What Is SAC-SINGLAS Accreditation, and Why It Matters for Your Audit

SAC-SINGLAS accreditation is formal, independent recognition that a calibration laboratory is technically competent to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard. In Singapore it is granted by the Singapore Accreditation Council. When a lab is SAC-SINGLAS accredited, its calibration certificates carry recognised measurement traceability. Exactly what your own auditor is looking for.

Why accreditation matters for your audit

If your quality system runs to ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025 or a regulated standard, your auditor will ask one question about your measuring equipment: can you prove it was calibrated by a competent, traceable source? A certificate from a non-accredited provider may not satisfy that, because nothing independent vouches for that provider's competence. An accredited certificate does.

Accredited vs non-accredited calibration

• Accredited: competence is independently assessed; the certificate is traceable and recognised in audits.
• Non-accredited: a certificate is issued, but with no third-party assurance of methods, uncertainty or traceability.

How to check a lab's accreditation

Ask for two things: the lab's accreditation number and its scope of accreditation. Unitest Instruments is SAC-SINGLAS accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 under accreditation number LA-2023-0845-C , see our accreditation & scope.

Get an accredited calibration quote

Unitest provides accredited calibration in Singapore, in our laboratory or on-site at your facility. Request a calibration quote and we'll help keep your equipment audit-ready.