How to become a Certification Body
ISASecure Certification Bodies (CBs) are independently accredited by ISO/IEC 17011 Accreditation Bodies (ABs) to the ISO/IEC 17065 international standard for CBs and the ISO/IEC 17025 international standard for CBs.
The current list of ISO/IEC 17011 ABs who process lab accreditations for ISASecure are listed below. Applicants may request to be processed by an ISO/IEC 17011 AB not listed below. ISASecure will establish the proper agreement with the requested AB as needed.
CB Application Steps
Contact the ISASecure Managing Director and Indicate Your Interest in Becoming an ISASecure CB
The managing director will schedule a teleconference to provide details about the accreditation process and direct you to the most appropriate ISO/IEC 17011 AB for processing your accreditation.
ISASecure Program
Andre Ristaino, Managing Director
3252 S. Miami Blvd., Ste. 102
Durham, NC 27703
+1 919-323-7660
aristaino@isa.org
Request the Application to Become a CB
The CB should review the accreditation requirements for the ISASecure certification program for which you are interested in applying. If, after reviewing the accreditation requirements, you believe your organization can meet the requirements, complete the ISASecure-202 application and submit it to the ISASecure Managing Director. The ISASecure-202 application is a combined application and contract, including ISASecure fees for processing the application. The application must be signed by an authorized officer in your company.
Contact an Accreditation Body
The CB should contact one of the ISO/IEC 17011 AB’s listed below to plan and schedule the accreditation reviews. Each AB has their own fee schedule for the accreditation services. The ISASecure managing director can help you select which AB to use for your accreditation assessment and make introductions if desired.
The AB Performs the Accreditation Assessment for the CB Applicant
Upon completion of the review by the AB, the CB will receive formal accreditation when all non-conformances have been corrected. Sometimes the formal accreditation certificate might not be issued for 6-12 months after the accreditation assessment activity has been completed because the AB’s accreditation committee only meets once or twice per year. ISASecure has a policy and a process for granting provisional accreditation prior to issuance of the formal accreditation by the AB.
Scope of Conformance
CBs should identify the scope of conformance you desire to adopt. Accreditation requirements for each of the three ISASecure certifications (scope of conformance) are described here:
- CSA certification - CSA-200 Certification Body Operations and Accreditation
- ICSA certification - ICSA-200 Certification Body Operations and Accreditation
- SSA certification - SSA-200 Certification Body operations and accreditation
- SDLA certification - SDLA-200 Certification Body operations and accreditation
Who to Contact
Contact ISASecure first to start the CB application process.
ISASecure (the Conformance Scheme Owner)
Andre Ristaino, Managing Director
3252 S. Miami Blvd., Ste. 102
Durham, NC 27703
Phone number: +1 919-323-7660
Email: aristaino@isa.org
Global Accreditation Bodies for
Certification Bodies
North American Accreditation Bodies
A2LA
Jonathan Fuhrman
Program Manager
5202 Presidents Court, Suite 220
Frederick, MD 21703 USA
Phone number: +1 301 644 3248
Email: jfuhrman@a2la.org
ANSI ANAB
Ms. Nikki Jackson
Director, Product Certification Accreditation
Phone number: 202.331.3623
Email: njackson@ansi.org
Standards Council of Canada
William O’Neill
Manager, Business and New Program Development
55, rue Metcalfe Street, Suite/bureau 600, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L5
Phone number: +1 613 238 3222, ext. 431 / +1 613 266 0088
Email: woneill@scc.ca
European Accreditation Bodies
DaKKS Deutche Addreditierungsstelle GmBH
Johannes Feldmann,
Spittelmarkt 10
Berlin Germany 10117
Phone number: +49 30 67 05 91-395
Email: Johannes.feldmann@dakks.de
Dutch Accrediation Council
Ed Weiles
Manager, Laboratory Accreditation
Dutch Accreditation Council
Daalseplein 101, 3511 SX
Utrecht, Netherlands
Phone number: +31 (0)30 239 45 00
Email: Ed.Wieles@rva.nl
Website: www.rva.nl
Asia Pacific Accreditation Bodies
Japan Accreditation Board
Takashi Hori,
Senior Manager, Accreditation Center
Tokyo
Gotanda An Building 3F
22-1 Higashigotanda 1-Chome
Shinagawa-Ku 141-0022
Japan
Phone number: +81 (3) 6823-5738
Email: Takashi.Horie@jab.or.jp
Singapore Accreditation Council
Chang Kwei Fern
Director, Accreditation Division, Enterprise Singapore
On behalf of the Singapore Accreditation Council
2 Fusionopolis Way
#15-01, Innovis,
Singapore 138634
Email: chang_kwei_fern@enterprisesg.gov.sg
Website: www.spring.gov.sg
Taiwan Accreditation Foundation
Benson Chen
Accreditation Manager, Laboratory Accreditation Department I
23F, No.27, Section 2,
Zhongzheng East Road, Tamsui District,
New Taipei City, 25170, Taiwan
Phone number: +886-2-2809-0828 Ext: 56
Email: bensonchen@taftw.org.tw
National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB)
Rajesh Maheshwari
Chief Executive Officer, NABCB
Quality Council of India, Engineers Bhawan,
2, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi - 110002, India
Email: ceo.nabcb@qcin.org
Application and Contract for Certification Bodies
ISASecure-202 Chartered Lab Application and Contract | Request an Application |
CSA Accreditation Requirements for Certification Bodies
CSA-200 Chartered Lab Operations and Accreditation | View/Download Resource |
CSA-204 Use of Symbol and Certificates | View/Download Resource |
CSA-205 Certificate Document Format | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure-111 Transition to ISO/IEC 17065 | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure-112 Transition Guidance to EDSA 2.0.0 and SSA 2.0.0 | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure-113 Transition Policy to EDSA 2.0.0 and SSA 2.0.0 | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure-115 Policy for transition to SDLA 2.0.0, EDSA 2.1.0 and SSA 2.1.0 | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure-116 Policy for transition to EDSA 3.0.0 and SSA 3.0.0 | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure-117 Policy for transition to CSA 1.0.0 and SSA 4.0.0 | View/Download Resource |
SSA Accreditation Requirements for Certification Bodies
SSA-200 Chartered Lab Operations and Accreditation | View/Download Resource |
SSA-204 Use of Symbols and Certificates | View/Download Resource |
SSA-205 Certificate Document Format | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure -111 Transition to ISO/IEC 17065 | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure-112 Transition Guidance to EDSA 2.0.0 and SSA 2.0.0 | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure-113 Transition Policy to EDSA 2.0.0 and SSA 2.0.0 | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure-115 Policy for transition to SDLA 2.0.0, EDSA 2.1.0 and SSA 2.1.0 | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure-116 Policy for transition to EDSA 3.0.0 and SSA 3.0.0 | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure-117 Policy for transition to CSA 1.0.0 and SSA 4.0.0 | View/Download Resource |
SLDA Accreditation Requirements for Certification Bodies
SDLA-200 Chartered Lab Operations and Accreditation | View/Download Resource |
SDLA-204 Use of Symbols and Certificates | View/Download Resource |
SDLA-205 Certificate Document Format | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure-118 Policy for transition to SDLA 3.0.0 | View/Download Resource |
ICSA Accreditation Requirements for Certification Bodies
ICSA-200 Chartered Lab Operations and Accreditation | View/Download Resource |
ICSA-204 Use of Symbols and Certificates | View/Download Resource |
ICSA-205 Certificate Document Format | View/Download Resource |
ISASecure Fees for Certification Bodies
ISASecure initial accreditation application fee | $7,500 USD |
ISASecure annual accreditation maintenance fee starting year 2 | $7,500 USD |