Proficiency Testing
Electronic services for providing accreditation services
Slovak National Accreditation Services has launched electronical services for providing accreditation services. All processes, including filling in the applications for providing accreditation services, its course, procesing results from testing of whole service, are solved electronically - directly by Accreditation information system - AIS.
It is necessary to have internet connection and web browser for AIS usage. Access to AIS is possible anytime on website AIS
New applicants for accreditation have to fill the registration form for their legal entity on website AIS
Application for accreditation services can be submit only through AIS.
More information about working in AIS you can find in the User's Guide for the Subject, accessible after logging into the system by clicking on the name of the logged-in user at the top right of the screen.
Annex OA 4: Proficiency Testing Provider
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| Annex OA 4: Proficiency Testing Provider - v.01.07.21, v.29.11.19 | 59.12 KB |
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Methodical Guidelines for Accreditation - Proficiency Testing
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| MSA-N/01 | EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes | 04/22 | only in Slovak version | ||
| MSA-02 | SNAS logo and marks | 04/22 |
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| MSA-04 | Procedure for the accreditation | 04/23 |
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| MSA-05 | Requirements for SNAS assessors and experts | 01/23 |
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| MSA-06 | Responsibilities of SNAS and conformity assessment bodies | 04/23 |
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| MSA-07 | EA requirements for the accreditation of flexible scopes (EA-2/15) | 02/20 | info | ||
| MSA-L/01 | Field and scope of accreditation of laboratories field and proficiency testing providers | 07/22 |
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Policies for Accreditation - Proficiency Testing
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| PL-01 | SNAS Policy on Quality and Impartiality | 12/22 |
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| PL-02 | Code of conduct for SNAS employee | 07/19 |
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| PL-03 | SNAS Policy on Non-Discriminatory Access to Accreditation | 05/20 |
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| PL-04 | EA Cross Border Accreditation Policy and Procedure for Cross Border Cooperation between EA Members (EA-2/13 M:2019) | 05/20 | info | ||
| PL-05 | SNAS Policy for the Implementation of Accreditation Schemes | 06/21 |
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| PL-06 | SNAS Policy on Cooperation with Interested Parties | 09/18 |
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| PL-16 | SNAS Policy on Protection and Use of SNAS Logo, Accreditation and Combined Mark of Accredited Body | 03/20 |
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| PL-18 | EA Procedure and Criteria for the Evaluation of Conformity Assessment Schemes by EA Accreditation Body Members (EA-1/22 A-AB: 2020) | 12/20 | info | ||
| PL-25 | SNAS Policy for Subcontracting | 07/21 |
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| PL27 | SNAS Policy for accreditation of proficiency testing organizers | 06/21 |
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Profeciency testing and other comparisons for laboratory
Interlaboratory comparison (ILC) and proficiency testing (PT) represent significant elements in the integrated evaluation of the technical competence of laboratories.
SNAS considers the participation of laboratories in ILC and PT projects as an important means of verification of the fulfilment of accreditation criteria of accredited laboratories.
In connection with ILC and PT SNAS has issued several documents, such as Pl-23 and MSA-L/14 to check activities in this field.
SNAS requires laboratories to take an active part in ILC and PT projects organised in Slovakia or on an international level by EA, or by other accreditation systems in compliance with the applicable EA regulations.
In cases where proficiency testing is impractical, SNAS has accepted rules for ensuring the acceptable level of measurement traceability as declared in MSA-L/14.
Proficiency Testing (PT) Providers Accreditad by Slovak National Accreditation Service:
| Organizer | Information: link to website |
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| INTERPROJECT Ltd. | https://inter-project.bg/en/ |
| Proficiency Testing Solutions Bulgaria Ltd. | https://ptsbg.eu/en/services/pt-provider/ |
| Slovenská legálna metrológia (SLM) | https://www.slm.sk/en/our-services/interlaboratory-comparison-measurements.html |
| PT Provider UCLSB Ltd. | https://ptprovider.sslsb.org/en/ |
| VUIS – CESTY, spol. s r. o. | http://www.vuis-cesty.sk/ |
| Výskumný ústav vodného hospodárstva (VUVH) | http://www.vuvh.sk/?lid=3 |
| Slovenský hydrometeorologický ústav | https://www.shmu.sk/en/?page=2666 |
Current International Projects for Proficiency Testing (PT) and Interlaboratory Comparisions (ILC) - for Testing, Examining and Calibration
| Organizer | Information: link to website |
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| ATG s.r.o. | https://www.atg.cz/ |
| B.I.P.E.A. Proficiency Testing provider | https://www.bipea.org/ |
| Calibrium | http://calibrium.sk/ |
| CompaLab | https://www.compalab.org/pages/what-ilc-are-proposed/ |
| CSlab | https://www.cslab.cz/ |
| Český metrologický institut | https://www.cmi.cz/mezilaboratorni_porovnani |
| DRRR GmbH | https://drrr.de/en/proficiency-testing/ |
| Fine Finish Proficiency Testing Provider | https://finefinish.net/index.php/services/proficiency-testing/ |
| IFA-Tulln | https://www.ifatest.eu/ |
| IFA-Tulln | https://boku.ac.at/ifa-tulln/ |
| IFA-Tulln | https://boku.ac.at/ |
| Interlabtest.com | http://interlabtest.com/ |
| iis - Institute for Interlaboratory Studies Spijkenisse, The Netherlands | https://www.iisnl.com/home_pagina_en.php |
| ILT – Interlaboratory Test | https://ptinterlab.com/site/ |
| LGC Standards | https://www.lgcstandards.com/SK/en/ |
| Národné referenčné centrum pre organizovanie medzilaboratórnych porovnávacích skúšok v oblasti potravín | https://www.ruvzpo.sk/NRC_odd.htm |
| ORGREZ, a.s. | http://www.orgrez.cz/sluzby/zkouseni-zpusobilosti/ |
| Przedsiębiorstwo Geologiczne Sp. z o.o. | http://interlabtest.com/ |
| Randox Laboratories Limited |
https://www.randox.com/riqas-external-quality-assessment/
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| Státní zdravotní ústav, Expetní skupia pro zkoušení způsobilosti, Praha, Czech republic | http://www.szu.cz/espt |
| Studio D – akustika s.r.o. | https://www.proficiencytesting.cz/seminare/ |
| SEKK spol. s.r.o. | http://www.sekk.cz/ |
| Technická univerzita v Košiciach, Strojnícka fakulta, Katedra environmentalistiky | http://www.mlpm.elfa.sk/ |
| Umweltbundesamt GmbH | https://www.umweltbundesamt.at/en/ |
Technical guarantor for proficiency testing
RNDr. Lívia Kijovská, PhD.; e-mail: livia.kijovska(@)snas.sk; mobil: + 421 902 931 600
Ing. Stanislav Mikušínec; e-mail: stanislav.mikusinec(@)snas.sk; +421 948 893 169