IAS Spring 2020 Newsletter - Flipbook - Page 1
SPRING 2020
International Accreditation Service, Inc.
NEWSLETTER
01
Letter from the President
03
Covid Update from IAS
05
ELAP / TNI article
07
APAC / ILAC article
10
AC472 FAQ
11
Connect With Us
From the President’s Desk
W
ho could have ever imagined that we would be
adjusting our businesses and lives at this point in
the year to navigate the Covid-19 crisis? IAS closed our
offices on March 18, and the entire staff commenced
working from their home. While the transition to working
from home was jarring in the beginning, we have
adjusted and are moving forward with business. In
the meantime, we have heard from many of our customers, who have also
been experiencing different degrees of business disruption globally. While
some of our customers have had to temporarily close, others are focusing on
innovation or process improvement. Amid this pandemic, we’ve also heard
from some of our clients who fast tracked their scope of accreditation to be
able to provide testing on Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE), such as
masks, surgical wear, gloves, etc. One of our key customers, Underwriters
Laboratories (UL), reached out to us to expand their scope of services, and
our staff were able to turn around their request in 48 hours! Rick A. Titus,
Accreditation Asset Manager of UL, sent the following note to staff: “Thanks
to the entire IAS team! This scope expansion is for standards related to the
testing PPE products used by healthcare professionals who are helping to
battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to all of you in processing this so
quickly – we are grateful to you! We are all truly making a difference and
contribution at a time when we need it most.” I am glad we could play a small
but critical role in these challenging times. (cont. on page 2)
Thanks to the entire IAS team!
This scope expansion is for standards related
to the testing PPE products used by healthcare
professionals who are helping to battle the
COVID-19 pandemic.
- Rick Titus
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