There are various organisations in South Africa who actively work on advancing quality sustainability in the economy and each has an important role to play. The QFSA website is a collaboration of all the relevant stakeholders at a central point who have the supporting infrastructure and resources to ensure sustainability of quality goods and services.
Quality Associations
Southern African Society for Quality
Making Quality a Priority towards sustainability and resilience – SASQ represents the African Voice of Quality created by its members and stakeholders
The South African Quality Institute
At SAQI we believe the Quality approach is the foundation for South Africa’s economic success and a better quality of life for all our people. Our priority is to promote Quality awareness in all South Africans and to influence the general public to expect quality in products and services and to spontaneously include quality in all their activities.
Where do South African companies look for direction in establishing and maintaining Quality principles in their organisations? Is there an umbrella body that co-ordinates the national quality effort under one roof? The answer is “yes”: the South African Quality Institute (SAQI).
SAQI is committed to promoting quality in all fields of human endeavour by providing Quality awareness, leadership principles, products and systems. We support business and industry as well as emerging entrepreneurs, healthcare and education.
SAQI’s mission is to play a leading role in establishing and sustaining a national quality infrastructure that serves our economic system and make all South African trade competitive locally and internationally.
Certification Body
Southern African Association of Certification Bodies
The SOUTHERN AFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFICATION BODIES (SAACB) is an industry association of certification bodies who offer management system, product and personnel certification.
Founded in 1998, full members offer accredited certification to National and International standards including Quality (ISO 9000), EMS (ISO 14000) OHS (ISO 45000) Food Safety (ISO 22000) and other management system schemes. Some members also offer product certification to recognised standards.
Associate membership is open to organizations currently seeking accreditation or who support the work of the Association.
All members are required to adhere to a professional code of ethics.
Secretariat
National Laboratory Association South Africa
The National Laboratory Association of South Africa (NLA-SA) is the representative body that evolved from the previous National Laboratory Accreditation service, after overall responsibility for accreditation was assumed by the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) during 1998.
The NLA-SA is a non-profit stakeholder body that represents the voice of South African laboratories and looks after the interests of more than 300 laboratories in South Africa. This includes measuring, testing, calibration, verification and other bodies, as well as laboratories which operate in well-defined areas of R&D in the natural and applied sciences.