| ACIL - NACLA Sign New
Agreement on Accreditation Standards
The press release regarding an agreement
signed between the American Council of Independent Laboratories
(ACIL) and the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation
(NACLA) can be found at the following link: http://www.acil.org/associations/1304/files/ACILNACLAPressRelease.pdf.
ACIL is
the trade association representing independent, commercial scientific
and engineering firms. Its members are professional services firms
engaged in testing, product certification, consulting, and research
and development. Affiliated membership is available to manufacturers
laboratories, consultants, and suppliers to the industry.
The association was founded in 1937 as the
American Council of Commercial Laboratories. It was later incorporated
in the State of New York as the American Council of Independent
Laboratories.
ACIL defines
independent scientific and engineering services firms as commercial
entities engaged in analysis, testing, inspection, materials engineering,
sampling, product certification, research and development and related
consulting services for the public. They are not affiliated with
any institution, company, or trade group that might affect their
ability to conduct investigations, render reports, or give professional,
objective, and unbiased counsel.
Code of Ethics
As a Member of the ACIL, RMV Technology
agrees that it is our policy to abide by the following code of ethics:
- To cooperate in elevating and maintaining
the professional status of independent scientific, engineering
and testing firms and in securing recognition of the value of
services rendered by them.
- To assert competency only in work for
which adequate equipment and personnel are available or adequate
preparation has been made.
- To have a clear understanding with the
client as to the extent and kind of services to be rendered, especially
in fields where different grades or characters of services are
offered.
- To endeavor in reports to make clear
the significance and limitations of findings reported.
- To safeguard reports as far as possible
against misinterpretation or misuse, and to contend against such
misinterpretation or misuse.
- To oppose and to refrain from incompetent
and fraudulent inspection, sampling, analysis, testing, consultation,
development and research work.
- To deal honestly and fairly in all business
and financial matters with employees, clients and the public.
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