HKIAS Supplementary Criteria No. 1: Code of Conduct and Technical Requirements for Inspection Bodies (HKIAS SC-01)

HKIAS Supplementary Criteria No. 1 (HKIAS SC-01) is a mandatory regulatory and technical criteria document published by the Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS) under the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of the Hong Kong SAR Government. Operating within the Hong Kong Inspection Body Accreditation Scheme (HKIAS), this document supplements international standard ISO/IEC 17020 by establishing detailed normative requirements for inspection bodies operating in Hong Kong. The document defines mandatory rules regarding professional independence, impartiality, confidentiality, and anti-bribery measures, ensuring that inspection personnel maintain high ethical standards. On a technical level, HKIAS SC-01 specifies detailed operational requirements for inspection methods, equipment calibration and traceability, handling of inspection items, sampling protocols, inspection reports, and internal management system controls. It covers diverse inspection fields—including construction materials, consumer products, industrial equipment, building safety, and environmental inspection. Serving as a crucial open educational resource, this supplementary criteria document provides indispensable governance frameworks, quality management principles, and international compliance requirements for undergraduate and postgraduate students, inspection engineers, quality directors, and regulatory compliance auditors studying conformity assessment, ISO/IEC 17020 implementation, building inspection, and industrial quality management.