UKAS Key facts
• National Accreditation Body in the UK
• Self-funding private company limited by guarantee
(Non-profit distributing)
• 180 full time staff (70% technical)
• Pool of 250 technical assessors (contract)
• Operating in the public interest
• 18 Members ( ‘shareholders’)
UKAS Members
Government
Customers
Business
Professional and other Interests
UKAS operates in most sectors e.g.
Mobile Phone Testing
Nuclear New Build
Healthcare
Air, land, water
Forensic Science
Energy Efficiency
Peer
Evaluation
UKAS
Accreditation
International Standards
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
(Testing & Calibration labs, certification &
inspection bodies, or any independent evaluation)
Standards / Regulatory requirements
/ Scheme criteria
PRODUCT & SERVICE PROVIDERS
(People, management systems,, equipment,
organisations, products etc.)
CONFIDENCE
GOVERNMENT
TRUST
CONSUMERS
ASSURANCE
PURCHASERS
UKAS
Accreditation
Peer
Evaluation
ISO/ IEC 17020
Inspection Bodies
HSG 175, ADSC , ADIPS
requirements / Scheme criteria
Fairground & Amusement Park
Devices
CONFIDENCE
GOVERNMENT
TRUST
CONSUMERS
ASSURANCE
PURCHASERS
ISO/ IEC 17020
• ISO / IEC 17020 is an international
standard used by inspection bodies to
demonstrate competence
• It has requirements for independence,
impartiality, systems, processes, methods
/equipment used for inspection and
technical competence
Independence & Impartiality
• Independence is about the structure
– Type A – third party
– Type B – In –house
– Type C – Not third party
• All types must demonstrate impartiality
Management system
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So that things are managed systematically
Minimise errors and improve consistency
Defined processes
Policies, procedures, instructions
Regular checks ( internal audits)
Review by management
Customer feedback & corrective actions
To suit the size and complexity of IB
Technical competence
• Process for managing competence of
personnel
• Monitoring of inspectors
• Inspection requirements, methods,
instructions
• Use of sub–contractors
• Facilities and equipment
Accreditation process
• Application – www.ukas.com
• Pre assessment
• Assessment
– Office
– On –site
• Corrective action verification
• Accreditation
• Surveillance and reassesment
How to find a ukas-accredited IB
• Visit ukas.com for a full ‘live’ list
(Including accreditation number)
Accreditation Schedule
Field of Inspection
Type & Range
Methods &
Procedures
Fairground and
Amusement Park
Devices
In-service inspection
ADSC - Amusement
Devices Safety
Council, Safety of
Amusement Devices
2008, Part 1 - In
Service Annual
Inspection
HSG 175 Fairground and
amusement parks –
guidance on safe
practice
In-house procedure
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BS EN 13814
Pilot Assessment
• The first pilot assessment of an inspection
body involved in inspection of fairground
and amusement park devices is now
underway
• Jacobs Engineering (UK) Ltd, Ashton
Lane, Manchester
Challenges
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Assessment of wide range of skills
Competence of sub contractors
Internal auditing
Monitoring of inspectors
Structure for inspection instructions
Transfer of experience
Cost
Working with ADIPS
Proposals
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Self assessment tool
Training of ADIPS staff on ISO/ IEC17020
ADIPS to perform pre assessments
ADIPS to conduct internal audits
Group assessments