APPLICATION FORM FOR LABORATORY CERTIFICATION: FORM A Name of Laboratory:_____________________________________________ Name of Parent Institution:________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Contact Person:________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________________ Telephone No.:________________________________________________ Fax No.:__________________________ E-Mail:________________________ I/We hereby apply to be certified as operating a laboratory which is in conformance with the requirements of the Sierra Leone Standards SLS 170:2012 – General requirements for the operation of a laboratory. I/We agree to allow the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau to conduct audits of the premises as may be necessary. I/We agree that any costs for consultation involved in the assessment of the laboratory prior to being certified shall be paid by me/us at the request of the SLSB. I/We agree to abide by the terms and conditions for maintenance and withdrawal/cancellation of the certificate issued to me/us by the SLSB, as long as the certificate is in force. On granting the certificate I/We, the applicant agrees: 1. To abide by the requirements outlined in the Sierra Leone Standards SLS170:2012 “General requirements for the operation of a laboratory”, and the SLSB‘s Laboratory Certification Programme. 2. To pay the required annual fee. 3. That the certificate may be withdrawn/cancelled, on failure by the applicant to comply with the requirements of the Sierra Leone Standards SLS170:2012 and the SLSB’s Laboratory Certification Programme. The Sierra Leone Standards Bureau (SLSB) agrees not to declare any information which the applicant has advised ( in advance) as secret information, or which is obtained by the SLSB in confidence from the agreement holder, except when required by law. Signature of Applicant: ................................................................................... Name of Applicant: ......................................................................................... Position: .......................................................................................................... For and Behalf of: ............................................................................................ (Company Stamp) This completed application form, with the initial questionnaire and application fee should be sent to the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau at: Executive Director, Wahman Abu Compound. Kelsey Road, Ferry Junction, Freetown. The Bureau will then review the application and commence processing.