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ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board

ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board. ANSI-HSSP Plenary 02 October 2008. Private Sector Preparedness Voluntary Certification. ANAB background Accredited Certification ANAB’s Accreditation Process Plan Forward. Acronyms. ANAB / ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board

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ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board

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  1. ANSI-ASQ NationalAccreditation Board ANSI-HSSP Plenary 02 October 2008

  2. Private Sector Preparedness Voluntary Certification • ANAB background • Accredited Certification • ANAB’s Accreditation Process • Plan Forward

  3. Acronyms • ANAB / ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board • ANSI / American National Standards Institute • ASQ / American Society for Quality • CB / Certification Body • ASIS / • DRII / Disaster Recovery Institute International • AQA / American Quality Assurance • BS / British Standard • ISO / International Standards Organization • NFPA / National Fire Prevention Association • BSI / British Standards Institute • LRQA / Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance • NEMR / National Emergency Management Registrar

  4. Background • Established in 1989 by American Society of Quality (ASQ) to accredit QMS certification bodies • Governed and operated independently • Partnered with American National Standards Institute (ANSI), U.S. member body to ISO, in 1991 • Exists to serve conformity assessment needs of business and accredited certification bodies and their clients

  5. Our “Family” ANAB Brand ACLASS Brand ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board ANSI ASQ

  6. Accreditation? • Give license-to-operate to certification bodies (CBs) • Third-party initial and ongoing evaluation • CB must operate in conformance with international standards • ANAB-Brand must operate in conformance with international standards • Re-accredit every four years with annual surveillance • ANAB-Brand operates internationally

  7. ANAB-Brand Criteriaand Procedures CBs must conform to: • ISO/IEC 17021:2006 • Internaitonal Accreditation Forum (IAF) Guidancewww.iaf.nu • ANAB Accreditation Manual • ANAB Accreditation Rules

  8. Role ofAccreditation Council • Two Committees for independence • Grants, suspends, and withdraws accreditation of CBs • Prepares program procedures and criteria • Provides mechanism for initial appeal on accreditation decisions • Technical resource to ANAB staff

  9. Committee A W Bozzo, Dyn McDermott S Briggs, Textron Systems E Delaney, First Environment M Green, NASA S Holliday, ANAB Assessor S Keiner, Independent T McMillan, Motorola C Mesler, Business Performance M Schmiedel, Dresser-Rand L Wible, Kestral Management Non-voters R Blake, BSI Americas M Caruso, UL P Kucan, PRI P Palmes As of 12 August 2008 Committee B M Ames, AQS Management Systems D Bowers, US TAG to TC207 P Cremeens, Acument Technologies T Garner, ANAB Assessor D Hall, OFS Fitel Inc. P Heinle, Quality consultant G Johnson, EPA J Pendergrass, Environmental Law C Spire, MSIA Associates A Puri, BVC P Salle, KEMA S Janagher, SCC Accreditation Council

  10. Accreditation Council Broad volunteer stakeholder representation maintained: • Industry • Government • Standards developers • NGOs • Consultants / trainers • Accredited CBs • Accreditation assessors

  11. Committees of Experts • Chair is member of Accreditation Council • Review and accept all initial CB criteria requirements documentation • Members of PSPVC COE on next slide • Ensure technical credibility of new programs • Provide technical assistance and ongoing technical oversight

  12. Al Berman, DRII Ann Beauchesne, US Chamber Bart Walrath, AQA Bert Coursey, DHS Bill Bozzo, Dyn McDermott Bill Raisch, NYU InterCEP Carol Fox, RIMS Dana Trujillo, Orion Don Byrne, ACP Don Schmidt, NFPA 1600 Hugh Hutton, LRQA Jason Jackson, Wal-Mart John Bridges, DHS John DiMaria, BSI Marc Seigel, ASIS Mark Messler, NEMR Matt Deane, ANSI Mike Janko, Goodyear Pam Creemens, Acument Peter Jesperson, Merrill Lynch Scott Richter, ANAB Susan Briggs, Textron COE Members for PSPVC

  13. CB Accreditation Application • ANAB provides relevant criteria and application • Staff reviews for completeness, collects fees • Initial document review • Office audit of procedures, records, practices • Witness audit of CB’s team

  14. CB Accreditation Approval and oversight process • Written report and evaluation of corrective actions • Submit to Accreditation Council for accreditation approval • Six-month office and witness audits • Annual office and witness audits • Full system audit every four years • Validation audits every year? • Report or summary to Accreditation Council every four years

  15. AccreditationAudits Assure • CB has effective system to evaluate conformance to standards • CB uses competent auditors to observe defined management system and effective implementation • Certification decisions made by experts independent of audit work

  16. Certification • Series of document reviews, site visits, and audits by CB • CB auditors review organization’s procedures, processes, operations • CB audits full system to determine conformance to standard, effectiveness, and implementation • Written report • CB’s independent board evaluates and approves

  17. Foundation ofCertification • Standards • Voluntary • Consensus-based • Basic infrastructure • Each business must internalize the standard and personalize it as their own business practices

  18. Foundation ofCertification • CB evaluates processes in operation to ensure conformance and results based on customer and business requirements • Dynamic evaluations • Breadth • Depth • Width

  19. Accredited Certification • Certification is not a requirement of PSPVC, it is voluntary • Certification is a requirement for some standards, such as the aerospace industry’s AS9100 • Certification is normally voluntary and driven by market forces • Certification is normally a business decision • BUT, if seeking certification, seek accredited certification only -- BUYER BEWARE

  20. Possible Standards for PSPVC • International • ISO/PAS 22399 • ISO xxxxx TBD • National • NFPA 1600 (USA) • BS 25999 (United Kingdom) • ANSI-Accredited Standards • ???

  21. Plan Forward • By law, DHS is obligated to consult a wide variety of organizations prior to designation of standard(s), potentially prolonging announcement date • DHS will designate standard(s) or criteria • COE holding meetings to develop requirement criteria for CBs • Within six months of initial COE meeting, program must be announced per ANAB internal requirements (14 February 2009) • Monthly updates to DHS • Will participate in DHS working group teleconferences as needed • Will meet with DHS as needed • Participating in outreach efforts with many entities

  22. PSPVC Program Proposed Timing • T = 14 August 2008 • T+14 days hold first COE meeting • T+50 - hold second COE meeting • T+75 - hold third COE meeting • T+80 - Present draft AR to Accrd. Council • T+81 - Distribute AR for public comment • T+100 - hold final COE meeting • 14 February 2009 - announce program • Timing depends upon announcement of standard(s)

  23. ANAB Information • www.anab.org • Phone: 414-347-9858 • Fax: 414-298-2509 • anab@anab.org

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