ASTM D6792-03

Standard Guide for Quality System in Petroleum Products and Lubricants Testing Laboratories

SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the establishment and maintenance of the essentials of a quality system in laboratories engaged in the analysis of petroleum products and lubricants. It is designed to be used in conjunction with Practice D 6299.
Note 1—This guide is based on the quality management concepts and principles advocated in ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9000 standards, ISO Guide 17025, ASQC Manual, and ASTM standards such as D 3244, D 4182, D 4621, D 6299, D 6300, E 29, E 177, E 456, E 548, E 882, E 994, E 1301, E 1323, STP 15D, and STP 1209.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-May-2003
• ICS: 75.080 - Petroleum products in general
• ICS: 75.100 - Lubricants, industrial oils and related products
• Technical Committee: D02 - Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants
• Drafting Committee: D02.94 - Coordinating Subcommittee on Quality Assurance and Statistics

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D6792-02 - Standard Guide for A Quality System in Petroleum Products and Lubricants Testing Laboratories
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM D6792-04 - Standard Guide for Quality System in Petroleum Products and Lubricants Testing Laboratories
• Effective Date: 01-May-2004
• Referred By: ASTM D7623-20 - Standard Test Method for Total Mercury in Crude Oil Using Combustion-Gold Amalgamation and Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Method
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D3237-22 - Standard Test Method for Lead in Gasoline by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D7328-23 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Existent and Potential Inorganic Sulfate and Total Inorganic Chloride in Fuel Ethanol by Ion Chromatography Using Aqueous Sample Injection
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D8340-22 - Standard Practice for Performance-Based Qualification of Spectroscopic Analyzer Systems
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D8322-20 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Elements in Residual Fuels and Crude Oils by Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (MP-AES)
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D5059-21 - Standard Test Methods for Lead and Manganese in Gasoline by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D7060-20 - Standard Test Method for Determination of the Maximum Flocculation Ratio and Peptizing Power in Residual and Heavy Fuel Oils (Optical Detection Method)
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D94-07(2017) - Standard Test Methods for Saponification Number of Petroleum Products
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D6375-09(2019) - Standard Test Method for Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Oils by Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) Noack Method
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D7620-10(2020) - Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Liquid Hydrocarbon Based Fuels by Continuous Injection, Air Oxidation and Ultraviolet Fluorescence Detection
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D8146-22 - Standard Guide for Evaluating Test Method Capability and Fitness for Use
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D8428-21 - Standard Guide for Establishing Analyst Competence to Perform a Test Method
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D5501-20 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Ethanol and Methanol Content in Fuels Containing Greater than 20 % Ethanol by Gas Chromatography
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation: D 6792 – 03
Standard Guide for
Quality System in Petroleum Products and Lubricants
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Testing Laboratories
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6792; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* Data for Use in Test Methods for Petroleum Products and
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Lubricants
1.1 This guide covers the establishment and maintenance of
D 6617 Practice for Laboratory Bias Detection Using
the essentials of a quality system in laboratories engaged in the
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Single Test Result from Standard Material
analysis of petroleum products and lubricants. It is designed to
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
be used in conjunction with Practice D 6299.
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
NOTE 1—This guide is based on the quality management concepts and
E 177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in
principles advocated in ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9000 standards, ISO Guide
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ASTM Test Methods
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17025, ASQC Manual, and ASTM standards such as D 3244, D 4182,
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E 456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
D 4621, D 6299, D 6300, E 29, E 177, E 456, E 548, E 882, E 994,
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E 548 Guide for General Criteria Used for Evaluating
E 1301, E 1323, STP 15D , and STP 1209 .
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Laboratory Competence
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
E 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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Determine the Precision of a Test Method
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
E 882 Guide for Accountability and Quality Control in the
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
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Chemical Analysis Laboratory
bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
E 994 Guide for Calibration and Testing Laboratory Ac-
creditation Systems General Requirements for Operation
2. Referenced Documents
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and Recognition
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E 1301 Guide for Proficiency Testing by Interlaboratory
D 3244 Practice for Utilization of Test Data to Determine
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Comparisons
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Conformance with Specifications
E 1323 Guide for Evaluating Laboratory Measurement
D 4182 Practice for Evaluation of Laboratories Using
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Practices and the Statistical Analysis of the Resulting Data
ASTM Procedures in the Sampling and Analysis of Coal
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2.2 ISO Standards:
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and Coke
ISO Guide 30 Terms and Definitions Used in Connection
D 4621 Guide for Quality Management in an Organization
with Reference Materials
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that Samples or Tests Coal and Coke
ISO Standard 17025 General Requirements for the Compe-
D 6299 Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assurance
tence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories
Techniques to Evaluate Analytical Measurement System
ISO Standard 4259 Petroleum Products—Determination
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Performance
and Application of Precision Data in Relation to Methods
D 6300 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias
of Test
ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9000 Quality Management System Stan-
dards
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum
Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D02.94 on
3. Terminology
Quality Assurance and Statistics.
Current edition approved May 10, 2003. Published July 2003. Originally 3.1 Definitions:
published in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as D 6792–02.
3.1.1 accepted reference value, ARV, n—a value that serves
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“Quality Assurance for The Chemical and Process Industries: A Manual of
as an agreed upon reference for comparison, and which is
Good Practices,” 1987, available from American Society for Quality (ASQ), 600 N.
Plankinton Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203.
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ASTM STP 15D, “ASTM Manual on Presentation of Data and Control Chart
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Analysis,” available from ASTM International Headquarters. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.04.
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ASTM STP 1209, “ASTM Manual on Total Quality Management,” available Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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from ASTM International Headquarters. Discontinued; See 2001 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.02. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.06. Available from American National Standards Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 4th
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.03. Floor, New York, NY 10036.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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