International Accreditation Service Inc

“Ias has one member (the "sole" member), international code council (icc).”

“Icc, as the sole member, has the right to vote on the election of directors, and to remove directors with or without cause.”

“Icc, as the sole member, has the right to vote on the disposition of all or substantially all of the corporation's assets, in any merger and its principal terms, as well as any amendment of those terms, and on any election to dissolve the corporation.”

“There is no committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The ias tax returns are prepared by icc's financial staff, together with outside accountants, and reviewed by the president. Other staff members are asked to review and provide input as deemed necessary. A completed copy of the ias form 990 is provided to the ias board of directors prior to filing.”

“For each interest disclosed to the chairman of the board of directors, the chairman will determine whether to: (a) take no action; (b) assure full disclosure to the board of directors and other individuals covered by the policy; (c) ask the person to recuse from participation in related discussions or decisions within ias; or (d) ask the person to resign from his or her position at ias or, if the person refuses to resign, become subject to possible removal in accordance with ias removal procedures. Ias officers will monitor proposed or ongoing transactions for conflicts of interest and disclose them to the chairman of the board of directors in order to deal with potential or actual conflicts, whether discovered before or after the transaction has occurred.”

“Ias has adopted a compensation policy that provides that the compensation of the ias president, salaried officers and key employees is recommended by icc's ceo to its executive committee for approval, using appropriate comparability data, and the decision-making process is documented.”

“The conflict of interest policy is made available on the organization's website. The financial statements and governing documents are made available upon request, at the discretion of the officers.”

“International accreditation service, inc. (ias) accredits testing and calibration laboratories, inspection agencies, building departments, fabricator inspection programs, and special inspection agencies. Ias is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that is recognized as one of the leading accreditation bodies in the united states and is a signatory to several international mutual recognition arrangements (mra's).”

“Description of organization mission: to assist regulators in providing for the public welfare and safety, the fundamental goals of ias are to: -improve the quality of inspection bodies and the services they provide. -improve the quality of testing and calibration laboratories. -promote the use of accredited fabricator inspection programs by regulators and the private sector. -facilitate domestic and international trade by accrediting competent conformity assessment organizations.”

“Statement of program service accomplishments: ias provides a wide range of accreditation program services, including accreditation of conformity assessment bodies, such as: -testing and calibration laboratories -inspection agencies -fabricatior inspection of structural steel and concrete fabricators -building and fire prevention departments -special inspection agencies -product and personnel certification bodies -training agencies -metal building manufacturers inspection -field evaluation bodies -management system certification bodies -medical laboratories -food safety management systems -reference material producer -proficiency testing provider -validation and verification bodies ias accredits conformity assessment bodies irrespective of the economic sector they represent or the scope of services involved. Advantages of ias accreditation: complete confidence: ias accreditation to internationally accepted standards provides complete confidence in the quality of services provided to conformity assessment bodies. Transparency: ias accreditation is independent and objective, and is based on a completely transparent accreditation process, thereby instilling confidence in the accreditation results. Competence: ias accreditation provides evidence that conformity assessment bodies render competent and consistent service in line with international standards. Outstanding quality of assessments: ias places critical importance on the training of its assessors. This leads to high levels of assessor competency and enhanced technical expertise. Enhanced knowledge base: with its excellent knowledge base and team of technical experts, ias helps to improve the quality of accredited conformity assessment bodies.”