The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is the largest multi-disciplinary accreditation body in North America.
We play an important role in ensuring the safety and quality of goods and services and in protecting the environment.
We accredit the full spectrum of conformity assessment bodies. You wouldn't want to be treated by a doctor who isn't board certified in her specialty, or send your child to a college that isn't accredited, would you? Like those accrediting bodies, we conduct assessments to make sure our clients follow international standards and are competent to do their work.
The work we do helps facilitate international trade and eliminate the expense of redundant audits and tests.
ANAB provides accreditation based on ISO standards for:
ANAB is a signatory of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) multilateral recognition arrangements.
ANAB is a non-governmental organization that provides accreditation services to public- and private-sector organizations and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
ANSI enhances U.S. global competitiveness and quality of life by promoting, facilitating, and safeguarding the integrity of the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. ANSI is the official U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization and, via the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical Commission.
ANAB Obligations and Expectations
The mission of ANAB is to be a leader in guiding the international development of accreditation processes that build confidence and value for stakeholders worldwide and providing high quality and reliable accreditation services with the most professional value-added services for customers and end users. Learn more about ANAB history.
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ANAB judges its quality policy is met by:
The theme of the 2019 World Accreditation Day is "Accreditation: Adding to the Value of the Supply Chain." World Accreditation Day was established jointly by the International Accreditation Forum and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and is celebrated June 9 to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation activities.
More about World Accreditation Day:
New World Accreditation Day Video
Supply Chains are Focus of World Accreditation Day 2019 (includes links to poster, brochure, and joint IAF-ILAC statement)
Delivering Confidence in the Supply Chain