Quality Standards

Independently Assessed Quality Management Systems

ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, is an independent non-governmental international organization, with a membership of more than 160 national standards bodies. Since 1998, Exponent's global quality management system (QMS) has been independently assessed annually against ISO 9001, the most recognized and comprehensive international standard for quality management systems.  

Exponent's ISO Certificates

ISO 9001

The provision of professional engineering, scientific, and management consulting and laboratory services for corporations, law firms, industry associations, and government.

ISO/IEC 27001:2013

The Information Security Management System in support of professional engineering, scientific and management consulting services for corporations, law firms, industry associations and government.

ISO/IEC 27701:2019

The privacy information management system protecting personally identifiable information processed in support of professional engineering, scientific and management consulting services for corporations, law firms, industry associations and government.

Our quality management system (QMS) successfully complies with the most current ISO 9001 standard, ISO 9001:2015. For certain projects, Exponent also complies with the following standards:

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (including policies from A2LA, our accreditation body)
- Exponent's Philadelphia, Menlo Park, Natick, and Bowie locations are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for specific testing. Certificates and scopes of accreditation can be viewed here (click on the location name):

Philadelphia Menlo Park Natick Bowie

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 21, reporting defects and noncompliance in the nuclear industry
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 50, Appendix B, quality assurance criteria for nuclear power plants
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Part 58, FDA Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 22, Parts 120-130, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Part 46, Protection of Human Subjects, Institutional Review Board (IRB)