Make Sure Your ISO 9001 Registrar is Accredited
| by Don Reed | ||||
There are occasionally stories in the quality world about ISO 9001 Registrars handing out ISO 9001 certificates, but who are not properly accredited. Believe it or not, there are unscrupulous people and businesses that are willing to take advantage of those who have not done their homework.
As many of you know, ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is not actually involved in granting ISO certifications. ISO creates standards, they are not in the business of enforcing them. Other organizations actually handle the process of granting ISO certification.
Worldwide, the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) is the organization that handles all the facets associated with granting ISO 9001 Certification. The IAF works with national or regional bodies, which in turn accredit registration bodies that go out and audit organizations for compliance to the ISO 9001 standard.
Here in the U.S., the American National Standards Institute and the American Society of Quality cooperate to form the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board, known as ANAB. They accredit registration organizations, attempting to ensure consistency and compliance in ISO 9001 registration auditing.
Make sure you registrar is ANAB accredited
When you hire an ISO auditor for ISO 9001 certification, be sure to verify that they are accredited by ANAB or whatever the equivalent of ANAB is in your country or region (you can find a list of members at the IAF website, http://www.iaf.nu/). And your registration certificate should have the ANAB and the IAF logos on it. Without them, you are not truly ISO 9001 certified.
Make sure your ISO 9001 Certificate will have the IAF and ANAB seals
Categories:
Business Improvement Services • ISO Quality Standards
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ISO 9001 • ISO 9001 certification auditor • ISO 9001 Registrars • ISO 9001 registration auditing • ISO auditor • iso certification • QMS
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3 Responses to “Make Sure Your ISO 9001 Registrar is Accredited”
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December 7th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Please let us know who has authorized IAB, IAC, ASCB, IABCBL, etc., to accredit certification bodies worldwide.
Few of them indicate their address on the web site.
December 19th, 2011 at 2:47 am
This was a useful material.
Can I know how I can become an Auditor for ANAB
I have been a Lead Auditor in the ISO 2008 QMS standards and a self employed professional
December 20th, 2011 at 11:10 am
There are five different types of Auditors that RABQSA defines. They all require work experience and completion of a RABQSA certified training course. You will also need to maintain an audit log of your audit experience. The different Auditor types depend on your work experience and the number of audit days you have logged. To apply to become a RABQSA Certified Auditor, go to http://www.rabqsa.com/qb_qms.html for complete information.
Note: you only need to become a certified auditor if you plan to perform registration audits or teach a certified auditor training course. You do not need to be a certified auditor to build, manage, or consult on ISO systems.