1 ACCREDITATION CRITERIA FOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATION

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12 PREFACE
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15 The attached accreditation criteria have been issued to provide all interested parties with
16 guidelines on implementing performance features of the applicable standards referenced herein.
17 The criteria were developed and adopted following public hearings conducted by the
18 International Accreditation Service, Inc. (IAS), Accreditation Committee and are effective on the
19 date shown above. All accreditations issued or reissued on or after the effective date must
20 comply with these criteria. If the criteria are an updated version from a previous edition, solid
21 vertical lines (|) in the outer margin within the criteria indicate a technical change or addition
22 from the previous edition. Deletion indicators (→) are provided in the outer margins where a
23 paragraph or item has been deleted if the deletion resulted from a technical change. These
24 criteria may be further revised as the need dictates.
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26 IAS may consider alternate criteria provided the proponent submits substantiating data
27 demonstrating that the alternate criteria are at least equivalent to the attached criteria and
28 otherwise meet applicable accreditation requirements.
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33 ACCREDITATION CRITERIA FOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATION BODIES
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35 1. INTRODUCTION
36 1.1. Scope: These criteria set forth the requirements for obtaining and maintaining International
37 Accreditation Service, Inc. (IAS), Management System Certification Body accreditation. The
38 criteria supplement the IAS Rules of Procedure for Management System Certification Bodies.
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40 1.2. Normative and Reference Documents: Publications listed below refer to current editions
41 (unless otherwise stated).
42 1.2.1 ISO/IEC Standard 17021-1, Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies
43 providing audit and certification of management systems – Part 1: Requirements.
44 1.2.2 ISO/IEC Standard 17021 series of standards as applicable.
45 1.2.3 All IAF Mandatory Documents (MD).
46 (http://www.iaf.nu/articles/Mandatory_Documents_/38)
47 1.2.4 IAF Resolutions related to accreditation bodies and transitions as available on the IAF
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49 1.2.5 All IAF Informative Documents (ID).
50 (http://www.iaf.nu/articles/Informative_Documents_/32)
51 1.2.6 ISO/IEC Standard 17000, Conformity assessment – Vocabulary and general principles.
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53 2. DEFINITIONS
54 Applicable definitions found in ISO/IEC Standard 17000 series apply.
55 2.1. APAC: Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation
56 2.2. CAB: Conformity Assessment Body
57 2.3. IAF: International Accreditation Forum
58 2.4. MSCB: Management System Certification Body
59 2.5. Witness Audits: Certification audits that are observed by an IAS assessor
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61 3. ELIGIBILITY
62 3.1. Accreditation services are available to all third-party Management System Certification Bodies
63 that meet the following requirements:
64 3.1.1 Have at least one certified customer
65 3.1.2 Have completed at least one Internal Audit and one Management Review
66 3.1.3 Have a management system based on the requirements of the ISO/IEC 17021 series
67 of standards (as applicable)
68 3.1.4 Have at least one auditor or pool of auditors approved for each IAF technical cluster,
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71 3.2. Accreditation services are available for all third-party Management System Certification Bodies
72 who provide certification for the disciplines listed in Annex A and Annex B (Glossary). These
73 publications refer to current editions (unless otherwise stated). IAS may consider requests for
74 recognition of other disciplines on a case-by-case basis.
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76 4. REQUIRED BASIC INFORMATION
77 4.1. Applicant Management System: Certification bodies must provide the following when seeking
78 a quote for accreditation:
79 • IAS Pre-application form
80 • Formal application through IAS portal, https://portal.iasonline.org/get-a-quote/
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82 4.2. Applicant Management System: Certification bodies must provide the following prior to IAS
83 scheduling of an initial onsite assessment:
84 4.2.1 IAS application form and associated fee
85 4.2.2 Proposed scope request
86 4.2.3 Quality documentation and associated procedures
87 4.2.4 List of all auditors and decision makers, including information on the IAF codes,
88 categories or technical areas for which listed individuals have demonstrated
89 competence
90 4.2.5 List of all certified customers
91 4.2.6 List of entities operating on behalf of the certification body (this includes branch offices,
92 franchisees, subcontractors, etc.)
93 4.2.7 List of countries in which certifications have been issued
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95 4.3. Management System: Certification bodies must provide the following prior to IAS onsite
96 assessment:
97 4.3.1 Schedule and information for witness audits to be conducted
98 4.3.2 Auditor documents (confidentiality/impartiality agreement, contract, competence
99 evaluation)
100 4.3.3 Audit program (full certification cycle)
101 4.3.4 Audit plan (specific to audit being witnessed)
102 4.3.5 Stage 1 results (if applicable)
103 4.3.6 Logistical arrangements (e.g., travel, accommodation) for assessment team
104 4.3.7 Updated quality documentation and associated procedures
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106 5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (AS APPLICABLE)
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107 5.1. All requested scopes must be in the format used in the IAS MSCB pre-application form.
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109 5.2. Additional standards and guidelines will be used when performing assessments of the respective
110 certification disciplines as listed in Annex A and Annex B (Glossary). These publications refer to
111 current editions (unless otherwise stated).
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113 6. LINKS TO ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
114 6.1. Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) – www.fssc22000.com
115 6.2. International Accreditation Forum (IAF) – www.iaf.nu
116 6.3. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) – www.iso.org
117 6.4. Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) – www.apec-pac.org
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119 These criteria were previously issued June 2013, February 2014, February 2015, February 2016 and April 2017.
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122 Annex A: Informational Purpose only. Reference may get outdated, these will be updated as
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Additional
Program IAS Certification
Main Standard Accreditation Level
Status Abbreviation Standard(s)
Document(s)
QMS ISO/IEC 17021-
ISO/IEC 17021-3:2017 ISO 9001:2015
(Quality) 1:2015
EMS ISO/IEC 17021-
ISO/IEC 17021-2:2016 ISO 14001:2015
(Environmental) 1:2015
OHSAS ISO/IEC 17021- ISO/IEC TS 17021- OHSAS 18001:2007
(Occupational) 1:2015 10:2018 ISO 45001:2017
FSMS ISO/IEC 17021- ISO 22000:2005
ISO/TS 22003:2013
(Food Safety) 1:2015 ISO 22000:2018
FSSC ISO/IEC 17021-
ISO/TS 22003:2013 FSSC 22000 V.4.1
(Food System) 1:2015
ISMS
ISO/IEC 17021-
(Information ISO/IEC 27006:2015 ISO/IEC 27001:2013
1:2015
Security)
ITSMS
ISO/IEC 17021-
(Info. Tech. ISO/IEC 20000-6:2017 ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011
1:2015
Service)
Currently
BCMS
Active ISO/IEC 17021- ISO/IEC TS 17021-
(Business ISO 22301:2012
1:2015 6:2014
Continuity)
MED-QMS
ISO/IEC 17021- ISO 13485:2003
(Medical N/A
1:2015 ISO 13485:2016
Quality)
EnMS ISO/IEC 17021-
ISO 50003:2014 ISO 50001:2011
(Energy) 1:2015
ABMS ISO/IEC 17021- ISO/IEC TS 17021-
ISO 37001:2016
(Anti-Bribery) 1:2015 9:2016
ISO 14066:2011
GHG-VVB
ISO/IEC 17021- ISO 14064-1:2006
(Green House ISO 14065:2013
1:2015 ISO 14064-2:2006
Gas)
ISO 14064-3:2006
AMS ISO/IEC 17021- ISO/IEC TS 17021-
ISO 55001:2014
(Asset Man.) 1:2015 5:2014
LS-ET-SP
ISO/IEC 17021-
(Learning N/A ISO 29990:2010
1:2015
Services)
ESMS ISO/IEC 17021- ISO/IEC TS 17021-
ISO 20121:2012
(Event Sustain.) 1:2015 4:2013
RTSMS ISO/IEC 17021- ISO/IEC TS 17021-
ISO 39001:2012
(Road Traffic) 1:2015 7:2014
New/Pilot
ISO/IEC WD TS 17021-
SDCMS
ISO/IEC 17021- 8
(Sustain. ISO 37101:2016
1:2015 (Currently Under
Comm. Dev.)
Development)
FMMS ISO/IEC DTS 17021-11
ISO/IEC 17021-
(Facility (Currently Under ISO 41001:2018
1:2015
Management) Development)
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127 Annex B
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129 Glossary
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131 • ISO 9001: Quality management systems — Requirements
132 o ISO/IEC 17021-3: Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit
133 and certification of management systems — Part 3: Competence requirements for
134 auditing and certification of quality management systems
135 • ISO 14001: Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
136 o ISO/IEC 17021-2: Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit
137 and certification of management systems — Part 2: Competence requirements for
138 auditing and certification of environmental management systems
139 • OHSAS 18001: Occupational health and safety management systems - Requirements
140 • ISO 45001: Occupational health and safety management systems — Requirements with
141 guidance for use
142 o ISO/IEC TS 17021-10: Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing
143 audit and certification of management systems — Part 10: Competence requirements for
144 auditing and certification of occupational health and safety management systems
145 • ISO 22000: Food safety management systems — Requirements for any organization in the
146 food chain
147 o ISO/TS 22003: Food safety management systems — Requirements for bodies providing
148 audit and certification of food safety management systems
149 • FSSC 22000: Food safety management systems — Requirements for any organization in
150 the food chain (Food Safety System Certification Scheme 4.1)
151 o ISO/TS 22003: Food safety management systems — Requirements for bodies providing
152 audit and certification of food safety management systems
153 • ISO/IEC 27001: Information technology — Security techniques — Information security
154 management systems — Requirements
155 o ISO/IEC 27006: Information technology — Security techniques — Requirements for
156 bodies providing audit and certification of information security management systems
157 • ISO/IEC 20000-1: Information technology — Service management — Part 1: Service
158 management system requirements
159 o ISO/IEC 20000-6: Information technology — Service management — Part 6:
160 Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of service management systems
161 • ISO 22301: Societal security — Business continuity management systems ---
162 Requirements

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163 o ISO/IEC TS 17021-6: Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing
164 audit and certification of management systems — Part 6: Competence requirements for
165 auditing and certification of business continuity management systems
166 • ISO 13485: Medical devices — Quality management systems — Requirements for
167 regulatory purposes
168 • ISO 50001: Energy management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
169 o ISO 50003: Energy management systems — Requirements for bodies providing audit
170 and certification of energy management systems
171 • ISO 37001: Anti-bribery management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
172 o ISO/IEC TS 17021-9: Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing
173 audit and certification of management systems — Part 9: Competence requirements for
174 auditing and certification of anti-bribery management systems
175 • ISO 14065: Greenhouse gases — Requirements for greenhouse gas validation and
176 verification bodies for use in accreditation or other forms of recognition
177 o ISO 14066: Greenhouse gases — Competence requirements for greenhouse gas
178 validation teams and verification teams
179 o ISO 14064-1: Greenhouse gases — Part 1: Specification with guidance at the
180 organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and
181 removals
182 o ISO 14064-2: Greenhouse gases — Part 2: Specification with guidance at the project
183 level for quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emission reductions
184 or removal enhancements
185 o ISO 14064-3: Greenhouse gases — Part 3: Specification with guidance for the validation
186 and verification of greenhouse gas assertions
187 • ISO 55001: Asset management — Management systems — Requirements
188 o ISO/IEC TS 17021-5: Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing
189 audit and certification of management systems — Part 5: Competence requirements for
190 auditing and certification of asset management systems
191 • ISO 29990: Learning services for non-formal education and training — Basic requirements
192 for service providers
193 • ISO 20121: Event sustainability management systems — Requirements with guidance for
194 use
195 o ISO/IEC TS 17021-4: Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing
196 audit and certification of management systems — Part 4: Competence requirements for
197 auditing and certification of event sustainability management systems
198 • ISO 39001: Road traffic safety (RTS) management systems - Requirements with guidance
199 for use
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200 o ISO/IEC TS 17021-7: Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing
201 audit and certification of management systems — Part 7: Competence requirements for
202 auditing and certification of road traffic safety management systems
203 • ISO 37101: Sustainable development in communities — Management system for
204 sustainable development — Requirements with guidance for use
205 o ISO/IEC WD TS 17021-8 (currently under development): Conformity assessment --
206 Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems -- Part
207 8: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of management systems for
208 sustainable development in communities
209 • ISO 41001: Facility management — Management systems — Requirements with guidance
210 for use
211 o ISO/IEC DTS 17021-11 (currently under development): Requirements for bodies
212 providing audit and certification of management systems -- Part 11: Competence
213 requirements for auditing and certification of Facility Management Systems

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