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List of Accreditation Scheme JAB400:2021 JAB400:2021 List of Accreditation Scheme JAB400:2021 Revised on March 30, 2021 Established on December 24, 2019 Japan Accreditation Board Established on December 24, 2019 -1/7- Revised on March 30, 2021 JAB400:2021 1. Purpose The purpose of this document is to describe the accreditation scheme for conformity assessment bodies that Japan Accreditation Board (hereinafter referred to as JAB) provides accreditation in accordance with JIS Q 17011. Note: The standards referred to in this document exclude the year of issuance. Refer to the individual accreditation procedures issued for each accreditation scheme for details on the version of the applicable standards and the year of issuance. (See Table 1.) Table 1. Individual accreditation procedure Type of Individual accreditation procedure Conformity Accreditation Document Document title Assessment scheme No. Bodies Management Management MS200 Procedure for Accreditation System System of Management Systems Certification Certification Certification Bodies Bodies Personnel Personnel PN200 Procedure for Accreditation Certification Certification of Personnel Certification Bodies Bodies Product Product PD200 Procedure for Accreditation Certification Certification of Product Certification Bodies Bodies Validation and Greenhouse Gas GR200 Procedure for Accreditation Verification Validation and of Greenhouse Gas Bodies Verification Validation and Verification Bodies Testing Test RL200 Procedures for Accreditation Laboratories (For Testing and Calibration Medical Medical testing Laboratories, Inspection Laboratories Bodies, Medical Laboratories, Calibration Calibration Reference Material Producers Laboratories and Proficiency Testing Inspection Inspection Providers) Bodies Reference Reference Material Material Production Producers Proficiency Proficiency Test Testing Providers Established on December 24, 2019 -2/7- Revised on March 30, 2021 JAB400:2021 2. Accreditation schemes JAB provides accreditation services for the accreditation schemes listed in Table 2. Table 2 Accreditation schemes Conformity assessment Criteria for Accreditation scheme requirements accreditation Accreditation criteria and fields Accreditation sub-scheme Standards covered by the target body to meet of the conformity assessment Management system certification Bodies JIS Q 17011 Management system certification JIS Q 17021-1 (ISO/IEC 17021-1) ― (ISO/IEC17011) Quality Management System JIS Q 17021-3 (ISO/IEC 17021-3) JIS Q 9001 (ISO 9001) (QMS) ▶ Aerospace Quality SJAC standards JIS Q 9100 (AS/EN 9100) Management System (AS- QMS) ▶ TL 9000 Quality TL9000 TL 9000 Management System (TL- QMS) ▶ Medical Device Quality ― JIS Q 13485 (ISO 13485) Management System (MD- QMS) Environment Management JIS Q 17021-2 (ISO/IEC 17021-2) JIS Q 14001 (ISO 14001) System (EMS) Energy Management System JIS Q 50003 (ISO 50003) JIS Q 50001 (ISO 50001) (EnMS) Information Security JIS Q 27006 (ISO/IEC 27006) JIS Q 27001 (ISO/IEC 27001) Management System (ISMS) *1 IT Service Management ISO/IEC 20000-6 JIS Q 20000-1 (ISO/IEC 20000- System (ITSMS) 1) JIS Q 45001 Occupational JIS Q 17021-10 (ISO/IEC TS JIS Q 45001 (ISO 45001) Health and Safety 17021-10) Management System (OHSMS) ▶ JIS Q 45100 Occupational JIS Q 17021-100 JIS Q 45100 Health and Safety Management System (J- OHSMS) Food Safety Management ISO/TS 22003 ISO 22000 System (FSMS) ▶ Food Safety System FSSC 22000 FSSC 22000 Certification 22000 (FSSC 22000) ▶ Food Safety Management JFS-C Standard JFS-C Certification Document, System JFS-C Certification JFS-C Standard (JFS-C) *1 Road Traffic Safety ISO/IEC TS 17021-7 ISO 39001 Management System (RTSMS) *1 ▶ NIPPON-Road Traffic ISO/IEC TS 17021-7 + N-RTSMS ISO 39001 + N-RTSMS Safety Management Requirement System (N-RTSMS) Asset Management System ISO/IEC TS 17021-5 JIS Q 55001 (ISO 55001) (AMS) Event Sustainability ISO/IEC TS 17021-4 ISO 20121 Management System (ESMS) Personnel Certification Bodies Personnel Certification JIS Q 17024 (ISO/IEC 17024) Management System Auditors Certification of JIS Q 9001 auditors Certification of JIS Q 14001 auditors Certification of ISO 22000 auditors Certification of JIS Q 45001 auditors Established on December 24, 2019 -3/7- Revised on March 30, 2021 JAB400:2021 Welding Coordination Personnel Welding Coordination Personnel Welders JIS Z 3410 Welders JIS Z 3801 Thermal power generation facilities: welders as per certification of welder qualification TNS 3101-2017 Nuclear facilities: welders as per certification of welder qualification JSME S NB1-2007 or 2012 (including 2013 Addendum) Product Certification Bodies Product Certification JIS Q 17065 (ISO/IEC 17065) ― Fire fighting equipment ― Fire and Disaster Management Agency Notification Nippon Engine Generator Association Standards Antimicrobial and ― JEC 301, JIS L 1902 deodorized textile products Welding of electric facilities ― Thermal and Nuclear Power Engineering Society Scheme documents TNS-S3101 Services related to market ― JMRA Scheme document research JIS Y 20252 (ISO 20252) Wind power generation IEC 61400-22 JIS C 1400 Series documents system with IEC 61400 Series Secured control products and ISA Secure ISA Secure Scheme documents development EDSA-310, 311, 312 lifecycle/process Forest, Forestry and Forest SGEC/PEFC Japan (Sustainable SGEC/PEFC Japan Scheme Products Green Eco-system Council) documents SGEC FM Certification documents, SGEC/PEFC CoC Certification documents GAP and agricultural JGAP/ASIAGAP/GLOBALG.A.P JGAP/ASIAGAP/GLOBALG.A.P. products produced by farms Scheme documents operating GAP JGAP/ASIAGAP/GLOBALG.A.P CPCC Fishery, Aquaculture and MEL (Marine Eco-Label Japan) MEL Scheme documents Fishery Products MEL Fisheries Certification, MEL Aquaculture Certification, MEL CoC Certification Greenhouse Gas Validation and Verification Bodies Greenhouse Gas Validation and ISO 14065 ― Verification ISO/IEC 17029 ISO 14064-3 ― JIS Q 14066 (ISO 14066) ― ISO 14064-1 Organization ― ISO 14064-1 Verification ISO 14064-2 project ― ISO 14064-2 Validation ISO 14064-2 Project ― ISO 14064-2 Verification ICAO CORSIA Verification ICAO CORSIA (Environmental ICAO CORSIA (Convention on Technical Manual (Doc 9501) Volume International Civil Aviation Annex IV 16 Volume IV) ICAO CORSIA Implementation elements and supporting document) Testing Laboratories Testing JIS Q 17025 (ISO/IEC 17025) Established on December 24, 2019 -4/7- Revised on March 30, 2021 JAB400:2021 M21 Electrical testing, M25 Testing Standards Mechanical testing, M26 Chemical testing, M27 Food and Drug testing, M28 Testing for Construction Materials, M29 Test regarding the Fire Service Law, M30 Ship test, M31 Testing for Industrial Safety Devices, M32 Biological Sciences Testing, M33 Ionizing Radiation monitoring Energy Star Testing Laboratories (including M21 Electrical testing) + EPA Requirement Medical Laboratories Medical Testing ISO 15189 [Basic Series] Medical Testing Methods 1 General (urine, feces, etc.), 2 Hematology, 3 Biochemistry I, 5 Immunology、6 Microbiology [Non-Basic Series] 11 General (urine, feces, etc.), 12 Hematology, 13 Biochemistry I, 14 Biochemistry II, 15 Immunology, 16 Microbiology, 17 Gene-related / Chromosome test, 18 Others excluding 11 to 17 class [Specific program I] 21 Specified health checkup testing (health checkup for metabolic syndrome) [Pathology] 31 Preparation, 32 Pathological diagnosis [Physiology] 101 Physiology Calibration Laboratories Calibration JIS Q 17025 (ISO/IEC 17025) M11 Electromagnetics (DC/Low Calibration Procedures Frequency), M12 Electromagnetics (High Frequencies), M13 Dimensional、 M14 Mechanical, M15 Optical Radiation, M16 Ionizing Radiation, M17 Thermodynamic, M18 Time and Frequency, M19 Amount of substance Laboratory Medicine + ISO 15195 Inspection Bodies Inspection JIS Q 17020 (ISO/IEC 17020) [Scope] Inspection methods F10 Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products, F20 Mineral Products, F30 Food Products, beverages F40 Petroleum/Petrochemical commodities, F50 Industry, F60Information Technology (IT) [Inspection Type] T1 Product Inspection, T2 Process Inspection, T3 Service Inspection, T4 In-service Inspection Reference Material Producers Reference Material Production JIS Q 17034 (ISO 17034) A Chemical Composition, B Reference material production Biological and Clinical Properties, methods (including product C Physical Properties, D standards and testing Engineering Properties, E standards) Miscellaneous Properties Proficiency Testing Providers Proficiency Testing JIS Q 17043 (ISO/IEC 17043) Established on December 24, 2019 -5/7- Revised on March 30, 2021 JAB400:2021 [1. Technical sector-specific Proficiency test delivery calibration] methods (including testing M11 Electromagnetics (DC/L standards) ow Frequency), M12 Electromagnetics (RF/ Microwave), M13 Dimensional, M14 Mechanical, M15 Optical Radiation, M16 Ionizing Radiation, M17 Thermodynamic, M18 Time and Frequency, M19 Amount of substance [2. Technical sector-specific test] M21 Electrical testing, M23 Optical testing, M24 Radioactivity/radiation Testing, M25 Mechanical testing, M26 Chemical testing, M27 Food testing, M28 Testing for Construction Materials, M29Test regarding the Fire Service Law, M30 Ship test, M31 Testing for Industrial Safety Devices [3. Technical sector-specific medical testing] M51 Medical testing *1 These accreditation services have been suspended. (Suspended on March 31, 2020) Established on December 24, 2019 -6/7- Revised on March 30, 2021 JAB400:2021 JAPAN ACCREDITATION BOARD NMF Shiba Building 2nd floor 4-2-3, Shiba, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0014, JAPAN Phone: +81-3-6823-5746 Fax: +81-3-5439-9586 The reproduction or reprinting of this document without authorization is prohibited by copyright law. Established on December 24, 2019 - 7/7 - Revised on March 30, 2021 .
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