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World Accreditation Day, which takes place annually on 9th June, has become an important fixture in the calendar to promote the value of accreditation, accredited conformity assessment and standards. This global initiative established by ILAC and IAF is celebrated in over 100 economies to promote and raise awareness of the value that accreditation delivers across different industries.

The COVID-19 Pandemic has resulted in Accreditation Bodies (ABs) needing to quickly adapt from their normal business models of on-site assessment to remote assessments. Following the revision of ISO/IEC 17011 in 2017, which opened up the potential for greater remote assessment, many ABs have been investigating how best to use remote assessment. The move to remote assessment had been gradual for most ABs, but the realities of the travel restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic mean that most ABs have had to rapidly adopt a remote assessment approach.

Gain greater insight, understand and address the major changes to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and how they will impact on your organisation?

Hear the answers from UKAS to some of the most commonly asked questions about ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition and how they affect your business.

Part 3 – Competency Tracker and revisions to ISO 17025

Julian was appointed to the role of Government Chemist earlier this year taking over from Derek Craston. BMTA talk to him about the role of the Office of the Government Chemist and his views of the future.

At GovGrant, an innovation and R&D tax specialist that advises and assists businesses across the scientific and technology spectrum to claim tax credits for their IP and innovation. Our focus is on making sure that Brexit becomes an opportunity for the Government to do things differently. There is uncertainty right now, while the Government is focused on the process of Brexit, it is unlikely that things will change over the short term.

BMTA caught up with Paul following his retirement from UKAS at the end of August after 15 years as its Chief Executive.

2019 Theme: Investment in Women in Science for Inclusive Green Growth

Following the success of our recent ISO 17025:2017 workshop, we received a number of questions which we put to the panel of experts. The questions and answers are given below:

Responsibility for compliance is shared by the manufacturer or importer placing the EEE on the UK market and the distributor (including retailers).