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[Charles Steinmetz]

>I have to side with Tom on this one. Accreditation only provides 
>independant verifcation of processess and proceedures. It provides 
>increased confidence (in both the human and statistical senses) in 
>the service provided. It does not prove that your standard is correct.

Documentation and accreditation are two entirely different 
things.  Documentation is keeping track of a quantified chain of 
inference leading to a conclusion regarding the uncertainty of a 
measurement.  If documentation has not been done, there is no basis 
for ANY claim about the uncertainty of a measurement.

Accreditation is the process of evaluating and auditing someone's 
procedures (including their documentation) by a third party.

Accreditation is not necessary to have a basis for a claim of the 
bounds of uncertainty of a measurement, but documentation is.

Best regards,

Charles