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Tel: +880-2-9513221
Fax: +880-2-9513222
BANGLADESH ACCREDITATION BOARD (BAB) Email: info@bab.org.bd
Web: www.bab.org.bd

APPLICATION FORM FOR TESTING & CALIBRATION

LABORATORY ACCREDITATION

Revision 05

May 2019

AUTHOR REVIEWER APPROVER

Monirul Hoque Pasha Md. Mahbubur Rahman Md. Monwarul Islam

Assistant Director Deputy Director Director General

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Application for Laboratory Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025

“General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and
Calibration Laboratories”
Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB) is the National Accreditation Authority established in 2006 as
an autonomous organization upgrading the quality assurance infrastructure and conformity
assessment procedures in Bangladesh and enhancing the recognition and acceptance of products
and services in international, regional and domestic markets. This board offers accreditation for
different types of Conformity Assessment Bodies in accordance with the international principles.

Instructions:
1. This application form should be completed in full and returned with two copies of the applicant
organization's Quality Manual, application fee and other associated documents.
2. Bank Draft/Pay Order for the application fee should be made payable and other relevant
documents submitted to:
Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB)
3. Additional information may be provided by the applicant organization on supplementary
sheets, which should be clearly cross-referenced with the question numbers to which they
refer.
4. Accreditation fee is excluding VAT. Applicant shall pay applicable VAT by Challan to any
branch of Bangladesh Bank or Sonali Bank Limited and Challan copy has to be submitted
with the payment documents.
5. Additional information may be obtained from the BAB website.
6. Award of accreditation will be subject to the applicant organization agreeing to and complying
with the Accreditation requirements, the BAB Terms and Conditions, and the other
components of the legally enforceable BAB agreement for Accreditation. The meaning and
scope of such Accreditation Criteria and Contract are defined in the BAB Terms and
Conditions available on the BAB website at http://www.bab.org.bd
7. Please refer to relevant BAB policies, mandatory and guidance documents available from the
BAB website.
8. BAB respects and upholds the rights of individuals to privacy protection under the National
Privacy Principles. A copy of BAB’s Privacy Policy can be obtained from the BAB website.
This policy describes how BAB manages the personal information we hold.

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We apply for BAB accreditation of our Testing/ calibration Laboratory as per details given below:

 Initial Accreditation  Renewal of Accreditation  Extension of Scope

Pre-Assessment Requested* Yes  No 

NOTE:
1. If the laboratory has different sites, separate application is required for each of those.
2. ** Laboratory that has never been accredited by an ILAC signatory must undergo a pre-
assessment. Laboratory that has been accredited by an ILAC signatory may still choose
the pre-assessment option.

Section A General Information

A.1 Laboratory Details: (Indicate exactly how the name and address of the laboratory are to appear on the certificate)
Name of the Laboratory:
Location & Address:

Post code:
Telephone: Fax:
Mobile:
E-mail:
Laboratory’s web address (optional):
Note: these details will be used by BAB on BAB directories, certificates etc.

A.2 Details of the Parent Organization: (If part of an organization)

Name of the Organization:
Postal Address:

Telephone: Fax:
Mobile:
E-mail:
What are the activities other than the testing/calibration?

Other accreditation:

A.3 Facility of the Laboratory Yes No

(If yes, please clearly specify in section C)
Mark as X
A. 3.1 Permanent Facility
A. 3.2 Mobile Facility (testing/calibration undertaken at impermanent/temporary/mobile location)
A. 3.3 Site Facility (testing/calibration undertaken at site of the customer)

A.4 Category by Service Yes No

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(If yes, please clearly specify in section C) Mark as X

A.4.1 In house only and Not open to others
A.4.2 In house and also Open to others
A.4.3 Not In house and Open to all

A.5 Legal Identity of the Laboratory Yes No Registration/License/Act No. &

Mark as X Name of Granting authority
(Evidence shall be attached)
A.5.1 Owned by an individual:
A.5.2 Owned by a private company of partnership:
A.5.3 Owned by a public limited company:
A.5.4 Owned by an academic institution:
A.5.5 Owned by a public body or nationalized industry:
A.5.6 Another category? If so, please specify:

A.6 Details of Senior Management: (name, designation, telephone, fax, email etc.)
A.6.1 Top Management (Chief Executive Officer)

A.6.2 Authorized Representative(s) (person nominated by management to represent it in all matters relating
to accreditation)

A.6.3 Person(s) responsible for management system:

A.6.4 Person(s) responsible for technical operations (by function):

A.7 Details of Authorized Signatories: (Authorized signatories for approval of test reports)
S.N. Laboratory/ Name & Designation of Qualification Experience Relevant Authorized
Department/ signatory with in years training for which
Section (If part time/contractual basis, specialization specific
please indicate clearly)
testing/calibra
tion activity

A.8 Details of Employed Staff:

S.N. Name & Designation Qualification Experience Relevant training**
(If part time/contractual basis, please indicate with related to present
clearly)

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specialization* work (in years)

NOTE:
1. CAB shall clearly indicate staff responsible for Site testing
2. Staff working in shifts shall be clearly identified
3. * Please clearly indicate the area of specialization.
4. ** The designated personnel (howsoever named), responsible for implementation,
maintenance and improvement of the management system of CAB, shall have successfully
undergone training on ISO/IEC 17025 from a reputed institute. CAB personnel trained on
previous edition of ISO/IEC 17025 are required to be familiar with requirements of new edition
i.e. ISO/IEC 17025: 2017.

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Section B Equipment Information

B.1 List below the major laboratory equipment available for use
(It is not necessary to list all the items, only the major equipments)

S.N. Name of Model/ type/ Date of receipt Range and Date of last Calibration
equipment year of make and date accuracy Calibration & by**
placed in Calibration Due
service on*

B.2 List below the Reference materials/stains/cultures available for use

S.N. Name of reference Source Date of receipt Date of Traceability**

material/stain/culture Expiry/calibration
Validity*

NOTE:
1. * The laboratories to decide the calibration interval based on ISO 10012 or ILAC-G24
2. ** Please mention name of calibration body. In case of in-house, the same needs to be
clearly indicated under this column.

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Section C Scope of Accreditation

C.1 In the table below specify as precisely as possible the scope of accreditation being sought.
Continue on supplementary sheets as necessary.
Scope of Accreditation (For Testing Laboratories)
S.N. Product(s) / Specific tests *Test Range of testing/ Uncertainty of
Material of test performed Method/Standard Limits of detection Measurement
against which tests ()
are performed
Field of Testing:

Field of Testing:

Scope of Accreditation (For Calibration Laboratories)

S.N. Measured quantity Reference to Method Measurement Calibration Measurement
Instrument/Gauge range/value Capabilities (CMC)
expressed as expanded
uncertainty U (k=2)
(to be expressed in ±)
Field of Calibration:

Field of Calibration:

NOTE:
1. Laboratories performing site testing shall clearly identify the specific tests at site separately.
2. Measurement uncertainty shall be expressed as expanded uncertainty with 95% confidence level
3. Latest test method / standard to be mentioned in the applied scope along with the year of publication.
4. In case of scope extension, it shall be specifically mentioned and clearly identified in the scope of
accreditation.
5. In the laboratory accreditation area, for testing and calibration laboratories, BAB accreditation services
are as follows:

Fields of Testing: Biological Testing, Chemical Testing, Microbiological Testing, Textile Testing,
Construction Materials Testing, Electrical Testing, Electro-technical Testing, Forensic Testing,
Information and Communications Technology Testing, Environmental Testing, Mechanical Testing,
Mechanical Measurements Testing, Non-destructive Testing, Plant Health Testing, Veterinary Testing
etc.

Fields of calibration: Mechanical Calibration, Electro-technical Calibration, Thermal Calibration

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Section D Questionnaire
It is expected that the applicant laboratory should Yes No Comment
be able to give affirmative answers to the Mark as X
questions. Explanation will be required for
negative answers.
D.1 What is the DATE of last Internal Audit?
D.2 Whether all requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017
covering all activities of laboratory have been
audited at least once in last one year
D.3 What is the DATE of last Management Review?
D.4 Does the laboratory participate in Proficiency
testing (PT)/ Inter-laboratory Comparison (ILC)?
D.5 Does the laboratory comply with BAB PT Policy
D.6 List below the participation in PT/ILC
S.N PT/ILC providing Test/calibration Products/ Date of Performance of the
body Covered Materials under testing/calibration laboratory
test/calibration (‘z’ score or ‘En’ value)

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Section E Attachment Information

E.1 Quality Manual
Is the Quality Manual attached with Yes  No  If no, please explain the reason
Application form submission:
E.2 Application Fee (Please note that BANK DRAFT/PAY ORDER is the only method for payment)
Bank Draft/Pay Order No:
Dated:
Name of Payer Bank:
Bank Draft/Pay Order issued to: Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB)
Amount (in digit):
Amount (in words):
E.3 Mandatory Documents
Legal identity documents Yes  No  If no, please explain the reason
Organization Chart enclosed Yes  No  If no, please explain the reason
Scope of Accreditation Yes  No  If no, please explain the reason
List of Equipments / Reference Material Yes  No  If no, please explain the reason
used with details of Traceability
Details of PT/ ILC participation Yes  No  If no, please explain the reason
E.4 Other Documents
a Declaration about the Consultant (if any)
b
c

Section F Declaration by Laboratory

We Declare that:

F.1 We are familiar with BAB’s terms & conditions for maintaining Accreditation and will abide by them

F.2 We agree to comply fully with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for the accreditation of our laboratory
F.3 We agree to comply with accreditation procedures, pay all costs for pre-assessment, assessment,
verification visit (if any), surveillance and reassessment irrespective of the result.
F.4 We agree to co-operate with the assessment team appointed by BAB for examination of all relevant
documents by them and their visits to those parts of the laboratory that are part of the scope of
accreditation.
F.5 We satisfy all national, regional and local regulatory requirements for operating a laboratory.
F.6
__________________________________________________________________________ has
provided consultancy for preparing the lab for BAB accreditation. (Information regarding any individual or
organization who provided consultancy (if any) for BAB accreditation shall be declared)
F.7 All information provided in this application is true.
Signature of the Applicant Laboratory
Representative

Name Designation

Date

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Section G For official (BAB) use only

G.1
Laboratory Name:
Assigned BAB Case Officer:
Assigned by:
Signature: Date:
G.2 Team Leader Assigned by BAB
Name
G.3 Team Leader & Technical Assessors Assigned
Name
Name
Name
Pre-Assessment Required Yes  No 
If yes, Date of Pre-assessment
If No, Date of Assessment
G.4 Application Review
Please highlight any issues observed in the application form review:

BAB Accreditation Date Team Leader Date

Officer

Authorized by Date
:

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