Belarusian State Centre
for Accreditation
Belarusian State Centre
for Accreditation
September, 5-6 2019
European co-operation for Accreditation (EA)
Inspection Committee (IC) held its 38th meeting on 5-6 September 2019 in
Berlin.
European co-operation for Accreditation Inspection
Committee held its 38th meeting with 52 participants from 41 National Accreditation
Bodies (NABs) and EUROLAB on 5-6 September 2019 in Berlin (Germany).
Next vice-chair
Brian REED from NA, Norwegian National Accreditation
Body, was appointed Vice-Chair of the Inspection Committee for the period
2020-2021.
The discussions mainly focused on the following
subjects:
Harmonization of Scope of Accreditation
According to the results of the survey conducted for
scopes of periodic inspection of pressure equipment and lifts, it was
emphasized that there are differences as well as clear similarities in the
approach of accreditation bodies to scope presentation. The common elements, as
well as the particularities of the presented scopes, were highlighted.
For the purpose of harmonization, ABs were invited to
take advantage of these similarities when presenting the scope of their
inspection scopes and be aware that others may present it differently but still
state similar information.
Application of ISO/IEC 17020 in the field of crime
scene investigation (CSI)
Presentation of scope of accreditation was briefly
discussed in the field of crime scene investigation based on the outcome of the
survey performed beforehand.
The EA IC agreed that ensuring harmonization in this special field would be
beneficial. Setting up a TFG for CSI activities is an option for 2020.
Car Inspection and Type Approval
The revision of EA 5/02: EA Guideline on the
Implementation of ISO/IEC 17020 in the Periodic Inspection of the
Roadworthiness of Motor Vehicles and Trailers was approved. A new work
item proposal will be submitted to the EA General Assembly for adoption in
November 2019. The draft revised document should be presented at the EAIC
meeting in March 2020.
After a comprehensive presentation was made on the
legal requirements and the overall business of type approval activities in the
automotive sector, it was agreed to think about setting up a dedicated TFG.
Setting up a TFG for type approval activities is an option for 2020.
Inspection Committee Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Database
A TURKAK-designed Inspection Committee Frequently
Asked Questions (EAIC-FAQs) Database, offering advanced search and follow-up
options, was presented to the committee members as a draft project. Committee
members welcomed the presented database and conveyed their evaluation on its
development. Considerations on whether the draft EAIC-FAQ database will be made
available by EAIC are underway to be further elaborated in 2020.
Workshop on Scopes of Inspection Bodies (IBs)
Inspecting According to Legal Requirements and Inspection Procedures
The second-day workshop of the meeting was dedicated
to the following topics:
In 2020, the EA IC will organize a workshop on the
second day of its meeting in Paris focusing on “calibration” and “verification”
issues in inspection, and eventually on particularities identified in the new
version of ILAC P15.
ILAC P15 Revision
EAIC Members were urged to go through the draft
revised ILAC P15 and to send their comments to ILAC by 11 October 2019.
A great majority of EAIC members already agreed the
following to be put forward by the EAIC Chair to the ILAC IC meeting on 25
October 2019 in Frankfurt:
This meeting was the last one chaired by Rolf Straub
(SAS, Switzerland), who dedicated 8 years to the EA Inspection Committee. Orbay
Evrensevdi (TURKAK, Turkey), the next chair, expressed his deep gratitude on
behalf of the members of EA IC for Rolf’s great services and benefits to the
committee and its members.
More information could be found on the official EA
website HERE http://www.european-accreditation.org/
