TS EN ISO/IEC 17040
Conformity assessment - General requirements for peer assessment of conformity assessment bodies and accreditation bodies
ISO/IEC 17040:2005 specifies the general requirements for the peer assessment process to be carried out by agreement groups of accreditation bodies or conformity assessment bodies. It addresses the structure and operation of the agreement group only insofar as they relate to the peer assessment process. ISO/IEC 17040:2005 is not concerned with the wider issues of the arrangements for the formation, organization and management of the agreement group, and does not cover how the group will use peer assessment in deciding membership of the group. Such matters, which could for example include a procedure for applicants to appeal against decisions of the agreement group, are outside the scope of ISO/IEC 17040:2005. ISO/IEC 17040:2005 is applicable to peer assessment of conformity assessment bodies performing activities such as testing, product certification, inspection, management system certification (sometimes also called registration), and personnel certification. More than one type of activity can be included in a peer assessment process. This can be considered particularly appropriate when the body under assessment conducts combined assessments of multiple conformity assessment activities. ISO/IEC 17040:2005 is also applicable to peer assessment amongst accreditation bodies, which is also known as peer evaluation.
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TS EN ISO/IEC 17040 sets general requirements for peer assessment between conformity assessment bodies and accreditation bodies. It provides a framework for reviewing a body’s competence and operating consistency through structured assessment by comparable organizations. The standard applies to peer assessment in activities such as testing, product certification, inspection, management system certification, and personnel certification.
Where peer assessment is used
In general technical terms, peer assessment is a form of reciprocal review in which an organization’s declared capability is examined by qualified counterparts under an agreed process. In the accreditation field, this helps establish confidence in how bodies operate; for conformity assessment bodies, it is especially relevant where more than one activity is performed together. The standard focuses on the peer assessment process itself and does not extend to the wider rules for creating, organizing, or managing the agreement group.
Boundaries of the standard
- It addresses the structure and operation of the agreement group only as they relate to peer assessment.
- It does not cover membership decisions or appeal procedures for applicants.
- It is applicable to multiple conformity assessment activities within one assessment process.
- It also applies to peer assessment among accreditation bodies, where the practice is known as peer evaluation.
- Publication Date: 16.02.2006
- Standard Status: U (Yürürlükteki Standard/Standard)
- Publisher: TSE
- Document Language: en
- ICS Classification: 03.120.20 Ürün ve Şirket Belgelendirmesi, Uygunluk Değerlendirmesi
- Pages: 0
- Source Standard: EN ISO/IEC 17040:2005
- International Equivalents: EN ISO 17040-EQV; ISO/IEC 17040-EQV
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