ISO Management System Standards vs. Conformity Assessment Standards (Part 3)
In Part 2 of this blog post series, ISO management system standards and ISO CASCO standards were compared in detail to understand the different results…
ISO Management System Standards vs. Conformity Assessment Standards (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this blog post series, some general similarities of ISO management system standards and ISO CASCO standards were noted. A more detailed…
ISO Management System Standards vs. Conformity Assessment Standards (Part 1)
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies, with ANSI being the member body to ISO for the United…
Conformity Assessment – The Next Step After Standards Development
The standardization process is, in effect, a group problem-solving exercise. US voluntary consensus standards are developed to create solutions to problems that have the added…
What Is A Conformity Assessment Body?
The term “conformity assessment body” is a catch-all term to refer to any organization performing a conformity assessment activity. There are more specific and familiar…
Conformity Assessment Bodies and Their Impact on You
Good things happen when standards are fulfilled. A flex-fuel car runs smoothly and efficiently when we fill the tank with E85 fuel that meets a…
The Third Ingredient in Successful Conformity Assessment
What are the required elements, or the ingredients, of “successful” conformity assessment? In this three-part blog series, ANAB explores the three-ingredient recipe needed for successful…
The Second Ingredient in Successful Conformity Assessment
What are the required elements, or the ingredients, of “successful” conformity assessment? In this three-part blog series, ANAB explores the three-ingredient recipe needed for successful…
The First Ingredient in Successful Conformity Assessment
What are the required elements, or the ingredients, of “successful” conformity assessment? In this three-part blog series, ANAB explores the three-ingredient recipe needed for successful…