NATA accreditation:

• provides an internationally recognised means of evaluating the competence of organisations to perform specific tests, calibrations, measurements and inspections;
• allows these facilities to determine whether they are performing their work correctly and to appropriate standards;
• helps testing and inspection facilities maintain their competence through regular surveillance visits;
• provides formal recognition of competent testing and inspection services and thus enhances their marketing;
• assists with meeting the requirements of contractors who specify independently verified facilities;
• assists manufacturing organisations to ensure the quality of in-house testing of their products;
• enables customers to identify and select reliable testing, calibration, measurement and inspection services.