Eileen Ekstrom, director of Ecosystem Analytics Inc., added another standard to her knowledge base – the ISO/IEC 17065 standard on Conformity Assessment – Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes, and services. Eileen attended the ANSI ISO/IEC 17065 Training Workshop in Washington D.C. on April 1 and April 2, 2014. ISO/IEC 17065 was finalized in 2012 and will be replacing Guide 65 this July. It provides requirements that organizations that operate certification systems must follow, covering management systems, contracts, impartiality, and confidentiality, amongst other topics. As part of the new ANSI pilot program on EPDs and Eco-labels, Eileen will be assisting the lead assessor in reviewing applicant’s programs for the technical aspects of ISO/IEC 17065.
