| Issue Number: Edition 151 |
Date of Issue: January 2012 |
To gain accreditation, a certification body must be fully conversant and comply with the relevant standards, which are:
General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems.
| IAF GD5 | IAF Guidance on the application of ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996 (Application from 8 December 2007) |
| IAF GD5 Summary | Summary of Changes for IAF GD5:2006 |
| EA 6-02 | EA Guidelines on the use of EN45011 and ISO/IEC 17021 for Certification to EN ISO 3834 |
Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems.
| IAF MD 1:2007 | Certification of Multiple Sites Based on Sampling (Issue 1, Version 2 issued on 20 November 2007) |
| IAF MD 2:2007 | Transfer of Accredited Certification of Management Systems (Issue 1, Issued on 14 December 2007) |
| IAF MD 3:2008 | Advanced Surveillance and Recertification Procedures (ASRP) (Issue 1, Issued on 1 February 2008) |
| IAF MD 4:2008 | Use of Computer Assisted Auditing Techniques ("CAAT") for Accredited Certification of Management Systems (Issue 1, issued on 15 May 2008) |
| IAF MD 5:2008 | Duration of QMS and EMS Audits (Issue 1, Issued on 1 February 2009) |
| EA-6/02 | EA Guidelines on the use of EN45011 and ISO/IEC 17021 for Certification to EN ISO 3834 |
| EA 7/04 | Legal Compliance as part of Accredited ISO 14001:2004 certification (April 2010) |
| EA 7/05 | EA Guidance on the application of ISO/IEC 17021:2006 for Combined Audits |
General Requirements for bodies operating certification of persons
| IAF GD 24:2004 | IAF Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC 17024:2003 |
Greenhouse gases -- Requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation or other forms of recognition
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IAF Mandatory Document for the Application of ISO 14065:2007 (2009) | |
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EA Document for Recognition of Verifiers under the EU ETS Directive (2010) |
| UKAS EMAS Supplement - Edition 2 July 2011 |
Guidance in interpreting these standards has been published under international agreements and adopted by UKAS.
UKAS has also published or adopted other publications concerned with specialised aspects of certification.
Even if a publication is applicable to only part of a certification body’s activities, compliance with the requirements in the publication is still mandatory.
Certification bodies (including applicant CBs) and assessors/auditors must read the UKAS Publications List to check for publications with which they have to comply.
| C1 |
General Principles for the Assessment of Certification Bodies for Management System Certification (Edition 3, August 2009) |
| C2 |
General Principles for the Assessment of Certification Bodies for Product Certification (Edition 2, March 2006) |
| CIS3 | UKAS Guidance for bodies operating certification of Trust Service Providers seeking approval under tscheme. (Nov 2002) |
| CIS5 | UKAS Guidance on the application of ISO/IEC Guide 65 (EN 45011), EA-6/01 and EA-6/03, for verification of greenhouse gas emissions for the purpose of the UK's various emissions accounting and trading schemes (Edition 2, November 2006) |
| CIS6 | UKAS Approach to Accreditation for Certification/Inspection to PAS 43 (December 2003) |
| Scheme 0 - Part 1 | Introduction and Overview - Guide to the Identification, Development, Management and Certification of National Highway Sector Schemes (Edition 1, February 2010) |
| Scheme 0 - Part 2.1 | Guide to the Identification, Development, Management and Certification of National Highway Sector Schemes - Pt 2.1 Scheme Development Process (Edition 1, June 2010) |
| Scheme 0 - Part 3 | Guide to the Identification, Development, Management and Certification of National Highway Sector Schemes (Edition 3, June 2010) |
| Scheme 2A | Sector Scheme Document for the Design and/or Supply, Installation and Repair of Fences for Infrastructure Works (Edition 8, July 2009) |
| Scheme 2B | Sector Scheme Document For the supply, installation, maintenance and repair of Vehicle Restraint Systems (Edition 8, July 2010) |
| Scheme 2C | Sector Scheme Document for the Design, Supply, Installation and Repair of Environmental Barriers (Structural) for Infrastructure Works (Edition 3, July 2009) |
| Scheme 3 | Sector Scheme for Stocking and Distribution Activities for Mechanical Fasteners (Edition 2, March 2011) |
| Scheme 4 | Sector Scheme Document for Preservative Treatment of Timber (Edition 7, December 2011) |
| Scheme 5A | Sector Scheme Document for the Manufacture of Parapets for Road Restraint Systems (Edition 4, June 2008) |
| Scheme 5B | Sector Scheme Document for the Installation of Parapets for Road Restraint Systems (Edition 5, June 2008) |
| Scheme 6 | Sector Scheme Document for Minor Structures (Edition 6, August 2010) |
| Scheme 7 | Sector Scheme Document for The Application of Road Marking Materials and Road Studs to Road Surfaces (Edition 5, June 2009) |
| Scheme 8 | The Overseeing and / or Installation and / or Maintenance of Highway Electrical equipment and supporting works (Edition 15, June 2011) |
| Scheme 9A | Sector Scheme for the Design, Assembly and/or Provision of Permanent and temporary road traffic signs (Edition 6, September 2010) |
| Scheme 12A/12B | Sector Scheme Document For static temporary traffic management on motorways and high speed dual carriageways including on-line widening schemes (Edition 3, July 2010) |
| Scheme 12C | Sector Scheme Document for Mobile Lane Closure Traffic Management on Motorways and Other Dual Carriageways (Edition 8, January 2012) |
| Scheme 12D | Sector Scheme Document for Installing, maintaining and removing temporary traffic management on rural and urban roads (Edition 5, January 2012) |
| Scheme 13 | Sector Scheme Document for the supply and application of surface treatments to road surfaces (Edition 1, April 2011) |
| Scheme 14 | For the quality management of the production of asphalt mixes (Edition 7, January 08) |
| Scheme 15 | Sector Scheme Document for The Supply of Paving Bitumens (Edition 8, January 2012) |
| Scheme 16 | Sector Scheme Document for the Laying of Asphalt Mixes (Edition 5, January 2011) |
| Scheme 17/17B |
NHSS 17/17B - Sector Scheme Document for Vehicle Recovery at Highway Construction sites (17) and Vehicle Recovery and Removal on Control Roads (Edition 1, November 2009) |
| Scheme 18 | Sector Scheme Document for the Natural Environment and Landscape including Ecology (Edition 8, November 2011) |
| Scheme 19A | Sector Scheme document for corrosion protection of ferrous materials by industrial coatings (Edition 5, November 2011) |
| Scheme 20 | Sector Scheme document for the Execution of Steelwork in Transportation Infrastructure Assets (Edition 3, March 2011) |
| Scheme 22 | Sector Scheme document for the Management, Operation, Installation and Maintenance of Road Tunnels (Edition 2, September 2010) |
| Scheme 29A | Sector Scheme Document for Land Drilling - Geothermal Drilling (Edition 1, September 2011) |
| GD 02/08 (formerly HD 46/05) |
Quality Management Systems for Highway Design (DRAFT Version 1 Document)
NB: HD46/05 has been replaced by GD02/08 as part of the restructuring of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges by the Highways Agency; no other material changes were made. Where reference to HD 46/05 or HD 46 occurs in this document this should be read as GD02/08 or GD02 respectively. |