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| Introduction of Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation |
Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (JCLA) was established
by Japan Chemical Industry Association(JCIA) on 1st October,1998.
JCLA, a new accreditation body, set out to operate according to ISO/IEC Guide
58, mainly conducts accreditation of testing laboratories in chemical fields based
on ISO/IEC 17025. The activities and organization of JCLA are outlined as follows:
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The role of JCLA is described in JCLA Quality Manual:
"Objective assessment for activities of testing laboratories is important
because it is closely related to harmonious operation of industry nationally as
well as internationally. Therefore the role of JCLA is to develop impartial and
neutral accreditation program in chemical fields to carry out reliable accreditation
services to testing laboratories." |
| JCLA offers accreditation services in various fields of the chemical
industry and the food industry such as environment, rubber and plastics, paint
and pigment, petroleum, foods, drinking water and other chemical and food products.
JCLA accredits testing laboratories for fully documented and validated testing
methods which include those by international and national standards in addition
to private sector standard methods and in-house testing methods. |
Accreditation Council is granted the right and responsibility
for laboratory accreditation by the JCIA Board of Directors to ensure credibility,
impartiality and neutrality of the accreditation activities.
The council decidees the JCLA policy and supervises its activities.
Executive Committee in the council is to execute the decision of the council.
Accreditation Committee evaluates assessment results to make a decision for grant,
maintenance, suspension, and withdrawal of accreditation.
Technical Committee advises JCLA on the technical matters relating to the operation
of the accreditation system.
For the execution of the accreditation activities, Laboratory Accreditation Center
is established in JCIA secretariat. The center also acts as the secretariat for
the above council and committees. |
The members are chosen from representatives of academia, government,
national laboratories, testing laboratories, chemical enterprises, users of testing
laboratories and JCIA.
The list of current chairpersons are as follows;
| Chair of Accreditation Council: |
Dr. Akio Yamamoto
Professor Emeritus
Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Chair of Executive Committee: |
Dr. Masaaki Kubota
Emeritus Advisor
National Institute of Advanced Industrial science and Technology (AIST) |
| Chair of Accreditation Committee: |
Dr. Shoji Hirai
Professor
Department of Energy Science and Engineering,
Atomic Energy Research Laboratory, Musashi Institute of Technology |
| Chair of Technical Committee: |
Dr. Yoshinori Takata
Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry |
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| Assessors in JCLA consist of leading assessors (quality system
assessors) and technical assessors. Leading assessors are full-time staffs and
members of the laboratory accreditation center. Technical assessors are usually
part-time staffs. |
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