As part of INAB Awareness Campaign, INAB conducted two surveys which targetted Irish Industry & Government (Phase 1) and End Users of accreditation (Phase 2).

IAF and ILAC have agreed an implementation plan to ensure a smooth transition of accredited certification to ISO 9001:2008, the latest version of the standard for quality management systems (QMS).

INAB has for many years used the EU NACE classification system for identifying areas of competence on schedules of accreditation for management systems certification bodies.

The 15th meeting of the EA laboratory committee took place in Athens on the 12th and 13th of March 2008. The meeting was attended by James Stapleton on behalf of INAB.

The 15th Meeting of the EA Certification Committee (EA CC) took place in Athens on 25th and 26th February 2008.