1 NESCC Webinar Lane Hallenbeck ANSI Vice President, Accreditation Services 3 November 2009 International Conformity Assessment and 3 rd Party Accreditation
Slide 2 National Conformity Assessment Principles for the United States Articulates principles for conformity assessment activities in the U.S. Guidance document to be considered along with the U.S. Standards Strategy Promotes marketplace understanding and confidence in conformity assessment processes
Slide 3 IAF International Accreditation Forum IAAC Inter American Accreditation Cooperation PAC Pacific Accreditation Cooperation APLAC Asia-Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation EA European Accreditation Cooperation ILAC International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Multilateral Recognitions are Essential
Slide 4 Supplier Organization Accreditation bodies Assess competence Conformity assessment bodies Audit conformity Accredited Third Party Hierarchy (ISO/IEC standard for accreditation bodies)
Slide 5 ANSI Accreditation Portfolio Conformity Assessment (ISO/IEC 17011) Product Certifiers Personnel Certifiers SDO’s and ISO TAGs ANSI Procedures “Essential Requirements ” Standards Laboratories Inspection Bodies ISO/IE C ISO/IE C ISO/IE C ISO/IE C ISO/IE C Management System Certifiers ISO/IE C Greenhouse Gas Verifiers
Slide 6 Examples of Third Party Management Systems Certification Government Agencies Department of Homeland Security – Emergency Preparedness Trade Associations QuEST Forum (Telecom) – TL 9000 IAQG (Aerospace) – AS 9100 American Chemical Council – RC American Forest & Paper Association - SFI
Slide 7 Examples of Third Party Personnel Certification Government Agencies Department of Defense – Information Security Commonwealth of Massachusetts – Financial Advisors State of California – Crane Operators Trade Associations Conference for Food Protection – Food Safety Managers Professional Societies Sonographers, Podiatrists, Pathologists
Slide 8 Examples of 3 rd Party Product Certification Government Agencies Federal Communications Commission – Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB) Program (NIST NVCASE) Trade Associations Food Marketing Institute – SQF American Forest & Paper Association – SFI Professional Societies ASME – Elevators and Escalators
Slide 9 Examples of 3 rd Party Laboratory Accreditation Government Agencies Consumer Product Safety Commission – Testing for Children’s Products Federal Communications Commission – Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB) Program (NIST NVCASE) Trade Associations Toy Industry Association – Toy Safety Certification Program
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Slide 11 Standards and Conformity Assessment: An Equation for Success System Quality + Process Effectiveness + Product Integrity + Personnel Competence = Marketplace Confidence
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