About Us
The International Standards & Accreditation Board (ISAB) is chartered to elevate global quality and safety infrastructures by providing rigorous oversight and accreditation of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs). We empower governments, industries, and professionals to demonstrate their true capabilities through irrefutable, ledger-backed accreditation.Board Governance & Structure To ensure absolute integrity, the International Standards & Accreditation Board operates under a strict governance structure separated from commercial interests:
The Board of Directors: Sets the strategic direction, policy frameworks, and multilateral recognition agreements with global bodies.
The Impartiality Committee: An independent panel tasked with safeguarding the objectivity of all accreditation decisions and mitigating conflicts of interest.
Technical Committees (Joint Collaboration): Subject-matter experts who continuously draft, review, and update our accreditation criteria. These committees align our accreditation requirements with the internationally recognized frameworks established by ISO, IEC, ASME, and ASNT to ensure our assessments of Certification Bodies reflect the absolute cutting edge of heavy industry, energy, and occupational safety regulations.
Here is the adapted text for the International Standards & Accreditation Board (ISAB). I have kept the core ISO standards and operational framework exactly the same, while substituting the organizational identity to fit your new portal.Accreditation bodies are established in many economies with the primary purpose of ensuring that conformity assessment bodies are subject to strict oversight by an authoritative body. Through the application of national and international standards, governments, procurers, and consumers can have complete confidence in the calibration and test results, inspection reports, and certifications provided.Accreditation body members of ISAB operate in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011 and are involved in the accreditation of various types of conformity assessment bodies, including:
- Testing laboratories (using ISO/IEC 17025)
- Calibration laboratories (using ISO/IEC 17025)
- Management system certification bodies (using ISO/IEC 17021-1)
- Inspection bodies (using ISO/IEC 17020)
- Product certification bodies (using ISO/IEC 17065)
- Medical testing laboratories (using ISO 15189)
- Proficiency testing providers (using ISO/IEC 17043)
- Persons certification bodies (using ISO/IEC 17024)
- Reference material producers (using ISO 17034)
- Biobanking facilities (using ISO 20387)
Accreditation bodies that have been peer-evaluated as competent sign regional and international arrangements to demonstrate their ongoing reliability. These accreditation bodies then assess and accredit conformity assessment bodies to the relevant standards. These arrangements support the provision of vital local and national services—such as ensuring safe food and clean drinking water, providing reliable energy, delivering health and social care, and maintaining an unpolluted environment. In addition, these frameworks enhance the acceptance of products and services across national borders, supporting international trade by removing technical barriers. ISAB operates the ISAB Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MRA) between its member signatories, allowing for the seamless mutual recognition of accredited certificates, reports, and statements in economies worldwide. By acting as a unified international organization for accreditation, ISAB streamlines global efforts to promote rigorous accreditation standards and quality infrastructure. For more information, please refer to our FAQ.