The aerospace industry is renowned for its unwavering commitment to precision, safety, and quality. In a step towards fostering greater consistency and efficiency in certification processes, IAF and IAQG® have come together in a memorandum of understanding.
The term “certificate” is formed from two Latin roots: certum – true, and facere – to do, which in total means “to do right”. Certification was conceived and implemented as an extremely useful undertaking, the purpose of which is to guarantee that the consumer receives a high-quality service or product, without throwing money away in exchange for a fake one.
The ISO/CASCO working group revising ISO/IEC 17024 held a face-to-face meeting at the ISO Central Secretariat between 18 and 20 July 2023.
In the ever-evolving landscape of management systems auditing, a revolutionary stride is being taken with the ongoing development of the ISO/IEC 17012 standard. This essential document is set to provide comprehensive guidelines for the implementation of remote auditing methods in management system audits. As organizations adapt to changing circumstances, this standard aims to ensure that the integrity of management systems remains intact while embracing innovative approaches.
As the world strives to reduce carbon emissions and transition to clean energy sources, nuclear power has emerged as a viable option. However, ensuring the safety and quality of the nuclear supply chain is of utmost importance. To address this, a new type of accreditation has been developed by UKAS, which enables ISO/IEC 17021-1 accreditation for the certification of ISO 19443.
Covering core areas and certification themes vital to the success of modern business, BRCGS Global Standards contain prescriptive, clear and compelling information, giving the supply chain everything needed to drive up quality and achieve certification. Underpinned by robust compliance processes and accreditation oversight by IAF members, the rigorous grading system is designed to help companies deliver meaningful improvements over time.
Türkiye, like many other economies, has implemented policies to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. To support these policies, monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions are essential.
One of the factors contributing to the rapid economic growth and industrial progress in any economy is the well-being of its workforce. An occupational health and safety management system is important for all workers, including those in the Philippines and the wider ASEAN Region.
Nations worldwide are responding to the urgent need to balance food security and ecological integrity. Uruguay, where livestock is woven into culture and commerce, stands as an inspiration of this transition. Anchored by a robust livestock production system, fortified by a pioneering 100% traceability mechanism and internationally acclaimed protocols, Uruguay charts a course towards sustainable advancement.
In an increasingly interconnected and globalized world, effective management of biological risk has become essential to safeguard public health, worker safety, and the environment. ISO 35001:2019 provides a comprehensive framework to address challenges associated with biological risks.
SADCA, together with its arrangement members Mauritas, SADCAS and SANAS, hosted its second virtual session in commemoration of World Accreditation Day via Zoom webinar.
Fostering vibrant and competitive food SMEs that contribute to high value-added and export-ready outputs is at the heart of a comprehensive capacity building initiative known as TRAQ (TRAde and Quality) that started in late 2022 and aims to enhance SMEs’ competitiveness in the fields of quality and export in six countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia.
EA has gained a new member, published three reports, approved a memorandum of understanding for the European Quality Infrastructure, and released a video on accreditation’s role in the EU Emission Trading System.
The 2023 IAF/ILAC Joint Mid-term Meetings were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from 01-08 May. The meetings were conducted in a hybrid format, with 259 in-person and 225 virtual participants.
The 2023 AFRAC Mid-Term Meetings were held in Tunisia from 12-16 June. The meetings took place against the backdrop of the ILAC/IAF JWGC meeting, which was hosted at the same venue from 17-18 June.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is well underway. It is up to the conformity assessment sector to respond to evolving technologies and customer expectations if the acceptance and status of conformity assessment are to be maintained.
There is a growing recognition that standards are not neutral; they are experienced differently depending on someone’s gender. A lack of gender responsiveness, for example, has been shown to have health and safety implications and, given the importance of standards to the economy, undoubtedly, the lack of gender responsiveness would have implications there too.
Since their invention, the WWW and Internet have grown rapidly whilst security has lagged behind. Cybercrime has increased exponentially in the 21st century, costing the global economy more than USD 6 trillion in 2021.
In almost every country in the world, there are standardization bodies, metrological institutes, certification bodies, inspection bodies and accredited laboratories. These pillars are one of the links that build confidence in trade.
The adoption of technologies and digitalization of conformity assessment continues to evolve rapidly. To understand the latest trends, a team of researchers from BAM, TU Berlin and Fraunhofer Institute in Germany and from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand conducted surveys in fourteen countries and collected data from over 1,300 conformity assessment bodies.
In April 2021, ISO 37301:2021, ‘Compliance management systems — Requirements with guidance for use’ was published. A compliance management system comprises all the measures, structures and processes that a company or organization establishes to ensure compliance with the norms, standards and the law.
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