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In reference to the TIC industry, the word casco does not refer to the grey parrot, but the Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO) of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) which has been developing and evolving a family of standards that help TIC industry operate with parity.
The heart of the TIC industry needs to solve a peculiar problem which is probably best described using a definition of another complex looking concept: “recursive function”. As per the website of geeksforgeeks; “A recursive function solves a particular problem by calling a copy of itself and solving smaller subproblems of the original problems.”
The main purpose of the TIC industry is to provide assurance. But: the checker needs a checker! So; before we jump of the “block-chain” band-wagon it is critical that the TIC is understood correctly. Keeping in mind that the consensus driven ‘standards’ can never be all-inclusive and will always have gaps and scope for the next iteration. And there is no universal personnel certification program that creates parity of ‘Morals & Ethics’!
This said; the current state is an evolving family of standards which are ISO 17K series of standards. Below is copy created using what was the state in September 2022.
| ISO/IEC 17000 | Conformity assessment — Vocabulary and general principles |
| ISO/IEC 17007 | Guidance for drafting normative documents suitable for use for conformity assessment |
| ISO/IEC 17011 | Requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies |
| ISO/IEC 17020 | Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection |
| ISO/IEC 17021-1 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 1: Requirements |
| ISO/IEC 17021-2 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 2: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of environmental management systems |
| ISO/IEC 17021-3 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 3: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of quality management systems |
| ISO/IEC TS 17021-4 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 4: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of event sustainability management systems |
| ISO/IEC TS 17021-5 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 5: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of asset management systems |
| ISO/IEC TS 17021-6 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 6: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of business continuity management systems |
| ISO/IEC TS 17021-7 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 7: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of road traffic safety management systems |
| ISO/IEC TS 17021-8 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 8: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of management systems for sustainable development in communities |
| ISO/IEC TS 17021-9 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 9: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of anti-bribery management systems |
| ISO/IEC TS 17021-10 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 10: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of occupational health and safety management systems |
| ISO/IEC TS 17021-11 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 11: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of facility management (FM) management systems |
| ISO/IEC TS 17021-12 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 12: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of collaborative business relationship management systems |
| ISO/IEC TS 17021-13 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 13: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of compliance management systems |
| ISO/IEC TS 17021-14 | Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Part 14: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of management systems for records |
| ISO/IEC TS 17023 | Guidelines for determining the duration of management system certification audits |
| ISO/IEC 17024 | General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons |
| ISO/IEC 17025 | General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories |
| ISO/IEC TR 17026 | Example of a certification scheme for tangible products |
| ISO/IEC TS 17027 | Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons |
| ISO/IEC TR 17028 | Guidelines and examples of a certification scheme for services |
| ISO/IEC 17029 | General principles and requirements for validation and verification bodies |
| ISO/IEC 17030 | General requirements for third-party marks of conformity |
| ISO/IEC TR 17032 | Guidelines and examples of a scheme for the certification of processes |
| ISO/TS 17033 | Ethical claims and supporting information - Principles and requirements |
| ISO 17034 | General requirements for the competence of reference material producers |
| ISO/IEC 17040 | General requirements for peer assessment of conformity assessment bodies and accreditation bodies |
| ISO/IEC 17043 | General requirements for proficiency testing |
| ISO/IEC 17050-1 | Supplier's declaration of conformity Part 1: General requirements |
| ISO/IEC 17050-2 | Supplier's declaration of conformity Part 2: Supporting documentation |
| ISO/IEC 17060 | Code of good practice |
| ISO/IEC 17065 | Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services |
| ISO/IEC 17067 | Fundamentals of product certification and guidelines for product certification schemes |
These standards are developed using a consensus driven methodology. Members are people representing member country or territory and could be participating (P) or observer (O) member. Towards the end of 2022 there were 92 participating members and 47 observing members. The changes and evolution of these standards would then have limitations as all point of views and countries of the world are not exactly fully involved.
