Designation:D7448−09StandardPracticeforEstablishingtheCompetenceofLaboratoriesUsingASTMProceduresintheSamplingandAnalysisofCoalandCoke1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7448;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticespecifiesrequirementstooperateandevaluatethequalityandmanagementsystemsinalaboratorythatprovidesserviceswithrespecttosamplecollection,samplepreparation,ortestingofcoal,coke,andashderivedfromcoalorcokeusingASTMstandardsthatareunderthejurisdictionofCommitteeD05onCoalandCoke.NOTE1—Theword“laboratory”isusedthroughoutthispracticewhenreferringtoanorganizationthatprovidesservicesincoalsamplingortesting,orboth.Itisrecognized,however,thatthewordmaynotbeappropriatetoanorganizationthatdoesnotperformactuallaboratorysampletesting.1.2InternationalstandardANS/ISO/IEC17025shallbethegoverningdocumentspecifyingrequirementsformanagement,technicalcompetenceandevaluationofalaboratory.NOTE2—Anaccreditingbodyoruseroflaboratoryservicescanalsoimposetechnicalornon-technicalrequirementsnotspecificallyaddressedinANS/ISO/IEC17025providedtheydonotinvalidatetherequirementsofANS/ISO/IEC17025.1.3Thispracticeisusedtoevaluateonlythosecapabilitesspecificallyclaimedbyalaboratory.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D121TerminologyofCoalandCokeD3174TestMethodforAshintheAnalysisSampleofCoalandCokefromCoalD4239TestMethodforSulfurintheAnalysisSampleofCoalandCokeUsingHigh-TemperatureTubeFurnaceCombustionD4749TestMethodforPerformingtheSieveAnalysisofCoalandDesignatingCoalSizeD5061TestMethodforMicroscopical...
