ACLASS is committed to superior accreditation services including those for Inspection Bodies / Inspection Agencies following ISO/IEC 17020. Our processes for such accreditation offers applicant bodies the opportunity to assure their customers of their compliance with international standards and international recognition of good practices.

ACLASS uses ISO/IEC 17020 (or future versions thereof), General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection and IAF/ILAC-A4 (or future versions thereof), Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC 17020, for the accreditation of inspection bodies.

ACLASS will provide inspection body accreditation services to any customer who applies and if ACLASS has or can reasonably obtain the proper credentials and resources.  Some inspection areas for which accreditation may be applied for include but not limited to:

• Agricultural Products
• Bulk Cargoes (e.g. petroleum, coal)
• Cargoes in Containers & Packages
• Cast Products
• Chemical
• Construction Materials (e.g. wood, roofing material, composite material)
• Cranes
• Electrical
• Foods
• Forged Products
• Gas
• Mechanical / Machinery
• Pipelines
• Protective Coatings
• Rolled Products
• Structures (e.g. steel, concrete)
• Textiles
• Welding
• Other

Like our other accreditation services, including ISO/IEC 17025 (for testing and calibration laboratories) and Reference Material Producer accreditation, Inspection Body accreditation involves assurance of technical competence and practices in addition to good quality management practices. Our management and technical staff assure high-quality service, integrity, independence, impartiality, confidentiality, highly-trained experts and assessors, and unmatched customer service.

To apply for inspection body accreditation please download an application form by clicking here.

To request a quote for inspection body accreditation please download the RFQ by clicking here.

ACLASS has established policies for and provides a general description of the ACLASS ISO/IEC 17020 inspection body accreditation process to the customer in ACLASS Document 4.  This document is available by clicking here. ACLASS Document 4 is available to the general public and any interested party, and is written specifically to communicate the ACLASS ISO/IEC 17020 inspection body accreditation process to its customer.  This document defines all requirements for inspection body accreditation and is mandatory for all ACLASS applicant and accredited customers.

To learn more about ACLASS inspection body accreditation (ISO/IEC 17020), please contact the ACLASS office at info@aclasscorp.com or call toll free 1-877-344-3044.