In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Belarus of October 24, 2016 No. 437-Z “On assessment for compliance with technical requirements and on accreditation of conformity assessment bodies,” technical committees on accreditation are created by the accreditation body, are subjects of accreditation and are part of the structure of the National Accreditation System of the Republic of Belarus.
Following the requirements of GOST ISO/IEC 17011-2018 “Conformity assessment. Requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies” “the accreditation body shall have formal rules for the appointment, terms of reference and operation of committees that are involved in the accreditation process, and shall identify the interested parties participating” (clause 5.8).
Technical committees on accreditation are created considering the type of conformity assessment activity (testing, calibration, certification, proficiency testing, etc.), objects of conformity assessment (food products, construction materials and products, vehicles, environmental objects and etc.) and joins specialists in a specific field.
Technical committees are created by the accreditation body to develop, if necessary, methodological recommendations on issues related to accreditation; to prepare, if necessary, recommendations for the accreditation body referring its decisions on accreditation, as well as to confirm the technical competence of accreditation experts.
The National Accreditation System of the Republic of Belarus has 7 technical committees on accreditation. Their tasks, functions, members, rights, responsibilities, as well as working procedure of technical committees on accreditation are defined in Policy P SM 5.8.
In their activities technical committees on accreditation are guided by normative legal acts, technical legal acts that regulate accreditation activities, as well as accreditation body documents developed in accordance with and purpose of the requirements of GOST ISO/IEC 17011.
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE No. 1
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Laboratories carrying out food and agricultural products testing, examination of biological objects, materials, liquids. Pharmacy, perfumery, cosmetic products and anti-doping control. Medical laboratories. |
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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE No. 2
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Laboratories carrying out testing (examinations) and measuring in the field of environmental protection and labor protection; light industry products; wood and paper products; printed products, furniture, toys; mining products, petroleum products, chemical products, rubber and plastic products. |
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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE No. 3
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Laboratories performing testing of electrical, electrotechnical and electronic equipment; electrical installations and protective equipment; fiber-optic transmission lines; vehicle; machinery and equipment; pyrotechnic products; explosives and non-destructive testing. |
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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE No. 4
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Laboratories for testing (measurements) of building materials and products, installations, buildings and structures; highways, road structures, road construction materials and products; personal protective equipment, fire safety and fire extinguishing equipment; metals and alloys, finished metal products. |
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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE No. 5
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Laboratories performing verification and calibration. Proficiency testing providers. |
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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE No. 6
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Bodies for certification of management systems, products and services (works), personnel and forest certification. |
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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE No. 7
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Construction inspection; vehicle inspection; technical diagnostics (technical examination) of technical devices, equipment and vehicles; inspection in the field of transportation (movement) of goods, including dangerous ones. |
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