UKAS Key facts National Accreditation Body in the UK Self-funding private company limited by guarantee (Non-profit distributing) 180 full time staff (70% technical) Pool of 250 technical assessors (contract) Operating in the public interest 18 Members ( ‘shareholders’)

UKAS Members Government Customers Business Professional and other Interests

UKAS operates in most sectors e.g. Mobile Phone TestingHealthcareAir, land, water Energy EfficiencyForensic ScienceNuclear New Build

UKAS Accreditation CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT (Testing & Calibration labs, certification & inspection bodies, or any independent evaluation) PRODUCT & SERVICE PROVIDERS (People, management systems,, equipment, organisations, products etc.) Peer Evaluation International Standards Standards / Regulatory requirements / Scheme criteria GOVERNMENTCONSUMERS PURCHASERS CONFIDENCETRUSTASSURANCE

UKAS Accreditation Inspection Bodies Fairground & Amusement Park Devices Peer Evaluation ISO/ IEC HSG 175, ADSC, ADIPS requirements / Scheme criteria GOVERNMENTCONSUMERS PURCHASERS CONFIDENCETRUSTASSURANCE

ISO/ IEC ISO / IEC is an international standard used by inspection bodies to demonstrate competence It has requirements for independence, impartiality, systems, processes, methods /equipment used for inspection and technical competence

Independence & Impartiality Independence is about the structure –Type A – third party –Type B – In –house –Type C – Not third party All types must demonstrate impartiality

Management system So that things are managed systematically Minimise errors and improve consistency Defined processes Policies, procedures, instructions Regular checks ( internal audits) Review by management Customer feedback & corrective actions To suit the size and complexity of IB

Technical competence Process for managing competence of personnel Monitoring of inspectors Inspection requirements, methods, instructions Use of sub–contractors Facilities and equipment

Accreditation process Application – Pre assessment Assessment –Office –On –site Corrective action verification Accreditation Surveillance and reassesment

How to find a ukas-accredited IB Visit ukas.com for a full ‘live’ list (Including accreditation number)

Accreditation Schedule Field of InspectionType & Range Methods & Procedures Fairground and Amusement Park Devices In-service inspection ADSC - Amusement Devices Safety Council, Safety of Amusement Devices 2008, Part 1 - In Service Annual Inspection HSG Fairground and amusement parks – guidance on safe practice In-house procedure xxxxxxxx BS EN 13814

Pilot Assessment The first pilot assessment of an inspection body involved in inspection of fairground and amusement park devices is now underway Jacobs Engineering (UK) Ltd, Ashton Lane, Manchester

Challenges Assessment of wide range of skills Competence of sub contractors Internal auditing Monitoring of inspectors Structure for inspection instructions Transfer of experience Cost

Working with ADIPS Proposals Self assessment tool Training of ADIPS staff on ISO/ IEC17020 ADIPS to perform pre assessments ADIPS to conduct internal audits Group assessments