ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION

Established in 1978 as a non-profit, public service, membership society, A2LA is dedicated to the formal recognition of competent testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, proficiency testing providers and reference material producers.

A2LA Fact Sheet 

Location and Directions

Organizational Structure

Staff Structure

Accreditation Services Structure

Staff Listing

Staff Phone Listing

A2LA Code of Conduct

The staff at A2LA is committed to serving its customers and the community at the highest level of ethical standards.

Board of Directors

A2LA is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board membership represents interests of industry, labor, laboratories, government, and the professions. The Board maintains an Accreditation Council and a Criteria Council.

Accreditation Council

The Accreditation Council (AC) makes decisions on granting, denying, or withdrawing accreditation, based on the assessment documentation provided by A2LA assessors and the laboratory's response to any deficiencies cited.

Criteria Council

The Criteria Council reviews and approves criteria documents.

Advisory Committees

A2LA sets up advisory committees for certain fields or program areas if advice is needed beyond that which can be obtained from existing consensus standards writing and industry committees. Each advisory committee provides advice on the development of program requirements and the interpretation and/or amplification of ISO/IEC 17025 requirements for particular fields. A set of bylaws is established and approved by the Board of Directors to govern the operation of each committee. The Chairman of each advisory committee becomes a member of the Criteria Council. Each advisory committee reports to the Criteria Council.

The following advisory committees are currently in effect:

Construction Materials Advisory Committee (CMAC) - staff contact:
Electro-Mechanical Advisory Committee (EMAC) - staff contact:
Life Sciences Advisory Committee (LSAC) - staff contact -
Measurement Advisory Committee (MAC) - staff contact -
Materials Testing Advisory Committee (MTAC) - staff contact -
Medical Testing Advisory Committee (MedTAC) - staff contact -
Aerospace Advisory Committee (MedTAC) - staff contact -

To obtain membership information on these advisory committees, contact the staff representatives noted above.