Accreditation means formal recognition that a conformity assessment body has been independently assessed by an authoritative accreditation body in the five key areas of :

• Competence and experience of staff
• Integrity and traceability of equipment and materials
• Technical validity of methods
• Validity and suitability of results
• Compliance with appropriate management systems standards and is found to
be competent to carry out its services in a professional, reliable and efficient manner