What Is Accreditation? - International Accreditation Service, Inc.

Accreditation is a formal, independent verification that a program or institution meets established quality standards and is competent to carry out specific ... SkiptoMainContent News BuildingDepartmentRecognition-ANewProgramfromIAS! IASDecember2021Newsletter ProposedRevisionstothe“GuidelinesforConductingBiannualInspectionsofManufacturersAccreditedtoTheIASAccreditationCriteriaforInspectionProgramsforMetalBuildingSystems” IASAccreditationCommitteeHearing,TuesdayDecember14,2021 IASGainsRecognitionbyGSScheme WhatIsAccreditation? Accreditationisaformal,independentverificationthataprogramorinstitutionmeetsestablishedqualitystandardsandiscompetenttocarryoutspecificconformityassessmenttasks.Conformityassessmenttasksmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,testing,inspection,orcertification. Typically,governmentalregulatoryagenciessuchastheConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC),theU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA),ortheNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)requireaccreditationtoverifythetechnicalcompetenceoforganizationslikelaboratories,inspectionbodies,andcertificationagencies. Organizationsresponsibleforpublicsafetyandwelfaresuchasbuildingdepartments,hospitals,schools,andpoliceandfiredepartmentsalsoseekaccreditationtodemonstratetheircompetenceandreliability. Accreditationhasbeenusedforover50yearsasthedefinitivemeansofevaluatingorganizationsandisnowutilizedbyalltheworld’smajoreconomiesandmanydevelopingeconomies. Forfullrecognitiondetails,pleasevisittheAboutIASwebpage.