IAS Accreditation Committee Hearing
The purpose of the hearing is to establish or revise accreditation criteria pertaining to IAS accreditation programs and to inform the public on IAS principles and major policies. The open hearing process provides all interested parties with the opportunity to contribute ideas or voice their opinions on any of the Proposed Criteria. The hearing will begin at 8:30 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
Location:
The hearing will be held online via WebEx.
Participation
You are invited to participate at the hearing and provide written or oral comments by May 30, 2025. Please use the comment form linked here.
While IAS Accreditation Committee hearings (meetings) are open to all interested parties. For security reasons, IAS will require registration to participate.
The committee hearing will be conducted per the IAS Rules of Procedure for Accreditation Committee and Accreditation Committee Meetings. Read More.
Proposed Criteria
1. AC89 – Testing Laboratories – The proposed changes are intended to change the number of the IAS Policy on Proficiency Testing to IAS/ADM/103, add IAS Policy for the Integrated Accreditation of Conformity Assessment Body having Multi-Site Activities in Multiple Locations (IAS/ADM/100), add “I” in front of “LAC”, Remove IAS/TL-AA-PCA/058 IAS Guideline for Defining Scopes of Accreditation related to PS1-19 (Structural Plywood), PS-2-18 (Performance Standard for Wood Structural Panels), and Applicable European Union (EU) Directives/Regulations, Replace IAS/TL-CL-031 with revised IAS Policy on Participation in Proficiency Testing and/or Interlaboratory Comparisons. Read More.
2. AC98 – Inspection Agencies – The proposed changes are intended to add ILAC P10 ILAC Policy on Metrological Traceability of Measurement Results, add ILAC P9 ILAC Policy for Proficiency Testing and/or Interlaboratory Comparisons other than Proficiency Testing, add ILAC P8 ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement: Supplementary Requirements for the Use of Accreditation Symbols and for Claims of Accreditation Status by Accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies, add ILAC R7 Rules for the Use of ILAC MRA Mark, add ILAC G27 Guidance on Measurements Performed as part of an Inspection Process, add ILAC G28 Guideline for the Formulation of Scopes of Accreditation for Inspection Bodies, add IAS/ADM/103 Policy on Participation of Proficiency Testing and/or Interlaboratory Comparisons as accreditation criteria, and add IAS/ADM/084 Policy of the use of ILAC/IAF/IAS Combined Marks as accreditation criteria. Read More.
3. AC204 – Calibration Laboratories – The proposed changes are intended to updated ILAC P9 reference to include interlaboratory comparisons other than proficiency testing, update proficiency testing requirements to align with ILAC P9, clarify IAS/ADM/103 policies, update policy documents IAS/ADM/084 and IAS/ADM/100. Read More.
4. AC291 – Special Inspection Agency – TBA
5. AC478 – Metal Building Assemblers – The proposed changes are intended to clarify what an IAS assessor will review related to Experience Modification Rate (EMR), update max allowable EMR for accreditation, delete comprehensive automobile clause, add requirement for safety manager to jobsite specific safety checklists for each job. Read More.
6. AC782 – Third Party Certification Bodies – The proposed changes are intended to remove reference to IAS Policy on Authorized Signatories, remove reference to IAS MD 10, change the version of IAF MD 12 to reflect the 2023 current version, change the version of IAF MD 16 to reflect the 2024 current version, add clarification regarding surveillance assessment purpose, and add the assessment activity between reassessments to reflect the requirement of the federal regulation. Read More.
7. AC784 – Reference Material Producers – The proposed changes are intended to include policy and new standard updates including ISO 33405:2024, ISO 33401:2024, ISO 33406:2024, and ISO 33407:2024, update the title of reference in accordance with latest ILAC P9 and ILAC P10, add IAS/CL/014: IAS Policy on Calibration, Traceability and Measurement Uncertainty for Calibration Laboratories, IAS/TL/025: IAS Policy on Calibration, Traceability and Measurement Uncertainty for Testing Laboratories, IAS/ADM/109: IAS Policy on Establishing Metrological Traceability of Measurement for Accreditation of Proficiency Testing Providers and Reference Material Producers, IAS Transition Policy established for the transition of RMPs to the relevant ISO 334 series of standards, and ISO/TC 334 Reference Materials weblink. Read More.
8. AC800 – Validation and Verification Bodies – The proposed changes are intended to add ISO 14067 Greenhouse gases – Carbon footprint of products – Requirements and Guidelines for Quantification, update titles of IAF MD 4 and IAF MD 6, add IAF MD 7, remove reference to IAF MD 20, Add IAF ID 12 Principles on Remote Assessment, add IAF ID 15 Dealing with Fraudulent Behaviour, update the definition of Virtual Site, add reference example for carbon footprint of products – ISO 14067, and clarify cross refence for VVB assessment requirements. Read More.
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