgical Laboratory, CLW, Chittaranjan TC-7205 C, M 32 Shivaay Technocrat Services, Jaipur TC-7206 M 33 MSV Analytical Laboratories, Bellary TC-7207 B 34 Apex Quality Certification Services Pvt. Ltd., (AQCS), Jaipur TC-7208 M 35 APX Laboratories, Thane TC-6797 B 36 The Chemist, Howrah TC-5186 C 37 Span Infrastructure Material Testing & Consultancy Services, Palanpur TC-5136 C 38 Baroda Calibration Services, Vadodara TC-7227 E 39 Bankola Area Laboratory, ECL, Burdwan TC-7228 C 40 Diamond NDT Inspection Services (P) Ltd, Hosur TC-7229 NDT 41 Alpha Consultancy Services, Balasore TC-7230 M 42 Hyundai Motor India Limited, Passenger Car Emission Testing Laboratory, Quality Assurance Department, Kancheepuram TC-7231 C 43 Chennai Civil-Tech Research Foundation Pvt. Ltd., Chennai TC-7232 M, NDT 44 Vaidic Test House, Rewari TC-7233 C, M 45 Allumera Engineering Solutions Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi TC-7246 C, M 46 N D International, Kolkata TC-5910 B 47 Akanksha Analytical & Research Laboratory, Pune TC-7247 C 48 Cotecna Inspection India Pvt Ltd., Visakhapatnam TC-7248 C 49 W. I. Met - Lab Services, Anand TC-7249 C, M 50 SGS India Pvt. Ltd.-Transportation, Chennai TC-7250 C, M 51 Testing Laboratory- Zydus Infrastructure Pvt Ltd., Sanad, Ahmedabad TC-7251 C 52 OMGL Refinery LLP, Rudrapur TC-7252 C 53 Concrete Futures Laboratory, Ambuja Cements Limited, Jaipur TC-7262 M 54 Shivalik Testing Laboratory, Shivalik Prints Ltd.,Faridabad TC-7263 C 55 Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi TC-7264 L 56 M & C Laboratory, Carriage & Wagon Workshop, Howrah TC-7265 C 57 Anand Raj Construction, Patna TC-7266 M 58 Municipal Laboratory, Sewerage Operation Department, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai TC-7267 C 59 Enlab Servcies, Mumbai TC-7268 M, NDT 60 Central Laboratory, M/s Patanjali Food & Herbal Park Pvt. Ltd., Haridwar TC-7269 C, B NABL NEWS 15 S. No. Name & Place of Lab Certificate No. Discipline 61 Siddhartha Spectro, Shahdara Delhi TC-7270 M 62 Intertek India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi TC-6228 L 63 Metal Testing lab, R K Refinery, Rohtak. TC-7271 C 64 Central Metallurgical Testing Unit / FFP, Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd., Ranchi TC-7292 C, M 65 Material Testing Laboratory, Thermax Limited, Pune TC-7293 M 66 Marico Product Laboratory, Marico Limited, Guwahati TC-7294 C, B 67 Modern Testing Service Lanka (Private) Limited, Sri Lanka TC-7295 C, M 68 Coal & Water Testing Laboratory, Lanco Anpara Power Limited, Sonebhadra TC-7296 C 69 Spectrum Lab Tech, Morbi TC-7297 C, M 70 Nestle Pantnagar Quality Assurance Laboratory, Nestle India Limited, Pantnagar TC-7298 C, B 71 Visvesvaraya Industrial Engineering Works, Tirchy TC-7299 NDT 72 Visvesvaraya Industrial Engineering Works, Coimbatore TC-7300 NDT 73 L&T Heavy Engineering Testing Laboratory, Larsen & Turbo Limited (VHEW), Vadodara TC-7301 C, M 74 Bali Test House Pvt. Ltd., Ludhiana TC-7302 M 75 The Deccan Sugar Technologists’ Association (India), Pune TC-7303 C 76 Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Zonal Laboratory, Vijaywada TC-7304 C 77 Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Zonal Laboratory, Kurnool TC-7305 C 78 Smelter Technical Laboratory, Hindalco Industries Limited, Mahan Aluminum, Singrauli TC-7306 C, M, E 79 Integrated Engineering Services Lab, Tech Mahindra Lab, Hyderabad TC-7307 E 80 Q & PD Evaluation Laboratory, ACC Limited, Thane TC-7308 C 81 Micro Testing and Calibration Solutions, Faridabad TC-7309 C 82 Rock Testing Laboratory, S & C Nagpur TC-7336 M 83 Navjyoti Analytics and Research Laboratory, Unit of Navjyoti Commodity Management Services Limited, Ahmedabad TC-7337 C,B 84 UGC Supply Chain Solution Pvt. Ltd, (Laboratory Division), Pune TC-7338 C,M 85 Adharshila Civil Engg Lab Pvt. Ltd., Agra, U.P. TC-7339 M 86 Emission Lab ‘0’, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd., Manesar, Gurgaon TC-7340 C 87 Analytical Technology Laboratory, Sri GomukiTex Chem Pvt. Ltd., Coimbotore TC-7341 C 88 Chandrapura Coal Testing Laboratory (Damodar Valley Corporation), Chandrapura Thermal Power Plant, Chandrapura, Bokaro TC-7342 C NABL NEWS 16 S. No. Name & Place of Lab Certificate No. Discipline 89 Danfoss Industries Private Limited, Danfoss Cooling Application Development Center, Kancheepuram TC-7343 M 90 Precious Labs, Rangareddy TC-7344 M 91 Azis Labs, Dhar TC-7374 C, B 92 Amit Test & Calibration Center, Delhi TC-5584 P 93 EMTRC Lab (EMTRC Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Ghaziabad TC-7376 C 94 Testo Global Laboratories, Ahmedabad TC-7377 C 95 CG Low Voltage Rotating Machine Laboratory, CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited, Ahmednagar TC-7378 E 96 Sanray Laboratories Pvt. limited, Hyderabad TC-7379 C, M, L 97 Solar Mobile PV Test Lab, Mahindra Susten Pvt. Limited, Mumbai TC-7380 L 98 Quality Control Laboratory, LBP, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Silvassa TC-7381 C 99 Ultra High Voltage Testing Laboratory, GE T & D India Limited, Vadodara TC-7382 E 100 H. B. Patel Institute of Diploma Engg., Tech & Civil Testing Lab, Lunawada TC-7383 M 101 Central Material Technology Laboratory, Central Railway Locomotive Workshop, Parel, Mumbai TC-7384 C, M, NDT 102 ADS Labtech, Ghaziabad TC-5552 NDT 103 National Collateral Management Services Ltd., CommG, Chennai TC-7412 C, B 104 Gandhar Oil Refinery India Limited, Silvassa TC-7413 C 105 Delta Testing & Research Laboratories, New Delhi TC-7414 C, M 106 Prodcontrol (India) Pvt. Ltd., Kolkatta TC-7415 C 107 Upper & Middle Ganga Water Quality Laboratory, Central Water commission, Varanasi TC-7416 C 108 Bombay Test House Private Limited, Vashi, Navi Mumbai TC-6204 B 109 Paresh Constructions and Foundations Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai TC-7435 C, M 110 National Engineering Consultants & Testing Laboratory, New Delhi, TC-7436 M 111 Lower Cauvery Water Quality Laboratory, Central Water Commission, Coimbatore TC-7437 C 112 R & D Laboratory, Vardhman Special Steels Limited, Ludhiana TC-7438 C, M 113 All Vet Diagnostic Solutions Pvt. Ltd., (Veterinary Diagnostic Solutions), New Delhi TC-7439 B 114 Environmental Research and Services (India) Pvt. Ltd., Bhubaneswar TC-7440 C 115 Q Trades (Testing Laboratory), Pune TC-7441 M 116 Chemical & Metallurgical Laboratory, Carriage Workshop, Central Railway, Matunga, Mumbai TC-7442 NDT NABL NEWS 17 S. No. Name & Place of Lab Certificate No. Discipline 117 Microbiology Laboratory, Shree Ramakrishna Institute of Computer Education & Applied Sciences, Surat TC-7443 B 118 Geo Engineering Company Private Limited, Bangalore TC-7444 M, NDT 119 Kajora area laboratory, Eastern coalfields limited, Kajora Gram TC-7445 C 120 Pollucare Engineers India Pvt limited, Chennai TC-7446 C 121 Central R&D, UltraTech Cement Limited, Taloja, Raigad TC-7447 C, M 122 Salasar Synthetics, Rudrapur, Pantnagar TC-7448 C 123 Abans Jewels Pvt Ltd, Rudrapur TC-7449 C 124 Adept Pharma and Bioscience Excellence Private Limited, Telangana TC-7450 C 125 Delta Inspection and Research Centre, Chennai TC-7451 C, M 126 CSIR-National Environmental Engineering research Institute, Nagpur TC-7452 C 127 TQE Labs, Ghaziabad TC-7453 M 128 Geotech Engineers and Consultants, Shimla TC-7454 M 129 Electronic Safety Test Laboratory, EMC Division, SAMEER- Centre for Microwave Research, Mumbai TC-7455 L 130 Tamilnadu Water supply and Drainage Board, Quality Testing Laboratory, Kochadai, Madurai TC-7456 M, E 131 Validation lab, SEDEMAC Mechatronics private limited, Bhosari, Pune TC-7457 L 132 Chemical Examiners Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala TC-7458 Fs 133 Cotecna Inspection India Pvt. Ltd., Delhi TC-7479 C, B 134 West Bengal Public Health Laboratory, Kolkata TC-7480 C 135 Aashirvad Analytical Services, Panchkula TC-7481 C, B 136 National Collateral Management Services Limited, Commgrade, Testing & Certification, Ernakulam TC-7482 C, B 137 Geo Media Engineering and Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd, Bathinda, TC-7483 C 138 Imarat Engineering Lab, Patiala TC-7484 M 139 Shree Vinayak Test House, Jaipur TC-7485 M 140 Research & Engineer Enterprises, Zirakpur, Mohali TC-7486 M 141 Mahabal Enviro Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur TC-7487 B 142 Rubber- Plastic Lab, Tata Motors Ltd., Pune TC-7488 C 143 Bhavya Materials Testing laboratory, Bhim, Rajsamand, Rajasthan. TC-7489 M 144 Envitest laboratories Pvt. limited, Bangalore TC-7490 L 145 Quality Control laboratory, Shyam Metalics and Energy limited, Pandloi, Sambalpur TC-7491 C NABL NEWS 18 S. No. Name & Place of Lab Certificate No. Discipline 146 GM Detection Research Facility, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resource, New Delhi TC-7492 B 147 Britannia Industries Limited -R & D Centre, Ramanagar TC-6280 B 148 Beacon Infralab India Pvt Ltd, Bhopal TC-6174 NDT 6.2 Accreditation granted to Calibration laboratories in Apr’18 -Jun’18 S. No. Name & Place of Lab Certificate No. Discipline 1. Ganathi Instruments, Mysore CC-2633 ET,M,T 2. Acumen Measurement & Calibration Services, Haridwar CC-2649 M 3. Samarth Krupa Instrulab, Nashik CC-2650 ET 4. R P Calibration Laboratory, Chennai CC-2651 M 5. Calibration Laboratory, Ashok Leyland (Ennore), Chennai CC-2669 M 6. Standards Division, Air India Engineering Services, Mumbai CC-2670 ET, M 7. Krutam Techno solutions Pvt Ltd, Vadodara CC-2671 M 8. Yuva Engineering, Kalyan CC-2672 M, T 9. Kesar Testing Services, Ahmedabad CC-2673 ET, M, T 10. Arrow Instruments Calibration, Coimbatore CC-2674 ET, M, T 11. Pulse Weighing Systems, Pune CC-2675 M 12. District Meter Testing & Standard Laboratory,Palakkad. CC-2676 ET 13. Calibration Laboratory, A-Z Instruments Services, Vadodara CC-2677 M,T 14. The South India Textile Research Association, Coimbatore CC-2678 M 15. Force Measurement, Vadodara CC-2679 M 16. Chimworks Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd., Thane CC-2680 M 17. District Testing and Standard Laboratory,Wayanad CC-2697 ET 18. Finetune Calibrations and Instrumentation, Silvassa CC-2699 ET, M, T 19. Quality Calibration Solutions Private Limited, Bangladesh CC-2700 T 20. Param Calibration and Services, Pune CC-2701 M 21. Plasma & Vacuum Technologies, Ahmedabad CC-2702 M 22. ACS Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Panipat CC-2703 ET 23. Metrology & Calibration Lab, APME, CSIR-NAL, Bangalore* CC-2704 M 24. EMC Testing and Compliance LLP, Gurgaon* CC-2723 ET, M, T 25. Quality Technical Solutions, Chennai CC-2724 M 26. Venus Calibration & Instruments, Chennai CC-2725 ET, M, T 27. Electrical Research and Development Association, Gurgaon CC-2726 ET NABL NEWS 19 S. No. Name & Place of Lab Certificate No. Discipline 28. The Banaskantha District Co-operative Milk Products Union Ltd. , Palanpur. CC-2738 M 29. Fare Labs Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon CC-2739 ET,M,T 30. AmeyaCal Tech Solutions, Satara CC-2740 M 6.3 Accreditation granted to Medical laboratories in Apr’18 -Jun’18 S. No. Name & Place of Lab Certificate No. Discipline 1 Korambayil Hospital & Diagnostic Centre Private Limited , Manjeri MC-2705 CB, CP, HI, MS, HP, CY 2 Shanti Wellness Care (Department of Laboratory Medicine), A Unit of Shanti Health Services Private Limited, Kolkata MC-2706 CB, CP, HI 3 Sudharma Metropolis Health Services Private Limited – Thrissur MC-2707 CB, CP, HI 4 Central Diagnostic Laboratory Services, RLJH & RC, Kolar MC-2708 CB, CP, HI, MS, HP, CY 5 Atulya Diagnostics (Department of Laboratory Services), Kolkata MC-2709 CB, CP, HI 6 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wockhardt Hospital, Thane MC-2720 CB, CP, HI, MS 7 Focus Diagnostics (A unit of Sri Venkata Sai Medical Services Pvt. Ltd.), Hyderabad MC-2721 CB, CP, HI 8 The Health Affairs - Franchsee of SRL Limited, Karnal MC-2722 CB, CP, HI, MS 9 Dr. Isha's Apex Path Lab, Panipat MC-2723 CB, CP, HI 10 Metropolis Healthcare Ltd, Rajkot MC-2724 CB, CP, HI, MS, CY 11 State Reference Laboratory (SRL), Department of Microbiology, J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere MC-2725 MS 12 NM Medical Centre-Laboratory, Bangalore MC-2726 CB, CP, HI 13 HIV Testing Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh MC-2727 MS 14 Prayag Hospital and Research Centre Pvt. Ltd, Noida MC-2728 CB, CP, HI, MS, CY 15 Kidney Care Lab Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai MC-2729 CB, CP, HI, MS 16 Department of Laboratory Medicine, S. L. Raheja (A Fortis Associate) Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai MC-2730 CB, CP, HI, MS, HP, CY 17 Lilac Insights Private Limited, Navi Mumbai MC-2731 CB 18 Raj Medicity (Department of Pathology), Imphal, Manipur MC-2732 CB, CP, HI 19 Central Laboratory, The Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Jaipur MC-2733 CB, CP, HI, MS NABL NEWS 20 S. No. Name & Place of Lab Certificate No. Discipline 20 Department of Microbiology, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati MC-2734 MS 21 Intermediate Reference Laboratory, Guwahati MC-2735 MS 22 Rajdhani Pathology and X Ray Centre, Ranchi MC-2745 CB 23 Emerge Diagnostic, Department of Laboratory Services, Guwahati MC-2746 CB, CP, HI, MS 24 Department Of Hematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore MC-2747 CB, HI, G 25 Ayushman Hospital and Health Services, New Delhi MC-2748 CB, CP, HI, MS 26 Central Pathology, (Department of Laboratory Services), Nadia MC-2749 CB, CP, HI 27 Kumaran lab, (A Unit of Kumaran Hospitals Pvt. Ltd), Chennai MC-2763 CB, CP, HI 28 SRL Reach Limited, Dhanbad MC-2764 CB, CP, HI, MS 29 Advance Research & TB Lab, Department of Microbiology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur MC-2765 MS 30 Sun Lab Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd.,Virar (W) MC-2766 CB, CP, HI, MS 31 Apollo Health & Lifestyle Limited - Pune Diagnostic Laboratory, Pune MC-2779 CB, CP, HI, CY 32 SS Clinical Services, Chennai MC-2780 CB, CP, HI, MS 33 Jeeva Specialty Laboratory, Thrissur MC-2781 CB, HI 34 Intermediate Reference Laboratory, Anti TB Demonstration & Training Centre, Cuttack MC-2782 MS 35 Andhra Hospital (Vijayawada) Pvt. Ltd – Central Laboratory, Vijayawada MC-2783 CB, CP, HI, MS 36 Neuberg Anand Reference Laboratory, Bangalore MC-2784 CB, HI, MS, HP, CY, GEN 37 Desun Hospital, (A Unit of PN Memorial Neurocentre & Research Institute Ltd.,) (Department of Lab Services), Siliguri MC-2785 HI 38 Aditya Diagnostics and Research Laboratories, Hyderabad MC-2786 CB, HI 39 Charak Medical Centre (Run by Maharishi Charak Charitable Society), Delhi MC-2787 CB, CP, HI 40 Ahalia Central Laboratory, Palakkad MC-2788 CB, CP, HI, MS 41 Ben Nevis Diagnostic Centre (Department of Laboratory Services), Kolkata MC-2789 CB 42 Healthcare 24X7 Pathology & Endocrine Laboratory, Ahmedabad MC-2790 CB, CP, HI, MS 43 Micron Laboratory, New Delhi MC-2791 CB, CP, HI 44 Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited – Nashik, Diagnostic Laboratory, Nashik MC-2827 CB, CP, HI 45 VPL Diagnostic and Research Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad MC-2828 CB 46 Felix Hospital – Laboratory Services (A Unit of Felix Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.), Noida MC-2829 CB, CP, HI, MS NABL NEWS 21 S. No. Name & Place of Lab Certificate No. Discipline 47 Airmed Pathology Private Limited, Ahmedabad MC-2830 CB 48 Medinova Diagnostic Services Limited, Kolkata MC-2831 CB, CP, HI, MS, CY 49 National reference laboratory for Tuberculosis, Department of Microbiology, Bhopal Memorial hospital and research Centre (BMHRC), Bhopal MC-2832 MS 50 Insight Medical Diagnostics Hyderabad Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad MC-2833 CB, CP, HI, MS 51 Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune MC-2834 MS 52 Pathkind Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd., Meerut MC-2835 CB, CP, HI, MS 53 HIV testing Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Govt. Medical College, Jammu MC-2836 MS 54 HIV Testing Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Govt. Medical College, Anantapuramu MC-2837 MS 6.4 Accreditation granted to Proficiency Testing Providers in Apr’18-Jun’18 S. No. Name & Place of Lab Certificate No. Discipline 1. National Referral Laboratory, ICAR – National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune PC-1027 Chemical Testing -Pesticide Residues in Fruits & Vegetable, Aflatoxin in Peanuts & Peanuts butter 2. The Bombay Textile Research Association – PT Division, Mumbai PC-1025 Chemical & Mechanical - Textiles Testing 3. Dr. Fixit Institute of Structural Protection & Rehabilitation - PT Division, Mumbai PC-1026 Non Destructive Testing - Reinforced Cement Concrete NABL NEWS 22 7. Upcoming Events 7.1 Training Calendar: Assessor Training Course on ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 TRAINING CALENDAR- JUNE 2018 TO MARCH 2019 Name of Training Program NABL Assessor Training Course on ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 Course Fee INR 20000/- plus GST No. of days 5 days COURSE SCHEDULE Month & Year Program 1 Program 2 Dates Venue/Location Dates Venue/Location JUNE 2018 25-29 Chandigarh 11-15 Mumbai JULY 2018 16-20 Pune 23-27 Bangalore AUGUST 2018 20-24 Jaipur 6-10 Kolkata SEPTEMBER 2018 10-14 Mumbai 24-28 Chennai OCTOBER 2018 8-12 New Delhi 22-26 Bhubaneswar NOVEMBER 2018 12-16 Mumbai 26-30 Bangalore DECEMBER 2018 17-21 Chandigarh 3-7 Kolkata JANUARY 2019 21-25 Pune 7-11 Chennai FEBRUARY 2019 18-22 Jaipur 4-8 Bhubaneswar MARCH 2019 4-8 Mumbai 11-15 Bangalore Total 20 Programs NABL NEWS 23 7.2 2nd PTP/RMP Conclave on 30th - 31st August, 2018, Mumbai NABL NEWS 24 NABL NEWS 25 7.3 4 days Training Program on ‘ General requirements of Proficiency Testing’ as per ISO/ IEC 17043:2010 NABL NEWS 26 National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) (A constituent Board of Quality Council of India) NABL House, Plot No.- 45, Sector 44, Gurugram- 122002 (Haryana) Tel No.: 91-124-4679700; Fax: 91-124-46799 Website: www.nabl-india.org