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NESCC Webinar
Lane Hallenbeck
ANSI Vice President, Accreditation Services
3 November 2009
InternationalConformity Assessment
and 3rd Party Accreditation
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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
www.ansi.org/ncap
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IAF International
Accreditation Forum
IAACInter American Accreditation Cooperation
PAC
Pacific Accreditation Cooperation
APLACAsia-Pacific Laboratory
Accreditation Cooperation
EA European
Accreditation Cooperation
ILACInternational Laboratory
Accreditation Cooperation
Multilateral Recognitionsare Essential
Slide 4
Supplier Organization
Accreditation bodies
Assess competence
Conformity assessment bodies
Audit conformity
Accredited Third Party Hierarchy(ISO/IEC 17011 standard for accreditation bodies)
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ANSI Accreditation Portfolio
Conformity Assessment (ISO/IEC 17011)
ProductCertifiers
PersonnelCertifiers
SDO’s and
ISO TAGs
ANSI Procedures
“Essential Requirements
”
Standards
Laboratories Inspection Bodies
ISO/
IEC
14065
ISO/
IEC
17021
ISO/IEC
17024
ISO/
IEC
17025
ISO/
IEC
17020
Management System Certifiers
ISO/
IEC
17065
Greenhouse Gas Verifiers
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Examples of Third PartyManagement 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 14000
American Forest & Paper Association - SFI
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Examples of Third PartyPersonnel 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
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Examples of 3rd PartyProduct 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
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Examples of 3rd PartyLaboratory 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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Standards and Conformity Assessment:An Equation for Success
System Quality
+ Process Effectiveness
+ Product Integrity
+ Personnel Competence
= Marketplace Confidence
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For more information
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Lane Hallenbeck
Vice President
Accreditation ServicesWashington, DC
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