IAF and EA Questions and Decisions
Technical queries submitted to the IAF are discussed within the relevant Committees or Working Groups to reach a consensu…
Relationship between CBs and Consultants. Result of question to EA Certification Committee
This bulletin provides information regarding a question raised at the EA Certification Committee (EACC) with regard to th…
Requirement for Certification Bodies to provide operational metrics
UKAS has been trialling a wider roll-out of the use of a pre-visit questionnaire with a number of certification bodies, b…
Asbestos Technical Bulletin Issue 3
Since Issue 2 the following section has been updated:- • [11] Asbestos qualifications The updated section shows an addi…
Asbestos Technical Bulletin Issue 2
There have been numerous changes since Issue 1 and so these are not highlighted within the document. Therefore the bullet…
Changes to Approach for Planning Witnessed Assessments for Certification Bodies.
As part of our assessment programme for certification bodies (Management System, Product and Personnel), UKAS conducts wi…
International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Mandatory Documents – Updated and New Documents
This bulletin is intended to clarify the requirements for the adoption of the updated version of IAF MD5 and of the new I…
The relationship between ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO/IEC 17067, and the acceptance of product schemes.
A new standard, ISO/IEC 17067: 2013 – Conformity assessment — Fundamentals of product certification and guide…
ISO/IEC 17020: 2012 Transition Arrangements
The 2nd edition ISO/IEC 17020 was published in March 2012. This includes changes Inspection Bodies need to make within ma…
The GS Mark
Representatives from the UK’s Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and Germany’s Federal Ministry …