Accreditation Institution For Certification Bodies
AICB is a not for profit company. It is independent of Government. The company is managed by a Board of
Non-Executive and Executive Directors and officials
WHO WE ARE ??
AICB is a not for profit company. It is independent of Government. The company is managed by a Board of Non-Executive and Executive Directors and officials: AICB is giving accreditation to certification bodies in accordance to ISO 17021, ISO 17024, ISO 17025, ISO 15189, Industry Specific Standards. AICB accreditation provides an assurance of the competence, impartiality and integrity of conformity assessment bodies. AICB accredited certification, testing, inspection and calibration reduces the need for suppliers to be assessed by each of their customers.
AICB’ expertise and professional status within the world of accreditation is underpinned by the specialist knowledge of its staff. With an overall aim of providing the highest level of service, insight and specialist expertise to customers, AICB staff’ strive to make continuous improvements within the areas of accreditation, certification, testing and inspection.
OUR SERVICES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
This includes the wide range of management schemes and requirements organisations need to perform well to meet their goals and objectives.
MEDICAL LABORATORIES & IMAGING
ISO 15189:2012 delivers the specific requirements for quality and competence that are specific to medical imaging
INSPECTION BODIES
According to ISO, an inspection is: An examination of a product, process, service, or installation or their design and determination of its conformity with specific requirements
PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION BODIES
The United Accreditation Foundation offers an internationally recognized accreditation program for the certification of persons.
CALIBRATION AND TESTING LABORATORIES
United Accreditation Foundation UAF Accreditation scheme for Calibration and Testing laboratories is strictly built as per ISO 17025.
WHAT IS ACCREDITATION ??
Accreditation is the formal recognition that an organisation is competent to perform specific processes, activities, or tasks (which are detailed in a scope of accreditation) in a reliable credible and accurate manner. The provision of accreditation must:
- Be objective, transparent and effective
- Use highly professional competent assessors and technical experts in all relevant fields;
- Use assessors (and subcontractors) that are reliable, ethical and competent in both accreditation processes and the relevant technical fields.
Accreditation delivers confidence in certificates and conformity statements. It underpins the quality of results by ensuring their traceability, comparability, validity and commutability.
The accreditation process ensures that their certification practices are acceptable, typically meaning that they are competent to test and certify third parties, behave ethically and employ suitable quality assurance.
Board of Directors
The board of directors is responsible for facilitating communication about accreditation programs, recommending creation of new accreditation programs, and providing annual budget approval. Members of the board represent stakeholders and include technical experts and industry and government representatives.
Franc Ralpho
President
Peter Brooks
Chairman
Alan Daniels
Vice Chairman
WHO CAN BE ACCREDITED
The accreditation period is typically four years. During that period, there is ongoing surveillance, which includes an annual office assessment and an annual witnessed audit. A complete reassessment is required every four years. Increased surveillance may required if the CB wishes to extend the scope of accreditation (as applicable) to cover additional industry sectors or to participate in certain specialty fields. If a CB becomes accredited for additional standards, the reaccreditation cycle may be aligned for all standards and the accreditation period for the added standards may be less than four years.