ASTM_D_6792_-_21c.pdf

Designation:D679221cAn American National StandardStandard Practice forQuality Management Systems in Petroleum Products,LiquidFuels,and Lubricants Testing Laboratories1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6792;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.Scope*1.1 This practice covers the establishment and maintenanceof the essentials of a quality management system in laborato-ries engaged in the analysis of petroleum products,liquid fuels,and lubricants.It is designed to be used in conjunction withPractice D6299.NOTE1This practice is based on the quality management conceptsand principles advocated in ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9000 standards,ISO/IEC17025,ASQ Manual,2and ASTM standards such as D3244,D4182,D4621,D6299,D6300,D7372,E29,E177,E456,E548,E882,E994,E1301,E1323,STP 15D,3and STP 1209.41.2 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,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:5D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products andLiquid Fuels at Atmospheric PressureD3244 Practice for Utilization of Test Data to DetermineConformance with SpecificationsD4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum andPetroleum ProductsD4182 Practice for Evaluation of Laboratories Using ASTMProcedures in the Sampling and Analysis of Coal andCoke(Withdrawn 2010)6D4621 Guide for Quality Management in an OrganizationThat Samples or Tests Coal and Coke(Withdrawn 2010)6D5191 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Prod-ucts and Liquid Fuels(Mini Method)D5842 Practice for Sampling and Handling of Fuels forVolatility MeasurementD5854 Practice for Mixing and Handling of Liquid Samplesof Petroleum and Petroleum ProductsD6299 Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assuranceand Control Charting Techniques to Evaluate AnalyticalMeasurement System PerformanceD6300 Practice for Determination of Precision and BiasData for Use in Test Methods for Petroleum Products,Liquid Fuels,and LubricantsD6617 Practice for Laboratory Bias Detection Using SingleTest Result from Standard MaterialD6708 Practice for Statistical Assessment and Improvementof Expected Agreement Between Two Test Methods thatPurport to Measure the Same Property of a MaterialD7372 Guide for Analysis and Interpretation of ProficiencyTest Program ResultsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias inASTM Test MethodsE456 Terminology Relating to Quality and StatisticsE548 Guide for General Criteria Used for Evaluating Labo-ratory Competence(Withdrawn 2002)6E882 Guide for Accountability and Quality Control in theChemical Analysis LaboratoryE994 Guide for Calibration and Testing Laboratory Accredi-tation Systems General Requirements for Operation and1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on PetroleumProducts,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcom-mittee D02.94 on Coordinating Subcommittee on Quality Assurance and Statistics.Current edition approved Dec.1,2021.Published December 2021.Originallyapproved in 2002.Last previous edition approved in 2021 as D6792 21b.DOI:10.1520/D6792-21C.2“Quality Assurance for The Chemical and Process Industries:A Manual ofGood Practices,”1987,available from American Society for Quality(ASQ),600 N.Plankinton Ave.,Milwaukee,WI 53203.www.asq.org.3ASTM STP 15D,ASTM Manual on Presentation of Data and Control ChartAnalysis,ASTM International,W.Conshohocken,PA.4ASTM STP 1209,ASTM Manual on Total Quality Management,ASTMInternational,W.Conshohocken,PA.5For 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.6The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Princi