Accreditation

QUALIPSO has been accredited by BELAC since 2009 as an inspection body under number 388-INSP.  Consultez le dernier certificat is valid until 18/01/2028

Our accreditation is evidence that:

• QUALIPSO's inspections comply with the EN 13549 standard
• QUALIPSO has the skills to carry out its missions
• QUALIPSO acts with integrity, impartiality and independence
• QUALIPSO's FLASH system also meets the requirements of current standards.
• Every 14 to 15 months, BELAC visits us and audits our organisation to confirm that we are continuing to meet the stringent requirements of the ISO 17020 standard.
• As social partners are represented within BELAC, the conclusions from our accredited audits are accepted by the trade unions, which is of interest to many organisations.

A ISO 17020 accreditation such as that obtained by QUALIPSO, meets a series of stringent requirements:

• General requirements
  • Integrity, impartiality and independence
  • Confidentiality
• Structural requirements
  • administrative
  • organisational
  • managerial
• Resource requirements
  • Staff: skills, qualifications and numbers
  • Facilities and equipment
  • Subcontracting under the responsibility of QUALIPSO
• Process requirements
  • Inspection methods and procedures
  • Samples and objects presented for inspection
  • Records and traceability of reports
  • Inspection reports
  • Complaints and appeals
• Management system requirements
  • See our organisation manual, available on request