SADCA Annual Report 2014/15

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Annual Report of the
SADC Cooperation in
Accreditation
(SADCA)
A TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (TBT) COOPERATION STRUCTURE OF THE SOUTHERN
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (SADC)
ARTICLE 18 (1) OF THE TBT ANNEX TO THE SADC PROTOCOL ON TRADE STATES THAT:
“The SADC Cooperation in Accreditation (SADCA) shall coordinate accreditation services in
the region and facilitate the national, regional and international recognition and
acceptance of SADC accreditation infrastructure, providing Member States with
accreditation as a tool for facilitating trade and the protection of health, safety and the
environment in both the voluntary and regulatory areas”.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SADCA ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE .............................................................................................................. 4
CHAIRPERSON’S OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................... 5
SADCA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ............................................................................................................................ 7
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE .......................................................................................................................................... 8
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ATTENDANCE.......................................................................................... 9
THE SADCA ACCREDITATION BODIES ............................................................................................................... 10
MAURITIUS ACCREDITATION SERVICE (MAURITAS) .............................................................................. 11
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ACCREDITATION SYSTEM (SANAS) ........................................................ 16
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ACCREDITATION SERVICE (SADCAS)........ 20
BOTSWANA ............................................................................................................................................................. 29
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO .............................................................................................................. 35
MADAGASCAR ........................................................................................................................................................ 37
MALAWI ................................................................................................................................................................... 38
MOZAMBIQUE ........................................................................................................................................................ 40
NAMIBIA .................................................................................................................................................................. 42
REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES ................................................................................................................................ 44
SWAZILAND ............................................................................................................................................................ 48
TANZANIA ............................................................................................................................................................... 52
ZAMBIA .................................................................................................................................................................... 57
ZIMBABWE.............................................................................................................................................................. 61
INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION ..................................................................................................................... 64
REGIONAL PARTICIPATION .................................................................................................................................. 65
AFRICAN ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (AFRAC) ................................................................................... 65
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ................................................................................................................................... 68
THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (Dti) ............................................ 68
PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT, GERMANY ................................................................. 68
PERFORMANCE PROGRESS AGAINST MEASURABLE 5 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN: 2014/15
OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................................. 70
FUTURE PLANS .......................................................................................................................................................... 74
2015/16 PERFORMANCE TARGETS.................................................................................................................... 75
TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS................................................................................................................................... 77
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SADCA ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
The objectives of SADCA are:
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To develop the SADCA MRA;
To develop and maintain mutual confidence
amongst Accreditation Bodies in the SADC
region and internationally;
To achieve and maintain uniformity of
accreditation activities in the SADC region and
internationally;
To promote and facilitate the use of
accreditation as a tool for national
governments in the removal of technical
barriers to trade and the protection of health,
safety and the environment in both the
voluntary and regulatory areas;
To promote the consistent application of
accreditation standards and facilitate their
implementation;
To ensure the provision of regional
accreditation cooperation services which are
independent, impartial, transparent, non
discriminatory and achieve and maintain a
high level of integrity and confidentiality whilst
ensuring ethical operations;
Facilitate access to current databases of
recognised Accreditation Bodies within the
region and internationally;
To facilitate the implementation of effective
collaboration amongst accreditation bodies
and any other institutions dealing with
accreditation in the region;
To coordinate SADC projects on accreditation;
To participate in activities of and liaise with the
African Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC);
To facilitate capacity development in the region
in the area of accreditation;
To coordinate inputs to and liaise with
international organisations concerned with
accreditation, such as the International
Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)
and the International Accreditation Forum
(IAF);
To promote cooperation and exchanges with
other bodies with similar objectives on
accreditation.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SECRETARIAT AND
REGIONAL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
TECHNICAL
COMMITTEE
COORDINATOR
MRA COUNCIL
ADMINISTRATIVE
COMMITTEES
MRA COMMITTEE
TECHNICAL SUB
COMMITTEES
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CHAIRPERSON’S OVERVIEW
This year marks the 19th year of SADCA’s existence. During the period
under review, work was undertaken in implementing the third year of
SADCA’s 5 Year Strategic Plan. SADCA set out to achieve the following
objectives during the period under review:
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Mr Robin Gopee –
SADCA Chair
The SADCA Chair also serves as the
Chair of the Executive Committee
(EXCO);
The Chair represents SADCA on the
International Accreditation Forum’s
(IAF) Executive Committee;
SADCA has a Technical Cooperation
Agreement with the InterAmerican
Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC);
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Operationalization of the Technical Committee;
Continuous marketing and communication of the Cooperation;
Maintenance of the SADCA Proficiency Testing Schemes (PTS)
database, and participation in other Regional Cooperation PTS;
Operationalization of the SADCA MRA Council and Committee;
Conduct peer evaluations of the SADCA Accreditation Bodies
(ABs); and
Conclusion of Technical Cooperation Agreements with other
Regional Cooperations.
SADCA’s focus for the next three years will be on the qualification of its
peer evaluators as well as the establishment of the SADCA Mutual
Recognition Arrangement (MRA) between the SADCA ABs. Progress on
these initiatives will be presented at the SADCA General Assembly meeting
on 19 March 2015.
Highlights for the Period under Review
It is with pleasure to report that the fifth General Assembly of the African
Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC) was hosted by the Ethiopian National
Accreditation Office (ENAO) in September 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The first AFRAC MRA was signed between the South African National
Accreditation System (SANAS), Egyptian Accreditation Council (EGAC) and
the Tunisia Accreditation Council (TUNAC) at these meetings. The SADCA
Secretariat also serves as the AFRAC Secretariat, and continues to provide
the necessary support required.
The SADCA Secretariat was also invited to attend the Joint Asia Pacific
Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) and the Pacific
Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) General Assembly meetings in
Guadalajara, Mexico from 23 – 27 June 2014. Attendance at these meetings
further strengthened SADCA’s relationship with APLAC and PAC in the
development of accreditation in all three regions.
I wish to inform the members that SADCA was Pre-Peer Evaluated by a
joint AFRAC and ILAC team in June 2014 and will have their Full
Evaluation in 2015. SANAS was Peer Evaluated by AFRAC and will be Peer
Evaluated by ILAC/IAF in August 2015. MAURITAS is expected to be PrePeer Evaluated by a joint AFRAC and ILAC team in 2015.
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I am also pleased to announce that of the eight (8) trainee evaluators that were trained in
2009/10, one (1) was qualified in the Calibration scope. More trainee evaluators will be trained,
registered and qualified in following year, however, opportunities are being sought to further
expose SADCA trainee evaluators to peer evaluations.
The SADCA logo was re-designed in order reflect the SADCA Cooperation wording and to align it
to the SADC TBT Cooperation Structures’ Logos. Two logo design options were surveyed to the
members to select the design that reflects SADCA accurately. The logo will be approved at the
General Assembly Meeting on 19 March 2015.
The SADCA Regional Coordinator (RC) Dr Elsabe Steyn is in the final stage of the SADCA
Accreditation Toolkit development, the Toolkit is aimed at aiding the Conformity Assessment
Bodies (CABs) in the region. The Accreditation Toolkit is set to be launched at the General
Assembly Meeting on 19 March 2015 in English and will be translated into French and
Portuguese at a later stage.
SADCA members were invited to participate in the following Proficiency Testing (PT)
programmes:
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The Pan-African Cement Proficiency Testing Scheme organised with the collaboration
of PTB in January 2014;
The Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) T 091: Analysis of
Lubricants Proficiency Testing in February 2014;
The International Measurement Evaluation Programme (IMEP) 120 Proficiency Testing
Programme on determination of heavy metals in Chocolate in October 2014; and
The APLAC T 097: Food Microbiology Quantitative Scheme in November 2014.
With the new developments at SADCA the following activities need to be undertaken in 2015:
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A mid-term review of the current SADCA Strategy and Business Plan;
The establishing of a task force to prepare a position paper on SADCAs role in the
African and international accreditation arena; and
A workshop to consider the mid-term review and position paper; and
Preparation of the SADCA 5 Year Strategy Plan for 2017-2022
I would like to express my gratitude to the SADCA Members, Executive Committee (EXCO), MRA
and Technical Committee and the Secretariat for the support provided during the period under
review. I would also like to thank our development partners, the South African dti and PTB for
the valuable technical assistance to the Cooperation over the past 19 years.
In conclusion, I trust that you will all enjoy reading about SADCA’s activities during the period
under review, including the significant progress in accreditation activities by Members. I would
also like to welcome our colleagues in Madagascar back into SADCA.
Mr Robin Gopee
SADCA Chair
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SADCA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Back row (left to right): Ms Nonhlanhla Halimana (Secretariat), Mrs Maureen Mutasa
(SADCAS CEO), Mr Ron Josias (MRA Committee Chair), Ms Anna-Marie Lötter (South
African dti representative), Dr Elsie Meintjies (SADC Secretariat) and Ms Fikile Skosana
(Secretariat).
Front row (left to right): Dr Elsabe Steyn (Regional Coordinator), Mr Robin Gopee (SADCA
Chair) and Mr Viki Kanama Mbuya (SADCA Vice-Chair).
Not in the picture: Mrs Masego Marobela (Previous SADCA Chair) and Mr Pilot Masunga
(SADCA Technical Committee Chair).
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The SADCA Executive Committee (EXCO) met once during the period
under review from 17-18 February 2015 at the SANAS Offices in
Pretoria, South Africa. The purpose of the meeting was to:
The Executive Committee is
responsible to the General
Assembly for the effective
pursuit of SADCA objectives
and for the day-to-day
management of SADCA.
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Review progress on the implementation of the EXCO Workplan 2014/15
and to plan for the 2015/16 Workplan;
Receive updates from the MRA and Technical Committee activities;
Receive updates on SADCA peer evaluations and peer evaluators;
Receive an update on the SADCA Toolkit developments;
Review the SADCA logo designs;
Prepare for the upcoming SADCA Annual meetings; and
Review the draft Annual Report and SADCA documents;
SADCA DOCUMENTS
The EXCO reviewed and commented on the following documents, once
the documents are finalised they will be placed on the SADCA website:
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A001-06 SADCA Bylaws;
P003-02 SADCA Document Control Procedure;
P002-02 SADCA Appeals and Complaints Procedure;
A002-02 SADCA Quality Manual;
A012-02 SADCA MRA Committee Terms of Reference; and
A010-02 SADCA Technical Committee Terms of Reference.
The EXCO approved the following documents which will be uploaded
on the SADCA website:
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A014-01 SADCA Secretariat Procedure;
P012-01 SADCA Records Management Procedure;
The EXCO is scheduled to meet on 15 March 2015 in order to prepare
for the SADCA General Assembly meeting, the meeting will be held in
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ATTENDANCE
During the period under review the SADCA EXCO held one meeting, and the record of attendance
to this meeting is shown below.
MEETING DATE(S)
NAME
MEMBERSHIP
Mr Robin Gopee
(MAURITAS-Mauritius)
Chair
Mr Viki Kanama Mbuya
(Office Conglais de ContrôleDemocratic Republic of Congo)
Vice-Chair
Dr Elsie Meintjies
(SADC Secretariat-Botswana)
Member
Mrs Maureen Mutasa
(SADCAS-Botswana)
Member
Mrs Masego Marobela
(BOBS-Botswana)
Member
Ms Anna-Marie Lötter
(dti-South Africa)
Member
Mr Ron Josias
(SANAS-South Africa)
MRA Committee Chair
Mr Pilot Masunga
(BOBS-Botswana)
Technical
Chair
Dr Elsabe Steyn
Regional Coordinator
Ms Nonhlanhla Halimana
Secretariat
Fikile Skosana
(SANAS- South Africa)
Secretariat
Committee
17 February
2015
18 February
2015
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THE SADCA ACCREDITATION BODIES
The Southern African Development Community Cooperation in
Accreditation (SADCA) is a cooperation of Accreditation Bodies (ABs)
namely the:
SADCA is a cooperation of
three (3) Accreditation Bodies
(ABs) namely:
Mauritius
Accreditation
Service (MAURITAS)
www.mauritas.org
South
African
National
Accreditation Service (SANAS)
www.sanas.co.za
Southern
Development
Accreditation
(SADCAS)
www.sadcas.org
African
Community
Service
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Mauritius Accreditation Service (MAURITAS);
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South African National Accreditation System (SANAS); and
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Southern African Development Community Accreditation
Service (SADCAS).
SADCA’s aim is to coordinate accreditation services in the region and
facilitate the national, regional and international recognition and
acceptance of the SADC accreditation infrastructure. Member States
will thus use accreditation as a tool for facilitating trade and for the
protection of health, safety and the environment in both the voluntary
and regulatory areas.
SADCA’s main objective is to conclude and maintain a Mutual
Recognition Arrangement (MRA) between the ABs in SADC as well as
the achievement of international recognition of its own competence to
manage an MRA within SADC. In undertaking these developments it
will comply with international procedures for the evaluation of ABs.
The following section provides reports from the three (3) existing ABs
in SADC and the SADC Member states that do not have their own
national accreditation bodies, in order to provide an overview of
accreditation activities in the SADC region, during the period under
review.
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MAURITIUS ACCREDITATION SERVICE (MAURITAS)
MAURITAS was established following the adoption of the Mauritius
Accreditation Service Act 1998. MAURITAS was set up as a
department within the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and
Consumer Protection with the objective of providing a national
unified accreditation service for a range of conformity assessment
bodies such as laboratories, certification bodies and inspection
bodies.
Mr Robin Gopee
Director - MAURITAS
Contact Details:
8th Floor, Air Mauritius Centre
President John Kennedy Street
Port Louis
Mauritius
(t) +230 208 1690
(f) +230 210 6101
(e) [email protected]
MAURITAS is the sole national
accreditation body and has been
established under the Mauritius
Accreditation Service Act 1998 as
a department within the Ministry
responsible for the subject of
Industry and Commerce to
provide a national, unified service
for the accreditation of calibration
and testing laboratories,
inspection bodies and certification
bodies.
MAURITAS certificates are a
formal recognition that an
organization is competent to
perform specific tasks.
PROGRESS ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING APRIL 2014
TO FEBRUARY 2015
MAURITAS has been entrusted with the responsibility of
implementing accreditation programmes covering laboratories,
certification bodies and Inspection bodies. With the continued
support and commitment from the Mauritius Government and the
technical/funding assistance from the French Development Agency
(AFD), the strategy of the Ministry was to extend MAURITAS’
accreditation services into new areas such as the inspection
accreditation, food safety and information security management
systems accreditation programmes, and to achieve international
recognition. The implementation of the accreditation services has
become decisive by the Government in view of increased product
export, growing concerns for health and environment as well as
product safety through accredited competent authorities.
Accreditation Certificates Granted and Renewed by MAURITAS
With the establishment of the Accreditation Committee in January
2008, the first laboratory was granted accreditation in February
2008 and the first certification body was granted accreditation in
July 2009. To date, 26 laboratories (24 testing and two calibration)
have been accredited by MAURITAS in various fields of accreditation
and one certification body for its management system schemes in the
areas of QMS, HACCP and ISMS.
In 2014, five medical laboratories were granted accreditation against
ISO 15189:2007 standard, two accredited laboratories had their
accreditation suspended temporarily on a voluntary basis due to
relocation, and seven accredited laboratories had their accreditation
renewed against the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard, following the
successful assessments of their facilities by the assessment teams
from MAURITAS. In 2014, the integrated management system of the
above certification body was assessed by a local MAURITAS
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assessment team against the requirements of ISO/IEC 17021:2011 standard.
MAURITAS delivered five new accreditation certificates in the medical testing field in June-July
2014. The assessments were jointly carried out by assessment teams comprising of Mauritian
and South African Assessors.
Joint Accreditation Project
MAURITAS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Accreditation
Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) in August 2014 and is working in close collaboration
with the NABCB for the assessment and joint accreditation of certification bodies. It should be
noted that in the context of international recognition and acceptance of certificates worldwide,
the joint accreditation programme with NABCB is of great assistance to a certification body
accredited by MAURITAS.
MAURITAS Management System
Following the two visits carried out by the AFNOR/COFRAC experts, MAURITAS carried out a
self-assessment of its management system and reviewed MAURITAS documents for its
established accreditation system, namely it’s, procedures, regulations, guidance documents and
forms through technical meetings. The review and updating of documents and forms are an ongoing activity.
In 2014, MAURITAS carried out a complete internal audit of its management system during June
to September and conducted a management review at the end of the year. MAURITAS will be
submitting its Peer Evaluation application to AFRAC/SADCA and ILAC/IAF in 2015. The
objective of the Peer Evaluation is to ensure that the MAURITAS management system complies
with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17011: 2004. The Peer Evaluation will enhance and expand
confidence among MAURITAS stakeholders with the accreditation service provided by
MAURITAS to a range of conformity assessment bodies. This will also provide a widespread
recognition of competence of the accredited conformity assessment bodies to the end users.
Training and Capacity Building
Training and capacity building was provided to MAURITAS staff and potential Assessors under
the ACP-EU TBT program and a total of 74 Assessors were trained in several training courses.
Two Assessor Training Courses on ISO/IEC 17025:2005 were organized by MAURITAS for 50
participants and 46 passed the exam. One Assessor Training Course on ISO 15189:2012 was
organized by MAURITAS for eight participants and six passed the exam. One Assessor Training
Course on ISO/IEC 17021:2011 was organized by MAURITAS for 13 participants and all
participants passed the exam. Twenty participants from laboratories were trained on
implementation of ISO 15189:2012 standard. Twenty one participants attended a Training
Course on Method Validation & Measurement Uncertainty. Twenty four participants attended
an Internal Audits course.
Consultancy services were provided in two phases by two ACP-EU Experts on 18 laboratories
(17 medical laboratories and one laboratory in the field of construction materials) to identify
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the needs of the laboratories and to verify implementation of the components of the training
courses in the laboratories. MAURITAS Assessors for laboratories and certification bodies were
regularly provided with the opportunity to observe assessments on-site on an on-going basis.
The on-the-job training exercise is a major component of the capacity building for MAURITAS
and also for the respective laboratories in the different sectors.
Accreditation of Conformity Assessment Bodies
Following the launch of the laboratory accreditation programme in 2005 and the certification
body accreditation programme in 2007, a total of 57 applications have been received from the
Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) and 57 applications have been reviewed. To date, 35
laboratories have undergone pre-assessment, 28 laboratories have been subjected to initial
assessments and 26 laboratories have been granted accreditation following the first
accreditation granted in February 2008. To date one certification body has been granted joint
accreditation for the QMS, HACCP and ISMS Certification Schemes. MAURITAS is planning a
joint assessment of the certification body in collaboration with NABCB for 2015.
Regional Role of MAURITAS
Following the nomination of Mr. R. N. Gopee as Chairperson of SADCA and Vice – Chairperson of
AFRAC, Mr Gopee attended the SADCA and AFRAC Executive Committee (EXCO) and annual
meetings. MAURITAS intends to participate fully in all technical Committees and be involved in
all accreditation activities. MAURITAS staff have been nominated for the following SADCA
Committees:
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SADCA MRA Committee: C.Bheekhun; and
SADCA Technical Committee : M. Koolwont.
MAURITAS staff were also nominated for the following AFRAC Working Groups:
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Laboratory Working Group: M. Koolwont:
Inspection Body Working Group: M. Koolwont;
Certification body Working Group: C. Bheekhun; and
Marketing and Communication Working Group: C. Matadeen-Domun.
OTHER INFORMATION RELATED ACTIVITIES
International Cooperation and Accreditation Information
MAURITAS is an Associate Member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
(ILAC) since November 2008 and is a member of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).
MAURITAS made comments, reviewed and voted on a number of ILAC and IAF documents.
MAURITAS has operates a website since February 2010 and regularly updates the relevant
information pertaining to accreditation issues. Information on MAURITAS can be found on
www.mauritas.org and can be downloaded freely.
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MAURITAS provides information about its activities and its accreditation programmes through
the website of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection. MAURITAS
promotes its accreditation services by distributing brochures and flyers at relevant
workshop/seminars as and when organised.
CHALLENGES AND INTERVENTIONS
Development of Certification Body and Inspection Body Accreditation System in New
Areas
The purpose of the projects is to seek technical assistance from foreign accreditation bodies in
order to enhance the competence and strength of MAURITAS and its staff in the new
accreditation programmes. New implementation plans for the various activities under the
projects have been updated and agreed with the French Development Agency (AFD). MAURITAS
is developing the inspection body accreditation programme and new accreditation programmes
for certification bodies together with NA in the following areas:
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Food Safety Management System (FSMS)
Information Security Management System (ISMS)
Short consultancy work for FSMS and ISMS, and the identification and selection of
assessors/experts have been completed. The drafting and review of documents for ISMS and
FSMS have been completed. Following the recruitment of new Staff, two MAURITAS Staff and
two freelance Assessors attended a training course on accreditation standards for certification
bodies in Norway from 29 October to 7 November 2014 completed in the exams. The training
courses covered the following accreditation standards; ISO/IEC 17021:2011, ISO/TS 22003:
2012 and ISO/IEC 27006: 2011.
Short consultancy work for inspection body accreditation, and the identification and selection of
assessors/experts have been completed. The drafting and review of documents is on-going.
Attachment training at NA has been planned for February 2015.
Under the project “Achieving International Recognition with ILAC and IAF, MAURITAS has made
considerable progress. Following the visits by AFNOR/COFRAC Experts, the ILAC/IAF - A3
Narrative Framework document were finalized and updated. MAURITAS staff have participated
in a self-assessment exercise of the MAURITAS management system with the assistance of one
AFNOR/COFRAC Expert.
PLANS FOR 2015/16
MAURITAS Management System
MAURITAS will move to its new office location in March 2015. MAURITAS is currently
consolidating its pool of Assessors/Experts. MAURITAS will be providing training on ISO/IEC
17021 with the assistance of NABCB. MAURITAS will also train laboratory personnel on ISO/IEC
17025 and ISO 15189. MAURITAS will provide training on accreditation process and MAURITAS
regulations.
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MAURITAS envisages reviewing its documents comprising of its Quality Manual, procedures,
guidelines and regulations and will complete a second internal audit and a management review
in 2015. MAURITAS will pursue to accredit four new laboratories and carry out 27 surveillance
visits for the conformity assessment bodies in 2015.
Technical Assistance by the French Development Agency (AFD)
MAURITAS is developing new accreditation programmes and consolidating its management
system with the financial assistance of the French Development Agency (AFD). MAURITAS will
be submitting the application to ILAC/IAF/AFRAC for a Pre-peer evaluation from
ILAC/IAF/AFRAC it is expected to be submitted in May 2015 and have the pre- peer evaluation
in August 2015. The achievement of International Recognition with ILAC /IAF/AFRAC is
expected to be around 2015/16 following submission of application.
The new accreditation service for inspection body accreditation is being developed through
capacity building of MAURITAS staff with the assistance of Technical Assessors/Experts from
NA. MAURITAS will organize the assessment of 2 inspection bodies together with NA in June
2014. Training on the accreditation standard for inspection bodies has been scheduled for
February 2015 at NA.
Attachment training for MAURITAS staff and freelance Assessors to observe and participate in
assessments of certification bodies and witnessing audits in Norway are scheduled for April
2015. It is expected that an assessment of the conformity assessment body under the project in
Mauritius will be scheduled for May 2015.
LESSONS LEARNT
MAURITAS and its Assessors benefited from several workshops, seminars, meetings and
trainings under different projects. Personnel from the Mauritian laboratories also benefited
from the visits of different technical experts to upgrade the quality system of their laboratories.
MAURITAS has been continuously building capacity by sending selected potential Assessors and
trainers to SADCAS for ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC 17021 and ISO 15189 training courses.
MAURITAS has built capacity by participating in a follow-up evaluation of NCA, Kazakhstan and
in a peer evaluation of SANAS, South Africa.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SADCA INTERVENTIONS
It is expected that SADCA should intervene and recommend MAURITAS to participate fully in all
technical committees, workshops, meetings and training in accreditation and be involved in
accreditation activities in order to build capacity of its staff share and to share experience in the
regions.
SADCA should also intervene to help MAURITAS to develop a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) for the exchange of lead/technical assessors with other accreditation bodies in and
outside the region. SADCA should also help MAURITAS and recommend for the observation and
participation in internal audits, pre-peer and peer evaluation of accreditation bodies.
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SOUTH AFRICAN
(SANAS)
Mr Ron Josias
Chief Executive Officer - SANAS
NATIONAL
ACCREDITATION
SYSTEM
The South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) is
classified as a schedule 3A organisation mandated through the
“Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good
Laboratory Practice (GLP) Act”, Act No. 19 of 2006, and reports to
the Minister of Trade and Industry. SANAS is the only national
accreditation body that provides an internationally recognised
and effective accreditation and GLP compliance monitoring
system that enables the Republic of South Africa to do the
following:
Contact Details:
Private Bag X23
Sunnyside
0132
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South Africa
(t) +27 12 394 3788
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(f) +27 12 394 4788
The South African National Accreditation
System (SANAS) is recognised by the
South African Government as the single
National Accreditation Body that gives
formal recognition that Laboratories,
Certification Bodies, Inspection Bodies,
Proficiency Testing Scheme Providers and
Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) test
facilities are competent to carry out
specific tasks in terms of the Accreditation
for Conformity Assessment, Calibration
and Good Laboratory Practice Act (Act
19 of 2006).
SANAS’ purpose is to instil confidence
and peace of mind to companies and
individuals through accreditation which is
required for economic and social wellbeing for all.
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Accredit, or monitor for GLP compliance purposes,
organisations falling within its scope of activity;
Promote accreditation as a means of facilitating
international trade and enhancing the Republic’s economic
performance and transformation;
Promote the competence and equivalence of accredited
bodies; and
Promote the competence and equivalence of GLP
compliant facilities.
In order to fulfil its mandate of promoting accreditation as a
means of facilitating trade of South African goods and services and
supporting industrial development, thus enhancing South Africa’s
economic performance, SANAS needs to demonstrate its
competence to its international counterparts in order to gain the
support necessary to promote equivalence of confidence in the
results produced by the South African conformity assessment
bodies. This need led to engagement with networks of mutual,
bilateral and multilateral recognition arrangements, such as the
Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MRA) of the International
Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and the
International
Accreditation
Forum
(IAF).
PROGRESS ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING APRIL 2014
TO FEBRUARY 2015
The past year has seen a marked increase in the demand for
accreditation services to support Government’s strategic
objectives. Within this context, SANAS continued to develop and
implement systems for the accreditation of various conformity
assessment scopes that are required to service the priority sectors
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identified in the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP), as well as those projects assigned to the
Department of Trade and Industry in the IPAP.
SANAS played an important role in supporting Government in its policy objectives related to
industry sectors. During the period under review and provided the various Government
departments with accreditation services related specifically to the protection of health, safety
and the environment.
In 2014/15 SANAS launched three new programmes that were included in the IPAP namely the
new accreditation programme for the recognition of the Food Safety System Certification (FSSC)
22000 scheme, the Organic Agricultural Production and Processing and, Road Transport
Management Systems. SANAS continues to support the green economy through four of its
accreditation programmes.
Food Safety Scheme Certification 22000
Food Safety Scheme Certification (FSSC) 22000 is an independently owned ISO-based food
safety management system (FSMS). The FSSC 22000 scheme have additional requirements over
and above the SANS/ISO 22000 requirements which SANAS is already providing accreditation
for. These additional requirements are established by the FSSC foundation. The actual
responsibility and authority for the content of the scheme and the delivered certification audits
is the FSSC Board of Stakeholders, represented by the relevant stakeholders of the food supply
chain. Without this certification it become difficult for food product produced in the country to
be exported to Europe. Therefore, SANAS accreditation facilitates the export of South African
produced food.
Road Transport Management System
Road Transport Management System as an industry self-regulation is recognised by the
Department of Transport through the national road freight strategy. RTMS operate in harmony
with the government acts and regulation for transport. Road Transport Management System
certification applies to consignors, consignees and transport operators each with their own
requirements (i.e. SANS 1395 family of Standards). It is a self-administered scheme,
implemented by participating companies. SANAS is in the final develop stage for the roll out this
accreditation programme.
Organic Agricultural Production
According to Industry Policy Action Plan, Organic Agricultural Production and Processing
(OAPP) as a food sector represents a high-value niche sub-sector with the potential to create
20,000 jobs over five years in both the primary agriculture and agro-processing stages of the
value chain. Moreover, since South Africa currently imports a significant proportion of the
organic food demanded by consumers, there are both import replacement and export
opportunities for the sub-sector. SANAS in support of the IPAP for the Agro-process is
developing and will roll out an accreditation programme for Organic Agricultural Production
and Processing.
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Figure 1: Total number of SANAS accredited facilities as at 31 December 2014
During the period under review, accreditation in the following fields was offered:
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Calibration laboratories and proficiency testing schemes;
Testing laboratories;
Medical laboratories;
GLP-compliant facilities;
Forensic laboratories;
Veterinary laboratories and GCP-compliant facilities;
Blood transfusion facilities;
Pharmaceutical facilities;
Inspection bodies;
Verification laboratories;
Certification bodies; and
B-BBEE verification agencies.
Accreditation Programmes
New accreditation programmes
Accredited facilities
Number of assessed facilities
Scopes
Sub scopes
Qualified assessors
Staff members
8
3
1503
1042
126
180
240
71
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PLANS FOR 2015/16
In 2015/16 SANAS will focus on the following objectives:
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To have a successful peer reviewed by the ILAC and IAF in August 2015;
To develop and roll out 3 new accreditation programmes namely, Energy Efficiency
Performance of Buildings, Information Security Management Systems and Information
Technology Services Management Systems ;
To grow the assessors pool to 500;
To grow accredited facilities to 1550; and
To conduct 1199 assessments.
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SOUTHERN
AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT
ACCREDITATION SERVICE (SADCAS)
Mrs Maureen Mutasa
Chief Executive Officer - SADCAS
Contact Details:
Private Bag 00320
Gaborone
Botswana
(t) +267 313 2909/10
The Southern African Development Community Accreditation
Services (SADCAS) is a multi-economy accreditation body that was
established as part of the SADC infrastructure for standardization,
quality assurance accreditation and metrology (SQAM) in order to
meet the accreditation needs of SADC Member States especially
those without their own national accreditation bodies namely:
Angola; Botswana; Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Lesotho;
Madagascar; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Seychelles; Swaziland;
Tanzania; Zambia; and Zimbabwe.
SADCAS offers accreditation services and training on accreditation
related activities. SADCAS currently offers the following
accreditation programs:
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(f) +267 313 2922
The Southern African Development
Community Accreditation Service
(SADCAS) a subsidiarity organization
of the Southern African Development
Community (SADC), is a non-profit,
multi-economy accreditation body
whose mission is to provide
internationally recognized, cost-effective
regional accreditation services for
SADC member states aimed at:
 Supporting
regional
and
international trade;
 Enhance
the
protection
of
consumers and the environment; and
 Improve the competitiveness of
SADC products and services in both
the voluntary and regulatory areas.
SADCAS offers programmes for the
accreditation of testing/calibration
laboratories, certification bodies
(management
systems/product/personnel)
and
inspection bodies.
COMMUNITY
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Calibration Laboratories Accreditation Program (CLAP) in
accordance with ISO/IEC 17025;
Testing Laboratories Accreditation Program (TLAP) in
Medical Laboratories Accreditation Program (MLAP) in
accordance with ISO 15189;
Inspection Bodies Accreditation Program (IBAP) in
Management Systems Certification Bodies Accreditation
Program (CBAP - MS) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021;
Product Certification Bodies Accreditation Program in
accordance with ISO/IEC 17065; and
Personnel Certification Bodies Accreditation Program in
accordance with ISO/IEC 17024.
SADCAS will broaden its scope of accreditation as the needs arise.
The last report to SADCA was presented at the 2014 Annual General
Meeting and covered the period March 2013 to February 2014. This
report covers the period March up to 31 December 2014 and
summarizes the achievements in each of the 5 key result areas
agreed for the 2014/15 financial year only up to 31 December 2014.
PROGRESS REPORT ON THE 2014/15 KEY RESULT AREAS
SADCAS is in its 7th year of operation as a multi economy
accreditation body. As at 31 December 2014, SADCAS had issued 40
accreditation certificates to 29 accredited facilities in seven SADC
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countries namely: Botswana (five); Namibia (four); Seychelles (two); Swaziland (one); Tanzania
(seven); Zambia (two); and Zimbabwe (eight). Figure 1 represents a 26% growth in number of
accreditations since the last report to SADCA. Figure 2 indicates the breakdown of
accreditations based on fields of accreditation, they are as follows: Calibration Laboratories
Accreditation Programme (CLAP) [seven]; Testing Laboratories Accreditation Programme
(TLAP) including Veterinary Laboratories [12]; Medical Laboratories Accreditation Programme
(MLAP) [seven]; and Inspection Bodies Accreditation Programme (IBAP) [three]. Most of the
accredited facilities fall under the TLAP at 41%. A significant growth was witnessed with the
MLAP with accredited medical laboratories constituting 24% of the accredited facilities refer to
Figure 3.
Figure 1 - Number of Accredited Facilities by
Country
10
6
4
5
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
8
7
8
Figure 2 - Cumulative Number of
Accreditations
4
2
2
1
2
0
Figure 1: Number of accredited facilities by
country
24
29
16
0
0
3
6
Figure 2: Cumulative number of accreditations
Figure 3 - Accreditations by Field
3
7
7
CLAP (7)
TLAP (12)
MLAP (7)
IBAP (3)
12
Figure 3: Accreditations by field
SADCAS received 48 accreditation applications from eight SADC Member States and two non
SADC countries at the various stages of the accreditation process namely: Angola (one),
Botswana (15); DRC (four); Mozambique (two); Namibia (one); Tanzania (seven); Zambia
(three); and Zimbabwe (13) and non SADC countries Liberia (one) and Ghana (one), refer to
Figure 4. SADCAS has witnessed increasing interest in the MLAP and TLAP with 19 applications
under process (40%) being Medical laboratories and 22 (46%) being Testing laboratories, three
Inspection bodies (6%), three Calibration laboratories (6%) and one Management System
Certification body (2%), refer to Figure 5. A further 23 applications who expressed interests in
accreditation are being handled.
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16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Figure 5 - Accreditations Applications by Field
Figure 4- Number of Accreditation Applications
by Country
15
13
3 1 3
CLAP (3)
7
4
2
1
TLAP (22)
MLAP (19)
3
1
1
1
IBAP (3)
19
Figure 4: Number of accreditation applications
by country
22
CBAP (1)
Figure 5: Accreditation applications by field
By 31 December 2014 SADCAS had successfully conducted 85 training courses in 11 SADC
Member States namely: Botswana (15); DRC (12); Malawi (two); Mozambique (three); Namibia
(12); Seychelles (three); South Africa (three) Swaziland (three); Tanzania (11); Zambia (seven)
and Zimbabwe (14) to promote accreditation and an understanding of the accreditation
requirements, refer to Figure 6. Over 1200 participants have benefited from the SADCAS
training courses. Training services grew by 33%. All SADCAS courses were undertaken on
behalf of SADCAS by a pool of 17 registered trainers with hands on experience in accreditation
matters and the trainers cover three official languages used in SADC.
Figure 6- Training courses breakdown by Country
16
14
15
Figure 7 - Cumulative Number of Training
Courses
14
12
12
66
60
10
7
8
48
50
40
6
4
85
80
70
11
12
90
2
3
3
3
3
2
13
20
10
0
30
30
0
4
0
Figure 4: Training courses breakdown by country
Figure 7: Cumultative number of traiining
courses
During the period under review, SADCAS set up an Advisory Committees for the TLAP and CLAP
comprising of 18 and 13 members respectively from the SADC Member States that are serviced
by SADCAS. The TLAP and CLAP Advisory Committees are set to meet in the 2015/16 financial
year. The Advisory Committee for Inspection bodies in Zimbabwe whose membership was
extended during the period under review to ensure a good balance of interest and expertise,
held its 4th meeting during which the members considered the criteria for the accreditation of
Inspection bodies performing Inspection of metallic storage tanks. The scope will also be
extended to cover lifting equipment as soon as the regulations are promulgated. The SADCAS –
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Regulator model adopted in Zimbabwe is working well and SADCAS is promoting the model in
other SADC Member States that are serviced by SADCAS.
In order to monitor the effectiveness and suitability of the SADCAS Quality Management System
(QMS) and compliance of its systems with ISO/IEC 17011, the international standard that
SADCAS has to comply with in order to be signatory to the international accreditation
arrangement, a management review was undertaken in June 2014 following which SADCAS
went through the pre peer evaluation. The review concluded positively on the suitability and
effectiveness of the system reaffirming the results of the customer satisfaction survey
undertaken during the 2013/14 financial year:
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100% of the accreditation clients rated SADCAS overall services from good to excellent;
75% rated services for accuracy and completeness of technical information from good to
excellent;
93% rated services process timelines from good to excellent; and
100% rated professionalism of assessment teams from good to excellent.
Enhance Global Acceptance of SADC Products and Services
Accreditation services kick started through a Twinning Partnership Arrangement (TPA) with
the South African National accreditation System (SANAS). In an effort to address the
accreditation needs of French speaking SADC Member States, a TPA was signed in February
2014 with TUNAC with the certificate handover ceremony subsequently held in September
2014. Translation of 41 prioritized SADCAS QMS documents into French was finalized and
verified whilst the translation of the other 14 prioritized documents into French is underway.
The four applications received from DRC are now at approval of quotation stage. Both the
SADCAS/SANAS and the SADCAS/TUNAC TPAs are in line with international best practice so as
to facilitate SADCAS development and to give confidence on the market whilst SADCAS works
towards signatory status in international accreditation arrangements. Efforts are now
underway to enable SADCAS to service the accreditation needs of SADC countries where
Portuguese is the official language with the negotiations underway with the Portuguese
Institute for Accreditation (IPAC).
SADCAS maintained its Associate Membership category in the International Laboratory
Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), Special recognition - Observer Membership category in the
International Accreditation Forum (IAF), full member category in the African Accreditation
Cooperation (AFRAC) and ordinary member category in the SADC Cooperation in Accreditation
(SADCA). SADCAS continues to actively participate in regional, continental and international
accreditation fora and attended the SADCA Annual Meeting in March 2014, ILAC Technical
Committee meetings, the 5th AFRAC General Assembly and the 2014, ILAC/IAF annual meetings
held in March, April, September and October 2014. SADCAS also continues to review and
comment on regional, continental and international accreditation documents.
Great strides were made towards international recognition of its accreditation certificates, with
SADCAS successfully undergoing a joint pre peer evaluation by ILAC and AFRAC from 23 to 27
June 2014. The final evaluation report was submitted to ILAC/AFRAC on 17 December 2014
with recommendations to the ILAC Arrangement Management Committee (AMC) and AFRAC
Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) Committee that a full evaluation of SADCAS be carried
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out. The ILAC AMC has supported the recommendation from the evaluation team that a full
evaluation of SADCAS should be carried out. SADCAS is therefore set to undergo the peer
evaluation of the TLAP and CLAP in June/July 2015 and is well on its way towards signatory
status and aims to achieve the said status in the 2015/16 financial year. Efforts are underway to
get the other accreditation programmes to the said status.
SADCAS Management and Staff with the Joint ILAC/AFRAC Pre-peer EvaluationTeam during the Exit
Meeting
Effectively Promoting and Marketing the Benefits and Importance of Accreditation and
SADCAS Services
SADCAS’ thrust during the period under review continued to be on promoting the benefits and
importance of accreditation and marketing SADCAS’ services with 10 targeted marketing visits
being undertaken, 11 presentations being made to stakeholders at national, regional and
international meetings/workshops/seminars/. Three editions of the Pioneer Newsletter were
published in March, July and November 2014 and the 6th SADCAS 2013/14 annual report was
also published during the period under review. Ten press releases on the accredited facilities.
The SADCAS top management participated at two certificate handover ceremonies at some of
the accredited facilities. Additional SADCAS promotional material was developed and will be
published by the end of the 2014/15 financial year in the 3 official languages used in the SADC
region i.e. English, French and Portuguese and additional material will be accessible from the
SADCAS website. The SADCAS website was maintained throughout the period of review with
new articles being posted under latest news and the directory of accredited facilities being
updated upon accreditation of facilities. Visitation statistics continue to indicate an increasing
interest in the SADCAS website not only by number of visitations but also by the number of
countries visiting the website.
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SADCAS continues to use World Accreditation Day (WAD) as a promotional tool for
accreditation and also to market SADCAS services. The SADC region has been commemorating
WAD since 2009 and over the years the region has witnessed increased commemoration
activities and increased awareness on accreditation issues. In 2014 activities which were
undertaken between June and August 2014 ranged from conferences held in Botswana Lesotho,
Namibia, Swaziland and Tanzania, to press releases and television to radio interviews. In some
countries targeted marketing visits were undertaken to companies as part of the
commemorations. World Accreditation Day has helped to reach out to the various stakeholders
thus achieve the objective of creating awareness on the need and importance of accreditation
with more and more conformity assessment bodies working towards accreditation as evidenced
from the increasing number of applications, expressed interests and enquiries on accreditation
not only by geographical diversity but also field and scopes of applications.
Building Capacity and Capability of SADCAS
As part of the continuous professional development (CPD) programme for the 2014/15 year,
SADCAS staff were scheduled to attend various training programmes which will be undertaken
by 31 March 2015 including the internal auditing courses and attachments at internationally
recognized accreditation bodies. By 31 December 2014 one additional technical staff was
recruited and took up position in SADCAS in November 2014. Recruitment of the other technical
staff is underway.
Although the pool of assessors who undertake assessments on behalf of SADCAS was still 36
Technical Assessors and 19 Lead Assessors by 31 December 2014, a further 25 experts from
nine SADC Member States were trained as assessors in July/August 2014 of whom 22 succeeded
and are set to proceed to the mentoring stage. This training is being undertaken under the
auspices of the SADC EU funded EDF 10 REIS programme.
For cost effectiveness, the 8th National Accreditation Focal Points’ (NAFP) Annual Meeting which
was originally scheduled to be undertaken in November 2014 was rescheduled to be held in
February 2015 in conjunction with the marketing and communications training course. The
NAFPs however continued to function generally effectively with average estimate realization
being 71% and 74% for the 1st and 2nd quarters of the 2014/15 financial year.
Striving for Sustainability
The set up and operationalization of SADCAS was funded by the Norwegian Government to the
tune of NOK 13 million for 5 year project that ended in March 2012. In order to ensure
continuity of SADCAS in the 2013/14 financial year, the Norwegian Government provided
additional funds amounting to NOK 1.55 million with a deadline of March 2017, Governments of
SADC Member States that are serviced by SADCAS are funding SADCAS operational budget
deficit of US$ 1.171 million of which US$ 388,864 has already been contributed by Zimbabwe,
Mozambique, Namibia and Swaziland with the rest expected to be contributed in due course.
The SADCAS business is growing both in terms of scope and field of accreditation as well as
geographical coverage. Expressed interest in accreditation is also increasing not only in
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numbers but also in terms of scopes and fields of accreditation. Over the past six financial years
since SADCAS started to offer services operational income has been increasing, refer to Figures
8 and 9. As at 31 December 2014 accreditation income constituted 63% of total operational
income with 37% being training income.
Figure 8 - Trends in Income from Operations
BWP
7 000 000
5 772 450
6 000 000
5 000 000
3 522 531
4 000 000
2,813,088
3 000 000
1,926,055
2 000 000
1,108,075
415,335
1 000 000
-
-
2008/9
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15*
Figure 8: Trends in income from operations
* Anticipated total operational income
Figure 9 - Trends in Income from Operations - Training and Accreditation
BWP
3 629 034
4000000
3500000
Training
3000000
2 320 254
2500000
1 290 621
1500000
1000000
590 571
294 372
500000
0
2,143,416
1 921 340
2000000
0
0
2008/9
120 962
2009/10
Accreditation
1,202,277
891 748
635 434
517 504
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15 *
Figure 9: Trends in income from operations- training and accreditation
* Anticipated training and accreditation income
As at the time of compiling this report, US$ 388,864 had already been contributed by Zimbabwe,
Mozambique, Namibia and Swaziland out of the operational budget deficit of US$ 1.171 million
which Governments of Member States serviced by SADCAS have committed towards SADCAS
sustainability over a five year period up to 31 March 2017 with the rest expected to be
contributed in due course. We therefore appeal to those SADC Member States who have not yet
paid their contributions to do so in good time.
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SADCAS is still anxiously awaiting decision by the host country the Republic of Botswana on its
application for diplomatic immunities and privileges which would greatly facilitate SADCAS
operations in the region.
The challenge of a limited pool of assessors is being addressed through the SADC EU EDF 10
REIS programme under which more experts will be trained as assessors taking into account the
language diversity in the region and anticipated service demand.
LESSONS LEARNT
With the growing accreditation business, and the great strides made towards international
recognition, the timeous inflow of Government contributions is critical in order to sustain
SADCAS operations.
Coaching of conformity assessment bodies especially from the key development sectors as
identified in the SADC Industrial Policy, in order to prepare them for accreditation remains
critical towards goal realization.
With the achievements so far, and the support from Governments, SADCAS will continue to play
its role in supporting the freedom of world trade, protecting the consumers and the
environment we live in as well as enhancing the competitiveness of SADC goods and services
thus contributing to the SADC ultimate goal of achieving economic growth, alleviating poverty
and enhancing the standard and quality of the life of its people.
PLANS FOR 2015/16
Looking ahead our thrust will be to continue consolidating, streamlining and enhancing SADCAS
service delivery to the target population bringing up to speed those countries where
accreditation uptake has been slow and prioritizing activities based on anticipated demand in
the immediate to long term. SADCAS will also need to enhance global acceptance of SADC
products and grow the Company’s own generated revenue so as to develop SADCAS into a
credible, sustainable and dynamic organization at the cutting edge of accreditation service
delivery. To do this we will need to continue promoting the benefits of accreditation and
marketing SADCAS services, build and retain our most important asset the intellectual capital,
skills, experience, knowledge and expertise of our staff, assessors and trainers and strengthen
NAFP effectiveness. SADCAS objectives and key strategies for 2015/16 are summarized in
Tables 1 and 2.
Business Objectives
Accredit 34 facilities so that by 31 March 2016
SADCAS will have cumulatively accredited 77
facilities
Undertake 33 training courses on accreditation
related activities.
Process Improvement Objectives
80% of corrective action shall be
cleared within 3 months after the
assessment
80% of assessment packs shall be
ready at least 5 days before the AAC
meeting
Continue to promote benefits and importance of 80% of accreditation decisions shall
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Business Objectives
accreditation and market SADCAS Services so as to
grow SADCAS accreditations by 79% and training
by 37% over the 2014/15 statistics.
Achieve signatory status in ILAC Mutual
Recognition Arrangement for global acceptance of
calibration and testing laboratories accreditation
certificates by December 2015.
Work towards signatory status of the medical
laboratories and inspection bodies’ accreditation
programmes
Process Improvement Objectives
be made no later than 3 weeks after
the assessment pack is ready
80% of surveillance assessment shall
be performed according to the
scheduled timelines
Table 1: Objectives for 2015/16
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
Key Strategy
Consolidate, streamline and enhance delivery of accreditation service to the
target population bringing up to speed those countries where accreditation
uptake has been slow and prioritizing activities based on anticipated demand
in the immediate to long term
Enhance global acceptance of SADC products and services
Effectively promote the benefits of accreditation and market SADCAS services
Build and retain our most important asset the intellectual capital, skills,
experience, knowledge and expertise of our staff, assessors and trainers
Strengthen NAFP effectiveness
Grow the Company’s own generated revenue and develop SADCAS into a
sustainable and dynamic organization at the cutting edge of accreditation
service delivery
Table 2 - Summary of SADCAS Key Strategies for 2015/16
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BOTSWANA
Contact Details:
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Private Bag 0014
Botswana continues to implement various accreditation activities
through the SADCA Ordinary Member: NAFP-Botswana and the SADCA
Stakeholder Member: Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) in
collaboration. The activities involved include visiting various conformity
assessment bodies in Botswana with an objective of promoting and
marketing accreditation, SADCAS, mobilising participants for training on
key accreditation standards and conducting of accreditation awareness
workshops. Both the SADCA Ordinary Member and SADCA Stakeholder
Member continue to engage with other local stakeholders such as the
government departments and the industry in promotion of
accreditation in the Botswana.
Gaborone
Botswana
(t) +267 390 3200
(f) +267 390 3120
(e) [email protected] or
[email protected]
PROGRESS ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING APRIL 2014 TO
FEBRUARY 2015
The following activities were carried out during the period under
review:
ISO/IEC 17025 Forum
The BOBS ISO/IEC 17025 forum for laboratories was conducted and
was the 45th Meeting since the forum was established. The meeting was
on 27 March 2014 in Gaborone and attended by 41 participants from 28
organisations excluding participants from BOBS who attended the
meeting. The participants were from various industry sectors which
include manufacturing, law enforcement and laboratories in food
testing, material testing, medical laboratories, academic, forensic
science, with an interest in laboratory quality service as well as public
health and Safety. Two presentations were made at the meeting by the
NAFP – Botswana and the Secretary of the Botswana Testing Laboratory
System.
2014 World Accreditation Day (WAD) Commemoration
The 2014 WAD commemoration was celebrated in the second city of
Botswana, Francistown, on 9 June 2014, and was jointly organized by
the NAFP-Botswana and BOBS ISO/IEC 17025 Forum. A total of 82
delegates from various key accreditation stakeholders from inspection
bodies, testing laboratories, food industry, health industry, civil
engineering and construction industry as well as academic and
calibration laboratories in both the public and private sector in
Botswana participated in the event. The commemoration was
characterized by a half day workshop with various presentations and
exhibitions by a number of institutions that participated in the
workshop. The Deputy Permanent Secretary (Economic Diversification
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Drive) in the Ministry of Trade and Industry graced the event. The following presentation topics
were delivered at the workshop:
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The role of SADCAS in Delivering Confidence in the Provision Of Energy by the SADCAS
CEO;
The role of accreditation in supporting the work of regulators in delivering confidence in
the provision of energy by Principal Energy Officer , from the Department of Energy
Affairs, Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources;
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The role of Energy Providers in delivering Confidence in the provision of Energy by the
Manager of Network Planning and Development, Botswana Power Corporation;
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The role of Metrology/Calibration Laboratories in ensuring a credible measurement
system by the Managing Director of Lamworld Technologies;
The role of Conformity Assessment Bodies in assuring quality of products/services and
importance of accreditation by the Water Quality Manager from the Water Utilities
Corporation;
The role of Stakeholder Forums in Accreditation by the Secretary of Botswana Testing
Laboratory System;
The business expectations from accreditation by the Manager Risk and Compliance
Management from Tati Nickel Mining Company; and
The progress made by the country made in creating awareness on the benefits and
importance of accreditation by the Botswana NAFP.
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An evaluation of the workshop was undertaken and the results indicated a 96% satisfaction level
from the 80 participants who responded to the questionnaire. The key issues that were
highlighted by the respondents were: the length of the workshop to be improved to one full day,
sending out of invitations well in time and organizers to consider diversifying industrial
coverage for the workshop/accreditation commemoration. The recommendations from
participants will assist in improving the organising of future events.
Marketing and Promotion of Accreditation
A total of nine conformity assessment bodies, namely Department of Energy, Bokamoso Private
Hospital Laboratory, Sbrana Psychiatric Hospital Laboratory, Goodhope Primary Hospital
Laboratory, Department of Water Affairs, Moshupa Primary Hospital Laboratory, Dr A.E.
Lambart Clinical Laboratory, Athlone Primary Hospital Laboratory and National Blood
Transfusion Laboratory were visited during the period under review as a way of promoting
accreditation in the Botswana. The main purpose of the visits was to encourage the institutions
to consider accrediting their work to increase confidence of customers on their results.
Capacity Building of Conformity Assessment Bodies
During the review period a total of nine training courses on key accreditation standards were
offered for 104 participants by SADCAS and BOBS. The courses conducted by SADCAS included:

One (1) ISO/IEC 17020 Requirements and Internal Auditing for Inspection Bodies
training course with eight participants from 7 to 11 July 2014. The training course was
held for the first time in Botswana.
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Two (2) ISO 15189: 2012 Requirements and Internal Auditing for Medical Laboratories
training courses conducted from 14 to 18 July 2014 and 27 to 31 October 2014 with nine
and eight participants, respectively.
One (1) ISO/IEC 17025 Requirements and Internal Auditing for testing/calibration
Laboratories training course from 27 to 31 October 2014 with eight participants.
BOBS conducted the following public and requested courses during the period under review:

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BOS ISO/IEC 17025 Documentation Course for 12 participants from 6 to 9 May 2014;
BOS ISO/IEC 17025 Understanding Course for 27 participants from 11 to 14 November
2014;
BOS ISO/IEC 17025 Auditing Course for 10 participants from 22 to 25 September 2014;
BOS ISO 15189:2012 Understanding Course for 20 participants from 22 to 27 June 2014;
BOS ISO 15189:2012 Awareness Course for 10 participants from 21to 22 October 2014;
and
Strengthening Laboratory Managers Towards Accreditation (SLMTA) Course for 20
participants from 27 to 31 October 2014.
The following accreditation related training courses were conducted in the country:

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One (1) regional Lead and Technical Assessor Training course conducted by SANAS was
conducted at Oasis Motel in Tlokweng, Botswana from 28 July to 1 August 2014 with a
total of 25 participants from various SADC member States of which 5 participants were
from Botswana.
One (1) Quality Assurance course for 17 laboratory personnel from 11 local testing
laboratories representing different sectors of the industry was conducted by BOBS in
collaboration with Botswana Testing Laboratory System (BTLS) in September 2014 in
Gaborone.
One (1) Quality Control and Method Validation was offered to 35 laboratory personnel
from 19 to 26 January 2015 in Gaborone by CDC/BOTUSA.
Laboratory Consultancy
During the period February 2014 to January 2015 no laboratory was consulted and assisted
with the development of quality management system according to ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO
15189. However there were enquiries but these did not extend to consultation activities. The
marketing of the laboratory consultancy scheme continued to be undertaken through one-onone meetings with laboratories and at meetings.
National Quality Control Sample Exchange Scheme (NQCSES)
BOBS coordinated its proficiency testing scheme, the National Quality Control Sample Exchange
Scheme, as follows:

Microbiology scheme – 25 testing laboratories registered and participated in the
2014/2015 NQCSES. The microbiology scheme was offered in four groups namely;
water, food group one and food group. For each of the groups, three rounds were
conducted. Some laboratories enrolled in all the three groups while some registered in
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one (1) or two (2) of the groups offered. The overall performance of the participating
laboratories in this scheme during the review period was satisfactory.
BOBS also coordinated the SADCMET Water PTS for microbiology in which a total 75
laboratories from SADC Member States, other African countries and Europe registered
for the scheme. There was a remarkable increase in the subscription from 57
laboratories in the previous year, denoting a 32% increase. This was attributed to
effective marketing of the scheme by the coordinator and the sponsor. Of the 75
laboratories that registered for the scheme, 8 did not submit their results for inclusion in
the final evaluation of performance. The overall performance in the scheme however,
was satisfactory.
Chemistry scheme – two (2) groups were offered for chemistry during the review and
these were Group 1 -heavy metallic elements in water and Group 3 – major constituents
in water. For each group only one (1) round was implemented and the average
performance in the scheme was satisfactory for Group 1 but was below average for the
Group 3. The poor performance for Group 3 was due to laboratories not following the
instructions as submitted with samples.
Civil engineering scheme - the Civil engineering PT was offered for masonry units and
cube crushing. Nine (9) materials testing laboratories registered to participate. Samples
were dispatched to laboratories in January 2015 and the evaluation of the results and
performance of the laboratories will be done in March 2015 following the completion of
the testing by the laboratories and reporting back to the coordinator.
In addition to PTS being offered by BOBS, some local laboratories also participated in other
external PT schemes such as FAPAS, Health Protection Agency, EPI, APLAC, SADCMET Water PTS
and NMISA among others as appropriate to their field of testing.
Status of Conformity Assessment Bodies in Accreditation
SADCAS continues to provide information on the status of accreditation in the country and the
region as a whole through its website and other platforms. In Botswana some conformity
assessment bodies applied for accreditation with SADCAS and the applications were at various
stages of processing. Some of these facilities were assessed and appropriate recommendations
made based on the outcome of the assessment.
Botswana Testing Laboratory System (BTLS)
During the period under review the BTLS had a number of challenges which negatively affected
its operation and implementation of its plans. There wasn’t much activity by the laboratory
association except for the training on Quality Assurance for laboratory personnel which was
conducted in collaboration with BOBS in September 2014. The inactivity of the association is
mainly attributed to the unavailability of the EXCO members due to commitment to their work at
their employment places. However, three EXCO members attended the SADC Regional
Laboratory Association (SRLA) Annual Meeting in October 2014 in South Africa.
Participation in Regional and International Forums
Participation in regional and international forums are noted as follows:
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SADCA members from Botswana participated on the 29th SADC SQAM Annual meetings
which were held at Tlotlo Conference Center in Gaborone, Botswana from 17 - 21 March
2014.
The SADCA Member participated at the 4th AFRAC General Assembly from 21 - 26
September 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The SADCA Member attended the Test & Measurement Conference and the SADC
Regional Laboratory Association Annual Meeting from 1 - 3 October 2014 in
Muldersdrift, South Africa.
The major challenges faced by the NAFP are similar to those stated in the previous years and are
as follows:
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
Failure to mobilize enough participants for training on key accreditation standards still
persists;
NAFP being involved in multiple duties other than accreditation; and
Most Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABS) lack financial resources to carry out
accreditation activities.
The interventions associated with these challenges will be to continue intensify marketing and
promotion of accreditation and SADCAS activities in Botswana through visits to conformity
assessment bodies, World Accreditation Day commemoration as well as conducting training and
workshops.
Other challenges include those associated with coordination of the proficiency testing scheme in
the country. Some laboratories are still reluctant to subscribe to the scheme citing costs, not
realizing the benefits of participating in the scheme and other reasons. Accreditation of the
proficiency testing is yet another milestone to be realized.
PLANS FOR 2015/16
The following courses will be conducted:
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Course
ISO/IEC 17020 Requirements & Internal
Auditing for inspection bodies
17025 Requirements & Internal Auditing for
calibration/testing laboratories
ISO 15189 Requirements & Internal Auditing
for medical laboratories
Auditing for calibration/testing laboratories
Auditing for inspection bodies
Auditing for calibration/testing laboratories
Date
22-26 June 2015
27-31 July 2015
10-14
August
2015
12-16
October
2015
9-13 Nov 2015
7-11 December
2015
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LESSONS LEARNT
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There is a need to build on the progress made over the years to intensify promotion and
marketing of key accreditation standards and other SADCAS activities.
The preparation of the accreditation toolkit is a welcome development as it would assist
conformity assessment bodies to understand the various aspects of accreditation.
Completion of the accreditation tool kit which is currently under development for use by CABs is
highly recommended.
SADCA is to intensify awareness of regulators and CABs in the region of the importance of
accreditation and its benefits to ensure increased uptake of accreditation in the region.
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
All accreditation related activities are supervised by Mr Albert Kasongo
Mukonzo, Director General of the Office Conglais De Contrôle (OCC) and
managed by the National Accreditation Focal Point (NAFP) represented
by Mr. Kanama Viki Mbuya and seconded by Mrs Apauline Matata Feza.
They are located in Kinshasa and Matadi in the Bas Congo province.
Contact Details:
Office Congolais De Contrôle
(OCC)
98, Avenue du Port
PROGRESS ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING MARCH 2014 TO
JANUARY 2015
Accreditation Awareness/Marketing and Promotion

Kinshasa – Gombe
(t) +243 8150 82 006
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Awareness was undertaken within OCC/CABs, DRC Members
Laboratories of NLA-DRC and was guided by the ASCOLAB goal
to promote accreditation and to assist the laboratories in the
accreditation process. ASCOLAB is now a tool in marketing
accreditation and SADCAS’ Services.
Increased SADCAS website visit.
Distributed The Pioneer (SADCAS Newsletter) to stakeholders.
Downloaded French Brochures on the SADCAS website.
Distributed the SADCAS 2013-2014 Annual Report.
Circulated the SADCA Questionnaire and the PT Scheme
invitation from NLA-SA.
Training Courses


SADCAS conducted a training course on ISO/IEC 17025 for KCC
Mining Staff in the Katanga Province. The training was held in
Kolwezi.
ASCOLAB conducted three (3) training sessions: one (1) in
Kinshasa on the selection, validation and methods control for
20 participants from testing laboratories from 20 - 21 August
2014, and two (2) at Lubumbashi from 22 - 23 October 2014.
And a Metrology Responsible training on 24 October 2014 for
45 participants from testing laboratories.
Accreditation of CABs
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The head of OCC established a programme on accreditation;
OCC Chemical and Inspection laboratories had previously
submitted application forms in English and they have been
recently provided with French application forms in preparation
for their first joint evaluation by SADCAS/TUNAC;
In April 2014 COFRAC confirmed accreditation for mass,
volume and temperature calibrations laboratories of OCC
(Non automatic weighing instruments calibration on site; Volume Laboratory: calibration of volume standards;
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 Temperature Laboratory: calibration in laboratory and on site of liquid in glass
(Thermometers); and
 The SSM Lab is preparing its quality document under the NAFP supervision with the aim
of seeking accreditation from SADCAS.
Meetings Attended
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The NAFP and the second DRC NAFP attended the annual SADCAS and SADCA GA
Meetings in Gaborone/Botswana at the SADC SQAM Meetings in March 2014;
The NAFP attended SADCAS Board Meetings as a member of the SADCAS Board;
The NAFP attended the Test and Measurement Conference and Workshop at the NLA-SA
in South Africa in October 2014;
The NAFP attended the SADC Regional LAB Association (SRLA) Meeting held in South
Africa in October 2014 as the ASCOLAB Chair; and
The NAFP attend the 8th AFRIMETS General Assembly in Addis Ababa-Ethiopia from 18
to 20 June 2014.
OTHER INFORMATION RELATED ACTIVITIES OF ACCREDITATION


The SADC Regional Economic Integration Support (REIS) Programme selected two (2)
DRC Candidates for the Technical Assessors training for testing and Calibration
Laboratories.
Many activities related to accreditation are ongoing, under the supervision of the NAFP
representative Mr Kanama Viki Mbuya in preparation of the Audit that will be
undertaken by an external auditor.
CABs that are preparing for accreditation have no training in proficiency testing.
ACTION PLAN FOR 2015/16
The compilation of the 2015/16 action plan is currently underway.
LESSONS LEARNT

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
The growing need for accreditation in DRC in critical fields such as food, mining analysis
and exportation Inspection.
Other Laboratories are involved in accreditation through ASCOLAB.
Many medical laboratories from the public sector have no money for training and
accreditation fees.

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To assist DRC laboratories through participation in PT Schemes.
Many laboratories in DRC are interested in accreditation but are faced with financial
problems.
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MADAGASCAR
Note: Madagascar was re-admitted into SADC in May 2014. Non
submission of the Madagascar report was due to the fact that the
NAFP was only appointed in December 2014.
Contact Details:
Bureau de Normes de Madagascar
(BNM)
BP 1316 Antananarivo 101
Madagascar
(t) +261 22 279 70
[email protected]
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MALAWI
Malawi has had its accreditation focus on the Southern African
Development Community Accreditation Services (SADCAS) since
SADCAS’s inception in 2009. SADCAS is represented in Malawi by one
SADCA Committee Member based at the Malawi Bureau of Standards
(MBS), and two National Accreditation Focal Points, one based at the
Ministry of Industry and Trade and the other at MBS
Contact Details:
P.O Box 946
Blantyre
Malawi
(t) +265 1 870 488
(f) +265 1 870 756
(e)
[email protected]
PROGRESS ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN FROM MARCH 2014 TO
FEBRUARY 2015
Malawi participated in the annual SADC SQAM Meetings held in
Gaborone, Botswana in March 2014. Malawi commemorated the
World Accreditation Day on 9 June 2014 with the international
community by publishing a Press Release through the print media in
Malawi.
MBS developed its management systems for accreditation activities
which was enhanced by the running project on building a robust
Standardization, Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Metrology
infrastructure in Malawi in the following areas:
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
Testing Laboratory services against ISO 17025 standard in
Microbiology, General Chemistry and Pesticides Laboratories;
Calibration Services against ISO 17025 standard in Mass,
Length and Volume Laboratories;
Management Systems Certification against ISO 17021
standard; and
Product and Services Certification against ISO 17065 standard.
More awareness on SADCAS was done at the following CABs:
 Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital;
 Mzuzu Central Hospital;
 St Joseph Hospital; and
 Agricultural Research and Extension Trust (ARET) amongst
others.
More CABs were introduced to SADCAS activities during the Annual
General Conference for the Laboratory Association of Malawi held
from 9 - 10 December 2014. MBS participated in the international
trade fair in June 2014 where CABs were introduced to the SADC
Accreditation Services.
INFORMATION ON OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES
Malawi commemorated World Standards Day through a public debate
aired on a radio station on 17 October 2014. The theme for World
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Standards Day was “Standards level the playing field”.
CHALLENGES
The low acceptance rate by CABs to pursue accreditation continued to be a challenge.
PLANS FOR 2015/2016



To promote and market the benefits and importance of accreditation and SADCAS;
To commemorate World Accreditation Day on 9 June 2015; and
To participate at stakeholders meetings, workshops and training at national, regional and
international level.
LESSONS LEARNT
Most CABs in Malawi are private and seem to confine themselves with in- house conformity
assessment activities, they seem less interested to apply for accreditation, while the semigovernment CABS show some willingness to apply for accreditation. Effort needs to be channelled
to assist the CABs on the road to accreditation.
Private CABs need aggressive marketing for them to apply for accreditation while the few semigovernment would require some training to build up their management systems.
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MOZAMBIQUE
PROGRESS ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING (PERIOD
UNDER REVIEW)
The promotion of accreditation and SADCAS were carried out as
follows:

Contact Details:

National Institute of
Standardisation and Quality
(INNOQ)
1179 – 25 de Setembro,
2nd

Floor
P.O Box 2983
Maputo

Mozambique
(t) +258 2130 3822
(f) +258 2130 4206
[email protected]
Contacts with managers of laboratories, in order to convince
them to seek accreditation in order for them to have reliable
results and apply for accreditation from SADCAS;
Visit to Global Laboratories, which perform testing of blocks
for construction. It is a branch of a South African laboratory
and intends to implement the quality management system;
Distributing of promotional material (brochures), newsletters
(The Pioneer) and reports from SADCAS to the stakeholders;
and
Attempted to visit the geology laboratory but it failed because
since the last visit, there were no changes due to faulty
equipment.
In respect of Identifying accreditation the following activities were
performed:



Renewing by some laboratories and extending of the areas of
accreditation by other laboratories. Examples are the INNOQ
metrology laboratories and the testing water and food;
Contact and conversations with the Director of the Research
Laboratory of Manhiça (research laboratory in the clinical
branch) which resulted in the request for accreditation to
SADCAS. However, the response from SADCAS did not
corresponded to the urgency required by the laboratory, since
they did not meet the requirements in full;
The INNOQ-certification department has their system
established and are in the process of implementation;
The following skills building trainings were done:

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
Three laboratory technicians, two of Metrology and one of
testing participated in the Lead and Technical Assessor
training on ISO/IEC 17025, which was arranged and provided
by SADCAS;
In the scope of the association of laboratories, the training on
calculation of uncertainty for laboratories technicians took
place;
Training on Auditors in ISO / IEC 17025 took place and was
organized by the Association of Mozambican Laboratories and
sponsored by UNIDO;
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Training on uncertainty calculation and management of laboratory equipment, organized
and sponsored by UNIDO;
INNOQ is in the equipping stage of its testing laboratories for testing the quality of food
and water. Thus the training in December of the engaged technicians to this area on the
use of the installed equipment;
Training in Audits based on ISO / IEC 17025 for microbiology laboratories took place. This
was sponsored by UNIDO and attended by trainee technicians of food and water
laboratories; and
The Mozambique Association of Laboratories (ALM) organized a workshop on Digital
laboratories and invited laboratories of various sectors and different areas.
Facilitation:

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
The NAFP received AFRAC website updates from SADCAS;
The NAFP received an action plan and a marketing plan from SADCAS;
The NAFP forwarded information on accreditation such as training under the guidance of
SADCAS; and
The NAFP attended the SADC SQAM Annual Meetings held in March 2014 in Gaborone,
Botswana.
2013 World Accreditation Day Commemoration
The World Accreditation Day celebration was published by the Notícias Newspaper, the electronic
Esquento Newspaper and the Mozambique Radio announced the celebration.
The Mozambique Association of Laboratories (ALM) organized training courses based on the
quality and other events and meetings. INNOQ and the NAFP participated in activities and
meetings of the Mozambique Association of Laboratories (ALM), as members.
The General Assembly of the Mozambique Association of Laboratories was held on 11 December
2014, the agenda consisted of the following topics:
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
The Adoption of the report of the 2014 activities;
The Approval of the 2015 business plan;
The Approval of the requirements to be part of the ALM expert pool;
Information on the admission of new members of ALM; and
Election of the corporate bodies of ALM for the period 2015-2017.
Intensify the promotion of accreditation through events, distribution of promotional materials,
visits and interviews with officials and employees of Conformity Assessment Bodies. The listed
activities need financial support. Financial resources from the government/authorities and
others.
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NAMIBIA
PROGRESS ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING APRIL 2014 TO
FEBRUARY 2015
Ms Lorna T. Shikongo-Kuvare from the Namibia Standard Institution
(NSI) is the SADCA Stakeholder Member and the country’s National
Accreditation Focal Point (NAFP) office is housed at the Ministry of
Trade and Industry (MTI).
Contact Details:
PROGRESS ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING (PERIOD UNDER
REVIEW)
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Block B, Brendan Simbwaye Square
Goethe Street
Private Bag 13340
Windhoek
Namibia
During the period under review, the Namibia NAFP and SADCAS CEO Mrs. Mutasa visited selected Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) in
the Otjozondjupa region, the objective of these visits was to highlight
to the various CAB employees the importance of accreditation and the
difference between accreditation and certification.
(t) +264 61 283 7111
(f) +264 61 220 227
[email protected]
World Accreditation Day
World Accreditation Day was celebrated by hosting a Breakfast
Meeting, which was attended by thirty (30) CABs representatives. A
representative from the NSI delivered a presentation “On the role of
accreditation for certification bodies servicing the energy sector”.
Accreditation Status for Conformity Assessment Service
During the reporting period, the South African National Accreditation
conducted a surveillance assessment of the NSI Fisheries Inspectorate
and Food Laboratory, and the assessment team has recommended
continuous accreditation. Similarly, continuous accreditation was
recommended for the NSI Mass and Volume Laboratory after SADCAS
conducted a surveillance assessment.
Training
The NAFP attended the ISO Regional Workshop on the use of
conformity assessment tools to achieve better regulatory outcomes
held in Harare, Zimbabwe, on 30 July - 1 August 2014. The workshop
broadly aims to raise awareness, share experiences to ensure better
understanding of the application and use of conformity assessment
systems as tools to achieve market regulations and ensure consumer
product safety.
Four (4) CABs representatives participated in the assessors training
that was held in Gaborone, Botswana on July 2014. This training was
hosted under the auspices of the SADC European Development Fund
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(EDF) 10 Regional Economic Integration Support (REIS) Programme, in order to achieve SADCA’s
mission of providing credible and cost effective accreditation services.
Proficiency testing has been raised as a constraint by laboratories, because costs of assessment
testing materials are expensive and in turn results in Proficiency Testing being expensive.
PLANS FOR 2015/16
One of the major activities planned for the year ahead is the establishment of the National
Laboratory Association in conjunction with the NSI.
The NAFP also plans to conduct a training needs assessment, to determine and identify which
training courses are more preferred to Namibia CABSs and recommend to SADCAS for their
intervention.
LESSONS LEARNT
In order to foster relationships between NAFPs and CABs it is advisable for NAFPs to be invited to
attend training courses offered in their respective countries. Their attendance will give them
more insight on the requirements of the standard.

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
Capacity building initiatives on the requirements of conformity assessment standards, e.g.
ISO/IEC 17021 and ISO/IEC 17065.
Facilitate the organisation of Proficiency Testing Schemes at SADC level.
Facilitate training of assessors at country level.
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REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES
The Seychelles Bureau of Standards (SBS) and the Ministry of Health
are the main Conformity Assessment Bodies in the Seychelles. Other
laboratories in Seychelles are the Agricultural Agency, laboratory at
the Public Utility Corporation (PUC) and in-house Quality Control
laboratory at the Indian Ocean Tuna Ltd (IOT).
Contact Details:
Seychelles Bureau of Standarsd
(SBS)
P.O Box 953
Mahe
Seychelles
(t) +248 4380 402
(f) +248 4373 826
The SBS is responsible for Testing, Calibration, Inspection (fish and
gas cylinder) and Certification. The Ministry of Health is responsible
for public health and tests food, water, clinical and pharmaceutical
samples. The Agriculture laboratory is responsible for testing soil,
water, compost, fertilisers etc., and the PUC laboratory is responsible
for testing of drinking water and IOT tests water and fish.
The SBS has five (5) testing laboratories. Only two (2) laboratories in
Seychelles are accredited and they are the National Metrology
Laboratory (NML) and the Environment laboratory at SBS. The NML is
responsible for Calibration in the country. NML is accredited for
Calibration of Mass for the range 1 to 100g and the Environment
Laboratory at SBS is accredited for seven (7) water tests for potable
water. No other laboratories in the country are accredited yet. The
Fish Inspection and Quality Control Unit (FIQCU) is part of SBS and is
responsible for fish Inspection. The Certification Unit at SBS is
responsible for system certification and product certification. These
two units are still in the process of preparing for accreditation of
inspection and certification services.
The main export destination for fish in Seychelles is Europe.
Seychelles has to ensure that the fish exported meet the requirement
of the European Union (EU) Regulations. It is a requirement of the EU
that samples of raw fish, processed fish and water and ice used for fish
processing are tested in an accredited laboratory. The laboratories at
the Seychelles Bureau of Standards are designated by the Competent
Authority as Official Testing laboratories.
The Drug Quality Control Laboratory within the Ministry of Health is
in the process of accrediting its tests.
PROGRESS ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING (MARCH 2014 –
JANUARY 2015)
Testing

A surveillance assessment was carried out at the Environment
Laboratory in July 2014 and continued accreditation was
granted for tests in water which were accredited. The tests
which are accredited are pH, Nitrate, Nitrite, Sulphate,
Chloride, Fluoride and Conductivity in potable water.
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Continuous breakdown of the Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS) affected the
validation of test methods for heavy metals in fish. A new AAS was purchased and
installed in September 2014. Training was provided to staff members in November 2014
and the new AAS is being used for testing of heavy metals in fish. Test methods will be
validated using the new equipment. The previous AAS which was repaired will be used for
water tests.
The Food Chemistry Laboratory validated tests for histamine (HPLC method) in fish and
will apply for accreditation in early 2015.
The Chemical Analysis Laboratory validated two tests for coconut oil.
The Microbiology Laboratory does not have a Microbiologist resulting in a delay in the
preparation for accreditation. Local candidates were not available to occupy the position
and the recruitment of an expatriate was not possible due to budget constraints.
The Pharmaceutical Laboratory at the Ministry of Health received training in preparation
of the documentation, internal audit and validation of methods. They are in the process of
validating test methods.
The Agriculture Laboratory has a facility and equipment, this laboratory carries out some
basic tests.
Calibration
Assessors from the AB have carried out the surveillance audit at the National Metrology
Laboratory in December 2014. NML is planning to extend the scope of mass accreditation and to
accredit calibration of temperature, pressure and volume.
Certification
The system and product certification is the responsibility of the Certification Unit at SBS. This unit
is reviewing and preparing procedures. The revision of regulation for Certification is being carried
out.
Inspection
The FIQCU is a unit under the SBS. FIQCU has prepared a Quality Manual and procedures with the
assistance of a consultant. This unit is in the process of carrying out internal audits.
Training

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
Training on ISO 17025 was conducted in September 2014 for two (2) new recruits in the
laboratory. The Quality Manager at SBS provided recent copies of applicable SADCAS
procedures to the Food Chemistry Laboratory and Environment Laboratory.
Staff members at the Environment Laboratory at SBS were provided with training on the
operation of Agilent AAS from 15 -to19 September 2014 and application training from 20 27 November 2014. Trainings were conducted by the authorised engineers from the
equipment supplier company.
Staff members of the Chemical Analysis Laboratory were trained in coconut oil test at the
Sri Lankan Standards Institute in February 2014.
Staff members of the Drug Quality Control laboratory at the Ministry of health were
trained on method validation and internal audit.
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Proficiency Testing/ Inter-Comparison Exercise
The Microbiology laboratory at the SBS and the Public Health Laboratory participated in the
Proficiency Testing (PT) programme for food and water with the Botswana Bureau of Standards.
The Food Chemistry laboratory participated in the PT for histamine in fish with the Food and
Environment Research Agency (FERA) in the UK. The Environment Laboratory at the SBS, Water
Laboratory at the PUC and the Public Health Laboratory participated in the PT for water with
SADCMET. The Environment Laboratory also participated in the PT for water with FERA and
Aquacheck Water PT. the Environment Laboratory did not participate in the PT for heavy metals
in fish with FERA since the test for heavy metals was not possible due to the breakdown of the
equipment.
Equipment
The new AAS was installed in September 2014. A new microwave digester was received and
installed in November 2014. Other equipment purchased includes a Refractometer, Sonifier and
Magnetic stirrer hot plate.
The SADCAS press release was published in the newspaper on the World Accreditation Day. SBS
submitted project proposal for assistance from the EU Interim Economic Partnership Agreement
(IEPA) fund for equipment and other activities related to fish testing. The Chemical Analysis
Laboratory received assistance from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
(COMESA) in training the staff on coconut oil testing and to purchase certain resources for
coconut oil testing.
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The lack of a Microbiologist is affecting the accreditation activities at the Microbiology
Laboratory.
The space limitation in laboratories, human resource constraint and other difficulties
faced by an island nation affecting the testing services offered by most of the laboratories.
SBS will be receiving assistance under African, Caribbean and Pacific(ACP) Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) programme for ccapacity building to Strengthen SBS’ Conformity
Assessment Services.
Private companies are offering better working conditions to employees and therefore,
staff trained by the Government/ Parastatal laboratories are leaving the organisation to
jobs at private companies.
PLANS FOR 2015/16
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Validation of tests for heavy metals in fish;
To accredit test for histamine in fish;
To validate tests for coconut oil;
To accredit the calibration of temperature and volume; and
To apply for accreditation for the fish inspection service.
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LESSONS LEARNT
It is important to ensure that trained and competent staff carry out testing, participate in
Proficiency Testing programmes, have quality control programmes and ensure that staff are well
trained.
The recommendation is the same as the previous year, most of the laboratories are finding it
difficult to validate test methods and calculate uncertainty of estimation as there is no qualified
trainer in this field. All laboratories will benefit if SADCA could organise training on method
validation and uncertainty estimation for Seychelles.
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SWAZILAND
The NAFP continues to play a major role in promoting accreditation
activities in the country. Awareness on accreditation is gradually
increasing in Swaziland.
PROGRESS ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING (PERIOD UNDER
REVIEW).
Contact Details:
Ministry of Enterprise and
Employment Standardisation and
Quality Assurance Section
Accreditation awareness
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Gwamile Street
P.O Box 451
Mbabane
Swaziland
(t) +268 2404 7509
(f) +268 2404 4711
(e) [email protected] ;
[email protected]
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Through the UNIDO project, a meeting for laboratory
personnel was held at Ezulwini on 12 March 2014. The
purpose of the meeting was to sensitize all laboratories about
the established National Laboratory Association, benefits of
joining the Association and how to subscribe. The NAFP gave a
presentation on the importance of Accreditation and the
function of SADCAS as an Accreditation body. The meeting was
attended by 34 personnel.
In the month of June, the NAFP together with the laboratory
association undertook a visit to Senior Management of three
Testing laboratories. The purpose was to sensitize them on the
importance and benefits of accreditation and also to encourage
them to join the association as there were benefits attached
such as training. The Director of Water Affairs in the Ministry
of Natural Resources, Deputy Director of environment in the
Manzini municipalities and also the acting Director in the
Geology department were visited.
World Accreditation Day Commemoration
In Swaziland, the World Accreditation Day was commemorated on 19
June 2014. The World Accreditation Day was held on 19 June 2014
instead of 9 June 2014 because the NAFP had collaborated with the
Ministry of Natural Resources to commemorate this day since the
theme focused on the Energy Sector. The Team needed more time to
prepare for the event as there were lots of activities planned prior to
the commemoration hence postponement of the date to the 19 June
2014.
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade partnered with the Ministry
of Natural Resources and Energy and Galp Energia Swaziland (which
provided T-Shirts) in commemorating this day since the theme focused
on the energy sector.
In an effort to raise accreditation awareness among stakeholders, the
following activities were undertaken:
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Articles on accreditation were published in the local newspapers, the Swazi observer and
the Times of Swaziland. Radio interactive programmes were conducted- a radio
interactive programme is a programme which allows a person to talk over the radio and
the public would be allowed to ask questions. A team composed of the two NAFPs and
two energy officers conducted the programmes.
For further awareness, the Chief Quality Systems Administrator and the Minister of
Commerce, Industry and Trade were interviewed on different occasions about the World
Accreditation Day. The team was also invited on a television breakfast show (Kusile) and
distributed information to relevant stakeholders on accreditation.
WORLD ACCREDITATION DAY
The event started with a march led by a police band. The march began at 9h00am from the
Mahhala Shopping Complex to Matsapha Town Council Conference Room, a distance of 2 to 3 kms
where participants were going to be addressed by key speakers for the day.
Government officials from different Ministries and the industry were present to commemorate
this day. Participants wore T-shirts donated by Galp Energia Swaziland, a petroleum company in
Swaziland. Upon reaching the Matsapha Town Council conference room, participants were
registered and given promotional materials from SADCAS and -shirts bearing the theme.
Presentations from different stakeholder’s i.e Energy department, Swaziland Water Service
Corporation and the NAFP were done. The representative of the Minister, Mrs Nonhlanhla Mnisi,
and the Commissioner of Cooperatives gave a speech.
Certificates were handed to participants who undertook training on ISO/IEC 17025 funded by
UNIDO which was held from 7 - 11 April 2014 and conducted by SADCAS. A group photo which
marked the end of the day was taken by all delegates who attended.
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On July 14 2014, the Matsapha City Council invited the NAFP to make a presentation on
the Importance of accreditation in the Green Economy. A lot of questions concerning
accreditation and SADCAS were asked and the NAFPs answered them all. Present were the
Municipality officials, representatives from the industry and Senior Government officials.
The presentation on Accreditation was indeed an eye opener.
From 29 August to 5 September 2014, Swaziland hosted the International Trade Fair. The
Theme for this year was: Development Unusual: Integrating Business into vision 2022.
The NAFP played a role by daily explaining the importance of accreditation to Conformity
Assessment (CA) bodies’ personnel, Senior Government officials, and the public. To
emphasize understanding on accreditation and SADCAS, a competition was run every day
whereby questions on accreditation were asked and prizes would be given to the one who
answered correctly.
SADCAS pioneer newsletters were distributed to all stakeholders.
From 23 to 25 September 2014, the NAFP undertook a visit to four laboratories in
Swaziland. The purpose of the visit was to find out how much progress has been made
following the training conducted by SADCAS on ISO/IEC 17025 from 7 to 11 April, 2014.
The NAFP found that there is progress noted in all the laboratories visited. Two of the
laboratories have started developing procedures, one laboratory has developed the
quality manual but is in the process of implementing the standard but they are finding it
difficult to do so. The NAFP further encouraged the laboratory personnel to continue with
the development of quality Manuals for the laboratory.
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Promotional materials on all the key accreditation standards were distributed to all
stakeholders in a bid to promote accreditation.
Promotion of SADCAS
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During visits to the laboratories, top management is also informed of the regional
accreditation body called SADCAS. in response, most of them gave assurance to the NAFP
that they will work collaboratively with SADCAS now that they are well informed.
Promotional materials on SADCAS were also distributed during the visits.
Accreditation Status
The first medical laboratory to obtain accreditation in Swaziland Lancet laboratories achieved
accreditation.
Training
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Through the UNIDO Project, 25 laboratory personnel from different laboratories in
Swaziland received training on ISO/IEC 17025 from 7 - 11 April, 2014. The Training was
conducted by SADCAS.
Training on Uncertainty of measurement was held from 9 - 11 June for the candidates who
had underwent training on ISO/IEC 17025
Handling of Enquiries
The NAFP received six (6) enquiries and all the queries were handled.
The two (2) NAFPs were afforded an opportunity to attend the Advanced International Training
Programme - Quality Infrastructure Development in Support of World Trade in Sweden. During
the training, the NAFPs had the privilege to visit SWEDAC which is the National Accreditation
Body in Sweden. The visit to SWEDAC will help in the pursuing of accreditation activities in
Swaziland
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Challenges
Budget constraints;
More government owned CABs
than private owned;
Low response to training by
CABs; and
Diverse
responsibilities
by
NAFPs.
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Interventions
Use available resources;
To get funding from donors;
and
Use support staff for easy tasks.
PLANS FOR 2015/16
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Marketing of accreditation;
Promotion of SADCAS;
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Facilitation raining of CABs;
Handling of enquiries;
Facilitate payment of SADCAS subscriptions; and
Commemorate the World Accreditation Day.
LESSONS LEARNT
Accreditation awareness in Swaziland is increasing.
Swaziland needs capacity building on CABs.
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TANZANIA
The National Accreditation Focal Point Office (NAFPO) continued to
create awareness on the importance of accreditation and market
services offered by the Southern African Development Community
Accreditation Services (SADCAS) through various means such as onsite
visits to laboratories, organized training and seminars and through
email and telephone inquiry
Contact Details:
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
(TBS)
PROGRESS ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING THE PERIOD OF
MARCH 2014-FEBRUARY 2015
Training on Accreditation Standards
Sam Nujoma / Morogoro Road
Ubungo
P.O Box 9524
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
During the period under review training on accreditation standards
were conducted by different organizations:
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(t) +255 2224 5 0206
(f) +255 2224 5 0959
(e) [email protected] ;
[email protected]
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SADCAS conducted five (5) day training on ISO/IEC 17025
requirements and internal auditing from 13 - 17 October 2014
at Mwanza. The training was attended by 15 participants.
SADCAS conducted five (5) day training on ISO/IEC 17020
requirements and internal auditing from 20 - 24 October 2014
at Mwanza. The training was attended by 17 participants.
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) conducted awareness
training on laboratory quality management systems (ISO/IEC
17025) at the TBS Headquarters. The training was attended by
15 participants from different organizations.
Training on General requirement for the competency of testing
and calibration laboratories as per ISO/IEC 17025 (Hands on
skill) was conducted at the TBS Headquarter. The training was
attended by 20 participants from different organizations.
TBS conducted two (2) days training on quality assurance and
competency in Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)
laboratories from 13 - 14 February 2014
Capacity building of the laboratory staff
Training on method validation and uncertainty of measurements was
conducted by TBS trainers at Bagamoyo from 07 - 11 April 2014. The
training was attended by 15 participants.
Marketing and promotion of SADCAS
The NAFPO used different approaches to market and promote services
offered by SADCAS as well as the importance of the accreditation to the
potential stakeholders:
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The NAFP participated in the International Trade fair
held at Dar es Salaam Tanzania from 3 - 10 July 2015
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and distributed 40 SADCAS promotional materials on the benefit of accreditation and
process of accreditation.
The March and November 2015 SADCAS Newsletters were circulated electronically to 50
stakeholders.
The NAFP Officer distributed 20 SADCAS brochures during the commemoration of World
accreditation day conducted on 9 June 2014.
World Accreditation Day
Tanzania held a half day meeting to commemorate World Accreditation Day on 9 June 2014 and
the theme was “Accreditation-Delivering Confidence in Provision of Energy”. The meeting was
attended by 63 stakeholders who came from private and public testing/ calibration laboratories,
inspection and certification bodies.
OTHER INFORMATION ON RELATED ACTIVITIES
Accreditation Status
Accredited laboratory
All accredited testing and calibration laboratories still maintained their accreditation status.
During the period under review three medical laboratories were granted certificates of
accreditation by SADCAS. These include:
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The National Health Quality Assurance and Training Centre (NHQATC) in February 2014;
The Bugando Medical Centre in February 2014; and
The Mbeya Referral Hospital in February 2014.
Initial Assessment
SADCAS conducted initial assessments at the following testing laboratories:
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The Tanzania Bureau of Standards Chemistry laboratory in June 2014;
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards Textile/Condom testing laboratory in June 2014;
The Tanzania Mineral Auditing Agency chemistry laboratory in November 2014;
The Mwanza Zonal Water Quality laboratory (MZWQL) in November 2014; and
The Government Chemistry Agency Laboratory in November 2014.
Pre Assessments
SADCAS conducted pre assessments at the following laboratories:
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The TBS Electrical laboratory in June 2014;
The TBS Mechanical Laboratory in June 2014; and
The TBS Building and Construction laboratory in June 2014.
Proficiency Testing (PT) Participation
Both accredited and non-accredited laboratories continued to participate in PT. TBS provided
Proficiency Testing Scheme in edible salt and honey PT samples. During the period under review,
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PT samples were dispatched on 26 September 2014 to 32 participants from Tanzania, Rwanda,
Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia and Ethiopia.
Meeting/Seminars Attended
The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat organized a one (1) day meeting on 13 November
2014 on laboratory designation as per requirement in the SQMT Act 2006. The NAFPO made a
presentation on the overview of ISO/IEC 17025 and the accreditation process.
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The lack of formal recognition of NAFP roles by stakeholders;
The lack of a second NAFP to assist with the implementation of the NAFP action plan;
The lack of adequate state of art equipment to meet the scope of the work;
The lack of experts on preventive and maintenance of the equipment;
The lack of reference materials to be able to perform quality control; and
The lack of PT providers to cover different scope of work.
PLANS FOR 2015/16
1
Key Strategies
Activity
Target Date
Market, promote the
importance and
benefit of
accreditation and
service offered by
SADCAS
Prepare at least one (1)
seminar on
Accreditation
Awareness
Participate in
International Trade Fair
April- June
2014
Prepare
presentation on
importance of
Accreditation and
Service offered by
SADCAS
Distribute SADCAS
promotional
material like:
-B and pamphlets
on the importance
and benefits of
accreditation
- Three (3) SADCAS
Newsletters.
- SADCAS training
on accreditation
related standards
During World
Metrology day
June 2015
Organize and
February –
July, 2015.
Key Performance
Indicator
Seminars held and
number of request for
accreditation
application
Record of
attendance to the
international trade
fair
Presentation made
ongoing
activity
Number of
applicants for
accreditation.
ongoing
activity
Record of the
Newsletters
distributed.
Number of
application for
training.
Number of
On-going
activity
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Key Strategies
2
Progress Report on
the Accreditation
3
Establish pool of
trained assessors
4
Maintain Database of
CABs operating in
Tanzania
5
Capacity building in
Testing and
Calibration
Laboratories
Activity
Target Date
conduct National
Accreditation Task
Force Meetings
Commemorate
World Accreditation
Day on 9 June 2015
by
-Distributing WAD
press released to
stakeholders
-Preparing
accreditation
posters
-Conducting
symposium
Visit to accredited
and non-accredited
facilities
Handle
accreditation
inquiries
March 2015
Prepare four (4)
quarterly country
report on
accreditation
Prepare Annual
Country report on
all issue related to
accreditation within
the country
Identify potential
candidates to be
trained as assessor
on different CABs as
per SADCAS
guidelines
Circulation of survey
questionnaire to CABs
within country
Organize training of
laboratory staff on:
Uncertainty of
Measurements and
Method Validation
Internal Auditing
June 2015
Key Performance
Indicator
meetings held.
Record of press
released
distributed
Record of
accreditation
posters produced
Number of
presentation made
April –
October 2015
Number of the
facilities visited
On-going
Number of
accreditation
inquiries handled
As per agreed
deadline
On time
submission of
quarterly report to
SADCAS and
Annual Country
report on
accreditation
activities to SADCA
secretariat
On-going
activity
Number of training
made and record of
the trained
assessors
On-going
activity
Total number of
questionnaires
circulated and
responses received
Number of training
made
On-going
activities
depending on
the
availability of
resources
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Key Strategies
Activity
Target Date
Key Performance
Indicator
personnel
Organize training
on ISO 15189 on
cost sharing basis.
April– September
2015
Number of training
made
Organize training of
the Internal
Auditors for the
identified labs on
cost sharing basis.
On-going
activities
Number of training
made
Organize training
on ISO/IEC 17025
August October 2015
Number of training
made
SeptemberDecember
2015
As per
schedule
Number of training
made
6
Capacity building of
the Inspection Bodies
Organize training
on ISO/IEC 17020
7
Strengthen the
effectiveness of the
NAFP work
- Attend NAFP
annual meetings
-Develop National
Action plan
Record of
attendance
To the annual
meeting
Submission of the
national action
plan on time
LESSONS LEARNT
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Training on accreditation standards were provided by other organization within the
country at a lesser cost compared to SADCAS.
There is no pressure to accredit conformity assessment bodies because accreditation is
not considered as a priority during planning.
Most organizations do not allocate enough funds for accreditation issues including
training, document review and accreditation application fees.
Tanzania as an EAC member implements SQMT Act of 2006 and its regulations that
require designation of testing laboratories to facilitate trade in the common market. SQMT
regulation provided procedures for designation of accredited and non-accredited
laboratories.
The NAFP work plan was not effectively implemented due to work load provided by the
employer.
RECOMMENDATION FOR SADCAS INTERVENTIONS
SADCAS needs to increase the number of trained technical Assessors in order to meet future
demand on accreditation services for laboratories emerging from higher learning institutions and
the Tanzanian Ministry of Water.
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ZAMBIA
Ms. Mwenya Chisheta and Mr. Dismas Chapula represented Zambia
as the first and Second NAFP representatives from January 2014 to
December 2014. They implemented the SADCAS work as outlined in
the 2014 -2015 Work plan. Ms. Mwenya and Mr. Chapula have been
replaced by Mr. Moses Ngosa as the first NAFP and Mrs. Gladys
Banda as the second NAFP, both from the Ministry of Commerce,
Trade and Industry.
Contact Details:
Ministry of Commerce, Trade and
Industry
P.O Box 31968
PROGRESS ON ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING (PERIOD
UNDER REVIEW)
Preparation of the Annual Work Plan
Lusaka
Zambia
(t) +260 211 22 6954
(f) +260 211 22 6954
The NAFP prepared the annual work plan as a guide to implement
SADCAS activities. The following activities were placed on the work
plan and submitted to SADCAS:
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Effectively promote and market the benefits and importance
of accreditation and SADCAS services;
Build capacity and capability of SADCAS; and
Grow Company’s own generated revenue and develop
SADCAS into a sustainable and dynamic organization at the
cutting edge of accreditation service delivery.
Survey of Conformity Assessment Bodies in Zambia
The NAFP facilitated in the circulation of a questionnaire to identify
technical regulations that are causing or may cause problems in the
import and export of goods within the SADC Region to the relevant
stakeholders such as technical regulations regulators, sector
organisations, and the private sector among others. The study was
initiated by the SADC Technical Regulations Liaison Committee
(SADCTRLC).
The NAFP took advantage of this exercise to visit and promote the
importance of accreditation and SADCAS to conformity Assessment
Bodies in Zambia. A total of 20 Institutions responded to the
questionnaire and the responses were submitted to SADCTRLC.
Sensitization Programme of Accreditation Services Offered by
SADCAS
During the period under review, the NAFP conducted several
awareness activities on services offered by SADCAS. The activities
included:
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An accreditation discussion with the Zambia National Laboratory Association (ZNLA)
during the AGM on 13 February, 2014;
At the commemoration celebration of the World Standards Day organized by the Zambia
Bureau of Standards; and
At the Zambia National Laboratory Association Method Validation and Measurement
Uncertainty Workshop from 24 - 26 November, 2014 Kitwe, Zambia. The NAFP made a
presentation on the importance of accreditation and the services offered by SADCAS.
SADC Standard, Quality, Accreditation and Metrology Meeting in Gaborone, Botswana
The NAFP did not attend the 30th SADC Standard, Quality, Accreditation and Metrology (SQAM)
meeting held from 18 TO 24 March, 2014 in Gaborone, Botswana.
Commemoration of World Accreditation Day
The NAFP facilitated the commemoration of World Accreditation Day in the following ways:
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A press releases was published on 9 June 2014 in the following newspapers: the Post
newspaper, Zambia Daily Mail and the Times of Zambia;
The Launch Statement by the Cabinet Minister , Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry
which focused on advertising the work of SADCAS. He raised awareness that Zambia has
only one accredited laboratory and that Zambia does not have an Accreditation Body.
Further, the article did also appeal to the public to consider getting accreditation services
from SADCAS by contacting the NAFP-Zambia at the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and
Industry who are the link between Zambia and SADCAS; and
An article was published with the main focus on sensitizing the public on accreditation
and the importance of accreditation.
7th Annual NAFP Meeting
The NAFPs were unable to attend the 7th Annual NAFP Meetings due to unavailability of resources
at the time.
Proficiency Testing (PT)
The NAFP participated at the Zambia National Laboratory Association Water Proficiency Testing
Scheme Evaluation Workshop from 18 to 19 August 2014. The primary aim of the ZNLA
Proficiency Testing Scheme was to provide a quality assurance tool to laboratories in Zambia and
to compare performance and take remedial action where necessary and facilitate improvements.
A total of 16 participants confirmed participation however 11 of them did not return results.
DataBase
The NAFPs continued to work with the Zambia National Laboratory Association in compiling the
Conformity Assessment Bodies data base.
The following activities were undertaken in the period under review:
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In order to enhance capacity in Quality Infrastructure development the NAFP attended the
ISO/Finnish Project workshop organized by Zambia Bureau of Standards aimed at
strengthening National Quality Infrastructure Structure.
The NAFP attended a Referencing Standards in Technical Regulations workshop from 11 12 December 2014. The purpose of the workshop was to raise awareness on referencing
standards in technical regulations in order to strengthen the legal and Regulatory
framework for standards as well as creation of an effective process for legislating
standards.
As a result of the sensitization programmes conducted during the period under review,
the NAFP received inquiries on accreditation services offered by SADCAS from SCAW
Limited, a company that manufactures bolts and nuts. The inquiry was made with a view
of expanding its laboratory. Another inquiry was received from Nkana Water and
Sewerage Company Limited, a company that treats and supplys water. The inquiry was
made with a view of having its laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025.
One of Zambia’s largest copper mining company, Konkola Copper Mines Limited (KCM) is
in the process of having its laboratories accredited in ISO/IEC 17025 by SADCAS. KCM is
preparing its quality manual, procedures and working documents among others to
prepare the laboratory for accredited. Its personnel have been trained in the Method
Validation and Measurement Uncertainty as a pre-requite for ISO/IEC 17025
Accreditation.
The NAFP attended the Zambia National Laboratory Association Method Validation and
Measurement Uncertainty Workshop from 24 - 26 November 2014 in Kitwe, Zambia. The
primary aim of the workshop was to provide a quality assurance tool to laboratories in
Zambia. Method validation is an essential component of the measure that laboratories
should employ to ensure that they produce accurate and reliable results, hence ensuring
business continuity and is also pre-requite for ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation.
The NAFP facilitated in the application and confirmation of tthree Zambian candidates
selected for the Lead and Technical Assessor Training which was scheduled for March,
2014.
The NAFP attended a Consultative Stakeholder’s Workshop on Zambia’s National Quality
Award Programme from 31 July to 2 August 2014. The Quality Award Programme is
expected to be rolled out in 2015. The Award Programme is expected to encourage local
producers, manufacturers and service providers to strictly align their operations in
accordance with international best practices.
The following are some of the challenges that are being faced by the NAFP in executing SADCAS
activities:
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Lack of financial support from SADCAS to effectively implement its activities; and
Lack of promotion materials from SADCAS for public distribution and display.
PLANS FOR 2015/16
Activity
SADCAS Awareness
Data Base creation
Training/ Courses
Inspection of CABs
Responsible Institution
NAFPs/SADCAS
NAFPs/ZNLA
SADCAS/PARTNERS
NAFPs
Time
01/02/15 - 28/02/16
01/07/15 - 31/12/15
01/03/15 - 28/12/15
30/06/15 - 30/11/15
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LESSONS LEARNT
The following are the lessons learnt:
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There is a need to strengthen the office of the NAFP by providing adequate funding in
order to ensure activities and reports are done in time; and
SADCAS should provide materials in order to reinforce sensitization and awareness
programmes.
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ZIMBABWE
World Accreditation Day Commemoration
Contact Details:
Standards Association of
Zimbabwe
Northridge Park, Northend Close
Borrowdale
Harare
Zimbabawe
(t) +263 4 885517
(f) +263 4 882501
[email protected]
The World Accreditation Day (WAD) Commemoration conference
was held in August 2014 at Victoria Falls, it was a joint conference
between the Zimbabwe National Quality Assurance Program
(ZINQAP) Annual Scientific Conference, the 7th Africa Society for
Blood Transfusion and members of the National Laboratories
Association of Zimbabwe (NLAZ). The objective of the conference
was to raise awareness on the importance of accreditation. The
workshop was attended by delegates from medical laboratories and
experts in the various medical fields from and outside Zimbabwe.
The presentations delivered at the workshop focused on the various
topics of accreditation awareness and that generated interests
amongst the participants who attended. The Southern African
Development Community Accreditation Service (SADCAS) Chief
Executive Office (CEO) was invited to present on the accreditation
progress in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
region. A press release for WAD was published on 9 June 2014 in
Zimbabwe’s local newspapers.
2014 National Annual Quality Awards
During the period under review, the National Standards, Quality,
Accreditation and Metrology (SQAM) Committee organized its third
National Annual Quality Awards (NAQA) competition in October
2014 and winners qualified to enter the SADC Quality Awards. The
2014 NAQA Awards were widely publicized in the press which
increased the visibility of quality issues in Zimbabwe. The
competition which also promoted accreditation covered five (5)
categories namely: company of the year, product of the year, service
of the year, exporter of the year, and SADC SQAM individual award of
the Year. Schweppes Zimbabwe, Minute Maid was named product of
the year by SADC Annual Quality Awards Competition at the regional
level. This brings the total to six regional awards Zimbabwe has won
since the inception of the competition.
Marketing Awareness
The marketing awareness activities undertaken during the period
under review were the following:
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The National Accreditation Focal Point (NAFP) participated
at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) 2014 and
six (6) agricultural shows were held in the major cities across
the country namely Harare, Gweru, Mutare, Lupane, Gwanda
and Masvingo during the months of August and September
2014.
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
Zimbabwe promoted accreditation through various marketing activities such as
participation and attendance on accreditation certificate handover ceremonies officiated
by the SADCAS CEO.
The NAFP attended the Medical Clinical Scientists Council of Zimbabwe with the SADCA
Board Members. A second meeting was held with the SADCAS CEO.
The NAFPs attended meetings the Chitungwiza Hospital staff and Advisory Committee
meeting of regulators.
SADCAS promotional materials such as diaries and fliers were distributed to CABs during
meetings to promote and raise awareness of the benefits of accreditation.
Training
The Zimbabwe NAFP attended the ISO/IEC 17011 training course held in Gaborone, Botswana in
2014. NAFPs also facilitated SADCAS ISO/IEC 17020 and 17025 training in October and November
2014 respectively.
7th NAFP Annual Meeting
The annual NAFP meeting was not held in 2014. One of the Zimbabwe NAFP attended the year end
SQAM meeting held in Angola in March 2014. SADCAS continued to provide support to the
Zimbabwe NAFP and undertook visits to review country activities and accreditation applications.
The NAFP administrative arm of SADCAS continues to work to improve awareness of
accreditation at national level.
Accreditation Update
As at 31 December 2014 SADCAS had issued eight (8) accreditation certificates in Zimbabwe for
the following scopes: three (3) for Inspection, one (1) for Medical laboratories, three (3) for
Testing laboratories and one (1) for Calibration. Ten new applications were submitted to SADCAS
for the following scopes: one (1) Calibration, five (5) for Testing, four (4) for Medical and two (2)
for Inspections by the end of 2014.
Government Contribution to SADCAS
The Zimbabwe government continued to support the NAFP activities by providing an annual
budget of USD $50 000 towards accreditation efforts.
Formation of the Accreditation Advisory Committee
National Social Security Authority (NSSA) a Zimbabwe local Inspection regulator and independent
Inspection Bodies in Zimbabwe met regularly during the period under review with Inspection
bodies to discuss local accreditation requirements related issues. Two (2) new applications were
submitted to SADCAS for accreditation. NSSA continues to monitor compliance of Inspection
bodies to accreditation requirements through the accreditation advisory committee updates to
assure competence of Inspection bodies.
Estimate Realization for the Periods 1 April to 31 December 2014
As at 31 December 2014 estimate realization for the Zimbabwe NAFP was 73%.
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Future plans
Future plans for accreditation are on-going from the previous period and efforts to strengthen
awareness will remain a key focus for the NAFP and SADCA Representative. Future plans are as
following:

Preparation for ISO/IEC 17020 Accreditation
Due to regulatory requirements by NSSA, a number of conformity assessment bodies are
at an advanced stage of preparing for accreditation according to ISO/IEC 17020.

Zimbabwe is witnessing an increase in applications from medical and testing laboratories
due to a heightened awareness of the benefits of accreditation and efforts by SADCAS
through the NAFPs promotional activities.

On-going training by laboratory personnel on ISO/IEC 17025 requirements in preparation
for accreditation will be conducted.

Mentoring and Evaluation of Trainee Assessors
Under the SADC/European Union (EU) SQAM Project with the sponsorship from PTB,
Zimbabwe will continue to participate in a program for mentoring and evaluation of
trainee assessors in line with SADCAS plans to build a pool of competent assessors.
Challenges



Level of preparedness of laboratories.
Multiple tasks of NAFPs.
Resource constraints to support Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) accreditation
needs.
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INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION
It is important to ensure that SADCA continuously participates in the
existing global and regional networks of recognised accreditation
bodies, particularly the EA, ILAC and IAF arrangements. These
arrangements build upon existing and developing regional
arrangements established globally. The benefits of participating
include:

Participating in the decision making of the EA, ILAC and IAF’s
General Assemblies and Committees;
Exchanging information on the development and operations of
similar regional accreditation cooperations.

SADCA is a Stakeholder Member of
the
African
Accreditation
Cooperation (AFRAC)
Date
SADCA is a Regional Accreditation
Body Member of ILAC and IAF;
The SADCA Chair represents
SADCA on the IAF Executive
Committee;
The SADCA Regional Coordinator
represents SADCA on the ILAC
Executive Committee;
SADCA
signed
a
Technical
Cooperation Agreement with IAAC
in 2004 and with AFRAC in 2014;
SADCA participates in AFRAC
Meetings,
SADC
meetings,
tripartite meetings and other
relevant regional accreditation
meetings.
Organisation
activity
17-21
2014
March
23-29
2014
April
and
Location
Attended by
SADC SQAM Annual
Meetings
Gaborone,
Botswana
SADCA Members
ILAC/IAF
Meetings
Frankfurt,
Germany
Mid-Year
20-26
September
2014
5th AFRAC General
Assembly Meetings
Addis
Ababa,
Ethiopia
SADCA
Members
8-17 October
2014
Joint
General
Meetings
Vancouver
SADCA Chair
17-18
February 2015
SADCA EXCO Meeting
Pretoria,
South
Africa
SADCA EXCO
15-20
2015
SADC SQAM Annual
Meetings
Kinshasa,
Democratic
Republic of
Congo
SADCA Members
March
ILAC/IAF
Assembly
Chair,
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REGIONAL PARTICIPATION
AFRICAN ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (AFRAC)
AFRAC held its fifth General Assembly Meetings from 20 - 26 September
2014 at the Elilly International Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The
meetings were hosted by the Ethiopian National Accreditation Office
(ENAO). The meetings included the Executive Committee (EXCO), Mutual
Recognition Arrangement (MRA) Committee and Technical Committee
(TC) meetings.
AFRAC
is
a
Regional
Accreditation
Cooperation
Member of both ILAC and IAF;
AFRAC signed its first MRA
Signatories in September 2014;
AFRAC signed a Technical
Cooperation with the IAAC on 29
August 2014;
AFRAC held its fifth General
Assembly in September 2014 in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
The following workshops were also held during the course of the General
Assembly Meetings: The AFRAC MRA Decision Making (ISO/IEC 17011 and
IAF/ILAC A2, A3 and A5) Workshop, New Members Orientation; New and
Emerging Accreditation Bodies Workshop and the National Accreditation
Focal Point Workshop. The workshops were aimed at providing
information regarding AFRAC to new and potential members.
Elections were held for three (3) office bearers according to the AFRAC
Bylaws. The following office bearers were elected for the period
September 2014- September 2015:



AFRAC Chair: Mr Ron Josias ( SANAS –CEO) (re-elected);
MRA Committee Vice Chair: Eng. Mahmoud Eltayeb (EGAC) (reelected);and
Technical Committee Vice Chair: Mr Adel Rezk (EGAC) (re-elected).
The 2015 AFRAC General Assembly was announced to be hosted by the
Tunisian Accreditation Council (TUNAC) in Tunisia.
Group photo of the AFRAC guests at the 5th AFRAC General Assembly Meeting
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AFRAC MRA Signatory Status
The MRA Committee acting as the MRA Council resolved that the Egyptian Accreditation Council
(EGAC), the Tunisia Accreditation Council (TUNAC) and the South African National Accreditation
System (SANAS) be accepted as the AFRAC MRA’s first Signatories for the following scopes:






Calibration ISO/IEC 17025;
Inspection ISO/IEC 17020;
Testing ISO/IEC 17025 & ISO 15189;
Management Systems Certification ISO/IEC 17021;
Quality Management Systems Certification ISO 9001; and
Environmental Management Systems Certification ISO 14001.
The signing of the first AFRAC MRA is an important step towards AFRAC attaining its international
recognition by ILAC and IAF. The attainment of AFRAC’s international recognition will benefit the
African continent by ensuring the protection of Africa’s markets, environment, the health and safety
of its people. It will also boost intra-regional trade in Africa. AFRAC aims to attain this international
recognition by 2017/18.
AFRAC MEMBERSHIP
The 5th General Assembly approved the following four (4) new members in September 2014:




FHI360 Kenya - Stakeholder Membership;
African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) – Stakeholder Membership;
Laboratoire de Sécurité Alimentaire et d’Hygiéne de l’Environnement (LSAHE) Institut
Pasteur de Dakar – Stakeholder Membership; and
Systeme Ouest Africain d’Accréditation (SOAC) which covers eight economies – Associate
Membership.
AFRAC currently has the following membership numbers:




Four (4) Full members;
One (1) Associate member;
Three (3) Arrangement members; and
Four (4) Stakeholder members.
TRAINING – PEER EVALUATORS
AFRAC qualified two (2) Peer Evaluators and its first Team Leader in September 2014 adding to
the three (3) current qualified Peer Evaluators..
PEER EVALUATOINS
The following Pre-peer and Peer Evaluations were conducted in 2014:



Pre-peer Evaluation on the Southern African Development Community Accreditation
Service (SADCAS) in June 2014.
Peer Evaluation on the Egyptian Accreditation Council (EGAC) in February 2014; and
Peer Evaluation on the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) in December
2014
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The following Pre-peer and Peer Evaluations are planned for 2014/15:
Accreditation Body: Ethiopian National Accreditation Office (ENAO)
Scope: Testing and Calibration
Type of Evaluation: Pre-peer evaluation
Dates: 2015 (dates to be confirmed)
Accreditation Body: Mauritius Accreditation Service (MAURITAS)
Scope: Testing and Calibration
Type of Evaluation: Pre-peer evaluation
Dates: 2015 (dates to be confirmed)
AFRAC Cooperation with other Regional and International Cooperation Bodies
The African Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC) concluded a Technical Cooperation Agreement with
the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) which was signed on 29 August 2014.
The areas of cooperation with IAAC include:







Training and Development ;
Participating in each other’s Proficiency Testing programs;
Participation in jointly organised peer evaluations;
Information exchange;
Support on technical matters;
Adoption of common positions; and
Projects and fund procurement.
The purpose of concluding the agreement was to accelerate AFRAC’s development as well as
cooperating with the various regional cooperations in technical matters related to accreditation,
as well as exchanging information.
FUNDING
AFRAC intends to be a self-funding organisation, however, funding for various activities has been
provided by the Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany, who has been involved
with AFRAC from its inception. PTB has provided financial support towards the achievement of
several AFRAC activities.
AFRACs Upcoming Meetings
Meeting
AFRAC Mid-year Meetings
6th AFRAC General Assembly Meetings
Date
May 2015
September 2015
Venue
Kenya
Tunisia
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DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
The following organisations have contributed financially and in kind to
SADCA’s activities, which will ultimately assist in realising the goal of
obtaining international recognition as a Regional Accreditation
Cooperation.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (Dti)
Contact details:
The dti www.dti.gov.za
PTB
www.ptb.de
In support of the South African government’s objective of regional
integration, the SADCA Secretariat and Regional Coordinator function is
hosted by SANAS, and the South African Dti continues to fund the SADCA
Secretariat, EXCO meetings and the attendance of the SADCA Chairperson
and Regional Coordinator at AFRAC, ILAC and IAF meetings.
PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT, GERMANY
In March 2013, the Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB),
Germany committed €1, 5 million to provide support at the regional level
for the next three (3) years in the area of standardisation, quality
assurance, accreditation and metrology (SQAM) with the overall
objective of strengthening the quality infrastructure for trade
enhancement and consumer protection in SADC. This funding is accessed
through the SADC Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI)
department at the SADC Secretariat. During the period under review,
PTB has supported various SADC accreditation regional projects.
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P
E
R
F
O
R
M
A
N
C
E
P
R
O
G
R
E
S
S
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PERFORMANCE PROGRESS AGAINST MEASURABLE 5 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN: 2014/15 OBJECTIVES
OUTCOMES
OUTPUTS
Operationalisation
Committee
Operational
Cooperation
SADCA
of
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS
2014/15
the
Technical Roll out the work plan and identify the No sub-Committees at this stage.
need for sub-committees
At EXCO’s request in Feb 2014, the
Secretariat emailed Mr Dominic
Establishment of the Administrative
Mwakangale to be the MCC WG
Committee and development of the terms
Convener. No response received to
of reference and workplan.
date.
Continuous marketing and communication
on SADCA Cooperation
Identification of Proficiency Testing
Schemes (PTS) service providers and a
SADCA database
Operationalisation of the SADCA MRA
Council and SADCA MRA Committee
Established SADCA MRA
PROGRESS AS AT 31 JAN 2015
Roll out peer evaluation of accreditation
bodies
Website maintained and updated
regularly by the Secretariat.
Madagascan flag added to the
Maintenance of the SADCA website.
website.
Logo to be revised.
Logo to be aligned to the other TBT
Developing and publishing marketing
Cooperation Structures and SADC,
material and raise awareness.
proposals for EXCO’s consideration
to be discussed.
No marketing material developed at
this stage.
The PT database on the SADCA
Maintenance
website is updated as and when
new links are submitted.
No MRA Council at this stage.
Roll out of the SADCA MRA Council and
SADCA MRA Committee Workplan
SADCA MRA Committee work plans
feedback to be provided by MRA
Committee Chair.
Continue with pre- and peer evaluations
- SADCAS had its pre-peer
and start with initial evaluations
evaluation by AFRAC/ILAC
in June 2014. Full Evaluation
scheduled for 2015.
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OUTCOMES
OUTPUTS
2014/15
PROGRESS AS AT 31 JAN 2015
-
SANAS peer evaluation
conducted in Dec 2014.
MAURITAS
pre-peer
evaluation scheduled for
2015.
Negotiate and conclude Conclude
a Technical
Cooperation
Agreement concluded in March
cooperation agreements with Agreement between AFRAC and SADCA.
Carry out joint SADCA/AFRAC pre- and 2014. Neville Tayler qualified and
bodies with similar objectives
peer evaluations
registered as a SADCA and AFRAC
to SADCA
peer evaluator.
Coordinate participation in
Chair and MRA Committee Chair
regional and international
attend ILAC/IAF meetings.
accreditation meetings
Review SADCA Bylaws
Feedback on changes to be provided
by Secretariat.
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FINANCES
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UNAUDITED FINANCES: FOR THE PERIOD 1 APRIL 2014 TO 31 MARCH
2015
SANAS/THE
DTI
OTHER
ZAR
ZAR
SADCA EXPENSES
The SADCA Secretariat and
Regional Coordinator function
is hosted by SANAS, and the
South African dti continues to
fund the SADCA Secretariat,
EXCO
meetings
attendance
Chairperson
of
and
the
and
the
ADMINISTRATION
1 070 000.00
WEBSITE (MAINTENANCE)
20 000.00
SECRETARIAT SALARIES
1 050 000.00
SADCA
Regional
REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
105 000.00
Coordinator at AFRAC, ILAC and
IAF meetings.
SECRETARIAT
TRAVEL
GENERAL ASSEMBLY)
(APLAC/PAC
EXCO EXPENSES
TOTAL EXPENSES
100 000.00
5 000.00
1 175 000.00
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FUTURE PLANS
For the period 2013/14 to 2016/17 SADCA will continue to focus on the
operationalisation of SADCA which would include amongst other things:
 The provision of a structure to coordinate the activities of the various
accreditation bodies in the region, aimed at avoiding duplication and
promoting transfer of knowledge;
 The provision of a mechanism to formulate a SADC position on
accreditation in the international fora and for appropriate interaction
with other regions;
 The provision of a cost effective mechanism to enable and manage an
internationally recognised accreditation infrastructure for SADC.
The operational phase of SADCA will consist of the following two main
elements, namely:
It is important to identify the
strategic intent of the SADCA
mandate as it is captured in
its vision, mission, objectives
and outputs.
In support of an accreditation
infrastructure
for
SADC,
 To operationalise SADCA which consists of SADC Member country
representatives; and
 To establish and roll-out a SADCA MRA between accreditation bodies
that want to be a signatory to the SADCA MRA.
The operationalisation of SADCA aims to continue with compliance to the
ILAC and IAF requirements for a Regional Accreditation Cooperation, and
to establish a Technical Committee and Technical Sub Committees which
may cover laboratory, certification body and inspection body
accreditation.
The SADCA MRA aims are to enable international recognition of SADCA’s
capacity to provide sufficient evidence of competence, and proof that
SADCA can run and manage a MRA through its MRA Council and MRA
Committee.
SADCA’s main clients and
strategic focus are national
and
multi-economy
accreditation bodies in the
region.
SADCA will continue to assist in the integration of the technical
infrastructure being created within SADC into the regional strategies to
manage TBT and SPS related activities through:
 Focusing on the training of technical experts for use as technical and
lead assessors, trainers and peer evaluators for the SADC region;
 Continued participation in the regional and international fora;
 Submission of projects to international donor funding organisations
for further funding of SADCA activities.
 Liaison and cooperation with other regional accreditation bodies like
AFRAC, ARAC, APLAC and IAAC.
The 2015/16 Performance Targets as per the SADCA Strategic Plan are
captured in the following section.
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2015/16 PERFORMANCE TARGETS
OUTCOMES
OUTPUTS
Operationalisation
Committee
Operational SADCA Cooperation
Established SADCA MRA
Negotiate and conclude cooperation
agreements with bodies with similar
objectives to SADCA
Participation
in
regional
and
international accreditation meetings
of
the
2015/16
Technical Roll out the work plan and identify the need for sub-Committees.
Establishment of the Marketing and Communications Committee
and development of the terms of reference and workplan.
Continuous
marketing
and
Maintenance of the SADCA website.
communication on SADCA Cooperation
Develop and publish marketing material and raise awareness.
Identification of Proficiency Testing
Schemes (PTS) service providers and a
SADCA database
Operationalisation of the SADCA MRA
Committee
Roll out peer evaluation of accreditation
bodies
Maintenance
Roll out of the SADCA MRA Committee work plans
Continue with pre- and peer evaluations and start with initial
evaluations:
- SADCAS (Full AFRAC-ILAC) May/June 2015;
- MAURITAS (Pre-peer AFRAC-SADCA-ILAC) June 2015;
- SANAS (Full ILAC/IAF) August 2015.
Conclude a Technical Cooperation
Agreement between SADCA and other Carry out joint SADCA/AFRAC pre- and peer evaluations
regional cooperations.
Appointed representatives to attend EXCO to appoint Members to represent SADCA at ILAC, IAF and
these meetings
AFRAC Meetings.
- Robin: IAF Executive, MLA, JMC (SADCA)
- Ron: ILAC Executive, A-Series, AMC, JMC (AFRAC)
- Jeanne: ILAC Inspection Committee (SADCA rep), AIC,
ARC & PTWG.
- Mpho: IAF Technical Meetings
- Linda G: ILAC Inspection Committee
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OUTCOMES
SADCA 5 Year Plan (2017/18 – 2021/22)
OUTPUTS
Review of the 2012/13 – 2016/17
SADCA 5 Year Plan
2015/16
-
Neville:
-
EXCO to review the 2012/13 – 2016/17 Business Plan;
Develop a position paper for SADCA’s position in African
and international accreditation arena;
EXCO workshop on the way forward; and
Develop the next 5 year cycle Business Plan.
-
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TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS
ABs
AFRAC
AFRIMETS
AFSEC
AIA
APLAC
ARIPO
ARSO
AU
BOBS
BoD
CABs
CEO
COMESA
DRC
EA
EAC
EU
EXCO
IAAC
IAF
IEC
IGAD
ILAC
ISO
IUMP
KENAS
MAURITAS
MBS
MLA
MoU
NAFP
NEPAD
NLA
NML
NORAD
NSI
OCC
PAC
PTB
RECs
SADC
SADCA
SADCAS
Accreditation Bodies
African Accreditation Cooperation
Intra-Africa Metrology System
African Electro-technical Standardization Commission
Approved Inspection Authority
Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization
African Organisation for Standardization
African Union
Botswana Bureau of Standards
Board of Directors
Conformity Assessment Bodies
Chief Executive Officer
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo
European Cooperation for Accreditation
East African Community
European Union
Executive Committee
Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation
International Accreditation Forum
International Electro-technical Commission
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
International Organisation for Standardization
Industrial Upgrading and Modernisation Programme
Kenyan Accreditation Service
Mauritius Accreditation Service
Malawi Bureau of Standards
Multi-Lateral Agreement /or Arrangement
Memorandum of Understanding
National Accreditation Focal Point
New Partnership for Africa’s Development
National Laboratory Association
National Metrology Laboratory
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Namibia Standards Institution
Congolese Control Office
Pacific Accreditation Cooperation
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Regional Economic Communities
Southern African Development Community
Southern African Development Community Cooperation in Accreditation
Southern African Development Community Accreditation Service
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SANAS
SPS
SQAM
SQAMEG
TBT
TPA
the dti
South African National Accreditation System
Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Standardisation, Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Metrology
Standardisation, Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Metrology Expert
Group
Technical Barriers to Trade
Twinning Partnership Arrangement
The South African Department of Trade and Industry
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This Annual Report was compiled by the SADCA Secretariat.
CONTACT DETAILS - SADCA Secretariat:
Telephone: +27 12 740 8420
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.sadca.org
Physical address:
121 Muckleneuk Street,
Brooklyn, Pretoria,
South Africa
Postal address:
Private Bag X23,
Sunnyside,
Pretoria,
0132,
South Africa

SADCA Annual Report 2014/15

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