As part of the longstanding industry requirements, Standards Testing Laboratories (STL) is scheduled to hold their bi-annual quality audit accreditations for its Massillon, Ohio and San Angelo, Texas facilities in October of 2021. In years past, the assessors for the ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 17025:2017 quality programs would visit the facilities and scrutinize the processes, procedures, machinery, and equipment to ensure they meet the exacting standards laid out per the requirements. When the 2020 COVID measures of shutdown and distancing hit the industry, STL didn’t skip a beat and continued to test. Because the laboratory continued to produce test data, the quality systems also needed to stay operational. The methods of auditing the lab have been modified and transitioned from an in-person audit to a remote audit using video conferencing and emails for sending evidence of compliance.

This year, Standards Testing Labs will continue to use the remote audit method due to the heavy COVID restrictions still set for business travel and out of town overnight stays. STL will also be welcoming a new auditor from SAI Global with hopes that assessor will take a good hard look at the quality system and make sure things are operating as efficient as it should. One of the internal goals that STL has is to ensure its quality standards are met or exceeded. Part of our quality statement is that we are “Tough on Testing,” meaning that we are not only tough on the testing itself, but also tough on ourselves to ensure our testing results are accurate as possible and can be trusted. That trust is a big part of our business. 

If you or your company are interested in learning more about STL and the services we provide, do not hesitate to explore our website and/or contact us via our online submission form. You can also contact us directly at (330)-833-8548 or corporate@stllabs.com