News and Updates
Latest news stories and updates from Accreditation Services International. Subscribe here to our quarterly newsletter for accredited certification bodies or browse the archives.
ASI Spring Update: New Office, New Staff
Springtime brought some changes at Accreditation Services International: A new office, new staff and continuous improvements to our systems. Our aim is a continued, ongoing and smooth interaction with certification bodies. Our investment in a customized Accreditation Management System is starting to pay off: Assessment scheduling, reporting and administrative management processes are now synchronized to…
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Invitation: Contribute to the ISEAL Assurance Code
ISEAL is embarking on the development of a new Code of Good Practice – the Assurance Code. The term “assurance” is used to encompass any process that assesses compliance with a standard, including verification, certification and accreditation. The first three months of development (Feb-Apr 2011) will define the scope and limits of the Assurance Code…
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Report on Progress with ISO 17065
ISO’s Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO) Working Group 29 is responsible for preparing the new standard ISO 17065 as a revision of the current ISO/IEC 65 (“General Requirements for Bodies Operating Product Certification Systems”). Working group members include mainly those standardization, accreditation and certification bodies that focus on industrial products and quality management. ASI joined…
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Accreditation Pilot Projects
Palm Oil Accreditation The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) currently conducts a pilot project with Accreditation Services International to work towards fully independent accreditation of its certification bodies. ASI sampled a number of RSPO approved certification bodies in the first project phase in 2010. Selected certification bodies were evaluated using the RSPO approval process…
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ASI introduces Online Accreditation Management System
With a growing number of assessments in all corners of this planet, ASI needs systems and software to manage this growth and ensure consistency and reliability. Currently in secretariat-only mode, the new ASI Accreditation Management System (AMS) acts as the front end in managing non-conformities, reports, assessment schedules, suspension processes and complaints in line with…
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