Departments Proven professional competence and expertise

The work of the four departments of DAkkS is distributed across the three locations in Berlin, Braunschweig and Frankfurt am Main. The departments within the technical units are highly technical and complex and in many cases require close cooperation and coordination with federal ministries and federal and state regulators.

Department 1

The focus of this department is on accreditations of testing and calibration laboratories as well as inspection and certification bodies. The technical units within the department handle cases in the areas of metrology, transport, construction and energy.

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Department 2

The focus of this department is on the accreditation of testing laboratories, inspection bodies and certification bodies, with a particular emphasis on installation and machinery safety, electrical engineering, consumer protection and material testing

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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.

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Department 4

The focus of the work of this department is on the accreditation of testing laboratories, inspection bodies and certification bodies. The department has a broad range of expertise. The areas covered include chemical products, water and the environment, but also employment promotion and procurement systems.

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