What is the ISO/IEC 17065 standard?
Standard ISO/IEC 17065 Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services it includes requirements for competence, consistent operation and impartiality of bodies certifying products, processes and services. Certification bodies operating in accordance with ISO 17065 offered all types of product, process and service certification. Certification of products, processes and services is a third party conformity assessment activity.
What is ISO/IEC 17024?
ISO/IEC 17024 Conformity assessment – General requirements for persons certifying bodies concerns the rules and requirements for persons certifying bodies. It includes specific requirements including developing and maintaining a personnel certification program.
What is ISO/IEC 17021-1?
Standard ISO/IEC 17021-1 Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems – Part 1: Requirements it contains the principles and requirements for the competence, consistency and impartiality of bodies that conduct audits and certification of all types of management systems. Certification bodies operating in accordance with this part of ISO / IEC 17021 are not required to offer certification for all types of management systems.
Who should implement a quality management system in the certification body?
If you want to run an internationally recognized certification body, you MUST obtain accreditation for:
- units certifying regional and traditional products – ISO/IEC 17065
- automotive appraiser certification units – ISO/IEC 17024
- organic farming certification bodies – ISO/IEC 17065
- entities examining and issuing opinions on reports of energy companies applying for obtaining certificates of origin from cogeneration – ISO/IEC 17065
- PEFC forest management and supply chain certification bodies – ISO/IEC 17021 – for forest management certification, ISO / IEC 17065 – for supply chain certification
- certification bodies for the QMP system – ISO/IEC 17065
- certification bodies for the QAFP system – ISO/IEC 17065
- certification bodies issuing opinions on products admitted for use in mining plants – ISO / IEC 17065
- organizational units applying for the consent of the President of UTK to perform conformity assessments in the area of railways – ISO/IEC 17065
- conformity assessment bodies under the national systems of assessment and verification of constancy of performance of construction products – ISO/IEC 17065
- persons certifying bodies – ISO/IEC 17024
- management system certification bodies – ISO/IEC 17021-1
- product certification bodies – ISO/IEC 17065
Thanks to the ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17024, ISO/IEC 17021 accreditation, your certification body will gain international credibility!
Accreditation, i.e. obtaining a global certificate of reliability of undertaken certifications, is a prestigious issue for every certification body.
A certification body implementing a system based on ISO/IEC 17065 or ISO/IEC 17024 or ISO/IEC 17021 meets the expectations of customers. The ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17024, ISO/IEC 17021 standards are intended for use by certification bodies which, by implementing a management system, confirm the competence of certified people, goods, services or systems.
Meeting these requirements enables the accreditation of the Polish Accreditation Center.
How to get ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17024, ISO/IEC 17021 accreditation?
Nothing easier! You should implement the Quality Management System in the Inspection Unit and undergo an accreditation audit!
Our Institute gives A guarantee for a successful completion of the accreditation audit . Due to the specific language of the standard, we can also provide additional assistance during accreditation.
How much is the accreditation of a certification body in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17024, ISO/IEC 17021?
Implementation of a quality management system in a certification body that meets the requirements of ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17024, ISO/IEC 17021, Importantly, adapted to the certification body, it builds the foundation on which the certification body can be safely developed.
The total costs of obtaining accreditation include: the cost of implementing the QMS in the certification body, proficiency testing (where applicable), expenditure related to ensuring metrological continuity and costs of the accreditation audit. The costs of accreditation of a certification body according to ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17024, ISO/IEC 17021 usually oscillate around several hundred euros.
Benefits of being accredited certification body by ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17024, ISO/IEC 17021:
- PRESTIGE – certificates, test reports and inspection reports issued by PCA-accredited certification and inspection bodies and laboratories are globally recognized (IAF MRA and ILAC MRA),
- CUSTOMER TRUST – accreditation is an objective proof that the certification body operates in accordance with the best practice as well as it is an important argument when choosing suppliers on the domestic and international market,
- RELIABLE AND PRECISE RESULTS OF ASSESSMENTS AND TESTS – thanks to accreditation, reliable and precise results of assessments, analyzes and tests are possible,
- PARTICIPATION OF RESEARCH IN DECISIONS – accredited entities provide reliable information on the basis of which decisions can be made,
- STRENGTHENING THE MARKET POSITION – accreditation can be used as a means of enabling access to export markets in Europe, the USA, Canada, Japan and other countries of the world – according to the principle of “tested or certified once – accepted everywhere”,
- BETTER ORGANIZATION OF WORK – accreditation ensures precise measurements and tests carried out in accordance with best practice, reduces the number of defective products, reduces costs of control and production and enables the implementation of innovative solutions,
- Adjustment to the legislation of the Republic of Poland and the European Union,
- Increasing the availability of EU aid funds (grants, loans).