of a study to determine the feasibility of ASQ operating an evaluation organization to certify that a company meets requirements - what's now known as a certification body or registrar.... The news release said, "The Registrar Accreditation Board will be responsible for assuring the competence of third-party organizations that assess suppliers and for granting... accreditation attesting to that competency, thereby facilitating domestic and international trade." RAB Is Launched Prior to ASQ's board of directors approving formation of the Registrar...

with ANSI. On December 13, 1991, RAB and ANSI agreed to operate the American National Accreditation Program for Registrars of Quality Systems. "Quality has been one of the buzz words... counterparts. Since some registrars (certification bodies) that RAB was evaluating for accreditation were already accredited by the Netherlands' Raad voor de Certificatie (RvC), we were...

- to ensure the credibility of accredited certification. The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board has developed close ties with the Independent Association of Accredited Registrars (IAAR...

Home>About Us>20 Years of Accredited Certification To fully understand how the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board - originally as the Registrar Accreditation Board - came...