About Us
Who We Are
The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board plays an important
role in ensuring the safety and quality of goods and services and
in protecting the environment.
We accredit testing and calibration labs, inspection and
certification bodies, reference material producers, and proficiency
test providers. You wouldn't want to be treated by a doctor who
isn't board certified in her specialty, or send your child to a
college that isn't accredited, would you? Like those accrediting
bodies, we conduct audits to make sure our clients follow
international standards and are competent to do their work.
The work we do helps facilitate international trade and
eliminate the expense of redundant audits and tests. The ANSI-ASQ
National Accreditation Board has three brands: ANAB, ACLASS, and FQS.
About ANAB
ANAB, the U.S. accreditation body for management systems,
accredits ISO/IEC 17021 certification bodies for:
- ISO 9001 quality management systems
- ISO 14001 environmental management systems
- ISO/IEC 27001 information security management systems
- ISO 22000 food safety management systems
- ANSI/AIHA Z10, CSA Z1000, and BS OHSAS 18001 occupational
health and safety management systems
- ISO 28000 supply chain security management systems
- ISO/IEC 20000-1 information technology service management
systems
- Recycling Industry Operating Standard
- e-Stewards Standard
- Responsible Recycling
- IECQ QC 08000 hazardous substance process management
- ASIS SPC.1, BS 25999-2, and NFPA 16000 Private Sector
Preparedness Voluntary Certification
- Numerous industry-specific requirements
ANAB is a signatory of the International Accreditation Forum
(IAF) multilateral recognition arrangements for quality management
systems and environmental management systems.
ANAB is one of two brands of the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation
Board, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that provides
accreditation services to public- and private-sector organizations
and is jointly owned by the American National Standards Institute
and the American Society for Quality.
ACLASS, another ANSI-ASQ National
Accreditation Board brand, provides accreditation for ISO/IEC 17025
for calibration and testing laboratories, ISO/IEC 17020 for
inspection bodies, ISO Guide 34 for reference material producers,
and ISO/IEC Guide 43 for proficiency testing providers.
FQS, another ANSI-ASQ National
Accreditation Board brand, provides accreditation for ISO/IEC
17025 forensic test agencies and ISO/IEC 17020 forensic inspection
agencies.
ANSI enhances U.S. global
competitiveness and quality of life by promoting, facilitating, and
safeguarding the integrity of the voluntary standardization and
conformity assessment system. ANSI is the official U.S.
representative to the International Organization for
Standardization and, via the U.S. National Committee, the
International Electrotechnical Commission.
ASQ is the world's leading authority on
quality. With more than 100,000 members, ASQ advances learning,
quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business
results, and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide.
ASQ offers technologies, concepts, tools, and training.
The ANAB-ACLASS-FQS-ANSI-ASQ portfolio covers the spectrum of
conformity assessment accreditation. In addition to the ANAB,
ACLASS, and FQS programs, it includes ANSI programs for
ISO/IEC 17024 personnel certifiers, ISO/IEC 17065 product
certifiers, and ISO/IEC 14065 greenhouse gas verifiers.
Mission
The mission of the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board is to
be a leader in guiding the international development of
accreditation processes that build confidence and value for
stakeholders worldwide and providing high quality and reliable
accreditation services with the most professional value-added
services for customers and end users.
Quality Policy
The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board:
- Is committed to being a value-added, competent, and
cost-effective provider of accreditation of conformity assessment
services to national and international standards with the highest
integrity and in a timely manner.
- Will advance the credibility of accreditation by maintaining
mutual recognition agreements that advance international acceptance
of conformity assessment.
- Will provide its customers the best accreditation and
assessment services possible while helping its customers and other
interested parties focus on achieving and providing value.
- Will provide its employees a satisfying work environment that
encourages teamwork and high performance.
Quality Objectives
The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board judges its quality
policy is met by: