ASTM_D_7448_-_09.pdf

Designation:D744809Standard Practice forEstablishing the Competence of Laboratories Using ASTMProcedures in the Sampling and Analysis of Coal and Coke1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7448;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice specifies requirements to operate andevaluate the quality and management systems in a laboratorythat provides services with respect to sample collection,samplepreparation,or testing of coal,coke,and ash derived from coalor coke usingASTM standards that are under the jurisdiction ofCommittee D05 on Coal and Coke.NOTE1The word“laboratory”is used throughout this practice whenreferring to an organization that provides services in coal sampling ortesting,or both.It is recognized,however,that the word may not beappropriate to an organization that does not perform actual laboratorysample testing.1.2 International standard ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 shall be thegoverning document specifying requirements for management,technical competence and evaluation of a laboratory.NOTE2An accrediting body or user of laboratory services can alsoimpose technical or non-technical requirements not specifically addressedin ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 provided they do not invalidate the requirementsof ANS/ISO/IEC 17025.1.3 This practice is used to evaluate only those capabilitesspecifically claimed by a laboratory.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D121 Terminology of Coal and CokeD3174 Test Method for Ash in the Analysis Sample of Coaland Coke from CoalD4239 Test Method for Sulfur in the Analysis Sample ofCoal and Coke Using High-Temperature Tube FurnaceCombustionD4749 Test Method for Performing the Sieve Analysis ofCoal and Designating Coal SizeD5061 Test Method for Microscopical Determination of theTextural Components of Metallurgical CokeD5515 Test Method for Determination of the SwellingProperties of Bituminous Coal Using a DilatometerD6172 Test Method for Determining the Volume of BulkMaterials Using Contours or Cross Sections Created byDirect Operator Compilation Using Photogrammetric Pro-ceduresD6349 Test Method for Determination of Major and MinorElements in Coal,Coke,and Solid Residues from Com-bustion of Coal and Coke by Inductively CoupledPlasmaAtomic Emission SpectrometryE177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias inASTM Test MethodsE456 Terminology Relating to Quality and StatisticsE2554 Practice for Estimating and Monitoring the Uncer-tainty of Test Results of a Test Method Using ControlChart Techniques2.2 ANS/ISO/IEC Document:17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Cali-bration and Testing Laboratories33.Significance and Use3.1 International standard ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 promotesthe use of documented accountability and quality controlprocedures to assure a laboratory and its clients that thelaboratory can produce technically valid data and results in theroutine performance of its sampling,sample preparation andtesting activities.3.2 A laboratory shall use ANSI/ISO/IEC 17025 to developits quality system.Clause 4 of ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 specifiesthe requirements for sound management.Clause 5 of ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 specifies the requirements for technical com-petence for the type of tests or calibrations,or both thelaboratory undertakes.3.3 In addition to complying with the requirements ofANS/ISO/IEC 17025,the Annex of this standard practice1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D05 on Coal andCoke and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D05.24 on QualityAssurance.Current edition approved Nov.1,2009.Published December 2009.DOI:10.1520/D7448-09.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 contains information that shall be considered important for theevaluation and operation of a competent Coal and Cokesampling or testing facility,or both.The information in thisAnnex is presented where it is not otherwise covered inANS/ISO/IEC 17025 or the applicable ASTM methods.3.4 Laboratory clients,regulatory authorities,and accredi-tation bodies that recognize the competence of testing andcalibration