A) AB-CB reviews application from CAB for accreditation process with relevant documentation such as legal legislation etc.
B) AB-CB reviews documentation of applicant CAB as per the requirement of accreditation standard including quality documents, records and interview with personnel, demonstrations of assessment, certification scheme & reports of assessor's findings & share reports with applicant CAB. If there is any deficiency in documentation applicant CAB provides Corrective action plan.
C) AB-CB conducts on site assessment. The assessor initially review the submitted documents, process including work place assessment & site visit on the agreed date & submit report to AB-CB accreditation committee . The scope and duration of the assessment will depend on the size of the CAB & applied scope of certification.
D) AB-CB accreditation committee review the report and makes a decision regarding accreditation. Members of this committee are individuals who have expertise in the scope of accreditation.
E) AB-CB Issue notification on successful completion of the accreditation process & issue the accreditation certificate. AB-CB provides the attestation that the assessment services of CAB conform to the relevant standards & the technical competence of these bodies. If accreditation is not granted, the applicant CAB is advised to improve the system & further application may be considered at a later date.
F) Once an applicant CAB is accredited, AB-CB conducts surveillance audits at fixed intervals depending on whether the organisation is a laboratory, an IB or a CAB with visits are made to the CAB’s offices to assess the CAB’s on going compliance with the accreditation criteria. re accreditation is due after every five years.
For More Details info@ab-cb.org
