ISO/IEC 17020 INSPECTION BODIES
Overview
AIMSCB accredits inspection agencies to ISO/IEC Standard 17020. This accreditation process involves an assessment of the agencies competence for performing inspections and the consistency of their inspection activities. AIMSCB accredits agencies that perform inspections of materials, products, installations, processes or services.
AIMSCB Accreditation for Inspection Agencies
- Demonstrates compliance with ISO/IEC Standard 17020.
- AIMSCB offers prompt, personal service, including rapid scheduling of assessments to meet the needs of inspection agencies.
- Accreditation serves as an internationally recognized “stamp of approval” for industry and regulators.
- Accreditation increases the recognition and acceptance of inspection reports across domestic and national borders.
- Accreditation helps to reduce costs for manufacturers and exporters by reducing or eliminating the need for re-inspecting in another economy.
AIMSCB provides ISO/IEC 17020 accreditation to organisations performing various types of inspection, surveys and risk assessments:
- Engineering Inspection (including Pressure Systems, lifting equipment/Hoists, electrical installations, power presses, local exhaust ventilation, cargo / pre-shipment inspection, manufacture of boilers / pressure vessels, welding inspections, oil and gas metering)
- Building and Construction Products
- Food Inspection (food safety, food hygiene, manufacturing and processed practices, cargo inspection, animal welfare, labelling)
- Asbestos Surveys
- Legionella Risk Assessments
- Health and Social Care
- Care Home Inspection
- Nuclear New Build Inspection
- Fire Protection Systems
- Crime Scene Examination
- Railway Competence
- Plant Health
- Environmental Technology Verification