Webinars

In this webinar, the presenters provide information on the changes to the ASTM E30 Committee into new subcommittees and detail a pathway for forensic service providers to actively participate in the consensus-based standards development process in Committee E30. ASTM Committee E30 has been around since 1970, began publishing American National Standards in 2021, and continues…

In conjunction with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) celebration of World Standards Week 2024, ANAB again provided a free National Conformity Assessment Case Study. The case study is an online event available to anyone to to test their knowledge of, and ability to apply, basic international conformity assessment principles. Key Takeaways For those who participate in the case…

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…

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…

ISO/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 in improving other processes within…

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 99 as…

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…

Organizations generate and retain a variety of records during day-to-day operations and as a part of their management system. Records related to measurements, internal audits, customer complaints, process improvements, personnel competence, and many others provide objective evidence of the activities performed and are often used in internal audits and external assessments to demonstrate conformance to…

On March 14, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to establish the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a voluntary label that would provide consumers information regarding the cybersecurity of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. While the program is still under development, three elements are clear: This webinar will review each of these elements, how they’re utilized by…

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 clause 7.2.1.3 underscores the importance of using the latest valid method version. Learn how to supplement methods with additional details for consistent application. Discover why 7.2.2.1 mandates validation for modified standard methods, ensuring valid results in your laboratory. Recognize the crucial role of method validation in ensuring measurement result validity. Key Takeaways: Presenter:…