ANSIASQ National Accreditation Board

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ANSI-ASQNationalAccreditationBoard

• AIMC
• 2006

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Todays Agenda

• Overview of ANAB operations
• Strategic statement
• Value in Accredited Systems

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ANAB Background

• Financially self-supporting non-profit
  organization in Milwaukee
• Governed by 13-member board representing
  stakeholders
• Exists to serve conformity assessment needs of
  business, CBs, and interested parties

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ANSI
ASQ
ANAB
Management Systems Council
Accredits
QMS CBs
EMS CBs
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Board of Directors

• Responsible for policy, strategic planning, and
  financial operations and performance
• Members represent stakeholders and include
  technical experts, business executives, industry
  representatives, with CB representation as a
  non-voting member

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Board of Directors

• ANSI Nominees
• Connie Conboy
• Mary McKiel
• Walter Newgeon
• Primus Ridgeway
• Ron Silletti
• Steve Willis

• ASQ Nominees
• Connie Conboy
• Judy Baranowski
• Amy Butler
• Ashok Dandekar
• John Hayworth
• Jack West

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Accreditation Council

• Independent body of volunteers responsible to
  Board of Directors
• Approves all technical procedures and advisories
• Renders all accreditation decisions, including
  suspensions and withdrawals

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InternationalAccreditation Forum (IAF)

• Member organization of 47 accreditation bodies
  (ABs), plus associate members
• Secretariat in Australia, incorporated in United
  States
• Provides guidance for ABs
• Provides forum for technical committees
• Provides oversight for MLA members
• www.iaf.nu

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Requirements Docs

• ISO/IEC 17011 General Requirements for
  Assessment and Accreditation of CBs
• ISO 90012000

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Strategic Direction

• Based on market demand, offer accreditation to
  national and international standards and
  industry-specific requirements
• Remain most desired mark in management systems
  accreditation measured by IAF customer
  satisfaction survey

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Strategic Direction

• Perform services in interest of industry,
  government, and direct customers to facilitate
  international trade
• Create work environment that employees would rank
  as best place to work in Milwaukee
• End each year with positive surplus and to budget

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Lines of Business

• Major (standards)
• ISO 9001
• ISO 14001
• Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
• OHSMS (ANSI/AIHA Z-10)
• Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS)
• ISO/TS 22003
• ISO 17799 and ISO/IEC 27001

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Lines of Business

• Subordinate (based on major standards)
• AS 9100, AS 9003, AS 9110, AS 9120
• TL 9000
• QS 9000
• ISO 13485
• RC 14000
• RCMS

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CBs Per Program
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New Program

• Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS)
• Approved by ANAB board 11/2005
• Integrates quality, environment and health and
  safety management system concepts industry
  expected to be ready for certification June 2006,
  at which time ANAB expects to accept CB
  applications

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Why Standards

• Provides framework for management to operate
• Build confidence in operations
• Help minimize second-party audits
• Focus on customer satisfaction and management
  involvement

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How to Proceed

• Start with RIOS document
• Understand requirements
• Compare your processes and do gap analysis
• Document processes and write your quality manual
• Implement new processes

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Choosing a CB

• Accredited by reputable body
• Industry experience, background, and expertise -
  not related to consulting firm
• Recommendations from clients or customers
• References provided by CB

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Choosing a CB

• Scheduling issues and ability to meet your time
  frame interview lead auditor
• All aspects of CB fee schedule
• Comfort level in establishing long term
  relationship with CB
• Choose CB that will help you build better
  business, not bureaucracy

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The Audit

• Follow CB process for audit scheduling
• Remember auditor is there to find gaps in your
  system to help you build more robust management
  process
• Auditor will likely find problems

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Industry Benchmarks

• Automotive provides own oversight and requires
  certification to do business
• Aerospace works with limited ABs and several OEMs
  requires certification to do business
• Telecommunications works with limited ABs and
  several OEMs requires certification do business
• American Chemistry Council requires certification
  to RC14001 or RCMS as condition of membership

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Questions?