Why Accreditation Bodies Set Their Own Requirements — and Where They Come From

If you work with ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC 17020, or ISO/IEC 17065, you’ve likely encountered requirements that go beyond the base standard. Scheme, program, protocol owners, and benchmarking organizations often layer on additional criteria — and accreditation bodies do, too. But why?

Join ANAB for this free webinar as we explore the practical and structural reasons accreditation bodies develop their own requirements, where those requirements come from, and how they fit into the broader conformity assessment hierarchy.

Key Takeaways

  • Understand the reasons behind accreditation body requirements
  • Identify the sources of additional criteria set by the accreditation body
  • Learn how accreditation bodies fit into the conformity assessment requirements hierarchy

Who Should Watch?

  • Personnel of conformity assessment bodies, such as laboratories, inspection bodies and certification bodies
  • Scheme owners and regulators
  • Industry experts and consultants
  • Quality managers and practitioners

Audience Questions

At the end of the webinar, questions were asked by the webinar’s attendees. These included:

  • How is the concept of fairness of AI applied?
  • Are Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) separate?
  • Do all accreditation bodies comply with ISO CASCO guidance?

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