ISO/IEC 17020 vs ISO/IEC 17024: Key Differences Explained
In today’s quality-driven and highly regulated industries, demonstrating competence is essential. Organizations must not only prove that their processes are reliable, but also that their…
2026 Revision of ISO/IEC 17020: What Changes Are Coming and How ANAB Is Preparing Inspection Bodies
The new revision of ISO/IEC 17020:2026, Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies performing inspection, was published in March 2026. For inspection bodies, this revision represents a…
ASME A17.2-2023: Guide for Inspection of Elevators
You could take the stairs for some exercise, but it’s hard to beat the convenience of a well-placed elevator (lift). While there are around 900,000…
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…
IKECA Standards for Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning
Thousands of restaurant fires happen each year. These grease-borne conflagrations result in millions of dollars of property damage and lead to injuries and even fatalities….
ASTM E2174-20: On-Site Inspection of Installed Firestops
Think of random objects. How did those items get their names? Now think of objects with names that state exactly what they do. For example,…
Accreditation: Delivering Confidence in the Supply Chain
In this second of two posts on the 2019 World Accreditation Day theme of “Accreditation: Adding Value to Supply Chains,” the focus is on how…