Withdrawal of SCC Requirements and Guidance for the Accreditation of Testing and Calibration Laboratories Performing On-site Testing and Calibrations

Bulletin date:
Bulletin number:
2021-12

Action required

All references to the SCC Requirements and Guidance for the Accreditation of Testing and Calibration Laboratories Performing On-site Testing and Calibrations should be removed from use. 

 

Affected customers

SCC-accredited testing laboratories involved in on-site related activities and assessors. 

 

Background

SCC has decided that the SCC Requirements and Guidance for the Accreditation of Testing and Calibration Laboratories Performing On-site Testing and Calibrations is no longer required as its specific requirements have been consolidated in Annex A – Additional requirements for testing and calibration laboratories performing on-site activities, part of SCC Requirements and Guidance for Testing Laboratories (RG-Lab), v4, 2021-04-04. 

 

New requirements

Annex A of SCC Requirements and Guidance for Testing Laboratories (RG-Lab), v4, 2021-04-04 becomes the normative reference for testing and calibration laboratories performing on-site testing and calibrations. Please refer to bulletin 2021-11 for more detailed information. 

 

Deadline

The SCC Requirements and Guidance for the Accreditation of Testing and Calibration Laboratories Performing On-site Testing and Calibrations, v1, 2017-07-18  will be withdrawn effective 2021-04-04.

 

Questions?

Please contact Vivekananthan Kulasingham, Manager, Compliance and Assessment Services, at vivekananthan.kulasingham@scc-ccn.ca or +1 613 238 3222 for more information.