ANAB Forensic Team in Malaysia
An ANAB team of 32 forensic scientists from 24 organizations located in three different countries is conducting an assessment of the Department of Chemistry Malaysia. […]
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The ANAB Blog: timely information about accreditation. The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ANSI.
The largest multi-disciplinary accreditation body in North America, ANAB accredits management systems certification bodies, product certification bodies, personnel certification bodies, certificate programs, food protection managers, food handler training certificate programs, calibration and testing labs, forensic service providers, inspection bodies, greenhouse gas (GHG) validation and verification bodies, reference material producers, and proficiency test providers.
ANAB offers accreditation to numerous standards, including ISO/IEC 17021-1 (for certification to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 22000, ISO/IEC 27001, and more) ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 15189, ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17024, ASTM E2659, ISO/IEC 17043, ISO 17034, ISO 14065, and ISO/IEC 17020.
ANAB also conducts accreditation-related training courses for individuals and organizations, including online self-paced training courses and live, instructor-led web-based courses.
ISO/IEC 17025 and the Automotive Industry
Improvements in quality and performance in the automotive industry make headlines regularly. This is being accomplished while teams become familiar with the third edition of […]
AOAC Add-on Accreditation with ISO/IEC 17025
ANAB offers AOAC accreditation as an add-on to ISO/IEC 17025 and offers an online training module to help participants understand the new AOAC guidelines. The […]
Impact of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition, Part 5
This is the fifth in a series of posts about the transition to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. […]
Impact of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition, Part 4
This the fourth post about the transition to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, the global standard for calibration […]
Why We Celebrate World Accreditation Day
For several years now, World Accreditation Day has been celebrated on June 9. A global initiative jointly of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the […]
Impact of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition, Part 3
This is our third post about the transition to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, the global reference for […]
Impact of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition, Part 2
This is the second in a series of posts about ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, the global reference […]
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition: Impact on Labs and Customers
This is the first in a series of posts about the recently published ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, […]
Standard Practice for Certificate Programs – ASTM E2659-18
A certificate is an indication of attaining intended learning outcomes—the tangible evidence of completing a training or education program. Certificate programs are typically offered by […]