About ISO Management Standards Certification Organisations

For ISO 9001 and other ISO Management Standards – the Certification Bodies are important. They check compliance and issue the Certificates. Overall, they provide a consistent implementation of the ISO Standards across the board. Further, they ensure your certification meets the appropriate standards.

Management Standards Certification assessment

The whole process of Management Standards Certification is a complex activity. The various bodies involved in the full process have different roles. This is to ensure there are proper cross checks for consistency in the certifications. Consequently, there are specific organisations responsible for assessments for the final issue of a certificate. Therefore, Management Standards Certification Bodies have the role of assessment of your organisation.

There are Certification assessors or Bodies for the different ISO Management Standards. These include ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, as well as the other Management Standards.  It is these Bodies which provide the Assessors who audit or check Organisations wanting to be certified. Consequently, their aim is to ensure the candidate organisation meets the relevant Standard.

Who are the Management Standards Certification Bodies

The Certification Bodies are distinct from Accreditation Bodies. Certification Bodies are independent organisations. They are assessed and registered by Government set-up ‘Accreditation Bodies’. For example, UKAS in the UK, ANAB in the USA who function as Accreditation Bodies. They provide global scope to “Check on the Checkers”. This builds consistency into certification on a national and wider scale. As a result, there is a consistent auditing standard worldwide.