About GAB

Who's GAB?

About GAB

GLOBAL AKKREDITERING BOARD (GAB) is an Independent International accreditation body and one of the leading accreditation bodies in the United States that has been providing accreditation services across the globe. GAB accreditation programs are based on recognized national and international standards that ensure domestic and/or global acceptance of its accreditations. GAB Accreditation is voluntary in nature.

GAB provides a certification body with trust mark and confidence to offer its services globally. It works to serve the global communities of businesses and consumers. GAB accredits appropriately qualified independent third-party Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) such as Certification Bodies & Inspection Bodies to ensure that their competence to carry out specific tasks is as per the International Standards & the Benchmarks. GAB complies with appropriate international standards and the applicable documents for the consistent application of those standards.

GAB is adhering to accreditation criteria and to undergo periodic onsite evaluation to determine ongoing compliance with ISO/IEC Standard 17011, General Requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies (CABs). GAB gives conformity assessment bodies (registrars) the recognition they need to do business in an increasingly global marketplace. Accreditation through GAB can significantly increase the visibility of registrars on the worldwide business scene.

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WHY GAB

  • We are an independent, impartial and non-governmental accreditation body.
  • To add value to our clieWe consider accreditation as technical trade support activity.nts’ certification and their business.
  • We are responsive to the needs and expectation of our Stakeholders.
  • We are transparent in our dealings.
  • We have clarity on the technical approach to the accreditation.
  • We are open and accept multiple point of views.
  • We endeavour to provide differentiated solutions in a cost-effective manner.

OUR CREDIBILITY

Global Akkreditering Board (GAB) operates as per ISO/IEC 17011, General requirements for bodies providing assessments and accreditation of conformity assessment bodies. GAB quality system deploys policies that support our credibility and transparency. Permissions: GAB operates its accreditation programs as per the applicable International Standards and Publicly Available Documents and has requested for the official permission to the following organizations to use their Publications Vis: Requirements/Guidelines/Advisories: for the GAB accreditation applicants and the accredited CABs who wish to implement these requirements/guidelines voluntarily.

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MISSION, VISION AND OBJECTIVES

Our Vission

Our vision is to serve global communities of businesses and consumers. We will accomplish our vision though the successful implementation of an accreditation System for conformity assessment bodies and further education & training institutions those are responsible, responsive and recognized to demonstrate that their business-critical processes are competent, professional and ethical resulting in value addition to our stakeholders.

Our Mission

To promote advancement of SQAM (Standardization, Quality, and Accreditation & Metrology), which protect the interest of the Global Communities of Businesses & Consumers. GAB operates in accordance with the requirements, criteria, rules and regulations laid down in the following documents:
• The requirements of the international standard ISO/IEC 17011, General requirements for bodies providing assessments and accreditation of conformity assessment bodies.
• The requirements and other benchmarks as stipulated in the Publicly Available Documents (PAD) published by various international bodies and GAB.

Objectives

To establish itself as a lead non-government - private sector trade support institution as per the policy of international trade centre to provide a proactive, transparent, impartial and credible accreditation and recognition to conformity assessment service providers in the field of quality, environmental, sustainability, occupational health & safety, food safety, information security & technology, research and education service providers globally.
To accredit organizations in accordance with trade and industry accepted criteria, international standards, guides and other normative documents and continue to comply itself with the relevant international criteria.
To cooperate with national and international peer organizations on the conditions for accreditation and issues relating to accreditation as per the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade to ensure that regulations, standards, testing, certification and accreditation procedures do not create unnecessary obstacles.
The authority vested to GAB is to accredit the Conformity Assessment Bodies and other Organization who are pledging support for the mission and objectives of GAB and ensuring that their actions are according to that policy. It is an independent, impartial and non-governmental body and makes no claim to be connected with any government.

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