Organizational Structure
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.
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.
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 (AAC) - staff contact -
To obtain membership information on these advisory committees, contact the staff representatives noted above.
