NVLAP Acoustical Testing Services LAP

Announcements

Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meetings: http://acousticalsociety.org/

ICA 2013, 165th meeting of ASA and the 21st International Congress on Acoustics, 2-7 June 2013, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
166th meeting of ASA:
2-6 December 2013,
San Francisco, CA
167th meeting of ASA:
5-9 May 2014,
Providence, RI

ASTM E33 – Building and Environmental Acoustics: http://www.astm.org/

15-16 April 2012, Indianapolis, IN
21-22 October 2013, Jacksonville, FL

Links to NVLAP DocumentsNIST Handbook 150:2006, NVLAP Procedures and General Requirements NIST Handbook 150-8:2011, NVLAP Acoustical Testing Services NVLAP Lab Bulletin LB-56-2011 NIST Handbook 150 Checklist (Word version)NIST Handbook 150-8 Checklist (Word version)NVLAP General Application Form Acoustical Testing Program Application Form

Welcome

This site has been established for applicants to the accreditation program for acoustical testing services. On this site you will find important program information and links to documents required for successful participation in the program.

Program Description

This accreditation program is designed to satisfy the requirements of contractors, state and local governments, and federal agencies specifying accreditation for laboratories that conduct acoustical testing. Accreditation is available to any acoustical testing laboratory.

For information on the requirements of accreditation see NIST Handbook 150, which contains the requirements that are the basis for accreditation of any laboratory regardless of the discipline or area for which a lab seeks accreditation. In addition, acoustical testing laboratories must meet the program-specific requirements in NIST Handbook 150-8, NVLAP Acoustical Testing Services.

The NIST Handbook 150 Checklist and the NIST Handbook 150-8 Checklist are used by the assessor when performing the on-site assessment. In addition, NVLAP Lab Bulletins may be issued to expand the requirements or to provide clarity on existing requirements.

Proficiency Testing Requirements

There is no established proficiency testing program for the acoustical testing accreditation program. However, laboratories are required to participate in interlaboratory comparisons (ILCs) sponsored by standards organizations (ASTM International, ANSI, etc.) when the laboratory is accredited for the test method that is being used in the ILC.

Contact

Betty Ann Sandoval, Program Manager

Phone: 301-975-8446

Email: betty.sandoval@nist.gov