On-site assessment preparation
Being prepared and ready for an on-site assessment will ultimately save countless hours in responding to non-conformities after the assessment is long over. So, how do we prepare for... Read more
Scheduled Application Maintenance: June 22nd @ 10PM (EST)
This is to notify you that at 10 p.m. (EST) Thursday, June 22nd, the application will undergo site maintenance and will be inaccessible until 12 a.m. (EST) Friday, June... Read more
Technician training and evaluations
Technician training procedures and competency evaluations are key components to maintaining your QMS. All technical staff working in the laboratory and performing testing are required to be trained on the test... Read more
Management reviews
Part of the changes to AASHTO R18-16 are management review. Effective April 1, 2017 AASHTO re:source assessor’s began to observe this change. R18LabQMS included the ability to create management reviews... Read more
Software Update! v1.9
Hello everyone! We are onto v1.9! Wednesday, March 29th we are releasing a new software update that will make some important changes to the QM sections and add a... Read more
R18LabQMS at the AASHTO Technical Exchange
AASHTO Technical Exchange If you’re planning to attend the first annual AASHTO Technical Exchange in Annapolis, MD next week March 27-29, we will have a booth setup at the... Read more
Accountability
Having an accountability mechanism or guardrails in place in regard to maintaining your quality management system is becoming more important than ever. While accreditation strives to play that role with assessors... Read more
Equipment procedures – Let’s review
Equipment procedures are the most overlooked part of a laboratory’s QMS, and quite possibly the most misunderstood, especially by those new to the accreditation process. I have found that... Read more
Year-end review and a look ahead
2016 has been a year of growth and changes for R18LabQMS. The support and feedback from the users has enabled us to build on what is already a great... Read more
*New* Upgrade v1.8
Here’s what’s new with the application in v1.8… With the end of the year fast approaching, we’re releasing a new update. Take a minute to familiarize yourself with the... Read more