Fastener Quality Act Approved/Recognized Accreditation Bodies Back to Testing Main Page

The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), under the authority granted by the Congress has been granting laboratory accreditation under the Fastener Quality Act since the regulations went into effect on September 26, 1996.

National Institute of Standards and Technology NVLAP

Building 820, Room 282
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Contact: Mr. David F. Alderman
Tel 301-975-4016
Fax 301-926-2884

E-mail NVLAP@nist.gov

 

The following accreditation bodies are recognized under FQA to carry out laboratory accreditation. These organizations can initiate accreditation of laboratories that perform testing of fasteners and raw materials used in fastener manufacturing.

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)

5301 Buckeystown Pike, Suite 350
Frederick, MD 20704-8307

Contact: Ms. Janneth A. Ignacio
Tel 301-644-3207
Fax 301-662-2974

E-mail: jignacio@a2la.org

Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)

30 Ta-Hsueh Road
Hsinchu, Taiwan 300

Contact: Mr. Kuo — Chi Fan
Tel + 886-3-5710233 ext. 230
Fax +886-3-5726308

E-mail: 850719@cms.itri.org.tw

Comite Francais D'Accreditation (COFRAC)

Essais
37, rue de Lyon
F-75012 Paris, France

Contact: Mr. Jean P. Holuigue
Tel +33-(0)1-44-68-82-62
Fax: +33-(0)1-44-68-82-23

Deutsches Akkreditierungssystem Prufwesen (DAP)

Rudower Chausee 5
Geb. 13.7
D-12484 Berlin, Germany

Contact: Ms. Katharina Bussian
Tel +49 (0) 30-67-05-91-10
Fax +49 (0)30-67-05-91-15

Japan Accreditation Board
of Conformity Assessment (JAB)

Osaki West Building, 1st Floor
Osaki 2-8-8, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo, Japan 141-0032

Contact: Dr. Takashi Ohtsubo
Tel +81-3-5487 0240
Fax +81-3-5487 2050

National Aerospace and Defense Contractors
Accreditation Program (NADCAP)

Performance Review Institute
161 Thornhill Road
Warrendale, PA 15086-7627

Contact: Mr. Arshad Hafeez
Tel 724-772-1616
Fax 724-772-1699

E-mail: pri@sae.org

Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

45 O'Connor Street, Suite 1200
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1P 6N7

Contact: Mr. Graham Cameron
Tel 613-238-3222 Ext. 132
Fax 613-995-4564

E-mail: gcameron@scc.ca

United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)

Queens Road
Teddington, Middlesex TW11 ONA
United Kingdom

Contact: Mr. John Lanham
Tel 44-181-943-7031
Fax 44-181-943-8500