Role of Accredited Certification Bodies in ISO Compliance
Introduction ISO certification is only as credible as the conformity assessment behind it. An accredited certification body independently audits an organization’s management system, evaluates objective evidence and makes a certification decision based on whether the applicable ISO requirements have been met. For organizations pursuing standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 or ISO/IEC 27001, understanding the role of the certification body is essential. ISO develops international standards, but it does not certify organizations itself . Management-system certification is performed by independent third-party certification bodies. ISO/IEC 17021-1 establishes requirements for the competence, consistency and impartiality of bodies performing these activities. What Is an Accredited Certification Body? An accredited certification body is an independent conformity assessment organization whose competence to perform specified certification activities has been formally assessed ...