GB/Z 27032-2025Conformity assessment - Guidelines and examples of a scheme for the certification of processes (English PDF)

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1: Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting.

This document is equivalent to ISO /IEC TR17032:2019 "Guidelines and examples for conformity assessment process certification schemes".

Introduction

A process is a transformation from input to output, as shown in Figure 1.A process is an interrelated or interactive process that uses inputs to achieve desired results.

The output of a process may be a product, a service, a combination of both, or other outputs.

Process certification is used when certification is not feasible or cost-prohibitive. Since the output itself is not certified, process certification is a measure of the quality of the output.

Process certification programs can be developed for different purposes, including ensuring the quality of the product or service produced by the process, or The regulatory authorities establish process certification programs to protect health, safety or the environment. Certification of product and service processes can promote national and regional and trade, market access, fair competition and customer recognition at the international level.

Processes can be used for specific products or services [such as welding, non-destructive testing, heat treatment (annealing), surface treatment], or include safety and environmental The engineering design of complex systems for food safety, the production of goods, and the development of large computer software programs. Other examples of processes include food production, agricultural industry, supply chain, logistics, construction planning and design, and data security and protection. Appendix A provides some examples of processes.

Recently, there has been a significant growth in new industry-specific process certification activities, such as information technology, sustainability, social welfare, blockchain technology, etc. technology, nanotechnology, safety systems, food safety, chain of custody, smart cities and smart homes.

The trend of emerging processes will not stop, and the need for certification to ensure quality will continue.

This document is intended to provide useful information about ISO /IEC 17067 to those involved in process certification and to Guidance is provided in Scheme Type 6 which relates to process certification.

In practice, there are many different ways to implement certification for a process. Scheme owners, in consultation with other stakeholders, can take Other measures or use these measures in different combinations to obtain a suitable solution.

In particular, the scope of process certification activities and the intensity of their application need to be consistent with the risk of product or service failure due to failure of the process to meet specified requirements.

The consequences and likelihood of a defect are proportional to the probability of occurrence. Other factors need to be considered, such as market specificity, process-related technology and methods.

Management system standards based on quality management systems (such as GB/T 19001) can be selectively used as part of a process certification program.

Various standards used to verify and validate specific elements of a process may also be used for some processes.

(such as greenhouse gas emissions and software development), can further ensure the quality of process outputs.

For the purposes of this document, assessment of a management system as part of a process certification does not constitute certification of the management system.

The rules, procedures and administration of process certification schemes have the greatest impact on the following stakeholders.

---Scheme owner;

--- Certification body;

---Process owner;

---Process implementer;

---Users of products and services (outputs) that rely on the certified process.

NOTE If a certification body operates its own scheme, then the certification body is the scheme owner. Other stakeholders include but are not limited to.

---Regulatory authorities;

---Specifiers, purchasers and users of the certified process;

--- Conformity assessment bodies involved in process certification, such as testing laboratories, validation and verification bodies and inspection bodies;

--- Accreditation bodies and peer review groups;

--- International certification schemes that promote mutual recognition from one certification scheme owner to another;

--- Organizations that recognize and/or compare certification schemes;

---Consumer (user).

This document provides guidance, with examples to illustrate how it can be used, but does not preclude scheme owners from consulting with other stakeholders. Other methods of decision making. Guidance and examples for conformity assessment process certification schemes

1 Scope

This document provides guidance, principles and examples for process certification schemes.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents constitute essential clauses of this document through normative references in this document.

For referenced documents without a date, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for referenced documents without a date, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.

GB/T 27065-2015 Requirements for certification bodies for conformity assessment products, processes and services (ISO /IEC 17065:2012, IDT)

GB/T 27067-2017 Conformity Assessment Product Certification Fundamentals and Product Certification Scheme Guidelines (ISO /IEC 17067:2013, IDT)

ISO /IEC 17000 Conformity assessment - Vocabulary and general principles principles

Note: GB/T 27000-2023 Conformity assessment vocabulary and general principles (ISO /IEC 17000:2020, IDT)

ISO /IEC 17030 General requirements for third-party conformity assessment conformity marking requirementsforthird-partymarksofconformity)

Note: GB/T 27030-2006 General requirements for third-party conformity assessment marks (ISO /IEC 17030:2003, IDT)

ISO /IEC 17065 Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services for conformity assessment mentsforbodiescertifyingproducts,processesandservices)

ISO /IEC 17067 Conformity assessment - Product certification foundation and product certification scheme guidance damentalsofproductcertificationandguidelinesforproductcertificationschemes)

3 Terms and definitions

For this document, the terms and definitions defined in ISO /IEC 17000, ISO /IEC 17065 and ISO /IEC 17067 apply.