On 1 March 1997 all certification activities of SIRIM Berhad were transferred to its wholly owned subsidiary company, SIRIM OAS Sdn Bhd. The core business activities of the company are: the certification of products, certification of quality systems, provision of inspection services and the certification of environmental management systems.

SIRIM QAS Sdn Bhd objectives are:

• to carry out business as a conformity assessment body and provide conformity assessment;

• to provide training and management services for the development of product, process and service certification systems;

• to provide standards development services in fields related to conformity assessment activities; and

• to provide other services related to conformity assessment and standardisation that are not in conflict with accreditation requirements as stipulated by relevant accreditation bodies.

With the formation of the subsidiary company, SIRIM Berhad expects to provide better focus to the requirements of certification clients in all aspects. The transfer of all certification activities to SIRIM QAS will also ensure that the credibility and independent third party status of the services are maintained through the clear separation of its activities from that of SIRIM Berhad.