World Accreditation Day 2025: Small and Medium Enterprises
This year’s World Accreditation Day theme, “Accreditation: Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs),” focuses on how SMEs are essential to the global economy, driving innovation,…
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…
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…
IWA 30: Competence of Standards Professionals
The integrity and excellence of standards development lies in the competence and expertise of the individuals engaged in the process. As such, IWA 30-1:2019—Competence Of…
ANAB Celebrates Growth on World Accreditation Day 2024
In today’s evolving world, our human service systems as well as our technological systems need to be accountable for providing high-quality services. As such, this…
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…
Types of Conformity Assessment Activities
Activities that are used for conformity assessment include testing, calibration, inspection, audit, assurance, validation, verification, and certification. These conformity assessment activities can result in different…