A Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) is the legal entity that performs a conformity assessment of the TSP against eIDAS regulations and relevant standards and submits a conformity assessment report to the Supervisory Body (SB). The SB reserves the rights of additional audit or conformity assessment a...
Conformity is a phenomenon through which the values or attitudes of people within a group are affected by others. People can be influenced through subtle mechanisms, including subconscious ones, or through direct and open peer pressure. Conformity can have either good or bad effects on people, ran...
What is accreditation?Accreditation determines the technical competence, reliability and integrity of Conformity Assessment Bodies. It spans all aspects of our everyday lives to provide confidence that accredited organisations are competent and can be trusted to deliver promised levels of performance and ...
Notified bodies are conformity assessment bodies nominated by the European Commission, which is the legislative body within the EU. To aid both the notified bodies and the manufacturers of equipment destined to be used in explosive atmospheres, harmonized standards have been written. Whilst the directi...
What is its role and application scenarios? CNAS is an abbreviation for China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment, which is a national accreditation body in China. As an authoritative organization that provides conformity assessment services, CNAS plays a vital role in ensuring the...
What is ISO certification? As it relates to ISO standards, certification is a certifying body's assurance that a service, product or system meets the requirements of the standard. While ISO develops the standards, third-party certification bodiescertify conformitywith those standards. ...
What is an Active Implantable Medical Device (AIMD)? The EU define an AIMD as: “a device which, for its functioning, relies on electrical energy or a power source other than that directly generated by the human body or gravity) intended to be totally or partially introduced, surgically or...
An expert CE marking Notified Body such as BSI is essential in ensuring that you meet the necessary regulations and getting your devices to market quickly.
Accreditation is the independent, third-party evaluation of a conformity assessment body (such as certification body, inspection body or laboratory) against recognised standards, conveying formal demonstration of its impartiality and competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks (such as certi...
Complying with a law is following legal requirements set by authorities, while conforming to social etiquette involves adhering to unwritten social norms for behavior. 5 What monitors conformity? Conformity is monitored by peers, group members, or through self-assessment, focusing on adherence to socia...