prEN ISO/IEC 17020
(Main)Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies performing inspection (ISO/IEC DIS 17020:2025)
Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies performing inspection (ISO/IEC DIS 17020:2025)
ISO/IEC 17020:2012 specifies requirements for the competence of bodies performing inspection and for the impartiality and consistency of their inspection activities.
It applies to inspection bodies of type A, B or C, as defined in ISO/IEC 17020:2012, and it applies to any stage of inspection.
Konformitätsbewertung - Anforderungen an Stellen, die Inspektionen durchführen (ISO/IEC DIS 17020:2025)
Évaluation de la conformité - Exigences pour le fonctionnement de différents types d'organismes procédant à l'inspection (ISO/IEC DIS 17020:2025)
L'ISO/CEI 17020:2012 contient les exigences en matière de compétences des organismes procédant à des inspections, ainsi qu'en matière d'impartialité et de cohérence de leurs activités d'inspection.
Elle s'applique aux organismes d'inspection des types A, B ou C, comme définis dans l'ISO/CEI 17020:2012 et à toute étape de l'inspection.
Ugotavljanje skladnosti - Zahteve za delovanje različnih organov, ki izvajajo kontrolo (ISO/DIS 17020:2025)
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2025
Ugotavljanje skladnosti - Zahteve za delovanje različnih organov, ki izvajajo
kontrolo (ISO/DIS 17020:2025)
Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies performing inspection (ISO/DIS
17020:2025)
Konformitätsbewertung - Anforderungen an Stellen, die Inspektionen durchführen
(ISO/IEC DIS 17020:2025)
Évaluation de la conformité - Exigences pour le fonctionnement de différents types
d'organismes procédant à l'inspection (ISO/DIS 17020:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO/IEC 17020
ICS:
03.120.20 Certificiranje proizvodov in Product and company
podjetij. Ugotavljanje certification. Conformity
skladnosti assessment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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Contents
§Foreword . v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General requirements . 3
4.1 Impartiality . 3
4.2 Confidentiality . 3
5 Structural requirements . 4
5.1 Independence . 4
5.2 Legal entity and liabilities . 4
5.3 Organization and management. 4
6 Resource requirements . 5
6.1 Personnel . 5
6.2 Facilities and equipment . 7
6.3 Externally provided products and services. 9
7 Process requirements . 10
7.1 Review of requests, tenders and contracts . 10
7.2 Inspection methods and procedures . 10
7.3 Handling of items . 12
7.4 Inspection records . 12
7.5 Control of data and information . 12
7.6 Inspection report and inspection statement . 12
7.7 Handling of appeals . 13
7.8 Handling of complaints . 14
8 Management system requirements . 14
8.1 General . 14
8.2 Policies and responsibilities . 14
8.3 Documented information . 15
8.4 Actions to address risks and opportunities . 15
8.5 Corrective actions . 16
8.6 Internal audits . 17
8.7 Management review . 18
Annex A (Normative) Independence requirements for inspection bodies . 20
A.1 Requirements for independent inspection bodies (Type A) . 20
A.2 Requirements for other inspection bodies (Type non-A) . 21
Annex B (informative) Optional elements of inspection reports and certificates . 22
Annex C (informative) . 23
C.1 Context and rationale for the change . 23
C.2 Sensitivity to Stakeholder Impact . 23
C.3 Issues to consider when defining additional requirements for In-House Inspection
Bodies (Formerly Type B) . 23
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C.4 Issues to consider when defining additional requirements for other Type Non-A
Inspection Bodies (Formerly Type C) .24
Bibliography .25
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
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different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
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This document was prepared by ISO CASCO.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO/IEC 17020:2012), which has been
technically revised.
The main changes are as follows:
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Introduction
This document has been drawn up with the objective of promoting confidence in bodies performing
inspection.
Inspection bodies carry out assessments on behalf of private clients, their parent organizations, or
authorities, with the objective of providing information about the conformity of inspected items with
regulations, standards, specifications, inspection schemes or contracts. Inspection parameters include
matters of quantity, quality, safety, fitness for purpose, and continued compliance of inspected item(s)
(e.g continued safety compliance of installations or systems in operation). This document provides
requirements for the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of inspection bodies as a basis
for confidence about and acceptance of inspection results by clients, authorities and others.
This document covers the activities of inspection bodies whose work can include the examination of
materials, products, installations, plants, processes, work procedures or services, and the determination
of their conformity with requirements and the subsequent reporting of results of these activities to clients
and, whe
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