News

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…

Read More ›

Fake Certificates from certification bodies or testing laboratories may result in ineffective or even dangerous products. This why it is important to know how to tell the difference between fake and authentic certificates. Learn 10 tips to identify fake certificates…

Read More ›

Jon Rocco Davis, Chair of the IAS Board of Directors, has been appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Transportation Commission. The 13-member California Transportation Commission (CTC)  is responsible for programming and allocating funds for the construction of…

Read More ›

IAS offers accreditation for Proficiency Testing Providers to ISO/IEC 17043: 2010, Conformity assessment – General requirements for proficiency testing.

To help ensure these established IAS Rules of Procedure for PTP accreditation is adequate, it is now available for a 30-day…

Read More ›

Article in Building Safety Journal, June 15th, 2020, by Lee Shoemaker, Sandi McCracken 
 

To help determine non-destructive testing requirements of the applicable building code and to establish minimum practices and procedures for maintaining AC472 accreditation, the International Accreditation Service (IAS) and the…

Read More ›

Article in Building Safety Journal, July 13, 2020, by Sandi McCracken

The International Accreditation Service (IAS) Accreditation of Inspection Programs for Manufacturers of Metal Building Systems (AC472) addresses the essential requirements necessary for code officials to deem IAS-accredited entities as approved…

Read More ›

from International Accreditation Service (IAS) and California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)

CSUDH and the IAS have developed a 4-Module Certificate for IAS clients, ICC membership, Assessors, and Subject Matter Experts involved in conformity assessment. The program is for University students/alumni, STEM…

Read More ›

The International Accreditation Service (IAS) joins in celebrating the implementation of the United States, Mexico and Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) as it represents a better and more fair integration of these economies in benefit of everyone.  The agreement provides additional…

Read More ›

The International Accreditation Service (IAS) in Brea, California, held a Food Safety Technical Advisory Council (TAC) meeting, Wednesday, June 24th, to discuss and identify issues pertaining to food safety in testing, inspection, product and personnel certification, and management systems certification…

Read More ›

IAS’ World Accreditation Day Webinar is now available to watch for free at this link.

This Webinar features 4 presentations from leading experts from the food safety industry.

Udo Lampe, Founder and Managing Director of Analytica Alimentaria GmbH presentation is on “Accreditation and…

Read More ›