ANAB Report to the AAQG RMC September 2006

ANAB Report to the AAQG RMC September 2006

CBs Per Program through 30 June 2006 2

Re-accreditation Audits through 30 June 2006 3

Annual Office and Witness Audits through 30 June 2006 4

2006 Suspensions «QMS – 1 (initiated in 2005) «EMS – 0 «AS 9100 – 2 (also QMS suspension) «Suspensions for lack of payment «QMS – 1 (initiated in 2005) «EMS – 0 5

2006 Withdrawals «QMS – 1 voluntary (February) because of acquisition «QS-9000 – 1 voluntary «EMS – 0 6

Audit Reports Target: 15 Days Not updated for 2 nd Quarter 2006 *Extension was granted for two audit reports in 1 st Qtr 2006 that were received within 17 days. 7

NCR CA Reviews Target: 10 Days Not updated for 2 nd Quarter 2006 8

Heads Up (Aerospace) « 67 – Multiple Sites « 68 – Reference on Certificates to the Sector Management Scheme « 69 – Initial Audits « 70 – No Extension of Certification « 76 – IAQG Resolutions (supersedes HU 68, 69 and 70) « 78 – ANAB to Discontinue Review of Aerospace Auditors (transitioned to RABQSA effective 1 August 2006) 9

New Advisories «Advisory 22 – Options for CB…for initial assessment of auditor…on-site… – 2006/05/12 «Advisory 23 Identifying… nonconformities during…audits – issued 2006/06/01, effective 2006/12/01 10

New Database «Interactive Web-based access for CBs, assessors, staff, Council, public «Most communication via this portal «Security levels established «Required audits, complaints, appeals, reports, NCRs, etc. «Total certificates by standard by country to be maintained by CB 11

New Database «CBs and assessors trained March. April 2006 «Implemented 2006/04/10 «See Heads Up 71 12

Reorganization of Councils 13

Why Reorganize? New standards «ISO/IEC 17011 replaced ISO/IEC Guide 61 (AB requirements) – requires decisions on appeals be independent of accreditation decisions «ISO/IEC FDIS 17021 replaces ISO/IEC Guide 62 and ISO/IEC Guide 66 (CB requirements) 14

Re-organization Completed in May 2006 Joint Council Meeting «Initial meeting of new Accreditation Council «Appointed chair, vice chair, and chairs of Committees of Experts «Appointed members to two balanced accreditation committees 15

Re-organization Completed in May 2006 Since May 2006 Meeting «All accreditation decisions being made under new structure «Recruiting new members as needed September 2006 Meeting «Confirm process is working 16

Proposed New Accreditation Manual «To accommodate new MS programs «Anticipates ISO/IEC 17021 «Consistent with change to single Accreditation Council «Consolidates R 2 and E 5 17

2006 Survey of CB Satisfaction 18

2006 CB Survey «Initiated first week of February 2006 «Completed first week of March 2006 (30 -day period) «Responses « 50 total « 72% response rate « 96 individuals at 82 CBs notified « 2004 received 36 responses 19

2006 cf. 2004 Survey «Better response rate «Improvements (many significant) in almost all areas «Customer loyalty to 63% in 2006 from 33% in 2004 «Satisfaction: 49% completely or very satisfied, 48% somewhat satisfied «More detailed verbatim comments 20

ISO and IAF 21

ISO/IEC 17021 «Published in September 2006 «IAF TC recommended 18 -month transition period following publication 22

IAF TC – Rome «Guidance to ISO 17021 – decision to de-link annexes 23

Questions? 24