09 October 2011
Amman - The King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau KADDB on Sunday announced it had received the United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) Accreditation for testing armored material, "Resistance to Bullet attack of Glass, Doors, Shutters and Blinds" according to European standards.
In its report, UKAS said that the Bureau had shown positive development since the initial surveillance, "the laboratory was very well prepared".
KADDB has also successfully passed the annual surveillance audit on the existing accreditation for testing weapons and ammunitions according to the NATO standards in compliance with the ISO/IEC, general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. The UKAS report also tackled the highly effective internal audit regime conducted by KADDB, where the staff are well trained and show a keen interest in the roles and responsibilities handed to them. As for the technical surveillance part, the report included a review about the correctly maintained equipment that is supported by fully documented applicable internal procedures. It explained that "confidence in tests undertaken is further increased by the use of NATO reference rounds".
Applying for the accreditation came as an initiative by KADDB to provide services of international standards, which prove the accuracy, reliability and credibility of the tests by applying the quality systems approved and ratified from internationally accredited entities. Established in 1999, KADDB is an independent government entity within the Jordan Armed Forces for the supply of high quality, efficient and cost-effective scientific and technical research and development services in Defence, Security and Automotive industries.
Amman - The King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau KADDB on Sunday announced it had received the United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) Accreditation for testing armored material, "Resistance to Bullet attack of Glass, Doors, Shutters and Blinds" according to European standards.
In its report, UKAS said that the Bureau had shown positive development since the initial surveillance, "the laboratory was very well prepared".
KADDB has also successfully passed the annual surveillance audit on the existing accreditation for testing weapons and ammunitions according to the NATO standards in compliance with the ISO/IEC, general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. The UKAS report also tackled the highly effective internal audit regime conducted by KADDB, where the staff are well trained and show a keen interest in the roles and responsibilities handed to them. As for the technical surveillance part, the report included a review about the correctly maintained equipment that is supported by fully documented applicable internal procedures. It explained that "confidence in tests undertaken is further increased by the use of NATO reference rounds".
Applying for the accreditation came as an initiative by KADDB to provide services of international standards, which prove the accuracy, reliability and credibility of the tests by applying the quality systems approved and ratified from internationally accredited entities. Established in 1999, KADDB is an independent government entity within the Jordan Armed Forces for the supply of high quality, efficient and cost-effective scientific and technical research and development services in Defence, Security and Automotive industries.
© Jordan News Agency - Petra 2011
