The wording of bullet b) in Annex A.1 indicates that there may be more activities than those listed in the 2nd sentence that may conflict with the inspection body’s and/or its personnel’s independence of judgment and integrity. Could you give examples of such activities?
STANDARD: ISO/IEC 17020 · CLAUSE: Annex A.1 · TOPIC: Independence Type A
Answer:
| In many cases, activities like project management and support activities related to the items inspected may also conflict with the independence of judgment and integrity. Also, consultancy engagements related to the items inspected may, depending on their nature and character, conflict with the independence of judgment and integrity. |
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