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Accreditation UpdateAccreditation In ThailandThis is an extract of a story that appearedin the Bangkok Post on Wednesday 9 June2010.Accreditation in Thailand emergedwith the use of standards for qualitymanagement systems, such as ISO 9000and ISO 14000, to screen imports. Afterthe World Trade Organisation (WTO)adopted guidelines for mutual recognitionof inspection and certification, Thailandsaw it as necessary to protect its nationalinterests by creating an accreditation systemin accordance with international systems.The Cabinet therefore appointed the NationalAccreditation Council (NAC) on 11 August1997 to formulate accreditation policies andmeasures for mutual recognition betweenThailand and other countries and make surethat such policies and measures correspondto the international accreditation systems. Inthe initial stage, an office was set up to workas a secretariat for NAC.Since then, accreditation has become moreimportant in the country, prompting theThai government to expand accreditationto more sectors. At present, there are fouraccreditation organisations in Thailand, asfollows:• The Thailand Industrial StandardsInstitute (TISI) accredits certificationbodies, inspection bodies, testinglaboratories and calibration laboratories.• The Department of Science Service (DSS)accredits physics, chemical and biologicalscience laboratories as well as proficiencytesting programmers.Representatives from accreditation bodies in Thailand• The Department of Medical Sciences(DMSC) accredits public health andmedical laboratories.• The National Bureau of AgriculturalCommodity and Food Standards (ACFS)accredits certification bodies which certifyfood security systems, organic productsand Good Agricultural Practice (GAP).In 2008, the National StandardisationAct B.E.2008 was enacted to authoriseNAC to formulate policies and regulateand coordinate accreditation activities inThailand to achieve unity and effectivenessamong Thai accreditation bodies.Benefits Of The NationalStandardisation Act• It integrates the government’saccreditation activities for unity of Thaiaccreditation bodies with a mutual use ofpersonnel and budget.• It is a tool to enhance transparency andaccountability of accreditation activities.• It creates economic recognition in termsof inspection and accreditation forinternational trade.• It reduces burdens shouldered by supplierswho are required to abide by manystandards.Four ministers and senior high-rank officers of NAC and the Thai accreditation bodies32 Issue 38 | October 2010
Thai bag and penWorld Accreditation Day: FourUnits Collaborate To Organise“Building Confidence With GloballyRecognised Accreditation” SeminarOn the occasion of World Accreditation Day9 June 2010, TISI, ACFS, DMSC and DSSwill jointly present a seminar entitled, to bein line with the IAF/ILAC theme, “BuildingConfidence with Globally RecognisedAccreditation”. This will be held in the GrandHall of the Bangkok International Trade andExhibition Centre (BITEC) from 08.30 – 16.30hrs.Minister of Industry with pressDeputy Prime Minister TrairongSuwannakhiri will preside over the openingceremony and deliver a special lecture on thetopic of “National Standardisation Strategyfor Economic Sustainability”. In addition,special lectures on a theme of “Thai PublicSector Roles and Global Acceptance” will begiven by four relevant ministers as follows:• “Accreditation of Testing Laboratories andProficiency Testing Programmers” by theMinister of Science and TechnologyAccreditation day seminar• “Inspection of Agricultural CommodityStandards” by the Minister of Agricultureand Cooperatives• “Developing Thailand into anInternational Health Hub” by the Ministerof Public Health• “Enhancing Potential and Competitivenessof Thai Entrepreneurs with InternationallyRecognised Conformity AssessmentStandards” by the Minister of IndustryThe TISI Secretary-General will also give alecture on the topic of “Creating Recognitionfor Thai Test Results and Accreditation in theGlobal Arena”. Before the event concludes,success stories of entrepreneurs involved inaccreditation will be shared with seminarparticipants. An interesting exhibition tocelebrate World Accreditation Day will alsobe included in the event.Seminar: Building confidence with globally recognised accreditationILAC News | Accreditation33
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