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This document is used by Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) and applicants for Inspection Body Accreditation
to conduct an ISO/IEC 17020:2012 document review, and as an assessment checklist during the assessment process.
Instructions
Applicant Inspection Body:
The applicant shall complete the column "Your Document" by referencing its document that shows they are compliant with
the specific requirement. This reference should indicate the document name, page and/or clause(s) in which the compliance
can be confirmed. The form and all documentation referenced on the checklist should then be forwarded to the Head of
Inspection Bodies Accreditation Department- Emirates Accreditation International Centre.
The clauses of ISO/IEC 17020 are paraphrased in this document, and do not necessarily reflect the complete requirements.
The Inspection Body shall refer to the standard for the exact and complete wordings and prove compliance with the full
requirements as stated in the ISO/IEC 17020 in their entirety.
Wherever it is mentioned in the standard that a procedure is required, that procedure shall be in the format of a separate
document having the following headings as a minimum:
(1) Purpose, (2) Scope, (3) References, (4) Definitions, (5) Responsibilities, (6) Procedure, and (7) Records
Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) assessor is responsible for doing a document review using the checklist
and references given by the Inspection Body. The lead assessor shall confirm the documentation’s compliance with the
requirements of ISO 17020, and indicate the Inspection Body’s compliance in the "Document Compliance" Yes and No
columns of the form. The assessor can use the Notes column to define any non-compliance, observations, need for further
investigations at time of assessment, and positive comments.
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Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) assessor is responsible for completing the checklist by indicating the
Inspection Body’s compliance in practice to its own policies and procedures, and the requirements of ISO 17020. The
Inspection Body’s compliance shall be indicated in the Assessment Compliance Yes and No columns, and comments on
compliance, nonconformance, and observations shall be documented in the Notes column.
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4.2 Confidentiality
4.2.1 Does the Inspection Body provide
legal responsible commitment for
the management of all
information obtained or created
during the performance of
inspection activities?
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5 STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS
5.1 ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS
5.1.1 Is the inspection Body legally
identifiable, whether part of an
organization or not? ( A
governmental inspection body is
deemed to be a legal entity on
the basis of its governmental
status)
5.1.2 Is the Inspection Body that is
part of a legal entity involved in
activities other than inspection
identifiable within that entity ?
5.1.3 Does the inspection body have
documentation which describes
the function and the technical
scope of the activity for which it
is competent?
5.1.4 Does the IB have adequate
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6.3 SUBCONTRACTING
6.3.1 Does the Inspection Body itself
normally perform the inspection
which it contracts to undertake?
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Work to be undertaken is
within its expertise and
that the organization has
adequate resources to
meet the requirements?
(Resources can include,
but are not limited to,
facilities, equipment,
reference documentation,
procedures or human
resources)
The requirements of those
seeking the Inspection
Body services are
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7.4 RECORDS
7.4.1 Is the work carried out by the
Inspection Body covered by a
retrievable inspection
report/certificate?
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a) identification of the
issuing body ;
b) unique identification and
date of issue;
c) date(s) of inspection;
d) identification of the
item(s) inspected ;
e) signature or other
indication of approval, by
authorized personnel;
f) a statement of conformity
where applicable;
g) the inspection results,
except where detailed in
accordance with 7.4.3 .
(Optional elements that can be
included in inspection reports or
certificates are listed in Annex
B)
7.4.3 Does the inspection body issue
an inspection certificate that
does not include the inspection
results [see 7.4.2 g)]? In such
cases does the inspection body
produce an inspection report
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a) a description of the
process for receiving,
validating, investigating
the complaint or appeal,
and deciding what actions
are to be taken in
response to it;
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8 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS
8.1 OPTIONS
8.1.1 General
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management system
documentation (e.g.
manual, policies,
definition of
responsibilities, see 8.2);
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reporting to top
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a) improvement of the
effectiveness of the management
system and its processes;
c) resource needs.
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c) correcting nonconformities;
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identifying potential
nonconformities and their
causes;
determining and
implementing the action
needed;
reviewing the
effectiveness of the
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EIAC General Requirement
2 Procedure for using EIAC Symbol
according to EIAC-RQ-GEN-002
3 Other relevant Scheme
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