What Does a Career in Quality and Accreditation Actually Look Like?
Ask a high school or college student what they want to do for a living, and you’ll hear familiar answers: doctor, engineer, teacher, software developer….
ANSI/ISEA 125-2014: Conformity Assessment for Safety and PPE
Conformity assessment systems are important because they provide confidence to buyers, sellers, consumers, and regulators that products, services, and systems meet specific requirements. This confidence helps assure…
A Day in the Life of an Influencer: Promoting Quality Infrastructure, One Assessment at a Time
Tweets, Posts, Reels, Blogs, TikToks, Videos, Slack. As a society, we are bombarded with social media, and in each channel, there are thousands of people…
Developing An Effective Advisory Group
Figure 1: Advisory Group Process The ASTM standards for training certificate programs (ASTM E2659 & D8403) require the formation of an advisory group consisting of…
Improving Your Internal Auditing Skills
An integral part of a successful management system is an effective internal audit program that evaluates organizational policies, procedures, and operations to ensure effective implementation…
2023 ANAB Assessor Development Week Highlights
From January 23-27, 2023, ANAB hosted Assessor Development Week at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center (Dallas). This robust event functioned as a dynamic opportunity…
What Makes a Good Lead Assessor?
Conformity assessments are performed by trained and competent assessors. The assessment team is led by the lead assessor. Lead assessors must have the necessary knowledge…
Submitting a Successful FA 7304 Application for ANAB Accreditation Under ASTM E2659
“Our time is your money.” Consider that a mantra in preparing for the accreditation process. Achieving accreditation under the ASTM E2659-24 Certificate Accreditation Program is…
What Are Soft Skills?
To be an effective auditor or assessor, it takes a variety of soft skills. But what exactly are they and how can you acquire them?…