NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (NABCB)

About:

• Recent development:The National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) is India’s national accreditation body.
  
  
• Parent Body: NABCB is a constituent Board of the Quality Council of India (QCI). QCI has been established in 1998 through the joint initiatives of the Indian Government and the industries
  
  
• Objective of NABCB: NABCB is responsible for accreditation of certification/inspection bodies as per applicable international standards under an international system of equivalence.
  
  
• Structure of NABCB:
  • Chairman of the Board is nominated by Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI).
    
    
  • The other members are nominees of Ministry of Commerce, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotions, CII, FICCI & ASSOCHAM (industry associations), Bureau of Indian standards, nominees of Association of Certification Bodies etc.
    
    
  
  
  

• The NABCB has secured equivalence for its accreditation programme for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS) Certification Bodies in Asia- Pacific region.
  
  
• 8It has signed the Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) of the Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) to this effect on 19 Dec 2018.
  
  
• Now any industry carrying ISO 45001 certificate – applicable for OHSMS – with NABCB logo will be recognized in the Asia Pacific region.
  
  
• NABCB is the third accreditation body in the Asia Pacific Region to become internationally equivalent in the region, the other two being the accreditation bodies of Hong Kong and Mexico.
  
  
• Significance: Now, NABCB can facilitate export of Indian goods into the world market by attesting that these are certified as per international standards by competent certifying bodies.