UAS accredits laboratories on the basis of the ISO/IEC 17025 standard. UAS accreditation is only granted for specific tests and calibrations in specific fields. Laboratories are only allowed to issue endorsed reports for accredited tests and calibrations.

Scope of Accreditation

UAS offers specialty programs in the following areas:

• Agriculture, food, animal health, and plant protection
• Calibration
• Environmental
• Fasteners
• Forensic
• IT security evaluation and testing
• Mineral analysis
• Test method development and non-routine testing
• Medical laboratories
• Proficiency testing

All certification bodies are eligible to apply for the above accreditation schemes.