How to Prepare for ANAB ISO/IEC 17065 Product Certification Accreditation

If your organization is interested in ANAB accreditation, specifically to certify products, processes or services, then we offer some steps in the process of preparing to apply for ANAB accreditation.

The first step in becoming an ANAB-accredited products, processes, or services certification body is to understand and become familiar with requirements of ISO/IEC 17065, ANAB Product Certification documents, and unique scheme requirements.

  • Purchase ISO/IEC 17065 Conformity Assessment – Requirements For Bodies Certifying Products, Processes And Services
  • Visit the ANAB webpage to understand additional requirement documents by scheme and consider different schemes to apply for.
  • Access ANAB Requirements and Other Documents, as applicable
  • Access IAF Mandatory Documents, as applicable
  • Review your current certification system including your internal management system and perform a gap analysis to identify conformance to ISO/IEC 17065, any applicable scheme requirements, and ANAB requirements.

Once your organization understands the accreditation requirements for a products, processes, and services certification body and has developed your system, you may apply at your own convenience. An internal audit and management review will need to be completed at the appropriate point during the initial accreditation process.

ANAB Initial Accreditation Process Flow Overview

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If your organization would like to learn more about accreditation requirements, participation in ANAB public training is an optional method to familiarize yourself with the accreditation requirements. Many organizations new to accreditation have found ANAB training an efficient and valuable way to gain more knowledge of the requirements.

If your organization has any questions and would like to visit with ANAB staff, please feel free to complete the fields below and ANAB staff will contact you without delay.

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Note: ANAB will not provide consulting services at any stage of the accreditation process, including during our optional services as this would be a conflict of interest.