Certification, Product 3
Certification, Product 3 : Certification process: The process for certification of a product is generally summed up in four steps: (a) Application (including testing of the product); (b) Evaluation (does the test data indicate that the product meets qualification criteria); (c) Decision (does a second review of the product application concur with the Evaluation); (d) Surveillance (does the product in the marketplace continue to meet qualification criteria). In many instances, prior to applying for certification, a product supplier will send a product to a testing laboratory (some certification schemes require the product to be sent out for testing by the product certifier instead). When the product to be certified is received at the testing laboratory, it is tested in accordance with the laboratory's internal procedures and with the methods listed in the test standards specified by the certification scheme. The resulting data collected by the testing laboratory, and is then forwarded either back to the manufacturer, or directly to the product certifier. The product certifier then reviews the product supplier's application information, including the testing data. If the certifier's evaluation concludes that the test data shows that the product meets all required criteria as listed in the certification scheme, and the decision maker (s) of the product certifier concur with the evaluation, then the product is deemed "certified" and is listed in a directory which the Product certifier is required to keep
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