ISO/IEC 17025 with other accreditation standards of the ISO 17000 series (and unlike most ISO standards for management systems), third party auditing ("assessment") of the laboratory is normally carried out by the national organization responsible for accreditation. Laboratories are therefore "accredited" under ISO/IEC 17025, rather than "certified" or "registered" (c.f. ISO 9000 series). In short, "accreditation" differs from "certification" by adding the concept of a third party (Accreditation Body (AB)) attesting to technical competence within a laboratory in addition to its adherence and operation under a documented quality system, specific to a Scope of Accreditation. In order for accreditation bodies to recognize
Jasun Filtration 2004: Jasun becomes a Public Limited Company • 2004: Accredited to BS EN ISO 14001 Environmental standard at both Bridgwater Factories • 2005: Accredited to BS EN ISO 14001 Environmental standard at Sittingbourne Factory • 2010: Jasun Filtration PLC and Envirocare Services Ltd merge to become Jasun Envirocare PLC •Jasun Envirocare PLC (2011) Jasun Envirocare Company website, [Online], Available: http://www.jasun-envirocare.com [31 Aug 2012] •Jasun Envirocare PLC (2011) Jfilters.com E-commerce store, [Online], Available: http://www.jfilters.com [31 Aug 2012] •BSI Group (2012) BSI Group 9000 series quality management standard, [Online], Available: http://www.bsigroup.com/en/assessment-and-certification-services/management-systems/standards-and-schemes/iso-9001/ [31 Aug 2012] •BSI Group (2012) BSI Group 14001 series Environmental