Accreditations and approvals

ENAC impartiallyevaluates the compliance of various conformity assessment bodies with the requirements established in universally accepted international standards or regulatory documents, to ensure their proper performance. The accreditations granted by ENAC serve as the basis used by central and regional governments to authorize companies to provide their services in the corresponding areas within their respective geographic jurisdictions.

Apave holds the following ENAC accreditations:

Inspection Body

Inspection bodies conduct assessments of facilities, components, etc., under regulatory or voluntary frameworks, to determine compliance with legislation, standards, or specifications. Apave holds the following accreditations as an Inspection Body, in accordance with the requirements established in the UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17020 standard: 

06/EI007 Industrial inspection: notified body (CE marking), product inspection body (national regulations), facility inspection body, industrial inspections.	Download Technical Annex	Downloadthe certificate
06/EI060 Recreational craft inspection: notified body (CE marking), inspections in the field of recreational craft	Download Technical Annex	Download the certificate
06/EI092 Environmental inspection	Download Technical Annex	Download the certificate
06/EI653 State Metrological Control: In-Service Instruments Phase	Download Technical Annex	Download the certificate
06/EI800: Inspection of training centers collaborating with the General Directorate of Traffic and driver training courses	Download Technical Annex	Download the certificate
06/EI854 Inspection in the area of indoor environmental quality: materials containing asbestos	Download Technical Annex	Download the certificate

Testing Laboratory

ENAC accreditation guarantees the technical competence of testing laboratories in accordance with the requirements established by the UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard. Apave’s accreditations as a testing laboratory are as follows:

845/LE1683 Acoustic testing: on-site acoustic testing laboratory	Download Technical Annex	Download the certificate
845/LE1878 Non-Destructive Testing: on-site non-destructive testing laboratory	Download Technical Annex	Download the certificate
845/LE1953 Environmental Sector: Laboratory for Environmental and Air Quality Testing in On-Site Activities	Download Technical Annex	Download the certificate

Product Certification

Product certification bodies conduct product evaluations to determine compliance with legislation, standards, or specifications. Apave holds the following accreditations as a Product Certification Body, in accordance with the requirements established in the UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17065 standard:

226_CPR456 Certification of Elevators and Pressure Equipment as a Notified Body (CE Marking).	Download Technical Annex	Download the certificate
226_CPR457 Certification of Recreational Craft as a Notified Body (CE Marking).	Download Technical Annex	Download the certificate

Certification of Persons

Personnel Certification Bodies evaluate individuals seeking certification to ensure they meet specific requirements outlined in a given certification scheme. This serves as recognition of the professional’s competencies, both nationally and internationally.

Apave holds the following accreditation as a Personnel Certification Body, in accordance with the requirements established in the UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17024 standard and in the following Certification Scheme:

42/C-PE056 Certification ofWelders and Welding Operators

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As our Quality, Environment, Energy Management and Occupational Health and Safety policies state, Apave has the certificates that guarantee its compliance, issued by the competent bodies:

• AENOR ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certificate Download certificate and annexes
  • Apave Inspection Spain download the certificate
  • Apave Technical Assistance Spain Download the certificate

• AENOR ISO 14001 Certificate of Environmental Management Systems Download certificate and annexes
  • Apave Inspection Spain download the certificate
  • Apave Technical Assistance Spain Download the certificate

• AENOR ISO 50001 Certificate for Energy Management System Download certificate

• IQNET 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certificate Download certificate

• AENOR 19601 Certificate of Criminal Compliance Management System Download the certificate Download the annex to the certificate

• Alcumus ISOQAR ISO 27001 Certificate of Information Security Management Systems Download the certificate
• RD311/2022 Certificate of compliance with the National Security Scheme Download the certificate
• AENOR ISO 56001 Certificate of Innovation Management System Download the certificate

Apave has also received other certifications following evaluation, registration, or accreditation processes, issued by the relevant public or private agencies, which authorize us to provide certain services.

The most important of these are as follows:

• Accreditation as a Third-Party Occupational Safety and Health Service at the national level, issued by the IRSST (Madrid Regional Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) in the four specialties: Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics, and Psychosociology and Occupational Medicine. Download
• Certification as a Technical Building Control Body (OCT) issued by UNESPA.
• AENOR Certificate of Compliance with the AECCTI Technical Standards for Technical Control Bodies (OCT) Download the certificate
• Registration with the Ministry of Public Works as a Building Quality Control Entity (ECCE).
• Registration under the Technical Building Code (CTE) in all Autonomous Communities to perform quality control of buildings and civil engineering works and testing of construction materials.
• Registration as an Energy Certification Verification Entity in all Autonomous Communities.
• Certification of advisory staff for sustainability certifications issued by BREEAM.
• Collaborating entity with the Water Administration download
• Approval of procedures for consulting and characterization of waste treatment plants and municipal solid waste, issued by ECOEMBES.
• Registration as an Industrial Inspection and Control Entity (EICI) in the Community of Madrid in various fields.
• Environmental Control Entity – EAC-011-04 in accordance with the UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17020 standard, issued by the General Directorate of Environmental Quality of the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia.
• Type C Noise Pollution Prevention Entity – EPCA-018-14 in accordance with the UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard, issued by the General Directorate of Environmental Quality of the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Government of Catalonia.
• Control Body in Catalonia RASIC-OC-0011.
• Listed in the INCIBE Catalog of Cybersecurity Companies and Solutions.
• Certification by RINA as a provider of thickness measurement services for marine structures. Download
• Certification by DNV GL as a provider of thickness measurement services for all types of ships and offshore units. Download
• Certification by ABS as a provider of thickness measurement services for ships and offshore units. Download
• Certification by ABS as a provider of non-destructive testing inspection services. Download
• Certification by ABS as a provider of hull measurement services. Download
• Certification by Bureau Veritas as a service provider for hull structure thickness measurements. Download
• Certification by ClassKK for companies engaged in thickness measurement on ships or offshore units. Download
• Certification by INBS as a provider of thickness measurement services for ships and offshore units.Download 
• Certification by Lloyd's Register as a provider of non-destructive testing inspection services.Download 
• Certification by Lloyd's Register as a provider of in-phase array ultrasonic inspection services—weldsDownload
• Certification by Lloyd's Register as a provider of hull structure thickness measurement services—Type A (ships, naval vessels, and all offshore units)Download
• Certification by Lloyd's Register as a provider of time-of-flight diffraction ultrasonic inspection services: welds Download
• Certification by RINA as a service provider for conducting #IHM (Inventory of Hazardous Materials) worldwide. Download
• AEQT (Tarragona Chemical Industry Association) safety qualification certificate for maintenance companies covering regulatory inspections, NDT, and quality control. AEQT-AEST Certificate. Download
• CWB certificate authorizing the inspection of welds using visual, radiographic, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, and penetrant testing. Download
• AENOR Certificate of Conformity to provide training on the TELCO standard Download Download the annex to the Certificate

• AENOR Certificate as a Training Provider for Operators of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) Download
• Certification of the AELEC Training Standard in Occupational Risk Prevention Download
• Certificate of Conformity for the Classification of Energy Service Providers Download
• AENOR Certificate for Material Handling Forklift Operator Training Service Download