Management System Accreditation Division

Management System Accreditation Division (MSAD) handles the following accreditation schemes:

a. Accreditation Schemes for Management System Certification Bodies 

i. Quality Management System (QMS) 

This scheme evaluates the technical competence, consistency, and impartiality of certification bodies providing ISO 9001 certification based on the general requirements of ISO/IEC 17021-1, ISO/IEC 17021-3, and applicable IAF Mandatory Documents.  

ii. Environmental Management System (EMS) 

This scheme evaluates the technical competence, consistency, and impartiality of certification bodies providing ISO 14001certification based on the general requirements of ISO/IEC 17021-1, ISO/IEC 17021-2, and applicable IAF Mandatory Documents. 

iii. Food Safety Management System (FSMS) 

This scheme evaluates the technical competence, consistency, and impartiality of certification bodies providing ISO 22000 certification based on the general requirements of ISO/IEC 17021-1 and ISO/TS 22003, ISO 22003-1, and applicable IAF Mandatory Documents.

iv. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)

This scheme evaluates the technical competence, consistency, and impartiality of certification bodies providing HACCP certification based on the general requirements of ISO/IEC 17021-1 and the General Principles of Food Hygiene Codex Alimentarius Code of Practice, No. CXC 1-1969.

v. Information Security Management System (ISMS) 

This scheme evaluates the technical competence, consistency, and impartiality of certification bodies providing ISO/IEC 27001 certification based on the general requirements of ISO/IEC 17021-1 and ISO/IEC 27006 and applicable IAF Mandatory Documents.

vi. Energy Management System (EnMS)

This scheme evaluates the technical competence, consistency, and impartiality of certification bodies providing ISO 50001certification based on the general requirements of ISO/IEC 17021-1, ISO 50003 and applicable IAF Mandatory Documents. 

vii. Occupational Health and Safety (OHSMS)

This scheme evaluates the technical competence, consistency, and impartiality of certification bodies providing ISO 45001 certification based on the general requirements of ISO/IEC 17021-1, ISO/IEC 17021-10 and applicable IAF Mandatory Documents.

b. Accreditation Scheme for Product Certification Bodies 

This scheme evaluates the technical competence, consistency, and impartiality of product certification bodies, based on the general requirements of ISO/IEC 17065, relevant certification scheme requirements, and applicable APAC and IAF mandatory documents. 

 c. Accreditation Scheme for Person Certification Bodies 

This scheme evaluates the technical competence, consistency, and impartiality of person certification bodies, based on the general requirements of ISO/IEC 17024, relevant certification scheme requirements, and applicable IAF mandatory documents. 

 d. Accreditation Scheme for Validation and Verification Bodies 

This scheme evaluates the technical competence, consistency, and impartiality of validation/verification bodies based on the general requirements of ISO/IEC 17029, ISO/IEC 14065, ISO 14064-3, ISO 14066:2011, relevant validation/verification scheme requirements, and applicable IAF mandatory documents.