Standard Practice for Establishing the Competence of Laboratories Using ASTM Procedures in the Sampling and Analysis of Coal and Coke

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
International standard ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 promotes the use of documented accountability and quality control procedures to assure a laboratory and its clients that the laboratory can produce technically valid data and results in the routine performance of its sampling, sample preparation and testing activities.
A laboratory shall use ANSI/ISO/IEC 17025 to develop its quality system. Clause 4 of ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 specifies the requirements for sound management. Clause 5 of ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 specifies the requirements for technical competence for the type of tests or calibrations, or both the laboratory undertakes.
In addition to complying with the requirements of ANS/ISO/IEC 17025, the Annex of this standard practice contains information that shall be considered important for the evaluation and operation of a competent Coal and Coke sampling or testing facility, or both. The information in this Annex is presented where it is not otherwise covered in ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 or the applicable ASTM methods.
Laboratory clients, regulatory authorities, and accreditation bodies that recognize the competence of testing and calibration laboratories can use this standard practice as the basis for their evaluation.
The primary significance of this practice is to establish that for a laboratory to generate measurements traceable to SI units, it must:
Have a clear understanding of the work requested by the client.
Meet the quality system requirements of the internationally accepted ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 standard.
Use test methods which have been shown to be traceable to SI units of measurement
Be able to demonstrate that the laboratory is in statistical control at the time the measurements are made.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice specifies requirements to operate and evaluate the quality and management systems in a laboratory that provides services with respect to sample collection, sample preparation, or testing of coal, coke, and ash derived from coal or coke using ASTM standards that are under the jurisdiction of Committee D05 on Coal and Coke.
Note 1—The word “laboratory” is used throughout this practice when referring to an organization that provides services in coal sampling or testing, or both. It is recognized, however, that the word may not be appropriate to an organization that does not perform actual laboratory sample testing.
1.2 International standard ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 shall be the governing document specifying requirements for management, technical competence and evaluation of a laboratory.
Note 2—An accrediting body or user of laboratory services can also impose technical or non-technical requirements not specifically addressed in ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 provided they do not invalidate the requirements of ANS/ISO/IEC 17025.
1.3 This practice is used to evaluate only those capabilites specifically claimed by a laboratory.
1.4 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 limitations prior to use.

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Designation: D7448 − 09
StandardPractice for
Establishing the Competence of Laboratories Using ASTM
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Procedures in the Sampling and Analysis of Coal and Coke
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7448; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D4749 Test Method for Performing the Sieve Analysis of
Coal and Designating Coal Size
1.1 This practice specifies requirements to operate and
D5061 Test Method for Microscopical Determination of the
evaluate the quality and management systems in a laboratory
Textural Components of Metallurgical Coke
thatprovidesserviceswithrespecttosamplecollection,sample
D5515 Test Method for Determination of the Swelling
preparation, or testing of coal, coke, and ash derived from coal
Properties of Bituminous Coal Using a Dilatometer
orcokeusingASTMstandardsthatareunderthejurisdictionof
D6172 Test Method for Determining the Volume of Bulk
Committee D05 on Coal and Coke.
Materials Using Contours or Cross Sections Created by
NOTE 1—The word “laboratory” is used throughout this practice when
DirectOperatorCompilationUsingPhotogrammetricPro-
referring to an organization that provides services in coal sampling or
testing, or both. It is recognized, however, that the word may not be
cedures
appropriate to an organization that does not perform actual laboratory
D6349 Test Method for Determination of Major and Minor
sample testing.
Elements in Coal, Coke, and Solid Residues from Com-
1.2 International standardANS/ISO/IEC 17025 shall be the
bustion of Coal and Coke by Inductively Coupled
governing document specifying requirements for management,
Plasma—Atomic Emission Spectrometry
technical competence and evaluation of a laboratory.
E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in
NOTE 2—An accrediting body or user of laboratory services can also
ASTM Test Methods
impose technical or non-technical requirements not specifically addressed
E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
in ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 provided they do not invalidate the requirements
E2554 Practice for Estimating and Monitoring the Uncer-
of ANS/ISO/IEC 17025.
tainty of Test Results of a Test Method Using Control
1.3 This practice is used to evaluate only those capabilites
Chart Techniques
specifically claimed by a laboratory.
2.2 ANS/ISO/IEC Document:
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Cali-
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safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
bration and Testing Laboratories
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 3. Significance and Use
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1 International standard ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 promotes
the use of documented accountability and quality control
2. Referenced Documents
procedures to assure a laboratory and its clients that the
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
laboratory can produce technically valid data and results in the
D121 Terminology of Coal and Coke
routine performance of its sampling, sample preparation and
D3174 Test Method forAsh in theAnalysis Sample of Coal
testing activities.
and Coke from Coal
3.2 Alaboratory shall useANSI/ISO/IEC 17025 to develop
D4239 Test Method for Sulfur in the Analysis Sample of
its quality system. Clause 4 of ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 specifies
Coal and Coke Using High-Temperature Tube Furnace
the requirements for sound management. Clause 5 of ANS/
Combustion
ISO/IEC 17025 specifies the requirements for technical com-
petence for the type of tests or calibrations, or both the
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D05 on Coal and laboratory undertakes.
CokeandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeD05.24onQualityAssurance.
3.3 In addition to complying with the requirements of
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2009. Published December 2009. DOI:
10.1520/D7448-09. ANS/ISO/IEC 17025, the Annex of this standard practice
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