ANAB
About ANAB
The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board plays an important role in ensuring the safety and quality of goods and services and in protecting the environment.
The work we do helps facilitate international trade and eliminate the expense of redundant audits and tests. The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board has two brands: ANAB and ACLASS.
ANAB, the U.S. accreditation body for management systems, accredits ISO/IEC 17021 certification bodies for:
- ISO 9001 quality management systems
- ISO 14001 environmental management systems
- ISO/IEC 27001 information security management systems
- ISO 22000 food safety management systems
- ANSI/AIHA Z10, CSA Z1000, and BS OHSAS 18001 occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO 28000 supply chain security management systems
- ISO/IEC 20000-1 information technology service management systems
- Recycling Industry Operating Standard
- e-Stewards Standard
- Responsible Recycling
- IECQ QC 08000 hazardous substance process management
- ASIS SPC.1, BS 25999-2, and NFPA 16000 Private Sector Preparedness Voluntary Certification
- Numerous industry-specific requirements
ANAB is a signatory of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) multilateral recognition arrangements for quality management systems and environmental management systems.
ANAB is one of two brands of the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that provides accreditation services to public- and private-sector organizations and is jointly owned by the American National Standards Institute and the American Society for Quality.
ACLASS, the other ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board brand, provides accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 for calibration and testing laboratories, ISO/IEC 17020 for inspection bodies, ISO Guide 34 for reference material producers, and ISO/IEC Guide 43 for proficiency testing providers.
ANSI enhances U.S. global competitiveness and quality of life by promoting, facilitating, and safeguarding the integrity of the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. ANSI is the official U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization and, via the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical Commission.
ASQ is the world's leading authority on quality. With more than 100,000 members, ASQ advances learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results, and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide. ASQ offers technologies, concepts, tools, and training.
The ACLASS-ANAB-ANSI-ASQ portfolio covers the spectrum of conformity assessment accreditation. In addition to the ACLASS and ANAB programs, it includes ANSI programs for ISO/IEC 17024 personnel certifiers, ISO/IEC 17065 product certifiers, and ISO/IEC 14065 greenhouse gas verifiers.
