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    ISO 17020, Entitled "Conformity Assessment - Requirements For The Operation of Various Types of Bodies

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    ISO 17020 is an international standard that specifies requirements for inspection bodies to ensure their competence and impartiality. It applies to inspection bodies of types A, B, or C and at any stage of inspection. The standard contains 14 major sections and requires procedures in important areas like independence, quality control, personnel qualifications, inspection methods, handling of samples, record keeping, reporting, and dealing with complaints and appeals.

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    ISO 17020 is an international standard that specifies requirements for inspection bodies to ensure their competence and impartiality. It applies to inspection bodies of types A, B, or C and at any stage of inspection. The standard contains 14 major sections and requires procedures in important areas like independence, quality control, personnel qualifications, inspection methods, handling of samples, record keeping, reporting, and dealing with complaints and appeals.

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    ISO 17020 is an international standard that specifies requirements for inspection bodies to ensure their competence and impartiality. It applies to inspection bodies of types A, B, or C and at any stage of inspection. The standard contains 14 major sections and requires procedures in important areas like independence, quality control, personnel qualifications, inspection methods, handling of samples, record keeping, reporting, and dealing with complaints and appeals.

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    ISO 17020

    ISO 17020, entitled "Conformity assessment - Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies
    performing inspection", is an internationally recognized standard for the competence of inspection bodies. 
    ISO/IEC 17020:2012 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 ISO/IEC 17020:2012, and it applies to any stage of
    inspection.

    The requirements of ISO 17020 are contained in 14 major sections including:

     Administrative requirements
     Requirements for independence, impartiality, and integrity
     Confidentiality
     Organization and management
     Quality system
     Personnel
     Facilities and equipment
     Inspection methods and procedures
     Handling of inspection samples and items
     Control of records
     Inspection reports and inspection certificates
     Subcontracting
     Complaints and appeals
     Cooperation with other inspection bodies

    Like ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 , ISO 17020 requires procedures in several important areas, including:

     Procedure to ensure that persons or organizations external to the inspection body cannot influence the
    results of inspections by the ISO 17020-accredited organization.
     Procedure for feedback
     Procedure for corrective action
     Procedure for the care and maintenance of equipment
     Procedure for selecting qualified suppliers
     Procedure for purchasing
     Procedure for inspection of materials received by the organization
     Procedure for appropriate storage facilities
     Procedure for protecting the integrity of data produced by the organization
     Procedure for ensuring the security of data produced by the organization
     Procedure for dealing with defective equipment
     Procedure(s) for performing inspections
     Procedure(s) for performing non-standard inspections
     Procedure(s) for avoiding deterioration or damage to inspection items
     Procedure for dealing with complaints
     Procedure for dealing with appeals against the results of inspections

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