Accreditation for Inspection Bodies
All organizations seeking accreditation as an Inspection Body must meet the general requirements of ISO/IEC 17020:1998
An inspection body has to demonstrate that:
• it is competent to perform specific inspections or specific types of inspections; and
• its quality system is documented, fully operational and addresses and conforms to all elements of ISO/IEC 17020-1998,
• it is operating in accordance its quality system;