Department 3
This department deals primarily with accreditations of testing laboratories and medical laboratories as well as inspection bodies and certification bodies. The department’s key areas of focus are medicine and health as well as food safety and management systems.
Technical units within the department
Forensics
This technical unit handles accreditations in the areas of forensics, forensic science and anti-doping laboratories. Testing laboratories are accredited in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 and inspection bodies in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020.
Food and Agriculture | Forestry and Wood | Textile and Clothing Industry
The Food and Agriculture | Forestry and Wood | Textile and Clothing Industry technical unit manages accreditations in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065, DIN EN ISO/IEC 17021-1 and DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020.
Consumer Health Protection | Veterinary Medicine
The Consumer Health Protection | Veterinary Medicine technical unit accredits in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020, DIN EN ISO/IEC 17043 and DIN EN ISO 17034.
Medicine | Pharmacy | Non Active Medical Devices
The focus of this technical unit is on accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 in the areas of non-active medical devices, pharmaceuticals and active ingredients and health care. In addition, this technical unit also covers biobanks in the medical environment, which are accredited in accordance with DIN EN ISO 20387, and accreditation in accordance with DIN EN ISO 17021-1 in the area of non-active medical devices (DIN EN ISO 13485).
Medical Diagnostics
This technical unit processes accreditations in the area of medical laboratory diagnostics and pathology. It also accredits proficiency testing providers. The accreditation of medical laboratories is in accordance with the standard DIN EN ISO 15189. Accreditations are granted in the fields of pathology, neuropathology and dermatohistology on the basis of the standard DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020. The accreditation of proficiency testing providers is carried out in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17043.
Certification of Persons and Management systems (cross-sector)
The Certification of Persons and Management Systems (Cross-Sector) technical unit manages the accreditation of certification bodies for management systems in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17021-1 for various management system certification standards and for persons in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17024.
