ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Accreditation Advisory Services Worldwide.
ISO/IEC 17020 conformity assessment establishes requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection. These have been developed to build confidence in the inspection bodies. Accreditation to an inspection bodies is a procedure through which an authoritative body provides formal recognition of technical competence for specific inspection. This is based on third-party assessment defined as per ISO/IEC 17020:2012 standard.

ISO/IEC 17020:2012 has been drafted in accordance with the rules established in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. ISO 17020:2012 accreditation is managed by IAF MRA (International Accreditation Forum Multilateral Recognition Arrangement). ). IAF is primary engaged in the development and updating of guidelines related with accreditation activities. These international arrangements provide acceptance of inspection results amongst countries which MRA partners represent. Upon accreditation as per ISO 17020 standard of inspection bodies by such recognized body, the inspection report of inspection bodies is eligible for global recognition and acceptance. This standard was initially published in year 1998 and was later revised in 2012. Currently the 2012 version is in implementation. The ISO17020:2012 standard has categorized inspection bodies into three major categories which are as under:

• Type – A Inspection body, means an independent inspection body, which is only engaged in inspection activities (independent of the parties involved),
• Type – B Inspection body, means its inspection services shall only be supplied to the organization of which the inspection body forms a part, and
• Type – C Inspection body, means the inspection body shall provide safeguards within the organization to ensure adequate segregation of responsibilities and accountabilities between inspection and other activities.

ISO/IEC 17020 Accreditation Services
The ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Accreditation Certificate is issued by accreditation body (Like UKAS in UK, ANSI in USA and NABCB in India,), which are authorized by IAF MRA to provide accreditation under the ISO/IEC 17020:2012. After successful completion of assessment, the ISO 17020 accreditation certificate is issued for a period of two years. After one year surveillance audits are conducted by the Accreditation body after one year. Upon completion of two-year cycle, a renewal audit is conducted without any periodic surveillance assessment at every two years.
An ILAC / APLAC approved accreditation body grants ISO/IEC 17020:2012 accreditation, to the inspection bodies. ISO/IEC 17020:2012 is an accreditation and not certification like ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and other system certification.

Process in ISO/IEC 17020 Accreditation Advisory Services
Sustainable Stewardship Private Limitedhas a vast experience in ISO 17020 Accreditation Advisory Services for the implementation and certification of ISO/IEC 17020:2012 for all types of inspection bodies, such as container inspection bodies, fire door inspection bodies, grocery inspection bodies etc.

Wood Certification Private Limited, an ISO 17020 Accreditation Advisory Services in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Cochin, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jakarta, Malaysia, Indonesia, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Egypt, Lebanon, Nepal, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia etc. develops the system for its customers in the following manners:

• Thorough micro–level survey across all inspection parameter of the certifying bodies which cascades into a detailed gap analysis report,
• Preparation of applicable documents as required for ISO/IEC 17020:2012, based on detailed study of all activities of the inspection bodies, such as;
• ISO 17020 Quality Manual,
• Quality Procedures for ISO/IEC 17020:2012 accreditation (mandatory procedures required by the standard),
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for inspection of various activities, as well as operation and calibration of identified equipments used in the inspection,
• Formats to establish the objective evidence of implementation and to ensure control over all the inspection parameter,
• Preparation of Quality Assurance Plan for sustaining and assuring quality of inspection services provided to its customer,
• Training for ISO 17020 across all levels of employees within the inspection bodies,
• Assistance in effective implementation of system through periodic site visit till accreditation,
• Conducting internal audit for ISO 17020 system to gauge preparation and readiness for the accreditation,
• Assistance in conducting management review meeting in the presence of Top Management for suitable guidance of inspection body for effective implementation of all the issues related to inspection,
• Witnessing/ demonstration of inspection activities to build confidence among the employees, etc.

Technical Requirements of ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Accreditation Standard
Inspection bodies are required to identify specific technical requirements of ISO/IEC 17020:2012 during the process of implementation:

• Person nominated as Management Representative for establishing, implementation and monitoring of effective implementation of the management system's requirements,
• Person nominated as Technical Manager for establishing, implementation and monitoring of effective implementation of the technical requirements,
• Parameters of Inspection, its location of performance, field of inspection, range and type of inspection and reference of the proven inspection methods,
• Statistical analysis of re–inspection results,
• Comparison with other accredited inspection body to validate the level of competence against other ISO/IEC 17020:2012 accredited inspection body, derived on the basis of statistical analysis

Advantages of ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Accreditation System

• Enhances efficiency, productivity and effectiveness in the overall Inspection bodies operation,
• Increases level of motivation, co–operation, workmanship and quality awareness including competence,
• Enhances confidence in inspection data and of personnel performing work. Greater control of processes and activities throughout inspection bodies. Savings in terms of time and money due to reduction or elimination of the need for re–inspection / re–work etc.,
• Provides insights into analysis of data and record keeping.
• Provide guidelines and better control for maintenance of equipment, preservation of inspection records, etc.
• Establish confidence of management and customers as regards to results as well as reports and increase customers' trust as well as market share.
• Better image of inspection bodies as a Quality inspection bodies in global market.
• Worldwide recognition and credibility.
• An ISO 17020:2012 accredited inspection body has a definite edge over competitors.

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ISO 17021 Accreditation Advisory Services Globally.
ISO/IEC 17021 Conformity Assessment defines the requirements of compliance for the operation of various types of bodies performing certification and they have been developed to develop confidence in the certification bodies. Accreditation of certification bodies is a procedure through which an accreditation body provides formal recognition of technical competence for specific types of certifications such as QMS ISO 900, EMS ISO 14001, etc., based upon third-party assessment as per ISO/IEC 17021 standard. The draft of this international standard is in accordance with the rules defined in the directives. Accreditation bodies (authorised by ISO) manage ISO 17021 Accreditation. Certifying bodies upon qualification get global acceptance due to mutual accreditation as per ISO 17021 standard.

ISO/IEC 17021 Accreditation Certification
An accreditation body authorised to provide accreditation under the ISO/IEC 17021 issues the Certificate of Accreditation. The ISO 17021 certificate is issued for a specific period of time after successful completion of registration (final) assessment. After one year surveillance audits are conducted by the accreditation body.

ISO/IEC 17021 is an accreditation, granted to the certification bodies by approved accreditation body. It is an accreditation not certification like ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or similar system certifications.

Steps involved in ISO/IEC 17021 Accreditation Advisory Services
Sustainable Stewardship Private Limitedhas a vast experience for providing ISO 17021 consultancy in regards to the implementation and certification of ISO/IEC 17021 for all types of system certification like QMS, EMS, ISMS, EnMS, etc.
Wood Certification Private Limited, provide ISO 17021 accreditation consultancy in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Dubai, Dhaka, Tehran, Manila, Nepal, Colombo, Maldives, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates & Yemen and develops systems as per the following process:

• Thorough micro–level survey across all inspection parameter of the certifying bodies which cascades into a detailed gap analysis report,
• Preparation of applicable documents as required for ISO/IEC 17021:2012, based on detailed study of all activities of the inspection bodies, such as;
• ISO 17021 Quality Manual,
• Quality Procedures for ISO/IEC 17021 accreditation (mandatory procedures required by the standard),
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for certification of various activities management system used in the certification,
• Formats to establish the objective evidence of implementation and to ensure control over all the management system,
• Preparation of Quality Assurance Plan for maintaining and assuring quality of services provided to its customers,
• Training for ISO 17020 across all levels of employees within the inspection bodies,
• Assistance in effective implementation of system through periodic site visit till accreditation,
• Conducting internal audit for ISO 17020 system to gauge preparation and readiness for the accreditation,
• Assistance in conducting management review meeting in the presence of Top Management for suitable guidance of inspection body for effective implementation of all the issues related to inspection,
• Witnessing/ demonstration of inspection activities to build confidence among the employees, etc.

Technical Requirements of ISO/IEC 17021
Certification bodies are required to identify the following technical requirements of ISO/IEC 17021 during implementation:

• Nominate a person as Management Representative for establishing, implementation and monitoring of effective implementation of the management system's requirements.
• Management system, its location of performance, field of certification, types of management system.

Advantages of ISO/IEC 17021 System

• Enhances efficiency, productivity and effectiveness in the overall Inspection bodies operation,
• Increases level of motivation, co–operation, workmanship and quality awareness including competence,
• Enhances confidence in inspection data and of personnel performing work. Greater control of processes and activities throughout inspection bodies. Savings in terms of time and money due to reduction or elimination of the need for re–inspection / re–work etc.,
• Provides insights into analysis of data and record keeping.
• Provide guidelines and better control for maintenance of equipment, preservation of inspection records, etc.
• Establish confidence of management and customers as regards to results as well as reports and increase customers' trust as well as market share.
• Better image of inspection bodies as a Quality inspection bodies in global market.
• Worldwide recognition and credibility.

An ISO 17021:2012 accredited inspection body has a definite edge over competitors.

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ISO/IEC 17024 Accreditation Advisory Services Globally.

ISO/IEC 17024 Conformity assessment – deals with the general requirements for bodies operating certification of persons in order to enhance confidence in the bodies engaged in personnel certification. Accreditation regarding bodies engaged in ISO/IEC 17024 personnel certification is a procedure through which an authoritative body provides formal recognition of technical competence for specific activities conducted by the certifying body, based on third-party assessment. This is based on ISO/IEC 17024:2012 standard. ISO/IEC 17024 is an International Standard drafted in accordance with the rules provided in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. 

ISO/IEC 17024 Accreditation is managed by IAF MRA (International Accreditation Forum Multilateral Recognition Arrangement). IAF’s primary engagement is in the development and updating of guidelines related with accreditation activities. Owing to such international arrangements acceptance of person between countries to which MRA partners represent is ensured. Upon accreditation of certification bodies by such recognized body, the certificate of person receives acceptance globally because of mutual recognition. These standard were initially published in year 2003 and which got revised in 2012. The following principles are contained in the standards:

• The overarching purpose of ISO 17024 certification of personnel is to provide a recognition to an individual's competence to perform a job or a task.
• The ISO 17024 certification body is responsible for ensuring that only those personnel who demonstrate competence are awarded certification.
• The certification body should act responsibly, so as to provide and enhance confidence of the interested parties in its competence, integrity and impartiality.
• Certification of persons offers value emitting through public confidence and trust. Public confidence is based on a valid assessment of competence, through a third party, which is reassessed and reconfirmed at defined intervals.

ISO/IEC 17024:2012 Certification
ISO/IEC 17024 Accreditation Certificate is issued by an accreditation body, authorized by IAF MRA (International Accreditation Forum Multilateral Recognition Arrangement) so as to provide an accreditation under the ISO/IEC 17024:2012. The ISO 17024:2012 certification is issued for a period of three years and is an outcome of a successful completion of pre-assessment and registration (final) assessment. The ISO 17024 certificate’s validity is for a period of three years from the date of issue. After a period of one year surveillance audits are conducted by the accreditation body. Once the period of three-year cycle is completed, renewal assessment is conducted for continuation of the certificate.

Steps:
Sustainable Stewardship Private Limitedhas experience in providing consultancy in ISO/IEC 17024:2012 across all types of certifying bodies that includes technical certification in the fields of mechanical, electrical, electro–technical as well as financial certifications etc.
Sustainable Stewardship Private Limitedis an ISO 17024 consultant / advisor in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Tunisia, South Africa, Sweden, Brazil, Argentina etc. and develop the systems through the following process;

• Thorough micro–level survey across all inspection parameter of the certifying bodies which cascades into a detailed gap analysis report,
• Hand holding in preparation of all applicable documents required by ISO/IEC 17024:2012. This is based on detailed study of all the activities that the certifying body conducts.
• Providing training across all levels of employees for ISO/IEC 17024,
• Supporting effective implementation of system through periodic visits right up to formal accreditation,
• Conducting internal audit to assess preparation levels and readiness for the accreditation,
• Supporting management review meetings to support the certification body for an effective implementation of all the issues pertinent to certification,
• Observing/ demonstration of personnel certification activities to strengthen confidence among the employees and the team.

Advantages of ISO/IEC 17024 Accreditation

• Creates a work force that facilitates an eco-system that allow business/ industries within the country to venture into new business,
• Enhances and benchmarks the quality of the workforce available for industries within the country,
• Facilitates employers to know “who they are employing”
• Facilitates mobility of workers within the country,
• Facilitates workers to work internationally,
• Builds and sustains concrete pathway for workers to elevate in the job market within the country,
• Improves efficiency, productivity and effectiveness in the overall certifying bodies operation,
• Advances level of motivation, co–operation, workmanship and quality awareness thereby improving competence,
• Leads to an increase in the confidence in personnel performing work. Facilitates enhanced control over processes and activities throughout certifying bodies. Optimum utilization of time and money.
• Provides recognition and credibility globally
• Provides a definite edge over competitors.

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Advisory Services for Laboratory Accreditation - ISO/IEC 17025:2017  

ISO/ IEC 17025:2017 defines the general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories in order to build confidence in the laboratory activities. NABL Certification and Laboratory accreditation is a procedure through which an authoritative body provides formal recognition of technical competence for specific tests/ measurements, based on third-party assessment based on ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard.
The ISO/IEC 17025 standard is developed as per the ISO Guide 25. ISO 17025 Accreditation is managed by International Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation Committee (ILAC) and Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation Committee (APLAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA). ILAC and APLAC are involved in development and updating of guidelines as regards to the accreditation activities. Owing to such international arrangements, acceptance of test/ calibration results is ensured between countries which are represented by MRA partners.
Upon accreditation of laboratory by such recognized body, the test/ calibration report of laboratory gets global acceptance. The ISO 17025:2017 standard for laboratory accreditation primarily focusses on independent testing and calibration laboratories as well as laboratories of company/ other laboratory.

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accreditation Advisory Services - Accreditation Advisory Services Globally / Worldwide.

The ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Certification is an accreditation, which is granted to a laboratory by an ILAC/APLAC approved accreditation body, which is authorized by ILAC or APLC to provide accreditation under the ISO/IEC 17025:2017. The ISO 17025 accreditation certificate is issued for the period of two years upon successful completion of pre-assessment and registration (final) assessment. The validity of the certificate of ISO 17025 system is of 2 years from the date of issue. ISO 17025 certification is offered in India by MRA like NABL. Globally this certification is offered by  
Southern African Development Community Accreditation Service (SADCAS)  , United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) , American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB), International Accreditation Service (IAS) , United Accreditation Foundation (UAF), IOAS Inc.,  Tunisian Accreditation Council , National Accreditation Center of Iran (NACI), Gulf Cooperation Council Accreditation Center  (GAC), South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) 

Steps for ISO 17025:2017 Certification Consultancy
Wood Certification Private Limited, an ISO 17025 consultancy company is having vast experience in the implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in all types of laboratories, such as testing laboratory in the field of civil engineering material testing, metallurgical testing, environmental parameters testing, chemical testing, optical testing, thermal testing, fluid flow testing, etc., as well as calibration laboratories in the field of mechanical, pressure, thermal, optical, electro-technical, etc. As leading ISO 17025 Accreditation Consultancy in India, Sustainable Stewardship Private Limiteddevelops the system for in the following manners:

• Micro–level survey for each and every test/calibration parameter of the laboratory and preparation of detailed Gap Analysis report,
• Preparation of applicable documents required by ISO/IEC 17025:2017 based on detail study of all activities of the laboratory,
• Training for ISO/IEC 17025:2017 across all levels of employees,
• Calculation of measurement of uncertainty.
• Helps in effective implementation of laboratory system through periodic visit till ISO 17025 accreditation,
• Conducting internal audit for ISO 17025:2017 system to gauge preparation and readiness for the accreditation,
• Conduct management review meeting in presence of Top Management to guide the Laboratory for effective implementation on all the issues related to testing / calibration.
• Witnessing / demonstration of test parameter/calibration to build confidence among the employees etc.
• Pre audit and final audit by accreditation body auditors and help laboratories in closing the NCR given by them

Technical Requirements of ISO 17025 (NABL) Certification
As per the technical requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 certification an accredited laboratory is required to identify the following while implementation of system:

• Nominate a person as Quality Manager for establishing and monitoring of effective implementation of the management systems requirements,
• Nominate a person as Technical Manager for establishing and monitoring of effective implementation of the technical requirements,
• Test / calibration parameters, the range of testing, limit of detection and Uncertainty of Measurement,
• Calculation of Uncertainty of Measurement of each test / calibration parameters,
• Analysis of re–test or re–calibration results statistically,
• Inter Laboratory Comparison and identification of “Z” Score or En Value based on statistical analysis.

Benefits of NABL Certification as per ISO 17025:2017 Accreditation System

• Enhances efficiency, productivity and effectiveness in the overall Inspection bodies operation.
• Improved level of motivation, co-operation, workmanship and ISO 17025 quality awareness, including competence,
• Increase in confidence for Testing/ Calibration data and of personnel performing work. Greater control of processes and activities throughout laboratory. Savings in terms of time and money due to reduction or elimination of the need for re–testing,
• Provides insight as regards to analysis of data as well as measure uncertainty and perfect record-keeping as per ISO/IEC 17025 standard.
• Provides guidelines and better control for maintenance of instruments, preservation of test / calibration records etc.,
• Establish confidence of management and customers on results as well as reports and increase customer trust leading to an increase in the market share.
• Establishing positive image of the laboratory as a Quality test/ calibration laboratory in the Global market.
• Worldwide recognition and credibility
• An ISO 17025 accredited laboratories have a definite edge over competitors.

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ISO / IEC 17065: 2012 Accreditation Advisory Services:

Sustainable Stewardship Private Limited provides advisory services to organisations/ bodies that want to establish Product/ Services Certification body as per ISO 17065:2012 Accreditation Standard.

ISO/IEC 17065:2012 Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services.
ISO/IEC 17065 establishes “Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services,” and its revised version was published in year 2012. It was preceded by, ISO/IEC Guide 65, which had been around since the 1990s. ISO/IEC Guide 65 has been referenced and used by industries and regulators around the world since its existence. Many of these industries and governments have migrated towards necessitating third-party accreditation of the CBs which certify the products, processes, or services entering or being used in the country or region where the regulators have oversight responsibilities.

Sustainable Stewardship Private Limited have vast experience in ISO 17065 Accreditation Advisory for the implementation and certification of ISO/IEC 17065:2012. We provide these services in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Dubai, Dhaka, Tehran, Manila, Nepal, Colombo, Maldives, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.  

Sustainable Stewardship Private Limited develops the system for its customers in the below pattern:

• Micro-level survey for each and every inspection parameter of the product certification bodies and preparation of detail Gap Analysis report,
• Preparation of applicable documents required by ISO/IEC 17065:2012, based on detailed study of all activities of the product certification bodies, such as;
• ISO 17065 Manual,
• ISO 17065 Policy
• Procedures for ISO/IEC 17065:2012 accreditation (mandatory procedures required by the standard),
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),
• Formats to establish the objective evidence of implementation
• ISO 17065 training to all levels of employees within the certification bodies,
• Help in effective implementation of system by periodic visit till accreditation,
• Conduct internal audit for ISO 17065 accreditation system to check readiness for the accreditation,
• Conduct management review meeting in presence of Top Management to guide the product certification bodies for effective implementation of all the issues related to inspection,
• Witnessing / demonstration of activities to build confidence among the employees, etc.

Benefits of ISO 17065 Accreditation Standard

• Improved efficiency, productivity and effectiveness in the overall ISO 17065 certification operation.
• Enhances level of motivation, co-operation, and quality awareness including competence.
• Builds and sustains confidence in the certificate issued by certification body and competence of its auditors performing the audits for the certification of management system. Greater control of processes and activities throughout certification bodies.
• Provides insights on analysis of data as well as promotes better record-keeping.
• Provide guidelines and improves control over maintenance of records, etc.
• Establishes confidence of management and its customers regarding the certificate and supports customers' trust as well as market share.
• Better image of certification bodies as a quality certification body in global market.
• Provides worldwide recognition and credibility.
• An ISO 17065 accredited certification body has a definite edge over competitors.

For certification or more information kindly contact us at info@sustainablestewardship.net