GEAAC is an independent accreditation body offering
accreditation programs for Certification bodies, Laboratories, and Inspection
bodies.
All GEAAC accreditation programs operate in accordance with relevant
international standards with the aim of getting these programs harmonized and
recognized internationally. This will ultimately promote and increase the
reputation and confidence of products and services provided by GEAAC accredited
partners.
QUALITY POLICY AND OBJECTIVES
The Quality Policy of GEAAC has the objective of increasing the satisfaction of
all the interested parties, directly or indirectly (stakeholders), in
accreditation activities.
In order to achieve organizational quality policy, GEAAC has defined specific
objectives:
safeguard the value and credibility of certifications issued under accreditation by means of stringent controls of the modalities for the granting and maintaining of certification, promoting at the same time the cultural growth of certified bodies;
monitor the needs, expectations and satisfaction of conformity assessment operators and of all the interested parties;
strengthen surveillance activities with regard to the work of conformity assessment operators, controlling respect for requirements, the maintenance and improvement of competences and conformity with ethical principles, monitoring especially market data and feedback (requests for clarification, complaints etc.);
favour the creation and maintenance of trust on the part of clients in the activities of the organizers of accredited inter-laboratory testing schemes as well as the impartiality and integrity of technical and commercial operations related to them;
VISION, MISSION AND VALUES
Vision: Our Accreditation – Global Recognition.
Mission: to provide credible standardization and accreditation services
to enhance economic, social and environmental well-being.
Values
Integrity
All audit activities are conducted with maximum adherence to the principles of
ethics and professional duties, and they follow shared and well- established
procedures whereby unclear interpretations of the requirements of standards are
reduced.
Impartiality
All stakeholders reflect a balanced representation of the main institutional,
scientific, technical, economic and social subjects who have direct or indirect
interest in the activities of accreditation and certification.
Transparency
GEAAC’s rules, which conform to the applicable international standards and
guides, are under continuous review by means of mechanisms based on consent and
with the use of working groups in which all interested subjects may participate.
Independence
Accreditation is granted with the assurance that the conformity assessment
process is entirely free of undue influence. The independence of every member of
an audit team is thoroughly checked.
Competence
GEAAC's technical officers and assessors receive adequate professional training
and refresh/updating so as to guarantee at all times a high level of
performance, including through the maintenance and enhancement of their
qualifications.
Market awareness
GEAAC is involved in the research and development of new accreditation schemes
and in drawing up and reviewing guidelines for the harmonized evaluation of
reference standards in order to meet the growing and diverse demands of global
socio-economic situation.