Update of the Revision of ISO/IEC 17024
ISO CASCO Working Group 30 has been formed and has held several meetings to discuss revisions to ISO/IEC 17024:2012. In the course of these discussions several key issues have been identified and the users and interested parties in ISO/IEC 17024 will be well served with information and background about them.In the current ISO standards development...
AAQG Auditor Workshop
Chicago Marriott Northwest 4800 Hoffman Blvd, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United StatesJoin ANAB at the AAQG Auditor Workshop on June 12-13, 2024 in Chicago, IL. Lori Gillespie, ANAB's Vice President of Management Systems, Validation and Verification, and Product Certification, and Dale Gordon, ANAB's Manager of Accreditation, Management Systems will be speaking on Improving Stakeholder Confidence and Standards Matrix Impact on Audit Planning, respectively.
Revision of ISO/IEC 17067
Join ANAB and Senior Manager of Business Development, Keith Mowry for another informing webinar! ISO/IEC 17067:2013, and its predecessor ISO/IEC Guide 67:2004 have been in use for more than 20 years as guidance for product certification schemes. This guidance proved especially valuable when ISO/IEC 17065:2012 set requirements for product, process, and service certification bodies but...
ANAB Webinar: Evaluating Reference Materials (RMs) and Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) for Laboratories
Join ANAB and Senior Manager of Accreditation, Inspection, Laboratories, and Related Activities, Patrick Selig for another informing ANAB webinar!As part of the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, laboratories are required to establish and maintain metrological traceability of measurement results (6.5.1). Metrological traceability is defined by ISO/IEC Guide...
EMC + SIPI 2024
Phoenix Convention Center 100 N 3rd Street, Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesThe 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Signal & Power Integrity will be held August 5-9, 2024 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ. Randy Long and Cheryl Denman will be representing ANAB at EMC + SIPI and would love to meet you! Stop by booth #302 or sign up now to reserve...
According to ISO, What is Equipment?
Understanding Clause 6.4 of ISO/IEC 17025:2017ISO/IEC 17025:2017 expanded on the previous definitions of Equipment. Laboratories continue to have challenges addressing this risk-based clause of the standard. The requirements for addressing and identifying laboratory equipment will be discussed, as well strategies for creating an organized and complete equipment inventory. Ways of utilizing a well-managed equipment inventory...
Committee Ballot of ISO/IEC 17020
In 2022, ISO voted to revise ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Conformity Assessment – Requirements for operation of various types of bodies performing inspection. Recently, the Committee Draft (or CD) ballot of the revision of ISO/IEC 17020 was completed.In this webinar, ANAB staff with expertise in ISO/IEC 17020 and direct participation in ISO CASCO Working Group 31 will provide an...
ANAB Client Day 2024
George Washington University 1957 E Street NW, 7th Floor, City View Room, Washington DC, DC, United StatesANAB hosts the annual Client Day meeting every September, as part of the annual Credentialing Conference. Attendees have the opportunity to learn about new initiatives and updates relevant to the credentialing programs from ANAB staff, ANAB-qualified assessors, and credentialing committee chairs. Client Day is open to anyone representing the following:Join ANAB in-person for the Client...
OELA Annual Environmental Lab Conference 2024
Embassy Suites Portland Airport 7900 NE 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, United StatesANAB will be at the OELA Annual Environmental Lab Conference in Portland, OR and will be presenting on "Corrective Actions/Risk-Based Thinking Approach", as well as "Laboratory Ethics".
ANAB Credentialing Conference – 2024
George Washington University 1957 E Street NW, 7th Floor, City View Room, Washington DC, DC, United StatesThe ANAB Annual Credentialing Conference provides a unique opportunity for professionals in the credentialing space to stay current on topics affecting the industry.Join certification bodies, certificate issuers, ANAB-qualified assessors, credentialing committee chairs, and staff for a deeper look at the standards used, the accreditation process, innovations in testing, and more.The event includes two days of...
Evaluating Objective Evidence for Internal Audits
In this free webinar, we will define the types of objective evidence, discuss methods for obtaining objective evidence and how to evaluate objective evidence when determining conformance. This webinar is geared towards internal auditors, but may also benefit technicians, new personnel, management or other personnel that may participate in internal audits.Objective evidence is data supporting...
2024 National Conformity Assessment Pre-Case Study Webinar
In conjunction with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) celebration of World Standards Week 2024, ANAB will again provide a free National Conformity Assessment Case Study. The case study is an online event available to anyone who would like to test their knowledge of, and ability to apply, basic international conformity assessment principles.Key TakeawaysFor those...
2024 ANAB Conformity Assessment Case Study
To celebrate and support World Standards Day and ANSI's World Standards Week, ANAB will host the 2024 National Conformity Assessment Case Study to serve as a benchmark of conformity assessment knowledge and skill. The first Conformity Assessment Case Study was published in 2023. The case study is live and available from October 28th - November 15th....
ISO/IEC 17065 – Unprecedented Developments for this Key ISO CASCO Standard
In April, the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) provided a webinar discussing the various ways in which ISO/IEC 17065 could be impacted if opened for revision because of the ISO CASCO 2024 Systematic Review Ballot.The results of that Systematic Review Ballot and the deliberations regarding them were unprecedented within ISO CASCO’s 30-year history of developing...
CD 17024 – A First Look At Revised Content
In 2022 ISO/IEC 17024, under the responsibility of ISO CASCO, had been published for 10 years. Per ISO Directives, a ballot was issued and ISO CASCO members voted to open ISO/IEC 17024 for revision. The Committee Draft of the revision to ISO/IEC 17024 is now out for ballot to ISO CASCO member bodies.In this webinar...
2024 National Conformity Assessment Post-Case Study Webinar
Join ANAB for a post National Conformity Assessment Case Study Webinar! In conjunction with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) celebration of World Standards Week 2024, ANAB will again provide a free National Conformity Assessment Case Study. The case study is an online event available to anyone who would like to test their knowledge of, and ability to apply,...
ANAB 2024 Scheme Owners Meeting
AAMI Center for Excellence 901 Glebe Road, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia, United StatesBuilding upon the success of our ANAB-Scheme Owner meetings over the last two years, the ANSI National Accreditation Board is delighted to extend an invitation to Scheme Owners and protocol owners that have a program(s) under any of the following:ANAB reaffirms our steadfast commitment to provide accreditation services consonant with the rigor of the ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/IEC 17021...
Forensic Science Standards: A Look at OSAC and Collaborations to Support Discipline-Specific Standards Development and Implement
Join ANAB for a webinar on Forensic Science Standards: A Look at OSAC and Collaborations to Support Discipline-Specific Standards Development and Implement.Standards set the bar for minimum practice to ensure...
DoD Cyber Workforce Qualification Program and ANAB Accreditation under DoD Directive 8140
Join ANAB for an informative webinar on the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Workforce Qualification Program and ANAB Accreditation under DoD Directive 8140, sharing insights into the DoD 8140...
Method Witnessing for Internal Audits
Key TakeawaysA key component of assessments is method witnessing. Method witnessing allows for the assessment of conformance and competence through observing technical staff in the performance of scope activities, reviewing...