Wednesday, 08 September 2010  
 
Accreditations and Recognitions

SIRIM QAS International has earned accreditations and recognitions from many well-known national and international organizations as well as government agencies and these recognitions attest to our credibility, integrity and competency.

Acceptance as IQNet Partner  

  IQNET

SIRIM QAS International is also a partner of IQNET, an international network of management systems certification bodies. All 36 IQNet partners mutually recognise ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and various other certificates of all other IQNet partners as being equivalent to their own.

Accreditation by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service

We are also accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to certify the following management systems:
•    ISO 9001 Quality Management System
•    ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
•    ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System
•    ISO 13485 Quality Management System for Medical Devices
 
                   

Environment Management
         

Accreditation by the Department of Standards Malaysia

   

Standards Malaysia

 
The Department of Standards Malaysia (STANDARDS MALAYSIA) has accredited SIRIM QAS International as a certification body for the following management systems and product certifications:
•   ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
•   ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
•   Product Certification
•   OHSAS 18001 & MS 1722 Occupational, Health and Safety    Management System
•   Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
•   Chain-of-Custody Certification for forest management and related timber industries
•   Forest Management Certification System

 

Our testing laboratories are also accredited by the Department of Standards Malaysia (STANDARDS MALAYSIA) for the following areas:
•   Civil engineering and construction materials
•   Electrical and electronics products
•   Chemicals and consumer products
•   Mechanical and automotive parts and components
•   Fire protection equipment
•   Communications and multimedia products
•   Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing

 

Recognition to International Automotive Task Force

SIRIM QAS International belongs to a select group of reputable certification bodies recognized by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) authorised to provide ISO/TS 16949 certification for the automotive industry worldwide.

Apart from that, we have also achieved further accreditations and recognitions by an/ or through the following:-
•    Certified Packaging Laboratory of the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) based in the United States.
•    Recognised by the Department of Occupational, Safety and Health Malaysia (DOSH) as an Inspecting Authority under the Fourth Schedule of Factories and Machinery (Steam Boiler and Unfired Pressure Vessel) Regulations, 1970.
•    MoUs and MoAs between SIRIM QAS International and international companies.
•    Accepted as a Designated Operational Entity (DOE) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). This enables us to offer validation, verification and certification services for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects.
•    More than 20 foreign certification bodies and regulatory agencies have appointed SIRIM QAS International to conduct inspection audits on their behalf.
•    Recognised as an Issuing and Recognising National Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL) under the IECEE CB Scheme.
•    Appointed as the Designated Testing Laboratory and Certification Body by the Energy Commission of Malaysia. This covers the issuance of Certificates of Conformity in relation to ASEAN EE MRA and APEC EE MRA for electrical equipment and electronics.
•    The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) has approved SIRIM QAS International as a Notified Certification Body for the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). We are also the PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes) notified certification body operating forest management and chain-of-custody (CoC) certifications under MTCS.
•    Affiliated with the US-based Scientific Certification System (SCS), a certification body accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
•    Accredited by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Organisation (RSPO) to provide RSPO certifications to businesses within the palm oil industry.
•    Registered Certification Body with the IT services Management Forum (itSMF) and can certify organizations according to the ISO/IEC 20000 – IT Service Management System standard.
•    Approved testing laboratory for Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and cover the following test standards to support UL certification schemes for fire doors.  

-    UL 10B - Fire Test of Door Assemblies
-    UL 10C – Positive Pressure Fire Tests of Door Assemblies

  
These accreditations and recognitions demonstrate the impartiality of SIRIM QAS International organizational arrangement, competency of staff and the effectiveness of the management systems for SIRIM QAS International in the area of certification, inspection and testing services. These accreditation will also signify that our certification is at par with other foreign certification bodies.

 

 




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