Preparing for an assessment
Like most laboratories, when it’s time for an on-site assessment we all scramble to be sure we’re prepared when the assessor walks through the doors of the laboratory. Preparation... Read more
Reference equipment and measurement standards
The application In a recent upgrade we added new features regarding the management and use of reference equipment that’s used as a measurement standard that is easily recognized within... Read more
Minor Software Update v1.9.5.1
Afternoon, With the release of v1.9.5, we experienced a few issues with the update that caused a few bugs with the application. Primarily, this involved procedures appearing on the... Read more
v1.9.5 Application Update
We have released a new update to the application, one we think will go a long way in how you manage equipment and procedures, among a few other things.... 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
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
Equipment procedures
In our February 29th blog earlier this year we talked about equipment inventory guidelines. I’m going to hit on a few points about equipment procedures and what is required.... Read more
Falsified records: A closer look
On April 13, 2016, the AASHTO Subcommittee on Materials released the newest version of AASHTO R18. There are many significant changes that a laboratory will need to address but... Read more