ISO 9001:2015 status and transitional conditions
The news about publishing of the new version of ISO 9001:2015 standard in the second half of this year (in September) is widely spread in the information space. Publishing of the FDIS (Final Draft International Standard) is planned to take place in July 2015. There are also many discussions on ensuring of transition for the existing certified companies.The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has set a 3-year transition period (starting from the publication date) for certification bodies to ensure transition of customers of certification bodies from the standard version of year 2008 to the new version of year 2015.
More information: IAF document “IAF ID 9:2015 – Transition Planning Guidance for ISO 9001:2015”: http://www.iaf.nu/upFiles/IAFID9Transition9001PublicationVersion.pdf. The document was published in January 2015 and it provides information to involved parties about the conditions for transition from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015. ISO 9001:2008 will remain effective during the transition period (~ September 2015 – September 2018). IAF has also provided additional information according to the discussion results obtained at the technical meeting, which took place in April of this year, in Frankfurt.
Results of LATAK customer survey 2015
In January/February 2015, LATAK carried out a customer survey, which was aimed to establish the opinion of conformity assessment bodies (CABs) accredited by LATAK and their assessment concerning the operation of the accreditation bureau and quality of cooperation.
The survey involved 122 respondents, which comprise 46% of all conformity assessment bodies.
The survey results are available here.
14.05.2015
FALB, meeting and training of the Environmental Working Group of EA Certification Committee in Riga
On 14-17 April of this year, Islande Hotel will host the 32nd Forum of Accreditation and Licensing Bodies and the meeting and training of the Environmental Working Group of the Certification Committee of the European co-operation for Accreditation. This event will be attended by representatives of more than 35 accreditation bureaus from across Europe, among them also representatives of the Latvian National Accreditation Bureau.
Training for employees of medical laboratories on the standard LVS EN ISO 15189:2013
LATAK offers 2-day training for employees of medical laboratories on the standard LVS EN ISO 15189:2013 “Medical laboratories. Requirements for quality and competence”.
Training objective: to identify and explain requirements of the new version of the standard.
The training is managed by: LATAK Lead Assessor, Mg.oec. Maira Sapata
Training venue: premises of the Ministry of Economics, Riga, Brīvības Street 55 k-2
Participation fee: EUR 100.- / For experts and potential experts of medical laboratories – free of charge.
Accreditation of industrial energy auditors
RL Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 138 “Regulations Regarding Industrial Energy Audit” of 12 March 2013 (hereinafter – CM Regulations No. 138) stipulate the procedures for performing industrial energy audit, the main requirements for conformity assessment of energy auditor, and the procedures for implementation of supervision of compliance with these requirements, as well as requirements to be set for legal persons for performing of industrial energy audit, and responsibility of energy auditor.
Energy auditor is an independent conformity assessment body, which is accredited according to requirements of the CM Regulations No. 138 by the Latvian National Accreditation Bureau of LLC “Standardisation, Accreditation and Metrology Centre”.