Recommending ISO Management Systems Certification - Registration Bodies | Conformity Assessment Bodies and subsidiaries (Registrars), herein indicating some of the certification bodies that we recommend, taken from our full listing; for a full list of certification bodies (and registrars), and accreditation entities that we have collected information that these meets criteria for ethics, client satisfaction, recognition and integrity per world region visit our Certification Bodies page...

DNV, Norway based (International Registration Body with registrars worldwide for Quality ISO 9001, Automotive ISO/TS 16949, Aerospace AS9100, Environmental ISO 14001, ISO 13485, SA, OHSAS 18001, and other management systems which may include product certifications and any other types of certifications).

BRS , USA based (International Registration Body operating worldwide focusing in consumer protection through Quality ISO 9001, Food Safety ISO 22000, HACCP MS, Medical Devices ISO 13485, Environmental ISO 14001, OSHMS OHSAS 18001, ISMS ISO/IEC 27001, Social Responsibility for Accountability, Inspection and Product Certification).

Lloyd's Register, British based (International Registration Body with registrars worldwide for Quality ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, AS9100, Environmental ISO 14001, EMAS, Medical ISO 13485, Health & Safety OHSAS 18001, SA, and other management systems which includes product certification and any other types of certifications).

Why Registration - Certification?

Certification - Registration from an international and reputable 3^rd party impartial and competent certification body demonstrates to others, and validates, your organization's competence and commitment to quality, environmental responsibility, food safety, security of information... A reputable certification - registration body or branch of the previous (registrar) needs be competent and impartial.

The International Organization for Certification (ISO) states and we quote:

"In most countries, accreditation is a choice, not an obligation and the fact that a certification body is not accredited does not, by itself, mean that it is not a reputable organization. For example, a certification body operating nationally in a highly specific sector might enjoy such a good reputation that it does not feel there is any advantage for it to go to the expense of being accredited. That said, many certification bodies choose to seek accreditation, even when it is not compulsory, in order to be able to demonstrate an independent confirmation of their competence."

While accreditation is not an obligation to operate Conformity Assessment, we recommend that Certification Bodies carry accreditation as this assures competence through impartiality in fulfilling the requirements of ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/IEC 15189 and other higher level management systems - visit our list of accreditation entities.

On the issue of cost (price)...

For registration - certification we recommend that organizations evaluate the markets wherein chosen to provide services and products. The cost of certification are based on audit time, which includes according to risk, nature of activities, product | services, size, and complexity of the activities of the organization. These are requirements that are required from most accreditation entities on a fee basis or a few in protection of consumers through a donation program which accredited certification bodies must abide, in addressing ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/TS 22003 and ISO/IEC 27006 and interpretative guides as well the standards that relate to quality, environment, health, safety, security of information, food supply chain and others. Registration - Certification Bodies, or subsets of these namely Registrar, provides a questionnaire inquiring for information to present a quote. The quote relates to the costs of the registration - certification protocol and terms of agreement, as the questionnaire provides initial and sufficient information of your organization. Some certification bodies provides information which can help in setting forth a factual 3-year budget.

Certification - Registration bodies quotes may reference associative costs, which include application fee, travel, and those that relate to travel. Feel free to contact us to provide you guidelines on costs for regions of Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and Eurasia. Reiterating; audit time is based on nature of the activities, processes, nature of the product, risks, impact to communities and consumers, complexity and size of the organization. .

Assessment of the Management System (concurrent to QMS ISO 9001 and its many variants such as FSMS ISO 22000, ISO/IEC 27001, QMS Technical Specification ISO/TS 16949, QMS Aerospace AS9100... and ISO 14001 and others including OHSAS 18001, Z10, ILO-OSH and Loss Prevention... OSHMS, Social Accountability)

Addresses specifications conforming to the requirements under which the organization ascribes through an impartial and competent third party registration body (or branch of the registration body, namely registrar). The registration - certification protocol, involves a two stage process which may include a combination of off-site and on-site activities. For EMS, OSHMS - OHSAS, FSMS and other management systems relating to risk may require an on-site visit(s) for both stages. When required, the on-site first visit stage assess the organization's management system policy, objectives, organization's self audit, and management review. Subsequently a follow through second stage requires an on-site assessment to assures that practices and methods meet the established commitments and that objective evidence sustain their effectiveness and confidence that the system maintains adherence to the requirements of a given standard(s) or technical specification.

Granting the certificate of registration requires successful completion of the certification - registration protocol, a successful conformity assessment for implementation, and a some certification bodies need to demonstrate legally binding protection of consumers. After successfully completing the assessments this is followed by periodical verification (surveillance assessments) of the management system to demonstrate effective maintenance, update and the organization managing improvements.