WHO CAN BE ACCREDITED?
United Kingdom Accreditation Forum accreditation activities
United Kingdom Accreditation Forum provides accreditations to conformity assessment bodies (CAB). These bodies consist of laboratories, certification and inspection bodies, providers of proficiency tests and reference material producers..
A CAB may be accredited by United Kingdom Accreditation Forum if it meets the requirements of the corresponding international standards.
Accreditation activities of United Kingdom Accreditation Forum
Laboratories | Testing and Calibration Laboratories |
Medical Laboratories | |
Inspection Bodies | ISO/IEC 17020 |
Certification Bodies | for Person |
for Management Systems | |
for Products | |
Validation and Verification Bodies | ISO 14065 |
Providers of Proficiency Tests | ISO/IEC 17043 |
Producers of Reference Materials | ISO Guide 34 |
Accredited once, accepted everywhere
The international harmonization of these standards warrants that the accreditations are carried out on a global basis according to the same criteria. As a result of these harmonized standards, and thanks to international agreements, the assessment services of bodies accredited in Germany are accepted in many European and non-European countries.
This ability to overcome technical barriers to trade facilitates cross-border trade and warrants the acceptance of conformity assessments results at an international level without requiring further inspections.