VIRAS
Vietnam Reference Material Producer Accreditation Scheme (VIRAS)
Vietnam Reference material producer Accreditation Scheme (VIRAS) has launched since 2019. This is a accreditation program of the National Accreditation Bureau (BoA) built according to the needs of society. VIRAS organizes and operates conformity with ISO/IEC 17011.
Lead assessors of VIRAS have specialist knowledge suitable with laboratories accreditation fields and have been trained assessment skill according to international standards. Beside of lead assessors VIRAS manages hundreds of technical assessors who are selected from variety of organizations such as governmental agencies, professional organizations, universities and reputable reference material producer. All these technical assessors are high technical level experts in reference material that assigned to assess.
Accreditation benefit
- To improve technical competence and management of reference material producer
- To ensure the accuracy, confidence of reference material (RM) and certified reference material (CRM)
- To facilitate the acceptance of RM, CRM certificate in Vietnam and international
- To integrate the laboratory accreditation activities of Vietnam with those of regional and international countries
Who is need
All of Reference material producers
Accreditation criteria
VIRAS use the international standard ISO 17034 “ General requirement for the competence of reference material producers” and supplementary requirements for accreditaiton criteria.
Accreditation fields
Reference material use for testing and calibration in fields hereinaffter:
- Biological
- Chemical
- Pharmaceutical
- Calibration – Measurement
- Mechanical
- Civil engineering
- Electrical – Electronic
- Non destruction testing (NDT)
FAQs
Accreditation may be required by government or federal regulatory bodies, industry organizations, local government requirements, or individual customers.
What is the process to be accredited according to ISO/IEC 17011:2017?
Refer to "How to get accredited?" The key technical factors mentioned in the standard include:
- Validity and suitability of the method
- Technical competence of personnel
- Traceability of measurements to national and international standards
- Suitability, calibration, and maintenance of equipment
- Handling of testing/calibration items
- Quality control and assurance processes
- Reporting of results
The BOA (BAC) Accreditation Criteria packages include several documents available for download.
BOA's general documents include informational materials and do not serve as accreditation criteria.
There are General Accreditation Criteria applicable to all facilities and Specific Accreditation Criteria designed for specific fields and industry activities. These documents outline the mandatory accreditation criteria that must be met.
- General accreditation criteria
- Specific accreditation criteria
The General Accreditation Guidelines and Specific Accreditation Guidelines provide non-mandatory recommendations.
- General accreditation guidelines
- Specific accreditation guidelines
ISO/IEC 17011:2017 is the international standard that outlines the requirements for accreditation bodies assessing and recognizing conformity assessment bodies (CABs). This standard specifies the criteria for accreditation bodies to operate in a consistent, impartial, and transparent manner. It ensures that CABs—such as testing laboratories, certification bodies, and inspection bodies—are competent and produce reliable results.
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Benefits of being a BoA accredited organisation
The Bureau of Accreditation (BoA) accredits organizations engaged in activities such as testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, certification bodies, medical laboratories, proficiency testing providers, and reference material producers for their products and services. This provides consumers with the necessary confidence to make safe, healthy, and reliable choices.
Choosing to become an organization accredited by BoA offers several competitive advantages for your business.
Accreditation contributes to the promotion of international trade. Once accredited, the results of conformity assessment activities (certification, testing, inspection) are recognized by other countries, thereby facilitating the import and export of goods.
Accreditation enhances the reliability of products, goods, and services, as they are inspected and assessed by competent organizations.
In order to be accredited, organizations must establish, maintain, and continuously improve their conformity assessment activities in accordance with international standards. Therefore, accreditation helps ensure the competence of conformity assessment bodies.
Accreditation increases the trustworthiness of conformity assessment results, enabling outcomes achieved in one location to be accepted in many others.
Accreditation helps reduce compliance costs for businesses by eliminating the need to repeat testing or assessment activities.