Quality Policy:
United Accreditation Body of India (UABI) is an autonomous accreditation body of India. UABI has been established with the objective to provide Government, Industry Associations and Industry in general with a scheme for third-party assessment of the quality and technical competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
Accreditation is the third party attestation related to a conformity assessment body conveying the formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment task.
Better control of laboratory operations and feedback to laboratories as to whether they have sound Quality Assurance System and are technically competent.
The multi-disciplinary CABs shall have to apply in relevant discipline separately depending upon to which discipline the scope belongs.
Quality Policy:
1. UABI operates its system to comply with the requirement of ISO/IEC-17011:2017
2. It provides the service of accreditation in a non-discriminatory and impartial manner.
Our Vision :
To assist the overall development of INDIA by improving its national capacity in testing and measurement, conformity assessments that strengthens, competition, consumer protection.
Our Missions:
1. Contribute to national economic development by encouraging best practices and improving technical competence in testing.
2. Promote the national conformity assessment system at home and abroad.
Our Objectives:
1. To strive for the objective of one certificate/testing and calibration report accepted worldwide.
2. To provide confidence for customers, regulators in the market to the conformity assessment bodies (CABs).
Our Roles:
1. To improve the competitiveness of laboratory services.
2. To enhance the protection of consumers, manufactures and the broad community in terms of security, safety, health and environment.
Our Functions:
1. UABI is engaged in providing quality as well as environment management certification in accordance with ISO 17011:2017.
2. We provide ISO 9001:2015 which is for Quality Management Certification and ISO 14001:2015 which is for Environment Management Certification from certified Auditors.
3. We are also engaged in Accreditation of Testing & Calibration Laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025:2017) and for Medical Laboratories as per(ISO 15189).
FAQ
1 What is UABI?
UABI is the acronym for United Accreditation Body of India. UABI is an Autonomous Accreditation Body.
2 What is meaning of Accreditation?
Accreditation means a conformity assessment body have independently audited and found compliance according to International Standard.
3 Is accreditation as per ISO/IEC-17025 or ISO/IEC-15189 is mandatory to run a laboratory in India?
No, accreditation in India is not mandatory but it is voluntary for laboratories, however some organizations ask accreditation as per ISO/IEC-17025 or ISO/IEC-15189.
4 Is NABL accreditation is same as accreditation as per ISO/IEC-17025 or ISO/IEC-15189?
No, NABL is the trade name of accreditation body while accreditation as per ISO/IEC-17025 or ISO/IEC-15189 is compliance of standards. Asking as NABL accreditation is the violation of competition act-2002 as it is promoting an accreditation body.
5 Is the accreditation certificate issued by United Accreditation Body of India (In short UABI) is recognized by all organizations?
Yes, Accreditation certificate issued by UABI in compliance with international standard are recognized by all organizations.
6 If a Government Department don’t recognize then what is the solution?
It is the responsibility of UABI to get it recognized by that Department
7 Is membership ILAC/APLAC/IAF is mandatory for an accreditation body?
No, memberships of ILAC/APLAC/QCI/IAF are voluntary.
8. Any Legal Stauts of UABI
Yes, UABI is Registered under MSME (Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise) and has Quality Council of India membership.