NASPO SA 2013 Security Audit Now Combines ISO 14298 Requirements
Producers of security documents, cards and foils can now meet
both ISO 14298 and NASPO SA 2013 standards with a single security audit.
(April 8, 2014 – Washington, DC ) The North American Security Products Organization (NASPO) announced today a new audit that combines two highly recognized security standards for producers of documents of value employing added security features designed to protect against counterfeiting. The new NASPO audit now covers security requirements from ISO (International Organization of Standardization) and from NASPO (North American Security Products Organization), providing both convenience and cost savings to those firms seeking security assurance certification on a national and/or international level.
Producers of security documents, cards and foils can now achieve both the NASPO Security Assurance standard (NASPO SA 2013) and the ISO 14298 standard (Graphic Technology -Management of Security Printing Processes) through a single NASPO audit. This allows organizations to meet the requirements of a key international security standard from ISO as well as national security standards of ANSI/NASPO (American National Standards Institute). NASPO will also offer individual audits to ANSI/NASPO SA 2013 and ISO 14298 to those organization not requiring combined audits.
NASPO SA 2013 is an accepted security standard by ANSI used today by private industry as well as state and federal agencies. It was developed for security printers, security foil producers, technology suppliers or any organization seeking to implement or enhance their security practices. The conformity assessment process of NASPO SA 2013 has been proven to meet the security requirements of a broad base of users.
The ISO 14298 standard is similar to NASPO SA 2013, but does not include security technology suppliers or other security organizations. Thanks to NASPO’s participated in the development of ISO 14298, the NASPO and ISO standards share common auditing and conformity assessment procedures, making it easier now to meet the requirements of both standards through a single auditing process.
“NASPO has developed our audit processes over the last 10 years to meet the high requirements of security contractors and users,” said Richard Ward, Chairman of NASPO. “A NASPO Certification represents trust and credibility in the audit process and a level of assurance that the standards requirements are being met and implemented as intended.”
Additional information on NASPO SA 2013 and ISO 14298 certification is available by contacting NASPO Executive Director Michael O’Neil at mikeo@naspo.info or 612-281-7141.