Description

This Standard 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 this International Standard, and it applies to any stage of inspection.

Identical to and reproduced from ISO/IEC 17020:2012.

Scope

This Standard is intended for the use of inspection bodies and their accreditation bodies as well as other bodies concerned with recognizing the competence of inspection bodies. This set of criteria may have to be interpreted when applied to particular sectors, or to in-service inspection.

This Standard does not cover testing laboratories, certification bodies or the supplier's declaration of conformity, the criteria for which are contained in other European standards of the EN 45000 series.