Recently, in the 2011 “Workers’ Pioneer” selection campaign conducted across the national transportation‑construction sector, the Product Design and Evaluation Center was honored with this prestigious award. All member units of the National Committee of the China Seafarers’ Construction Trade Union, as well as the trade unions of relevant industries and enterprises and institutions in all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government, participated in this event.
To fully leverage the regulatory role of accreditation, enhance the effectiveness of certification, and foster sound competition and sustainable development within the certification sector, the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) will officially launch confirmation audits of accredited certification bodies in 2011. On April 11, 2011, CNAS also issued and implemented CNAS-EC-032:2011, “Guidance on Conducting Confirmation Audit Activities for Certification Bodies.”