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ANSI Accredita-on Program ISCC Cer-fica-on Schemes

Reinaldo B. Figueiredo – Senior Program Director Accreditation of Product Certification Bodies - ANSI

n  The American Na-onal Standards Ins-tute leads standards, conformity assessment, and related ac-vi-es in the United States of America.

n  Founded in 1918, ANSI is a private, non-‐profit organiza;on.

n  ANSI is not a government agency or a standards developer.

2015 ISCC Regional Stakeholder Dialogue | June 24, 2015 Slide 2

n  U.S. member of ISO

n  U.S. member of the IEC, via ANSI’s U.S. Na;onal CommiRee

n  a U.S. member of IAF and ILAC

n  liaison with groups in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East

n  bilateral agreements with other na;onal standards bodies


ANSI Accredita-on Programs

2015 ISCC Regional Stakeholder Dialogue | June 24, 2015

STANDARDS CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

Standards Developer

U.S. Technical Advisory

Group

Certificate Issuers

Product Certification

Program

Greenhouse Gas

Verification Program

Personnel Certification

Program

ANSI-ASQ National

Accreditation Board

ANSI-ASQ National

Accreditation Board

ANSI-ASQ National

Accreditation Board

ANSI Procedures

for ANS

“Essential Requirements”

ANSI International Procedures

ANSI-ASTM E2659

ISO/IEC 17065

ISO/IEC 14065

ISO/IEC 17024

ISO/IEC 17021

ISO/IEC 17025

ISO/IEC 17020

SDOs U.S. TAGs to ISO

Certificate Issuers

Product and Process Certifiers

Greenhouse Gas

Verifiers

Personnel Certifiers

Management System

Certifiers

Laboratories Inspection Bodies

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Program Recogni-ons

n  Interna;onal -  signatory of the Interna;onal

Accredita;on Forum and Pacific Accredita;on Coopera;on Mul;lateral Recogni;on Arrangement (IAF-‐PAC MLA)

n  Government Agencies -  Federal Communica;ons Commission –

Telecommunica;on Cer;fica;on Body (TCB) Program (NIST NVCASE) for the following economies:

§  FCC §  IC (Canada) §  Singapore IDA §  OFTA (Hong Kong) §  Japan MIC

-  EPA WaterSense Program -  EPA Energy Star Program

n  Industry Sector – Scheme Owners -  GAA -  Food Marke;ng Ins;tute – SQF -  Bri;sh Retailers Consor;um (BRC) -  Primus GFS -  GLOBALG.A.P -  IFS -  American Forest & Paper Associa;on –

SFI -  CanadaGAP -  ISCC -  GlobalGAP

n  Professional Socie;es -  ASME – Elevators and Escalators

n  U.S. State Government -  Florida Building Commission -  Sanita;on Program and Drinking Water

Program -  Other State Regulatory Agencies

81 Accredited CBs 26 MOU’s with Certification program Owners


Top Level Accredita-on Documents

n  PRO-‐PL-‐101: Policy and Criteria for Accredita;on of Cer;fica;on Programs

n  PRO-‐PL-‐102: Manual of Opera;ons for Accredita;on of Cer;fica;on Programs

n  PRO-‐PL-‐103: Opera;ng Procedures of the Accredita;on CommiRee


ANSI prepara-on to Deliver Accredita-on in Accordance with

ISCC requirements

n  ISCC Presenta;on at ANSI Accredita;on CommiRee Mee;ng

n  MOU with ISCC

-‐  ANSI Staff and Technical Assessor par;cipated in the ISCC training

-‐  Developed Procedures for ISCC cer;fica;on program


ANSI prepara-on to Deliver Accredita-on in Accordance with

ISCC requirements

n  ANSI Launched Pilot Program: Accredita-on to ISCC Cer-fica-on System for Sustainability and Greenhouse Gas Emissions -‐ Applica-ons accepted From February 5 to March 26, 2015

-‐  5 Enquiries

-‐  One applica;on in process

(First Environment, Inc.)


ANSI Accredita-on Criteria ISCC -‐ Cer-fica-on Bodies

n ISO/IEC 17065 – Conformity Assessment – Requirements

for bodies cer;fying products, processes and services

n PRO-‐PL-‐102 –Manual of Opera;ons

n ANSI – PR – 171 Sector Specific Accredita;on Program for Interna;onal Sustainability and Carbon Cer;fica;on (ISCC)

n ISCC Cer;fica;on Program requirements


ANSI – Accredita-on Process For Product Cer-fica-on Bodies

n  Applica;on

n  Prepara;on for Assessment

n  Ini;al Onsite and Witness Assessment

n  Assessment Report

n  Accredita;on CommiRee Renders Decision

n  Surveillance & Reassessment



Applica;on

n  Completed applica;on and documenta;on Submit to ANSI

n  Review of acceptability of applica;on

n  Announcement applica;on -‐ Standards Ac;on

n  Assign the ANSI assessment team (Lead Assessor and Technical Assessor)

n  Provide Document Review Report and the Ini;al Assessment Plan to the applicant



n  Onsite Assessment

-  Lead Assessor and Technical Assessor Conduct (on-‐site and witness assessments)

-  Ini;al assessment covers accredita;on requirements

§  (PRO-‐PL-‐102)

-  Assessment team presents assessment results to applicant

- NCRs posted in ANSICA database, if any -  Conduct Witness Assessment



n  Analysis of Findings and Assessment Report

-  Assessment report will be submiRed to the applicant 30 days ajer the conclusion of the assessment

-  Applicant submits Correc;ve ac;ons; If applicable

-  Assessment team reviews correc;ve ac;on


Responsibili;es of the ANSI Accredita;on CommiRee

q Policy maRer formula;on rela;ng to accredita;on program opera;ons

q Review and approval of assessment criteria and procedures

q Reviewing the process of evalua;on q Supervising the implementa;on of accredita;on program

policies

q Render decisions on gran;ng, maintaining, extending, reducing, suspending and withdrawing accredita;on

PRO-‐PL-‐103 (Opera-ng Procedures of the Accredita-on CommiYee)



n  Decision-‐making and gran;ng accredita;on

-  ANSI Accredita;on CommiRee and Evalua;on Task Group will review records related to the accredita;on process and make decision on accredita;on

-  CB applicants found to be in conformance with the accredita;on requirements will be accredited by ANSI ACC

-  Accredita;on -‐ 2-‐year cycle


Surveillance/ Re-‐Assessments To ensure

-  Con;nuing conformance with and ANSI and ISCC requirements

-  Evaluate the implementa;on and verify the effec;veness of correc;ve ac;ons ini;ated to resolve non-‐conformi;es found previously

-  Evaluate significant organiza;on or documenta;on changes implemented as a result of revisions to accredita;on requirements or modifica;ons to the accredited cer;fica;on body management


What Makes ANSI Accredita-on Special?


ISO/IEC 17011



MLA Signatory Slide 19


Demonstrate Value of Accredita-on

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Impar-ality 2015 ISCC Regional Stakeholder Dialogue | June 24, 2015 Slide 21


Clarity

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Balance 2015 ISCC Regional Stakeholder Dialogue | June 24, 2015 Slide 23


Assessment

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Appeals Slide 25

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