1. ACCREDITATION FOR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT, CALIBRATION AND GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE BILL, 2006
 6 September 2006

2. Administer regulations technical regulations
SOUTH AFRICA’S TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
REGULATORS
Administer regulations
REGULATED
SECTOR
GOVERNMENT
Set policy, laws &
technical regulations
VOLUNTARY
SECTOR
Customer/Market
Requirements
SABS- STANDARDS
Specific technical requirement
of a product or a system
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
Prove technical requirements are met
Testing, Inspection & Certification
SUPPLIER
CUSTOMER
NMI- MEASUREMENT
Underpins testing & calibration
through national measurement standards
SANAS- ACCREDITATION
Assures competence

3. Mandate
To provide accreditation services whereby they formally regulate the technical competency of conformity assessment service providers that offer testing and certification services in both the public and private sector.

4. Objects The objects of SANAS are to:
(a) accredit or monitor for GLP compliance purposes, organisations falling within its scope of activity;
(b) promote accreditation as a means of facilitating international trade and enhancing the Republic’s economic performance and transformation;
(c) promote the competence and equivalence of accredited bodies; and
(d) promote the competence and equivalence of compliant GLP facilities.

5. Accreditation and Conformity Assessment
Demands for
accreditation
Certification body
Inspection body
Testing laboratory
How accreditation serves conformity assessment
Market
Product/
service
Consumer WTO +
Regions+Nat
Government
Producer
Requirements
Conformity assessment

6. Board of SANAS The Board will consists of—
The Board will consists of—
Ten to fifteen members appointed by the Minister;
(a) the Chief Executive Officer appointed by virtue of his or her office;
(b) not more than two senior managers of SANAS appointed by the Minister as executive board members.
(c) the rest of the members, who are non executive members and appointed by the Minister

7. Board of SANAS - Continue
When appointing members to the Board, the Minister must ensure that those members—
(a) are broadly representative of the population of the Republic; and
(b) have sufficient knowledge, experience or qualifications relating to the functions of SANAS and the responsibilities of the Board including, in particular, business management, finance, marketing, international or regional accreditation, standardisation and technical regulatory matters.
The chairperson of the Board must be selected by the members and be approved by the Minister.

8. Forum
The Board must establish an advisory forum consisting of representatives of bodies with an interest in accreditation and representatives of accredited bodies.
The Board must ensure that different interests are adequately represented in the Forum.
The Forum must advise the Board on:
(a) matters in respect of which SANAS could play a role;
(b) any other matter on which the Board requests advice.
The Board must establish a constitution and, if necessary, rules for the Forum.

9. Administration Manager Sumé Murray Senior Manager 1
CEO
Mike Peet PA
Elize Lubbe PA
Azra Ahmed
Director (Technical)
Sean Mac Curtain
Senior Manager 3
Vacant
Senior Manager 4
Ron Josias
Administration Manager
Sumé Murray
Senior Manager 1
Mpho Phaloane
Senior Manager 2
In process of being filled
Senior admin 1
Praise Maja
Senior admin 2
Cleon Andrews
Senior admin 3
Tshenolo Molamu
Business Manager & accountant
Christi Warren
Research & development
Notende Mgudlwa
Verification
Thabo Chesalokile
Test & Insp.
(Chem & Food)
Marlan Pillay
Calibration
(Mechanical)
Neville Tayler
Medical
Vijay Padayachee
Pool of 11 administrators
(existing in future)
Elwina Daniels Samedah Davis
Esther Ndlovu Sarah Ravhudzulo
Linda Bam Thulethu Tyumre
Nyiko Nkhwashu Refilwe Tlatla
Legal
Adams & Adams
Training
Mandla Sithole
Calibration
(Electrical)
In process of being filled
GLP, GCP & Vet
Christinah Leballo
Human Resources
Smith Chamberlain & Associates
Reception
Shirley Mashabela
Inspection
(Mech.& Phys.)
In process of being filled
Certification & Blood Transfusion
Monica Peart
IT projects
Brandon Gurwitz
Marketing
Amava Communications
Test
(Mech. & Phys.)
In process if being filled
Contractor (Medical)
Yolanda Vinnicombe

10. Staff
The chief executive officer and all other employees of the Association are transferred to SANAS as if section 197 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995) were applicable .