Below you'll find an overview of the accreditations, affiliations and recognitions we have throughout the Americas.
All accreditations are granted to the legal entities operating within Intertek. Each accreditation has a defined scope and is site specific.
American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
- Scope: Accreditation for automotive, EMC, ICT, medical devices, telecommunications and thermal testing, FCC Telecom Certification Body (A2LA testing scopes are site specific; for further details contact A2LA or the Intertek facility.)
- Criteria: ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC 17065
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- Scope: Accreditation of the ETL Listed Certification Program
- Criteria: ISO/IEC 17065
Organismo Argentino de Accreditacion
- Scope: Accreditation of ETL-AR Product Certification
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Scope: Recognition as a TCB to FCC requirements
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Scope: Recognized labs for wireless device and terminal equipment testing
Recognized certification body for ISED radiocommunication and broadcasting requirements
International Accreditation Service (IAS)
- Scope: Accreditation for testing, inspection and certification of building materials and gas fueled appliances
- Criteria: Accreditation Criteria 89 supporting ISO/IEC 17025, Accreditation Criteria 98 supporting ISO/IEC 17020, and Accreditation Criteria 370 supporting ISO/IEC 17065
International Electrotechnical Commission of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)
- Scope: Approval in the CB Scheme as a National Certification Body and Certification Body Testing Laboratory in the categories of household and similar equipment, electrical equipment for medical use, electronics/entertainment, IT and office equipment and measuring instruments
- Criteria: ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17025
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)
- Scope: Accreditation of Intertek laboratory for Photometry and MIL specifications. NVLAP Lab Code: 100402-0. (NVLAP testing scopes are site specific; for further details contact NVLAP or the Intertek facility.)
- Criteria: ISO/IEC 17025
Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
- Scope: Recognition of the ETL Listed and Warnock Hersey certification programs
- Criteria: 29 CFR 1910.7
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
- Scope: Accreditation as a Testing Organization and Certification Body for electrical appliances, gas-fueled appliances and building materials under the ETL Listing and Warnock Hersey Certification Programs. Also accredited as an inspection body.
- Criteria: ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC 17020
Latin America
Argentina: OAA (Organismo Argentino de Accreditacion)
- Scope: Argentina S Mark for Product Certification
- Criteria: ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation of ETL
Brazil: CGCRE/INMETRO (Coordenação Geral de Acreditação General Coordination for Accreditation)
- Scope: Testing Laboratory and INMETRO Product Certification Body
- Criteria: ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC 17065
Chile: INN (Instituto Nacional de Normalización)
- Scope: Product Certification Body
- Criteria: ISO/IEC 17065
Colombia: ONAC (Organismo Nacional de Acreditación de Colombia)
- Scope: Product Certification Body
- Criteria: ISO/IEC 17065
Mexico: EMA (Entidad Mexicana de Acreditacion, A.C.)
- Scope: Testing Laboratory and NOM Product Certification Body
- Criteria: ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO/IEC 17025