Directorate of Accreditation for Assessment Services (DAAS)
DAAS (Directorate of Accreditation for Assessment Services) is an independent accreditation authority. It accredits certification Bodies and training organizations and also administers an auditor registration scheme. DAAS is independent, impartial and a model pioneer in the field of accreditation.
Operating in over 25 countries worldwide, DAAS is thought to be the major independent accreditation body in the world. The organization has been a persistent pioneer in the field of accreditation, well known and respected for its combination of innovative and user-friendly business acumen and its respect for the forceful maintenance of integrity and impartiality that is the hallmark of the quality declaration profession.
DAAS has pioneered novel approaches to accreditation that permit benchmarking via measurable evaluation of conformity assessment body (CAB), performance. We have gone a lot further than just 'yes'/ 'No' in our accreditation procedure. Our objective accreditation reporting permits us to monitor the performance of CABs year on year and delivers us the ability to determine, in detail, the manner in which CABs are achieving the levels of excellence we demand.
Accreditation
Management systems
DAAS accredits certification bodies to ISO/IEC Standard 17021 which specifies requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems. This accreditation demonstrates to the marketplace, stakeholders and regulators that the bodies have met the DAAS accreditation requirements and are periodically monitored for compliance.
Inspection Bodies
DAAS provides ISO/IEC 17020 accreditation to organisations performing various types of inspections, surveys and risk assessments: Engineering Inspection (Pressure Systems, lifting equipment/Hoists, electrical installations, power presses, local exhaust ventilation, cargo / pre-shipment, manufacture of boilers/pressure vessels, welding inspections), Building and Construction Products, Food Inspection, etc.
Personnel certification Bodies
DAAS offers an internationally recognized accreditation program for the certification of persons. The scheme for the CAB has been developed as per the requirements of ISO/IEC 17024 standard to establish an internationally accepted benchmark for organizations assessing and evaluating the competence of personnel.
Accreditation for laboratories
DAAS Accreditation scheme for Calibration and Testing laboratories is strictly built as per ISO 17025, which specifies requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling. It covers testing and calibration performed using standard methods, non-standard methods, and laboratory-developed.