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Proficiency Testing Providers (ISO/IEC 17043)
Overview
NABL grants accreditation to Proficiency Testing Providers (PTP) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043 “Conformity assessment — General requirements for the competence of proficiency testing providers”
NABL provides accreditation services to Proficiency Testing Providers (PTP) in the following disciplines:
- Testing
- Calibration
- Medical
- Inspection
- NABL180: Application Form for Proficiency Testing Providers (PTP)
- NABL 181: Specific Criteria for PT Provider Accreditation
Benefits of Accreditation
The benefits of proficiency testing are widely recognized. These include:
- Many laboratories operate in isolation from other laboratories and do not have ongoing opportunities to compare their data with others. Without such opportunities there are risks that the data of a laboratory may have errors, biases or significant differences when compared to data from other similar laboratories. Proficiency testing provides an opportunity to undertake such comparisons and to have an independent appraisal of the laboratory’s data compared to reference values (or other performance criteria) or to the performance of similar laboratories. The results from such participation provide laboratory managers with either a confirmation that the laboratory’s performance is satisfactory or an alert that an investigation of potential problems within the laboratory is required.
- Comparison of the performance of a facility’s performance with that of other participating (peer) facilities
- Monitoring of the long-term performance of a facility.
- Improvement in the performance of tests/calibrations following investigation and identification of the cause(s) of unsatisfactory PT performance, and the introduction of corrective action to prevent re-occurrence
- Staff education, training and competence monitoring
- Evaluation of methods, including the establishment of method precision and accuracy
- Contribution to the facility’s overall risk management system
- Confidence building with interested parties, e.g. customers, accreditation bodies, regulators, specifiers.
Fee Structure
| Proficiency Testing Providers: | Fees |
|---|---|
| For one Sub discipline per discipline e.g. Chemical under Testing Note: Chemical is sub discipline under Testing; Clinical Biochemistry is sub discipline under Medical; Mechanical is sub discipline under Calibration | ₹ 25,000 |
| For each additional sub discipline in the same Discipline | ₹ 10,000 |
| Application Fee (non-refundable, to be paid along with the application) Please note that the details mentioned above relate only to the application fee. For information on other applicable fees, including the annual accreditation fee, mid-cycle assessment fee, scope extension fee, change of premises fee, etc., kindly refer to NABL 100A. |
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Relevant Documents
| Document No. | Document Title | View Document |
|---|---|---|
| NABL 100A | General Information Brochure | View / Download |
| NABL 100B | Accreditation Process & Procedure | View / Download |
| NABL 180 | Application Form for Proficiency Testing Providers (PTP) | View / Download |
| NABL 181 | Specific Criteria for PT Provider Accreditation | View / Download |
| NABL 181A | Specific Criteria for PT Provider Accreditation (as per ISO/IEC 17043:2023) | View / Download |
| NABL 182A | Pre-Assessment Guidelines and Forms (based on ISO/IEC 17043: 2023) | View / Download |
| NABL 183(A) | Assessment Forms and Checklist (based on ISO/IEC 17043: 2023) | View / Download |
| NABL 208A | Pre-Assessment Guidelines and Forms (based on ISO 15189:2022) | View / Download |
| NABL 218 | Desktop Surveillance | View / Download |
| NABL 218A | Checklist for Annual Surveillance | View / Download |
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