ISO/IEC 17065 Accreditation Consultant for Product Certification Bodies

The standard ISO/IEC 17065, "Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services," and its most recent revision was published in September 2013. ISO/IEC 17065 Accreditation demonstrates to the marketplace and to regulators that the agencies' have met the requirements for operating certification schemes in a competent, consistent and impartial manner. The purpose of ISO/IEC 17065 is for conformity assessment or the certification of products, processes and/or services. More than any other type of conformity assessment activity, product/process/service certification is primarily focused on the establishment of confidence in the certified products, processes or services

In order to achieve ISO 17065 Certification, organizations can take help from our ISO 17065 Consultant who has rich experience in the field of implementation of this standard.

ISO/IEC 17065 Accreditation

The ISO/IEC 17065 Accreditation is issued by accreditation body, which is authorized to provide accreditation under the ISO/IEC 17065. The ISO 17065 certificate is issued for the specific period after successful completion of registration (final) assessment. Surveillance audits are conducted by the accreditation body after one year.

ISO/IEC 17065 is an accreditation, which is granted to the certification bodies by approved accreditation body. It is an accreditation not certification like ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and other system certifications.

Steps involved in ISO/IEC 17065 Consultancy Services

Punyam.com is having vast experience in ISO 17065 consultant for the implementation and certification of ISO/IEC 17065:2012.

Punyam.com, an ISO 17065 consultancy in India, develops the system for its customers in the following manners:

1. Micro-level survey for each and every inspection parameter of the product certification bodies and preparation of detail Gap Analysis report,
2. Preparation of applicable documents required by ISO/IEC 17065:2012, based on detailed study of all activities of the product certification bodies, such as;
   • ISO 17065 Manual,
   • ISO 17065 Policy
   • Procedures for ISO/IEC 17065:2012 accreditation (mandatory procedures required by the standard),
   • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),
   • Formats to establish the objective evidence of implementation
3. ISO 17065 training to all levels of employees within the certification bodies,
4. Help in effective implementation of system by periodic visit till accreditation,
5. Conduct internal audit for ISO 17065 accreditation system to check readiness for the accreditation,
6. Conduct management review meeting in presence of Top Management to guide the product certification bodies for effective implementation of all the issues related to inspection,
7. Witnessing / demonstration of activities to build confidence among the employees, etc.

Benefits of ISO 17065 Accreditation

• Improved efficiency, productivity and effectiveness in the overall ISO 17065 certification operation.
• Improved level of motivation, co-operation, and quality awareness including competence.
• Increased confidence in the certificate issued by certification body and competence of its auditors performing the audits for the certification of management system. Greater control of processes and activities throughout certification bodies.
• Provide tips on analysis of data as well as perfect record-keeping.
• Provide guidelines and better control for maintenance of records, etc.
• Establish confidence of management and its customers on the certificate and increase customers' trust as well as market share.
• Better image of certification bodies as a quality certification body in global market.
• Worldwide recognition and credibility.
• An ISO 17065 accredited certification body has a definite edge over competitors.