The quality control laboratory of Attock Refinery Limited (ARL), Morgah, Rawalpindi has been awarded ISO/IEC17025:2005 Accreditation by the Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC), says a press release.
This represents another "First for ARL, which was Pakistan's first Refinery to receive ISO 9001 Certification in 2001 and ISO 14001 in 2002 ARL also achieved the ISO 18001 Certification in 2006.
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Laboratory Accreditation is the criteria for laboratories to demonstrate the technical competence to carry out specific test methods, generate valid calibration data, test results, and operate an effective quality system. ARL's quality control laboratory is the first laboratory in oil and gas sector to achieve this landmark. The uniqueness of this accreditation lies in the fact that all ISO/IEC 17025:2005 systems were developed in-house by the team of chemists and analysts to ensure a sustainable system.
This accreditation adds to the confidence level of customers who expect results provided by the supplier's laboratory to be as accurate and objective as those conducted by an independent laboratory or at the customer's own laboratory, and will pave the way for enhanced customer satisfaction.-PR