About SwedAcc

The organisation

SwedAcc AB (Swedish Accreditation Council) is a private, independent accreditation body founded in Stockholm. SwedAcc provides accreditation to certification bodies that certify management systems, assessing their competence, consistency and impartiality in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021-1.

SwedAcc operates in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011 — Conformity assessment: requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies.

Independence and impartiality

Confidence in accreditation requires that accreditation decisions are free from commercial, financial and other pressures. SwedAcc safeguards impartiality through:

• a documented impartiality policy binding all personnel, assessors and committee members;
• a committee for safeguarding impartiality with balanced representation of interested parties;
• separation of assessment and accreditation decision;
• no consultancy or commercial services to the bodies it accredits.

Management

SwedAcc is led by a Director General supported by a management team responsible for accreditation operations, assessment programmes and external relations.

• Director General: M. Lindqvist
• Head of Accreditation: A. Sandström
• Head of Assessment Services: J. Nyholm
• Quality Manager: E. Berglund

Contact details

SwedAcc AB — Swedish Accreditation Council
Birger Jarlsgatan 41
111 45 Stockholm, Sweden

Org. no. 559214-7788
E-mail: info@swedacc.com
Phone: +46 (0)8 410 562 30