Difference between revisions of "Accreditation Body"
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| − | Authoritative party that performs accreditation. | + | *Authoritative party that performs accreditation. |
| + | ([[Accreditation]] is the formal recognition that an organisation is competent to perform specific processes, activities, or tasks (which are detailed in a scope of accreditation) in a reliable credible and accurate manner.) | ||
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| + | *Accreditation bodies are established in many economies with the primary purpose of ensuring that conformity assessment bodies are subject to oversight by an authoritative body. Accreditation bodies, that have been peer evaluated as competent, sign regional and international arrangements to demonstrate their competence. These accreditation bodies then assess and accredit conformity assessment bodies to the relevant standards. | ||
== Accreditation Bodies by Country == | == Accreditation Bodies by Country == | ||
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*APLAC [[Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Inc.]] | *APLAC [[Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Inc.]] | ||
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'''CANADA''' | '''CANADA''' | ||
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'''MALAYSIA''' | '''MALAYSIA''' | ||
*Standards Malaysia [[Department of Standards Malaysia]] | *Standards Malaysia [[Department of Standards Malaysia]] | ||
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| + | '''PHILIPPINES''' | ||
| + | *PAB [[Philippine Accreditation Bureau]] | ||
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'''THAILAND''' | '''THAILAND''' | ||
*BLA-DSS [[Bureau of Laboratory Accreditation, Department of Science Service]], Ministry of Science & Technology | *BLA-DSS [[Bureau of Laboratory Accreditation, Department of Science Service]], Ministry of Science & Technology | ||
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*NSC-ONSC The National Standardization Council of Thailand - Office of the National Standardization Council | *NSC-ONSC The National Standardization Council of Thailand - Office of the National Standardization Council | ||
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*NCSLI [[National Conference of Standards Laboratories International]] | *NCSLI [[National Conference of Standards Laboratories International]] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | # ISO/ IEC 17055 | ||
| + | # http://ilac.org/ilac-membership/members-by-economy/ | ||
Latest revision as of 08:56, 4 April 2017
- Authoritative party that performs accreditation.
(Accreditation is the formal recognition that an organisation is competent to perform specific processes, activities, or tasks (which are detailed in a scope of accreditation) in a reliable credible and accurate manner.)
- Accreditation bodies are established in many economies with the primary purpose of ensuring that conformity assessment bodies are subject to oversight by an authoritative body. Accreditation bodies, that have been peer evaluated as competent, sign regional and international arrangements to demonstrate their competence. These accreditation bodies then assess and accredit conformity assessment bodies to the relevant standards.
Accreditation Bodies by Country
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
CHINA,Peoples Republic of
FRANCE
GERMANY
HONG KONG, CHINA
INDONESIA
KOREA
MALAYSIA
- Standards Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
THAILAND
- BLA-DSS Bureau of Laboratory Accreditation, Department of Science Service, Ministry of Science & Technology
- NSC-ONSC The National Standardization Council of Thailand - Office of the National Standardization Council
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- A-S-B (Merged with ANAB) Accreditation Services Bureau (A-S-B) dba Laboratory Accreditation Bureau (L-A-B)
- AIHA-LAP, LLC AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs, LLC
References
- ISO/ IEC 17055
- http://ilac.org/ilac-membership/members-by-economy/
