Hi all.
I'm in dire need of some guidance as to understanding accreditation, memorandums of understanding, certifications and test-report recognition.
(please correct me if I'm erroneously mixing-up/misusing any of these terms
)
There are so many agencies, I'm quickly getting confused.
For example:
The clarifications needed are:
Many thanks in advance to anyone who can shed light...
I'm in dire need of some guidance as to understanding accreditation, memorandums of understanding, certifications and test-report recognition.
(please correct me if I'm erroneously mixing-up/misusing any of these terms
There are so many agencies, I'm quickly getting confused.
For example:
- The IECEE has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the IAF (International Accreditation Forum)
- The IAF has the CNAS (China National Accreditation Service) as a member and signatory.
- The CNAS then accredits a test-lab to ISO/IEC 17025 with a scope of a particular IEC testing standard.
- That accredited test lab then certifies a device to the testing standard, and issues a test-report.
The clarifications needed are:
- Do I have the associations between these organizations correct?
- What are the roles of the "middle men" in this chain (i.e. the IAF and CNAS), when the IECEE has it's own list of member testing labs?
- Given this chain association, does this mean that the test-report issued by the accredited test lab would be recognized by members of the IECEE?
Many thanks in advance to anyone who can shed light...
