Maintaining DTI-PAB’s Competence through Peer Evaluation

The DTI’s Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) experienced its first Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) peer re-evaluation through virtual means from January 25, 2021 to March 05, 2021. DTI-PAB underwent a thorough peer re-evaluation for all its accreditation schemes which includes: Management System Certification (QMS, EMS), Product Certification, Inspection, Testing including Medical, and Calibration. The Bureau continue reading : Maintaining DTI-PAB’s Competence through Peer Evaluation

WORLD ACCREDITATION DAY 2020. ACCREDITATION: IMPROVING FOOD SAFETY.

[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/B1rKwVClahw”] World Accreditation Day 2020 highlights the role of accreditation in improving food safety. Building on World Accreditation Day 2019, which highlighted the role of accreditation in adding value to supply chains, the 2020 World Accreditation Day spotlights accreditation’s role in improving food safety. Applied to the food sector, accreditation helps improve food safety. continue reading : WORLD ACCREDITATION DAY 2020. ACCREDITATION: IMPROVING FOOD SAFETY.

ACCREDITATION: A GLOBAL TOOL TO SUPPORT PUBLIC POLICY

[su_youtube url=”youtube.com/watch?v=4bbuKr3lweQ&feature=youtu.be”] Standards, accreditation and conformity assessment are market-based tools that can be used by Government policy makers to deliver better regulation, environmental protection, public safety, fraud prevention, fair markets and public trust. These tools are not as widely known and understood, or used, as they should be. However, there are many instances around the continue reading : ACCREDITATION: A GLOBAL TOOL TO SUPPORT PUBLIC POLICY

ACCREDITATION: DELIVERING CONFIDENCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE

[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsTuFKW3iM&feature=youtu.be”] Accreditation, including accredited calibration, testing, medical testing and inspection, plays a vital role in delivering confidence in everyday life. Note: This video includes subtitles in Arabic, Chinese (China), Chinese (Hong Kong), Chinese (Taiwan), Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, French (France), French (Africa), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian (Belarus), Russian continue reading : ACCREDITATION: DELIVERING CONFIDENCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE

ACCREDITED ONCE, ACCEPTED EVERYWHERE

[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN9M7aJ85LU&feature=youtu.be”] Accreditation is the independent evaluation of conformity assessment bodies against recognised standards to carry out specific activities to ensure their impartiality and competence. Through the application of national and international standards, government, procurers and consumers can have confidence in the calibration and test results, inspection reports and certifications provided. Note: This video includes subtitles continue reading : ACCREDITED ONCE, ACCEPTED EVERYWHERE

ILAC AND IAF WORLD ACCREDITATION DAY

[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgDJlXdUEwI&feature=youtu.be”] Accreditation is used to support the work of Regulators. Accreditation provides confidence in the competence and integrity of conformity assessment activities that can be used to support the implementation of government policies and regulations that impact on health, welfare, security and the environment. This short film explores the benefits of accreditation for governments, markets continue reading : ILAC AND IAF WORLD ACCREDITATION DAY

PAB Joins ILAC/IAF Joint Communication Professionals Meeting

The Department of Trade and Industry – Philippine Accreditation Bureau (DTI-PAB) participated in the ILAC/IAF Joint Communication Working Group (WG) – Communication Professionals Meeting on 05 February 2021 through its representatives from the Promotion and Documentation Division (PDD). The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and International Accreditation Forum (IAF) organized the Joint WG Communications meeting to continue reading : PAB Joins ILAC/IAF Joint Communication Professionals Meeting