ASTM C1093-07
(Practice)Standard Practice for Accreditation of Testing Agencies for Masonry
Standard Practice for Accreditation of Testing Agencies for Masonry
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice provides the basic minimum criteria for use in evaluating the qualifications of testing agencies for masonry materials. The criteria may be supplemented by more specific criteria and requirements. It can be used as a guide for internal audits by individual users.
The intent of this practice is to provide a consensus basis for evaluating a testing agency, with respect to that agency’capability to objectively and competently provide the specific services needed by the user.
This practice may be used as a basis for accreditation.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the minimum requirements for laboratory personnel, for establishing and maintaining a quality system, and it establishes minimum qualifications for agencies engaged in the testing of masonry materials.
1.2 Criteria are provided for evaluating the capability of an agency to properly perform designated tests on masonry materials, and for establishing guidelines pertaining to an agency's organization, personnel, facilities, and quality system. This practice may be supplemented by more specific criteria and requirements for particular projects.
1.3 This practice can be used as a basis to evaluate testing agencies, and it is intended for use for the qualifying or accrediting of testing agencies, or both, public or private, engaged in the testing of masonry materials.
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:C1093–07
Standard Practice for
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Accreditation of Testing Agencies for Masonry
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 1093; 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* masonry materials. The criteria may be supplemented by more
specific criteria and requirements. It can be used as a guide for
1.1 This practice covers the minimum requirements for
internal audits by individual users.
laboratorypersonnel,forestablishingandmaintainingaquality
3.2 Theintentofthispracticeistoprovideaconsensusbasis
system, and it establishes minimum qualifications for agencies
for evaluating a testing agency, with respect to that agency’s
engaged in the testing of masonry materials.
capability to objectively and competently provide the specific
1.2 Criteria are provided for evaluating the capability of an
services needed by the user.
agency to properly perform designated tests on masonry
3.3 This practice may be used as a basis for accreditation.
materials, and for establishing guidelines pertaining to an
agency’sorganization,personnel,facilities,andqualitysystem.
4. Responsibilities and Duties
This practice may be supplemented by more specific criteria
4.1 The agency shall ensure that only tests for which it is
and requirements for particular projects.
adequately equipped and staffed are performed.
1.3 This practice can be used as a basis to evaluate testing
4.2 The agency shall ensure that personnel perform only
agencies, and it is intended for use for the qualifying or
tests for which they are adequately trained, qualified, and
accrediting of testing agencies, or both, public or private,
certified in accordance with applicable specifications.
engaged in the testing of masonry materials.
4.3 The agency shall ensure that all equipment is properly
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
maintained in good operating condition and is calibrated as
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
applicable.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4.4 The agency shall perform all testing in accordance with
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
appropriate standards and quality control criteria. Documents
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
unique to the user shall be furnished to the agency.
2. Terminology
5. General Capabilities
2.1 Definition:
5.1 Laboratory Testing—The laboratory testing services of
2.1.1 quality system—the organizational structure, respon-
the masonry materials testing agency shall include some or all
sibilities, procedures, processes, capabilities, and resources for
of the following capabilities:
implementing quality management.
5.1.1 Testing of masonry units in the laboratory,
2.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
5.1.2 Testing of masonry mortars in the laboratory, and
2.2.1 agency—the organization engaged to test masonry
5.1.3 Testing of aggregates for compliance with specifica-
materials as required by a specification or contract.
tion requirements.
2.2.2 quality system manual (QSM)—a manual describing
and documenting an agency’s quality system.
NOTE 1—Since the requirements for construction control can vary from
2.2.3 user—the person or organization engaging the agency project to project depending upon the nature of the type, location, and
intended use of the masonry in the project, the capability of the agency for
to provide tests; or using this practice to evaluate or accredit
testing should be that necessary to accomplish construction control for the
the agency.
user’s specific project or special requirements.
3. Significance and Use
6. Personnel Qualifications
3.1 This practice provides the basic minimum criteria for
6.1 Management and Supervision—All relevant testing ser-
use in evaluating the qualifications of testing agencies for
vices shall be provided under the Full-Time technical direction
of a registered professional Engineer, with at least 5 years of
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C15 on Manufac- experience in inspecting and testing masonry materials or a
tured Masonry Units and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C15.07 on
person of equivalent science-oriented education and experi-
Standards for Laboratory Accreditation.
ence.
CurrenteditionapprovedJune1,2007.PublishedJuly2007.Originallyapproved
in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as C 1093 – 06.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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