Verification Archives

Sunset over river and greenery from adherence to ISO 14065 for greenhouse gas validation/verification body accreditation.

The Value of ANAB Accreditation to ISO 14065:2020 and ISO 17029:2019

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021Phillip Mariscal, Manager of Accreditation, Validation and Verification

On June 9, 2021, ANAB joined accreditation bodies around the world to celebrate World Accreditation Day. The theme of this year’s installment of the annual […]

Woman testing equipment but in need of equipment calibration verification and validation under ISO/IEC 17025.

Calibration Alternatives During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 24, 2020September 9, 2021Mark Farnbauch, Senior Manager of Accreditation

Disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic may be making it difficult to get your test equipment calibrations done on schedule. However, calibration alternatives may be […]

Conducting measurements with a device that can be misinterpreted as calibration, validation, or verification.

Calibration, Verification, and Validation

March 20, 2020September 9, 2021Randy Long, Senior Manager of Accreditation

Many laboratories have misinterpreted the term “verification” to avoid performing a calibration on a device used to support testing. The terms “calibration,” “verification,” and “validation” […]

Trees reach to the sky when the world provides credible carbon disclosures for validation and verification bodies.

Providing Credible Carbon Disclosures

May 8, 2019September 9, 2021Ann Howard, Program Director

The National Climate Assessment recently estimated the costs climate inaction would have to the U.S. economy. Such costs include slashing up to a tenth of […]

Hands typing on the keyboard of a laptop that follows IEEE 1012 2016

IEEE 1012-2016: Verification and Validation (V&V)

October 2, 2018August 26, 2020Matthew Fowler

Salt and pepper, Batman and Robin, and verification and validation (V&V) have more in common than one might think. For instance, all three of these […]

Carbon dioxide emissions control concept. 3d rendering of co2 cloud on fresh spring meadow with blue sky in background.. Greenhouse Gases, co2, harmful emissions

Greenhouse Gas Standards

October 24, 2011March 4, 2021Boris Kuslitskiy

Greenhouse gases (GHG) are a group of gases that, when in the atmosphere, reflect sunlight back towards the planet, heating it up as a result. […]