The United States Certification Bodies (USCB) provides objective evidence that an organization operates at the highest level of ethical, legal and technical standards helps markets work better by providing internationally recognized accreditation services that create economic benefit.
Accreditation is the formal recognition that an organization is competent to perform specific processes, activities, or tasks (which are detailed in a scope of accreditation) in a reliable credible and accurate manner. The provision of accreditation must:
be undertaken impartially;
be objective, transparent and effective;
use highly professional competent assessors and technical experts in all relevant fields;
use assessors (and subcontractors) that are reliable, ethical and competent in both accreditation processes and the relevant technical fields.
Accreditation has many flow-on benefits throughout the market chain for business, regulators and government by:
reducing compliance and transaction costs,
reducing risk,
streamlining operations,
breaking down barriers to trade, which provides greater access to foreign markets; and
Providing assurance that goods and services sold are safe and can be used for their intended purpose.