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NABL Accreditation for Precious NABL Accreditation for Precious NABL Accreditation for Precious NABL Accreditation for Precious Metal Laboratories Metal Laboratories Metal Laboratories Metal Laboratories Metal Laboratories Metal Laboratories Metal Laboratories Metal Laboratories Pankaj Deshmukh Head - Laboratory NABL Technical Assessor MMTC-PAMP India Pvt Ltd 2 nd March 2019 1

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Page 1: NABL Accreditation for Precious Metal Laboratories...NABL Accreditation for Precious Metal Laboratories Pankaj Deshmukh Head -Laboratory NABL Technical Assessor MMTC-PAMP India Pvt

NABL Accreditation for Precious NABL Accreditation for Precious NABL Accreditation for Precious NABL Accreditation for Precious

Metal LaboratoriesMetal LaboratoriesMetal LaboratoriesMetal LaboratoriesMetal LaboratoriesMetal LaboratoriesMetal LaboratoriesMetal LaboratoriesPankaj Deshmukh

Head - Laboratory

NABL Technical Assessor

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt Ltd

2nd March 2019

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ContentsContentsContentsContents

• ISO Certification & NABL Accreditation

• What is NABL accreditation

• Relevance of NABL accreditation for Refineries

• Advantages of accreditation

• Pre-requisites for labs

• Procedure for accreditation• Procedure for accreditation

• Assessment procedure

• STANDARD requirements

• Additional requirements, if any

• Questions

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ISO certification and NABL AccreditationISO certification and NABL AccreditationISO certification and NABL AccreditationISO certification and NABL Accreditation

• ISO certification emphasizes upon verification of proper documentation i.e. Quality System Management ; NABL accreditation additionally evaluates technical competence!

• Laboratories can be checked and certified for their compliance to international management system standards such as ISO 9001. This involves the auditing of an organization’s quality management system

• Accreditation is a higher level recognition than system certification.

• Laboratory accreditation is a procedure by which an authoritative body accords formal • Laboratory accreditation is a procedure by which an authoritative body accords formal recognition of technical competence for specific tests/ measurements, based on third party assessment and following international standards.

• In our industry assay labs demonstrates various standard assay methods to NABL assessors and then only gets this accreditation!

• The liberalization of trade and industry policies of the Government of India has created quality consciousness in domestic trade and provided greater thrust for export. As a consequence laboratories have to demonstrably operate at an internationally acceptable level of competence.

• NABL accreditation is globally accepted.

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What is NABL AccreditationWhat is NABL AccreditationWhat is NABL AccreditationWhat is NABL Accreditation

• Accreditation is procedure by which an Authoritative Body (NABL) gives formal recognition that a Body (laboratory) is competent to carry out a specific task (testing/calibration) For example, Fire assay , ICP etc.

• NABL: National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, a constituent Board of Quality Council of India

• NABL Accreditation tells you about lab’s technical competence or its ability to provide reliable and accurate test data that will be accepted by your customers and trading partners.accurate test data that will be accepted by your customers and trading partners.

• Proper technical evaluation requires the use of technical experts who can assess the CAB against internationally accepted standard like ISO/IEC 17025 for Testing & Calibration laboratories

• Accreditation bodies may also apply additional technical requirements for evaluating a CAB, as per requirements of different technical fields.

• So NABL accreditation, which is based on these standards is a measure of both technical competence and quality management system and is the most appropriate process rather than ISO 9001 certification for laboratories

• NABL offers accreditation services to the laboratory in a non-discriminatory manner

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Relevance of NABL accreditation forRelevance of NABL accreditation forRelevance of NABL accreditation forRelevance of NABL accreditation forRefineriesRefineriesRefineriesRefineries

• Mandatory requirement: Effective 1.6.2018, Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) India shall issue an actual user import license to import gold Dore only to those refineries that hold a valid certification from Bureau of Indian standards (BIS)

• The laboratory attached to the refinery must hold a valid accreditation by NABL as per ISO/IEC 17025, prior to applying for BIS certification.17025, prior to applying for BIS certification.

• This enables BIS to focus on quality control measures adopted by refineries during its pre-certification audit of the refining process, using the lab results for in-house competence prior to sending samples for third party verification.

• Sets a minimum standard of acceptance of the veracity of the refined output.

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Advantages of accreditationAdvantages of accreditationAdvantages of accreditationAdvantages of accreditation

• Formal recognition of competence of a laboratory by an Accreditation body in accordance with international standards has many advantages:

Global acceptance of Reports – acceptable among all ILAC MRA partners all over the world

Assures the customers that the procedures and test results are technically valid

Better control of assay laboratory operations

Improve staff confidence and enhance business

Enhanced customer confidence and satisfactionEnhanced customer confidence and satisfaction

Reliability of data for R&D and other purposes

Provides traceability in measurements to National Standards

Savings in terms of time and money due to reduction or elimination of the need for re-testing of products

Ensure better support in the event of legal cases

Insurance companies can rely on test results

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Advantages to refiner, supplier, customerAdvantages to refiner, supplier, customerAdvantages to refiner, supplier, customerAdvantages to refiner, supplier, customer

• Why lab’s technical competence so critical to you as a refiner, supplier, exporter or customer…?

Minimum risk as our settlement for Dore/scrap is fully dependent on assay

Avoid expensive re-testing

Enhance our customer’s confidence for settlements

Reduce costs and improve acceptance of our products in domestic as well international market

Recovery of metal Recovery of metal

Consistency in assays

Systematic approach towards work

Enhanced confidence of staff

Participation in round robin or PT cycles with confidence

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Silent features of NABL accreditationSilent features of NABL accreditationSilent features of NABL accreditationSilent features of NABL accreditation• NABL is 3rd party assessment and more focused on technical competency

• Various steps of assessment : Adequacy audit , Pre-assessment & final assessment ( compliance audit)

• Personnel:

Competency of personnel is key

Qualification/Experience

Training, responsibility & authority

Skills

• Approved signatory:

Qualification & experience

Position in overall staff structure

Knowledge of calibration or test procedures

Limitation of test method

Knowledge of QMS procedures

• Method Selection & Validation

• Sampling

• Equipment requirements

• Traceability

• Uncertainty

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PrePrePrePre----requisite for Labsrequisite for Labsrequisite for Labsrequisite for Labs

• Legal entity

• Adequate facilities and technically competent qualified staff:

4 days course of ISO/IEC 17025 STDs

Relevant field experienced staff (signatory)

• Must comply with requirements of ISO/IEC 17025, NABL policies

• Laboratory must have completed one internal audit covering all clause of ISO/IEC 17025 and a • Laboratory must have completed one internal audit covering all clause of ISO/IEC 17025 and a Management review

• Satisfactory participation in at least one PT program

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Procedure for accreditationProcedure for accreditationProcedure for accreditationProcedure for accreditation

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Assessment procedureAssessment procedureAssessment procedureAssessment procedure

ISO 17025:2017

Technical Criteria NABL 165

Checking Competence of laboratory

1. On site Assessment of Gold/Silver Testing laboratory by Experts( Technical Assessors) for it’s Technical Competence

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Once accredited………………world is yours

3. Overall Compliance to ISO/IEC 17025

2.By analyzing the test result of a particular test/measurement generated by the laboratory during participation in a “Proficiency Testing program”

Compliance to NABL-163

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Structural requirementsStructural requirementsStructural requirementsStructural requirements

• Legal entity

• Identify management

• Define and document the laboratory activities

• Meet the requirements of:

ISO/IEC 17025 :2017 ISO/IEC 17025 :2017

Customers

Regulatory authorities and

organizations providing recognitions

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Resource requirementsResource requirementsResource requirementsResource requirements

• General

• Personnel

• Facilities and environmental conditions

• Equipment

• Metrological traceability• Metrological traceability

• Externally provided products and services

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Process (Technical) requirementsProcess (Technical) requirementsProcess (Technical) requirementsProcess (Technical) requirements

• Review of requests, tenders and contracts

• Selection, verification and validation of methods

• Sampling

• Handling of test or calibration items

• Technical records

• Evaluation of measurement uncertainty• Evaluation of measurement uncertainty

• Ensuring the validity of results

• Reporting of results

• Complaints

• Nonconforming work

• Control of data and information management

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Management requirementsManagement requirementsManagement requirementsManagement requirements

• Options A & B ( For ISO 9001 )

• Management system Documentation

• Control of management system documents

• Control of records

• Actions to address risks and opportunities• Actions to address risks and opportunities

• Improvement

• Corrective actions

• Internal audits

• Management reviews

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Additional requirements Additional requirements Additional requirements Additional requirements

• NABL 131 -Terms and Conditions for obtaining and maintaining NABL accreditation

• NABL 133 - NABL Policy for Use of NABL Symbol

• NABL 141 - Guidelines for Estimation and Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement

• NABL 142 - Policy on Traceability of Measurements

• NABL 160 - Guide for Preparing Quality Manual

• NABL 161 - Guide for Internal Audit and Management Review for Conformity Assessment

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• NABL 161 - Guide for Internal Audit and Management Review for Conformity Assessment

Bodies

• NABL 163 - Policy for Participation in Proficiency Testing Activities

• NABL 165 - NABL's Policies for Accreditation (as per ISO/IEC 17025: 2017)

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AcknowledgementAcknowledgementAcknowledgementAcknowledgement

• NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories)

• Mr. Ramprasath. R

Deputy Director

National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)

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• Organizer: Foretell Business Solutions Private Limited

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Any questions ????Any questions ????Any questions ????Any questions ????

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THANK YOU