“5.2.2 The mechanism shall be formally documented to ensure the following:
- a balanced representation of significantly interested parties, such that no single interest predominates (internal or external personnel of the certification body are considered to be a single interest, and shall not predominate)”
According to that statement, can the internal personnel of the certification body have a vote in the decisions of the mechanism?
Is it possible to participate in the meetings with more than one participant of the certification body’s internal personnel (including members of top management) as an observer?
September 2022
According to §5.2.2 of ISO/IEC 17065, the certification body itself may be considered as an interested party and be represented by its internal or external personnel in the mechanism for safeguarding impartiality with voting rights. The representative(s) of the certification body is(are) considered a single interest and the principle of no predominating interested parties shall be observed.
It is allowed for more than one individual of the personnel of the certification body (including members of top management) to participate in the meetings as observers.