Updated Accreditation Services Program Overview

Action required

Effective the date of release of this bulletin, all customers are required to note the changes in the revised Accreditation Program Overview. 

Affected customers

All customers and applicants in all SCC accreditation and recognition programs.

Background

As part of a regular review, SCC updated its Accreditation Program Overview. This document’s primary purpose is to outline how accreditation programs are organized and how they operate.

New requirements

• The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for auditing or assessment purposes section on page 13 was modified. 
• The Management Systems Accreditation Program aerospace and business continuity schemes, and related requirements were added on page 35.
• IAF MD 4: 2022 – IAF Mandatory Document for the Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Auditing/Assessment Purposes was added to the list of Product, Process, and Service Certification Body Accreditation Program requirements on page 40 and to the list of Certification Body Operating in Certification of Persons Accreditation Program requirements on page 44.
• A clarification about the applicability of Requirements and Guidance – Inspection Body Accreditation Program was added on page 56. These requirements do not apply to the Independent Safety Assessor for Railway Systems Accreditation Program customers as the Requirements and Guidance – Independent Safety Assessor for Railway Systems Accreditation program applies in this case. 
• Two program requirements – no. 19 and 22 – were added to the Annex I: Good Laboratory Practices Recognition section on page 74.
• A new accreditation program – Reference Material Producers Accreditation – was added on page 84. 

Deadline

The revised Accreditation Program Overview comes into effect on 2022-07-26.

Questions?

For more information, please contact Elias Rafoul, Vice-President, Accreditation Services, at elias.rafoul@scc-ccn.ca or +1 613 238 3222.