03-05-2018
01-05-2018
The Specific Accreditation Protocol SAP-C007 contains a brief description for the specific area of accreditation for certification of the SHE (Safety, Health and the Environment) Checklist Contractors (SCC/VCA) and the SH (Safety and Health) Checklist Temporary Employment Agencies (SCT/VCU).
This SAP serves as a practical supplement to RvA Policy Rule BR002 and was amended on May 01, 2018.
26-04-2018
Vanwege de groeiende behoefte aan onafhankelijke toetsing en erkenning nemen de werkzaamheden van de RvA toe. Wij zijn daarom op zoek naar een enthousiaste en betrokken Lead Assessor Medische Laboratoria 15189.
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25-04-2018
The Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) has recently changed policy rule BR003.
Policy Rule BR003 describes the RvA policy regarding the Scope of Accreditation.
25-04-2018
Almost 20 peer evaluations / 150 EA assessors and more than 35000 accreditations: The European cooperation for Accreditation (‘EA’) has published it’s MLA annual report 2017. This report contains information regarding the EA MLA (Multi Lateral Agreement). The EA MLA serves as a framework to realise the objective ‘accredited once, accepted everywhere’).
Read more25-04-2018
9 June will mark World Accreditation Day ('WAD'), a global initiative, jointly established by IAF and ILAC, to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation. The theme of World Accreditation Day 2018 focuses on how accreditation delivers a safer world.
18-04-2018
The table below gives an overview of the new RvA accreditations in 2018. For more information on the accreditation or the organisation, please refer to the list with all accredited bodies.
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Explanatory document RvA-T015 sets out details of how the RvA deals with a number of criteria appearing in EN ISO/IEC 17025.
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Specific Accreditation Protocol C000 contains a brief description for the accreditation the "CO2-Prestatieladder voor Ladder-CI’s". This SAP serves as a practical supplement to RvA Policy Rule BR002.
Read more26-03-2018
During the 19th EA Horizontal Harmonization Committee (HHC) meeting on 6-7 March, Sjaak Hendriks (lead assessor RvA) was unanimously elected as HHC-vice chair. HHC is an important committee of EA and focusses on (among others) strenghtening the cooperation and harmonization between accreditation bodies in Europe
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21-03-2018
The table below gives an overview of the new RvA accreditations in 2018. For more information on the accreditation or the organisation, please refer to the list with all accredited bodies.
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Peter van de Leemput, RvA-expert & lead assessor - acted as chair in the development of the very first version (1999) and the second version of the ISO 17025 norm for testing and calibrationlabs (2015). Peter (retired since 2016) has played a key rol in this process and was therefore honoured at the NEN-congress of March 8 where he was given the first Dutch translation of the latest version.
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Specific Accreditation Protocol L002 contains a brief description for the accreditation of activities in the framework of AP04 and AS SIKB 3000. This SAP serves as a practical supplement to RvA Policy Rule BR002.
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Ed Nijpels was prepared to become acting Chairman (appointed March 7th) and in this position, he will lead the search for a new Chairman of RvA’s supervisory board.
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The Specific Accreditation Protocol SAP-L001 contains a brief description for the specific area of accreditation of air measurements. This SAP serves as a practical supplement to RvA Policy Rule BR002 and was amended on February 28th, 2018.
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In order to optimize our services to our clients, RvA recently changed its organizational structure
Read more22-02-2018
Publication new version of explanatory document T033 concerning the requirements for conformity assessment schemes.
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The table below gives an overview of the new RvA accreditations in 2018. For more information on the accreditation or the organisation, please refer to the list with all accredited bodies.
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Explanatory document RvA-T049 sets out details of how the RvA deals with the implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories).
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Specific Accreditation Protocol I007 contains a brief description for the accreditation of final inspections after asbestos removal. This SAP serves as a practical supplement to RvA Policy Rule BR002.
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Once every four years national accreditation bodies subject each other to intensive assessments, known as peer reviews. A peer review is undertaken by colleagues from other European accreditation bodies. They check whether the body to be assessed meets the specific criteria and use international standard ISO/IEC 17011 and European Regulation 765/2008 as guidelines during that process.
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The table below gives an overview of the new RvA accreditations in 2018. For more information on the accreditation or the organisation, please refer to the list with all accredited bodies.
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The table below gives an overview of the new RvA accreditations in 2017. For more information on the accreditation or the organisation, please refer to the list with all accredited bodies.
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Explanatory document RvA-T048 sets out details of how the RvA deals with the migration from BS OHSAS 18001:2007 to ISO 45001:2018.
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Specific Accreditation Protocol C006 contains a brief description for the accreditation of occupational health and safety management systems certification in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001.
This SAP serves as a practical supplement to RvA Policy Rule BR002.
