Inspection qualification services for international accreditation in accordance with ISO 17020
All of inspection bodies Type A & B & C are seeking for international accreditation to increase confidence in their inspection and inspection reports, Arab Professionals center has a specialized team of consultants and experts who are able to qualify all types of inspection bodies for international accreditation as per ISO 17020 requirements to fulfill the requirements of the accreditation bodies, For more details and information, please request a technical and financial offer for consultancy or a training course, please contact us by email or phone or fill out the contact request form, then one of our technical exper will contact you.
Type of Inspection Bodies
The inspection body will be responsible for inspection the design of the product or product itself, service, operation or factory, to determine their compliance with certain requirements or standards, The inspection body should be officially registered and operate legally, and holding an official documents explain its processes and the technical scope of its activity. ISO/IEC 17020:2012 “Conformity assessment — Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection” determines the specific requirements of the competence of the inspection body and the integrity and impartiality of their inspection activities, This applies to inspection body of type A, B or C, As mentioned in ISO/IEC 17020: 2012 standard.
ISO/IEC 17020 International Accreditation
Due to the increasing for international trade, The existence of a globally recognized mechanism has become an urgent requirement and hence the concept of Accreditation, which guarantees the efficiency of the quality system in accordance with a set of international standards to give confidence in the evaluators of the certification certificate of Inspection, The accreditation provides confidence in the inspection certificate and reports issued by the inspection bodies in accordance with the International Standard ISO / IEC 17020:2012 “Evaluation of conformity with the working requirements of the various inspection bodies”
The accreditation body is officially accredited by accreditation body to demonstrate the integrity and technical competence of inspection body to perform specific types of inspection activities in accordance with iSO/IEC 17020 standard specification, According to this provision, customers and beneficiaries are confident in the efficiency and quality of inspection services. Recognized accreditation in the International Accreditation Forum include IAF such as EGAC, UKAS, DAC, GAC, IAS, JAS-ANZ, DAKKS, ANAB … etc
Steps to apply ISO 17020 and obtain accreditation
Arab Professionals Center experts can assist your organization to obtain ISO 17020 accreditation and implement all requirements of ISO 17020 standard from A to Z, and getting the accreditation from an approved accreditation bodies recognized by the International Accreditation Forum IAF, by fulfilling the requirements of ISO 17020 and training and qualifying inspectors and staff at the inspection body as follows:
- Receiving the request for the processing and rehabilitation of the inspection body for the application of ISO 17020
- Study the application and determine the type of entity if it is A, B, C and make a technical and professional presentation
- A study of all inspection body operations and activities and analysis of the gap between the current situation and the hoped-for situation
- Training of inspection staff to raise awareness of ISO 17020 requirements
- Preparation of inspection system operating system documents in accordance with ISO/IEC 17020
- Apply the notary system and find the physical guide to the application
- Conducting internal audit and qualifying the internal audit team
- Conduct an evaluation simulation by the accreditation body to identify non-conformities
- Call the accreditation authority for a visit