Certification, Testing, and Inspection.

CERTIFICATION

Certification is the provision by an independent body of written assurance (a certificate) that the product, service or system in question meets specific requirements. Certification is also known as third party conformity assessment.

Many companies and organisations decide to get certified to SABS’s management system standards, such as SANS?9001. This is a way of showing outsiders that the organisation has an effective quality management system in place.

TESTING

Testing determines one or more of an object or product’s characteristics and is usually performed by a laboratory.

For example, many people have their blood tested which involves analysing the blood against several characteristics such as whether it shows the presence of a disease or genetic disorder.

SABS has developed several standards that laboratories can follow to help ensure that their results can be trusted.

INSPECTION

Inspection describes the regular checking of a product to ensure it meets specified criteria. Fire extinguishers, for example, need regular inspections to ensure they are safe for use.

SABS has developed many standards?that inspection bodies can follow to help ensure that we can trust their work.