What is an Accreditation Body?
Each country has an accreditation body that represents and enforces the interpretation and implementation of the ISO standards in that country (or countries). The Accreditation Body accredits the Registrars or Certifiers in order to certify companies to the international standards. The accreditation body gives credibility to the Registrar since the registrar needs to comply with certain rules that are verified by the accreditation body. The accreditation body is in most cases (although this is not the case in the United States) a government entity. The US accreditation body is ANAB. It is important to select an accreditation body that has recognition internationally. The American as well as most of the European accreditations are members of the International Accreditation Forum, therefore, any of those accreditation bodies ensure that your certificate will be recognized nationally and internationally.
Each country has an accreditation body that represents and enforces the interpretation and implementation of the ISO standards in that country (or countries). The Accreditation Body accredits the Registrars or Certifiers in order to certify companies to the international standards. The accreditation body gives credibility to the Registrar since the registrarneeds to comply with certain rules that are verified by the accreditation body. The accreditation body is in most cases (although this is not the case in the United States) a government entity. The US accreditation body is ANAB. It is important to select and accreditation body that has recognition internationally. The American as well as most of the European accreditations are members of the International Accreditations Forum, therefore, any of those accreditation bodies ensure that your certificate will be recognized nationally and internationally.
