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EVALUATION AND ACCREDITATION OF INSPECTION AND TEST ACTIVITIES A symposium sponsored by ASTM Committee E-36 on Criteria for the Evaluation of Testing and Inspection Agencies Washington,D.C.,28-29 April 1981 ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 814 Harvey Schock Product Assurances Consultant ASTM Publication Code Number(PCN)04-814000-32 1916 Race Street,Philadelphia,Pa.19103 i Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:56:13 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Copyright by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1983 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:82-74447 ISBN 0-8031-0253-4 NOTE The Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions advanced in this publication.Printed in Baltimore,Md.(b)August 1983 Second Printing,Baltimore,Md.May 1985 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:56:13 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Foreword The symposium on Evaluation and Accreditation of Inspection and Test Activities was presented in Washington,D.C.,28-29 April 1981.The sympo-sium was sponsored by ASTM Committee E-36 on Criteria for the Evalua-tion of Testing and Inspection Agencies.Harvey Schock,Product Assurances Consultant,presided as symposium chairman and editor of this publication.Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:56:13 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Related ASTM Publications Directory of Testing Laboratories,6th edition,STP 333E(1982),04-333050-32 The ILAC Directory(International Directory of Testing Arrangements and Testing Laboratory Accreditation Systems),1982,13-117082-32 Computer Automation of Materials Testing,STP 710(1980),04-710000-32 Computerized Laboratory Systems,STP 578(1974),04-578000-34 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:56:13 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.A Note of Appreciation to Reviewers The quality of the papers that appear in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of the authors but also the unheralded,though essential,work of the reviewers.On behalf of ASTM we acknowledge with apprecia-tion their dedication to high professional standards and their sacrifice of time and effort.ASTM Committee on Publications Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:56:13 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.ASTM Editorial Staff Janet R.Schroeder Kathleen A.Greene Rosemary Horstman Helen M.Hoersch Helen P.Mahy Allan S.Kleinberg Virginia M.Barishek Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:56:13 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Contents Introduction 1 EVALUATION AND ACCREDITATION CONCEPTS Some Viewpoints on Evaluation/Accreditation SystemsD.M.DYMOND 5 ASTM Committee E-36 Activities in Standards Development for Laboratory Evaluation and AccreditationG.A.BERMAN 11 Toward Adoption of a Universal Laboratory Accreditation Criteria J.W.LOCKE 18 LABORATORY APPLICATIONS AND COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS Quality Assurance in a Coal Analysis SystemR.D.GRAHAM 27 A Public Utilitys Approach To Evaluating Laboratory Test Activities W.R.WOODALL,JR.39 Laboratory Accreditation:More Than RulesR.HARRIS AND G.T,CASTINO 46 Quality Assurance of the Ford Motor Company Central Laboratory:A Dynamic Approach to Laboratory Qualitys.GAFT AND F.D.RICHARDS 54 Quality Assurance Requirements for Automated Water Quality LaboratoriesG.w.BARTON,JR.62 An Industry Approach to Laboratory Quality Assurance and Accreditation ProgramsH.E,FARGO 74 EVALUATION AND ACCREDITATION IN GOVERNMENT Evolution of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation ProgramP.s.UNGER 85 The Laboratory Evaluation Process of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation ProgramM.V.FEDERLINE 96 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sun Dec 27 13:56:13 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Inspections,Tests,and Accreditation Activities Associated with Qualiflcation of Safety-Related Equipment for Nuclear Generating Stationsw.R.RUTHERFORD 105 Reliable Laboratory Data:A Look at a Successful Certification ProgramG.E.SCHWAGER 111 The U.S.Army Environmental Hygiene Agency Analytical Quality Assurance ProgramP.V.SNEERINGER,F.BELKIN,R.W.PUZNIAK,AND S.A.COSTICK 116 The U.S.Army Corps of Engineers Laboratory Evaluation Program J.M.SCANLON AND J.F.LAMOND 120 Proficiency Tes