The South African National Accreditation System

Welcome to the home page of the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) 

The South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) is recognised by the South African Government as the single National Accreditation Body that gives formal recognition that Laboratories, Certification Bodies, Inspection Bodies, Proficiency Testing Scheme Providers and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) test facilities are competent to carry out specific tasks.

SANAS certificates and their accompanying schedules are a formal recognition that an organisation is competent to perform specific tasks.

SANAS is responsible for the accreditation of Medical Laboratories to ISO 15189:2007, Certification bodies to ISO/IEC 17021:2006, ISO/IEC 17024:2003 and 65:1996 (and the IAF interpretation thereof), and laboratories (testing and calibration) to ISO/IEC 17025:2005. Inspection Bodies are accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:1998 standards. GLP facilities are inspected for compliance to OECD GLP principles..

This Web site describes the services that SANAS can provide to your organisation. Should you require any further information please complete the feedback form.