TS EN ISO/IEC 17020
Conformity assessment - Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection
ISO/IEC 17020:2012 specifies requirements for the competence of bodies performing inspection and for the impartiality and consistency of their inspection activities. It applies to inspection bodies of type A, B or C, as defined in ISO/IEC 17020:2012, and it applies to any stage of inspection.
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TS EN ISO/IEC 17020 is a conformity assessment standard focused on the competence, impartiality, and consistency of bodies that perform inspection. It sets general requirements for how inspection bodies are organised and operated, regardless of the stage at which the inspection takes place.
Core ideas behind inspection bodies
Inspection is the examination and assessment of a product, process, installation, service, or system against specified requirements. In this field, two technical qualities matter most: competence and the ability to reach decisions free from conflicting interests. The standard’s central concern is the operating framework of the body itself, so that inspection findings are produced in a controlled and repeatable way.
Type A, Type B, and Type C bodies
The standard applies to Type A, Type B, and Type C inspection bodies as defined in ISO/IEC 17020. This classification relates to the body’s degree of independence and how its inspection activity is structured. In general technical terms, that distinction helps users and regulators understand how separate the inspection function is from commercial or operational interests.
This is not a product specification or a test method standard. Its purpose is to provide an organisational framework for inspection services, with competence and impartiality at the centre rather than the conformity of any single item itself.
- Publication Date: 5.06.2012
- Standard Status: W (Yeni İptal Edilen Standard/Withdrawn standard)
- Publisher: TSE
- Document Language: en
- ICS Classification: 03.120.20 Ürün ve Şirket Belgelendirmesi, Uygunluk Değerlendirmesi
- Pages: 28
- Source Standard: EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012
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