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ANAB offers free webinars to help the conformity assessment community stay informed about standards, accreditation, management systems, assessments, and other topics relevant to ANAB programs and stakeholders.

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  • Data Integrity in Support of Data Defensibility

    Data Integrity in Support of Data Defensibility

    Data defensibility is a key issue in the laboratory. Laboratories reporting data for regulatory bodies are required to train employees in data integrity and ethics to ensure that data is generated using proper laboratory techniques. This webinar covers common indicators for laboratory fraud and addresses how laboratory management can implement strategies to ensure that data…

  • Evaluating Metrological Traceability on Certificates (ISO/IEC 17025)

    Evaluating Metrological Traceability on Certificates (ISO/IEC 17025)

    Metrological traceability is a fundamental requirement of ISO/IEC 17025 and a cornerstone of laboratory competence. Determining whether traceability has been adequately demonstrated can be challenging, given the variety of certificates a laboratory receives, including calibration certificates, certificates of analysis, and reference material certificates. These certificates carry varying levels of traceability information, and the laboratory must…

  • AI and the Revised ISO/IEC 17024: What Certification Bodies Need to Know

    AI and the Revised ISO/IEC 17024: What Certification Bodies Need to Know

    This session highlights the key areas where AI may affect certification activities, including scheme development, assessment, remote proctoring, and complaints and appeals handling. Each of these touchpoints carries its own considerations under the updated standard, and certification bodies will want to understand where their current practices align and where they fall short. Artificial intelligence is…

  • Inside the Audit: Decoding 1st, 2nd & 3rd Party Audits

    Inside the Audit: Decoding 1st, 2nd & 3rd Party Audits

    Gain a practical understanding of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party auditing through the framework of ISO 19011. All three types of audits have specific purposes within a robust management system. This webinar explores the purpose, scope, and differences between internal audits, supplier audits, and accreditation/certification audits, while highlighting best practices for planning, conducting, reporting, and…

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

    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…

  • Unlocking Efficiency: Integrating Your Management System for Better Performance

    Unlocking Efficiency: Integrating Your Management System for Better Performance

    Organizations today often manage multiple systems, such as quality, environmental, safety, laboratory, and more, each with its own processes, documentation and audits. What if these systems could work together seamlessly instead of operating in silos? Join ANAB for an insightful webinar on integrated management systems (IMS), where we will explore how combining standards, such as…

  • Understanding Risk Assessment: Evaluation and Mitigation (Part Three)

    Understanding Risk Assessment: Evaluation and Mitigation (Part Three)

    This free webinar provides an overview of risk assessment with a focus on risk evaluation and risk mitigation using the ISO 31000 framework. This session will provide practical insight into prioritizing risks and selecting appropriate mitigation strategies based on the ISO 31000  risk management principles. It builds on the concepts discussed in the first two…

  • Understanding Risk Assessment: Identification and Analysis (Part Two)

    Understanding Risk Assessment: Identification and Analysis (Part Two)

    This free webinar provides an overview of risk assessment with a focus on risk identification and risk analysis using the ISO 31000 framework. Attendees will learn the key principles, concepts, and processes used to identify risks and analyze their potential impact and likelihood. The session is not tied to a specific accreditation standard and is…

  • Introduction to Risk Management (Part One)

    Introduction to Risk Management (Part One)

    Risk-based thinking is a skill that benefits any organization by providing a framework to address potential risks and opportunities before they occur. Since the release of ISO 9001:2015, all new and revised ISO standards have been built on a risk-based approach. While each organization determines how to establish its own risk program, understanding the fundamentals…

  • Let’s Talk Types of Audits

    Let’s Talk Types of Audits

    In the context of auditing, there are several types of audits that may be performed. First and foremost, we need to understand what viewpoint we are taking as auditors. The auditor viewpoint can be defined by 1st, 2nd and 3rd party audits. 1st party audits are considered internal audits. Individuals from an organization, or hired by an organization,…