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Originally published in Quality Systems Update (Volume 17, Number 1, 2007).
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Product Certification Programs
ANSI provides accreditation in accordance with ISO/IEC Guide 65 for product certification programs
to ensure that the marketplace can gain confidence for these activities.
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Personnel Certification
Programs
ANSI administers two accreditation programs for personnel certification agencies. One accreditation is based on the
International Standard ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 and the other is based on the Conference for
Food Protection accreditation standards for certification agencies that certify food protection managers.
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Greenhouse Gas Validation and Verification Bodies
ANSI administers an accreditation program for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies in accordance with
ISO 14065:2007, Greenhouse
gases - Requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies for
use in accreditation or other forms of recognition. The program
provides a network of independent third parties that verify and validate
nationwide efforts to reduce emissions and complete carbon credit
inventories.
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Standards
Developers
ANSI facilitates the development of American National Standards (ANS) by accrediting the procedures of standards developing organizations (SDOs).
Accreditation by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by the standards body in connection with the development of American National
Standards meet the Institute’s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process.
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ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB)
Provides accreditation services for management systems certification bodies with programs for ISO 9001 (Quality),
ISO 14001 (Environment), ISO 27001 (Information systems security), ISO 22000 (Food safety), ANSI/AIHA Z10
(Occupational Health and Safety), and numerous other industry-specific requirements.
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ACLASS Accreditation Services
An ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board Company
Provides accreditation services for testing and calibration laboratories in accordance with
ISO/IEC 17025, for reference material producers
in accordance with ISO Guide 34, and inspection bodies in accordance with ISO/IEC 17020.
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Lane Hallenbeck
Vice President, Accreditation Services
Tel: 202.331.3612
Fax: 202.293.9287
E-mail: lhallenbeck@ansi.org
Anne Caldas
Director, Procedures and Standards Administration
Tel: 212.642.4914
Fax: 212.398.0023
E-mail: acaldas@ansi.org
Reinaldo Figueiredo
Director, Product Certification Accreditation
Tel: 202.331.3611
Fax: 202.293.9287
E-mail: rfigueir@ansi.org
Roy Swift
Director, Personnel Certification
Tel: 202.331.3617
Fax: 202.293.9287
E-mail: rswift@ansi.org
Sandro Shelia
Director, Accreditation Services
Tel: 202.331.3619
Fax: 202.293.9287
E-mail: sshelia@ansi.org
Ann Bowles
Project Manager, Personnel Certification
Tel: 202.331.3620
Fax: 202.293.9287
E-mail: abowles@ansi.org
Antwon Farrior
Accreditation Analyst
Tel: 202.331.3616
Fax: 202.293.9287
E-mail: afarrior@ansi.org
Ross Quan
Program Administrator, Conformity Assessment
Tel: 202.331.3602
Fax: 202.293.9287
E-mail: rquan@ansi.org
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