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CERTIFICATION PROVIDES ASSURANCE AND IS MORE THAN A TEST REPORT
By the South African Bureau of Standards ( SABS )
The SABS conducts a range of tests against South African National Standards ( SANS ), as well as customer specific requirements and / or testing against compulsory specifications that may be issued for certain product categories .
The SABS also offers certification schemes for both products and / or systems that comply with the SANS or a relevant Mark scheme / systems scheme , such as the Scheme for Food Safety Management Systems ( FSSC ). Additionally , many products undergo more frequent testing and conformity assessments to earn their status which allows them to use the ‘ SABS Approved ’ mark on their product .
The SABS ’ testing and certification services are offered independently , meaning that the SABS attains and maintains an accreditation status in order to offer the testing and certification services . In some cases , where the SABS uses third party laboratories – the laboratories need to meet stringent requirements and are subject to assessments and inspection by the SABS .
“ The SABS is aware that there are numerous manufacturers in possession of SABS test reports which they use as evidence that their products are ‘ SABS Approved ’ and it is important for all to understand that ‘ SABS Approved ’ can only be claimed by a manufacturer if the products was actually certified by the SABS . The SABS laboratory test report is a report of the performance of that product against requirements of a standard or other client specific requirements , and this does not indicate that the product is ‘ SABS Approved ’ in any way . A SABS permit to apply the Certification Mark is a more comprehensive statement of quality assurance of the product or system ,” says Jodi Scholtz , Lead Administrator of the SABS .
Testing is just one of the requirements in the complete SABS certification process .
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An example of an SABS certificate .
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