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SCC Accreditation Services Bulletin #2022-16 –Update to the CSA B149.3 Inspection Label statement in the SCC Requirements and Guidance Document - IBAP

 

Action required

All Inspection Bodies (IBs) accredited to conduct inspections under CSA B149.3 shall update their inspection labels.

The Scope of Accreditation (SOA) shall be updated to reflect the latest applicable label design and content accordingly. 

 

Affected customers

All accredited and applicant IBs conducting inspections under CSA B149.3.

 

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SCC Accreditation Services Bulletin #2022-02 – New version: CSA SPE-1000

 

Action required

All accredited inspections bodies performing inspections according to SPE-1000 are required to provide transition documentation to SPE-1000-21 by May 2, 2022. 

In addition, all equipment and product conformity assessment inspections performed after May 2, 2022 shall apply the new Model Code’s requirements.
 

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SCC Accreditation Services Bulletin #2021-03– Implementation of ILAC-P15:05/2020

 

Action required

All SCC-accredited Inspection Bodies shall transition to ILAC P15:05/2020 Application of ISO/IEC 17020:2012 for the Accreditation of Inspection Bodies.

 

Affected customers

All SCC-accredited and applicant inspection bodies, assessors, and technical experts under the Inspection Body Accreditation Program (IBAP).

 

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SCC Accreditation Services Bulletin #2020-47 – IBAP: Witness Audit Risk Mitigation Strategy

 

Action required

All eligible SCC accredited Inspection bodies shall submit their documentation as required in a timely manner when requested to qualify for the mitigation process.

 

Affected customers

SCC accredited Inspection bodies (ISO/IEC 17020) that are due for witness audits in 2020-2021. The Inspection bodies with ongoing activities such as scope extensions and/or inspection following initial assessments do not qualify for this mitigation process.

 

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SCC Requirements and Guidance - Independent Safety Assessor for Railway Systems Accreditation Program

This document provides requirements and guidance of the Independent Safety Assessor for Railway Systems Accreditation Program that SCC operates and is a companion to ISO/IEC 17020. It outlines unique Canadian requirements of the SCC Accreditation Program for Independent Safety Assessors (ISAs) that carry out independent safety assessments of the suitability and application of both the risk management process and its results for changes to a Railway System, and that carry out independent assessments of system assurance processes for a Railway System.

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SCC Accreditation Services Bulletin #2020-21 – New Edition of CSA B149.3

 

Action required

All SCC-accredited Inspection Bodies accredited to perform inspections to CSA B149.3-2015 Code for the field approval of fuel related components on appliances and equipment shall transition their inspection program to CSA B149.3-2020 Code for the field approval of fuel-burning appliances and equipment.

 

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SCC Accreditation Services Bulletin #2020-01 – New requirements for the field evaluation of medical electrical equipment (MEE) and medical electrical systems (MES) as spelled out in CSA SPE-3000-19, issued on April 2019.

Action required

All SPE-3000 accredited Inspection Bodies (IBs) are formally required to transition to the new April 2019 version of SPE-3000 by July 31st, 2020.

IBs will submit updated documentation, undergo knowledge interviews and provide witness audits as part of SCC’s assessment of successful transition.

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