1. 1 NESCC Webinar Lane Hallenbeck ANSI Vice President, Accreditation Services 3 November 2009 International Conformity Assessment and 3 rd Party Accreditation

2. Slide 2 National Conformity Assessment Principles for the United States Articulates principles for conformity assessment activities in the U.S.  Guidance document to be considered along with the U.S. Standards Strategy  Promotes marketplace understanding and confidence in conformity assessment processes  www.ansi.org/ncap

3. Slide 3 IAF International Accreditation Forum IAAC Inter American Accreditation Cooperation PAC Pacific Accreditation Cooperation APLAC Asia-Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation EA European Accreditation Cooperation ILAC International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Multilateral Recognitions are Essential

4. Slide 4 Supplier Organization Accreditation bodies Assess competence Conformity assessment bodies Audit conformity Accredited Third Party Hierarchy (ISO/IEC 17011 standard for accreditation bodies)

5. Slide 5 ANSI Accreditation Portfolio Conformity Assessment (ISO/IEC 17011) Product Certifiers Personnel Certifiers SDO’s and ISO TAGs ANSI Procedures “Essential Requirements ” Standards Laboratories Inspection Bodies ISO/IE C 14065 ISO/IE C 17021 ISO/IE C 17024 ISO/IE C 17025 ISO/IE C 17020 Management System Certifiers ISO/IE C 17065 Greenhouse Gas Verifiers

6. Slide 6 Examples of Third Party Management Systems Certification Government Agencies  Department of Homeland Security – Emergency Preparedness Trade Associations  QuEST Forum (Telecom) – TL 9000  IAQG (Aerospace) – AS 9100  American Chemical Council – RC 14000  American Forest & Paper Association - SFI

7. Slide 7 Examples of Third Party Personnel Certification Government Agencies  Department of Defense – Information Security  Commonwealth of Massachusetts – Financial Advisors  State of California – Crane Operators Trade Associations  Conference for Food Protection – Food Safety Managers Professional Societies  Sonographers, Podiatrists, Pathologists

8. Slide 8 Examples of 3 rd Party Product Certification Government Agencies  Federal Communications Commission – Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB) Program (NIST NVCASE) Trade Associations  Food Marketing Institute – SQF  American Forest & Paper Association – SFI Professional Societies  ASME – Elevators and Escalators

9. Slide 9 Examples of 3 rd Party Laboratory Accreditation Government Agencies  Consumer Product Safety Commission – Testing for Children’s Products  Federal Communications Commission – Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB) Program (NIST NVCASE) Trade Associations  Toy Industry Association – Toy Safety Certification Program

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11. Slide 11 Standards and Conformity Assessment: An Equation for Success System Quality + Process Effectiveness + Product Integrity + Personnel Competence = Marketplace Confidence

12. Slide 12 For more information American National Standards Institute HeadquartersOperations 1819 L Street, NW25 West 43rd Street Sixth FloorFourth Floor Washington, DC 20036New York, NY 10036 T: 202.293.8020T: 212.642.4900 F: 202.293.9287F: 212.398.0023 www.ansi.org | webstore.ansi.org | www.nssn.org Lane Hallenbeck Vice President Accreditation Services Washington, DC Headquarters +1.202.331.3612 lhallenb@ansi.org