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NPL is committed to providing a quality service to all our customers taking due regard of environmental issues and a safe and healthy working environment. Extracts from NPL's Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety documentation demonstrate this commitment.
NPL's quality management system has been registered for scientific R&D and the provision of internal services by LRQA to ISO 9001:2015 and software quality certification TickITplus. Paper masters of the certificates of approval and the certificate schedules are held by the NPL Quality Assurance team. LRQA certificate of approval:
ISO 9001: 2015 and TickITplus Certificate of Approval and Schedule
NPL's standard calibration, measurement and testing services have been accredited by UKAS. The accredited capability of those services may be found in the calibration and testing schedules issued by UKAS:
Calibration – UKAS reference number 0478: Certificate | Laboratory scope Testing – UKAS reference number 0002: Certificate | Laboratory scope Reference Materials – UKAS reference number 4002: Certificate | Laboratory scope Proficiency Testing – UKAS reference number 0016: Certificate | Laboratory scope
NPL has achieved certification to the UK Government Cyber Essentials PLUS scheme, providing an assurance framework of fundamental technical security controls, including: Boundary Firewalls and Internet Gateways; Secure Configuration; Access Control; Malware Protection; and Patch Management.
This policy is authorised by Peter Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, on 28/03/2019 and is in force from this date.
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