IAF ID 1:2014 International Accreditation Forum, Inc.

IAF Informative Document

IAF Informative Document

For
QMS and EMS Scopes of
Accreditation

Issue 2
(IAF ID 1: 2014)

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The International Accreditation Forum, Inc. (IAF) details criteria for the accreditation of bodies
that provide conformity assessment services, and such accreditation facilitates trade and
reduces demands for multiple conformity assessment activities.

Accreditation reduces risk for business and its customers by assuring that accredited
Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) are competent to carry out the work they undertake
within their scope of accreditation. Accreditation Bodies (ABs) that are members of IAF and the
CABs they accredit are required to comply with appropriate international standards and the
applicable IAF application documents for the consistent application of those standards.

ABs that are signatories to the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) are evaluated
regularly by an appointed team of peers to provide confidence in the operation of their
accreditation programs. The structure and scope of the IAF MLA is detailed in IAF PR 4 -
Structure of IAF MLA and Endorsed Normative Documents.

The IAF MLA is structured in five levels: Level 1 specifies mandatory criteria that apply to all
ABs, ISO/IEC 17011. The combination of a Level 2 activity(ies) and the corresponding Level 3
normative document(s) is called the main scope of the MLA, and the combination of Level 4 (if
applicable) and Level 5 relevant normative documents is called a sub-scope of the MLA.

The main scope of the MLA includes activities e.g. product certification and associated
mandatory documents e.g. ISO/IEC 17065. The attestations made by CABs at the main
scope level are considered to be equally reliable.

The sub-scope of the MLA includes conformity assessment requirements e.g. ISO 9001
and scheme specific requirements, where applicable, e.g. ISO TS 22003. The
attestations made by CABs at the sub-scope level are considered to be equivalent.

The IAF MLA delivers the confidence needed for market acceptance of conformity assessment
outcomes. An attestation issued, within the scope of the IAF MLA, by a body that is accredited
by an IAF MLA signatory AB can be recognized worldwide, thereby facilitating international
trade.

Issue No 2
Prepared by: IAF Technical Committee
Approved by: IAF Members Date: 24 March 2014
Issue Date: 10 June 2014 Application Date: 10 June 2014
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Introduction to IAF Informative Documents

This IAF Informative Document reflects the consensus of IAF members on this subject
and is intended to support the consistent application of requirements. However, being a
document for information purposes only, IAF Accreditation Body Members, and the
Conformity Assessment Bodies they accredit, are not under any obligation to use or
comply with anything in this document.

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IAF Informative Document for QMS and EMS Scopes of

Accreditation

1. Introduction

This is an informative document and is to facilitate the consistent application of Clause

7.1.1 of ISO/IEC 17021:2011 and Clause 7.2.1 of ISO/IEC 17011 by Accreditation
Bodies. This document is adopted from the guidance previously provided in IAF GD2:
2005, Annex 1 for QMS Accreditation Scopes. All clauses of ISO/IEC 17021 will
continue to apply and this document does not supersede any of the requirements in that
standard.

The lists of scopes of accreditation are based on the statistical nomenclature for
economic activities NACE rev. 2 published by the Commission of European
Communities (official Journal L 393/1, 30.12.2006).

2. Scope

This informative document is applicable for QMS and EMS management systems
certification and is to help define the scopes of accreditation.

3. QMS and EMS Scopes of Accreditation

The accredited scope of an EMS / QMS Certification Body may be expressed in terms
of one or more elements from a list of economic activities. The following tables for QMS
and EMS (see Annex) are one such model.

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ANNEX
Models for EMS and QMS Accreditation Scopes

QMS Accreditation Scope

No Description of economic sector / activity NACE Division / Group / Class (rev.2)
1 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 01, 02, 03
2 Mining and quarrying 05, 06, 07, 08, 09
3 Food products, beverages and tobacco 10, 11, 12
4 Textiles and textile products 13, 14
5 Leather and leather products 15
6 Wood and wood products 16
7 Pulp, paper and paper products 17
8 Publishing companies 58.1, 59.2
9 Printing companies 18
10 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 19
11 Nuclear fuel 24.46
12 Chemicals, chemical products and fibres 20
13 Pharmaceuticals 21
14 Rubber and plastic products 22
15 Non-metallic mineral products 23, except 23.5 and 23.6
16 Concrete, cement, lime, plaster etc 23.5, 23.6
17 Basic metals and fabricated metal products 24 except 24.46, 25 except 25.4, 33.11
18 Machinery and equipment 25.4, 28, 30.4, 33.12, 33.2
19 Electrical and optical equipment 26, 27, 33.13, 33.14, 95.1
20 Shipbuilding 30.1, 33.15
21 Aerospace 30.3, 33.16
22 Other transport equipment 29, 30.2, 30.9, 33.17
23 Manufacturing not elsewhere classified 31, 32, 33.19
24 Recycling 38.3
25 Electricity supply 35.1
26 Gas supply 35.2
27 Water supply 35.3, 36
28 Construction 41, 42, 43
29 Wholesale and retail trade; Repair of motor 45, 46, 47, 95.2
vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household
goods
30 Hotels and restaurants 55, 56
31 Transport, storage and communication 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 61
32 Financial intermediation; real estate; renting 64, 65, 66, 68, 77
33 Information technology 58.2, 62, 63.1
34 Engineering services 71, 72, 74 except 74.2 and 74.3
35 Other services 69, 70, 73, 74.2, 74.3, 78, 80, 81, 82
36 Public administration 84
37 Education 85
38 Health and social work 75, 86, 87, 88
39 Other social services 37, 38.1, 38.2, 39, 59.1, 60, 63.9, 79, 90,
91, 92, 93, 94, 96

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EMS Accreditation Scope

No Description of economic NACE Division Examples of Common Environmental
sector /activity / Group / Class Aspects
(rev.2)
1 Agriculture, forestry and 01, 02, 03 Pesticides/herbicides, etc.
fishing
2 Mining and quarrying 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 Hazardous waste, etc.
3 Food products, beverages 10, 11, 12 Industrial water effluent treatment, energy
and tobacco usage, pesticides, etc.
4 Textiles and textile products 13, 14 Industrial water effluent without treatment,
energy usage, solid waste; Hazardous and
bulk chemical storage, etc.
5 Leather and leather products 15 Industrial water effluent treatment, solid
waste; Hazardous and bulk chemical
storage, etc.
6 Wood and wood products 16 Solid waste, energy usage, etc.
7 Pulp, paper and paper 17 Industrial water effluent treatment, air
products emissions, hazardous chemical storage,
etc.
8 Publishing companies 58.1, 59.2 Solid waste, hazardous chemical storage,
energy usage, etc.
9 Printing companies 18 Solid waste, hazardous chemical storage,
energy usage, etc.
10 Manufacture of coke and 19 Hazardous and bulk chemical storage,
refined petroleum products industrial water effluent treatment,
hazardous air emissions, hazardous waste,
etc.
11 Nuclear fuel 24.46 Radiation/radioactivity, etc.
12 Chemicals, chemical products 20 Hazardous and bulk chemical storage,
and fibres industrial water effluent treatment,
hazardous air emissions, hazardous waste,
etc.
13 Pharmaceuticals 21 Hazardous and bulk chemical storage,
industrial water effluent treatment,
hazardous waste, etc.
14 Rubber and plastic products 22 Hazardous and bulk chemical storage,
industrial water effluent treatment,
hazardous air emissions, hazardous
Waste, etc.
15 Non-metallic mineral products 23, except 23.5 Energy usage, etc.
and 23.6
16 Concrete, cement, lime, 23.5, 23.6 Air emissions, solid waste, etc.
plaster etc
17 Basic metals and fabricated 24 except 24.46, Solid waste, hazardous chemical storage,
metal products 25 except 25.4, energy usage, etc.
33.11
18 Machinery and equipment 25.4, 28, 30.4, Hazardous waste, hazardous chemical
33.12, 33.2 storage, industrial water effluent, etc.

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19 Electrical and optical 26, 27, 33.13, Hazardous waste, hazardous chemical
equipment 33.14, 95.1 storage, industrial water effluent, etc.
20 Shipbuilding 30.1, 33.15 Hazardous waste, hazardous chemical
storage, industrial water effluent, solid
waste, etc.
21 Aerospace 30.3, 33.16 Hazardous waste, hazardous chemical
storage, industrial water effluent, solid
waste, etc.
22 Other transport equipment 29, 30.2, 30.9, Hazardous waste, hazardous chemical
33.17 storage, industrial water effluent, solid
waste, etc.
23 Manufacturing not elsewhere 31, 32, 33.19 Solid waste, Industrial water effluent, air
classified emissions, etc.
24 Recycling 38.3 Hazardous waste, solid waste, sanitary
effluent, etc.
25 Electricity supply 35.1 Air emissions, industrial water effluent, etc.
26 Gas supply 35.2 Air emissions, etc.
27 Water supply 35.3, 36 Drinking water effluent treatment, etc.
28 Construction 41, 42, 43 Sanitary effluent, noise pollution, energy
usage, etc.
29 Wholesale and retail trade; 45, 46, 47, 95.2 Hazardous chemical storage, sanitary
Repair of motor vehicles, effluent, etc.
motorcycles and personal and
household goods
30 Hotels and restaurants 55, 56 Solid waste, hazardous chemical storage,
sanitary effluent, pesticides, etc.
31 Transport, storage and 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, Bulk oil storage, energy usage, hazardous
communication 61 chemical storage, air emissions, etc.
32 Financial intermediation; real 64, 65, 66, 68, 77 Energy usage, air emissions, etc.
estate; renting
33 Information technology 58.2, 62, 63.1 Energy usage, hazardous waste, solid
Waste, etc.
34 Engineering services 71, 72, 74 except Hazardous chemical storage, hazardous
74.2 and 74.3 waste, air emissions, sanitary effluent, etc.
35 Other services 69, 70, 73, 74.2, Hazardous chemical storage, hazardous
74.3, 78, 80, 81, Waste, etc.
82
36 Public administration 84 Energy usage, solid waste, etc.
37 Education 85 Energy usage, solid waste, etc.
38 Health and social work 75, 86, 87, 88 Biohazard waste, radiation/radioactivity,
sanitary effluent, etc.
39 Other social services 37, 38.1, 38.2, 39, Wide variation
59.1, 60, 63.9, 79,
90, 91, 92, 93, 94,
96

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Note 1: No risk level has been assigned for each IAF code. Each AB would be
responsible to define the risk level of each scope taking into account the local
legislation, the environmental aspects and the requirements defined in MD5.

Note 2: Sections T and U from NACE Rev 2 including the NACE codes 97, 98, and 99
are not included in the table.

Note 3: The use of QMS Scopes / EMS Scopes to describe technical areas for a
quality / environment management system, as referred to in ISO/IEC 17021:2011,
7.1.1., is limited. While scope 11 Nuclear Fuel might constitute a legitimate descriptor
for a technical area, few of the other headings would do so.

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