ANAB's RIOS Accreditation Program begins late December 2008. Program applications and instructions and the RIOS Accreditation Rule can be found at www.anab.org.

The RIOS Accreditation Rule identifies the requirements and required documents for certifying bodies seeking ANAB Accreditation to RIOS. The required documents include "RIOS Certifying Body Accreditation" (formerly "RIOS Certifying Body Qualifications") and "RIOS Certification Procedure." These two ISC documents (latest versions dated 10/16/2008) are freely available at the links below.

As specified in "RIOS Certifying Body Accreditiation," RIOS Auditors must complete an ISC-approved RIOS Auditor training course. The next ISC-approved RIOS Auditor training course will be offered February 23–25, 2009 near Newark, N.J., at a location to be determined. Please mark your calendars. This course will review the scrap recycling industry and cover the Recycling Industry Operating Standard and (new!) Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices for Use in Accredited Certification Programs For Electronics Recyclers, to be implemented and verified via RIOS. The cost of the entire course is $1,500 per attendee. (Auditors who completed the March 2008 course need only take the R2 portion of this course; contact me for details.) Course prerequisites are ownership of a valid licensed copy of the Recycling Industry Operating Standard and possession of a copy of the R2 document (freely available at http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/r2practices.htm); attendees will use their own copies during the course. More details will be posted here. Please contact David Wagger at davidwagger@isri.org if you have any questions.

RIOS Certifying Body Accreditation (PDF) RIOS Certification Procedure (PDF)

The next RIOS Train-the-Trainer Training course for RIOS member staff will be offered March 23–25, 2009 at a location to be determined. Please mark your calendars. The course will delve into the details of the Recycling Industry Operating Standard and an updated RIOS Implementation Guide, which will include new material about RIOS and the Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices for Use in Accredited Certification Programs For Electronics Recyclers (freely available at http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/r2practices.htm). More details will be posted here.

Also, the ISC-approved RIOS Auditor Training course (see box for Certifying Bodies and Auditors) is open to and appropriate for RIOS member staff who perform internal audits of their RIOS management systems. Staff will gain knowledge and insight about RIOS certification audits and how external auditors conduct them.

Please contact David Wagger at davidwagger@isri.org if you have any questions.

For General RIOS Information, Please Click Here

• Membership Application Form » (revised June 4, 2008)
• Introductory Membership Fees »

Sample Member License Agreement » | Sample Page »
RIOS Implementation Guide, Sample/Demo Copy »

RIOS Presentations

Presentations from the 2006 Convention & Exposition, Las Vegas.

1-1: ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board 54KB PDF		1-2: A Focus on the "Q" 347KB PDF
2-1: A Focus on the "H&S" 480KB PDF		2-2: RIOS & ISRI Safety 149KB PDF
2-3: Our Safety Program and RIOS 80KB PDF		3-1: ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board 174KB PDF
3-2: A Focus on the "E" 452KB PDF		3-3: Why RIOS? 107KB PDF

RIOS In Brief (PDF) » | Introduction to RIOS »