ASTM C1093-95
(Practice)Standard Practice for Accreditation of Testing Agencies for Unit Masonry
Standard Practice for Accreditation of Testing Agencies for Unit Masonry
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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.
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: C 1093 – 95
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Standard Practice for
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Accreditation of Testing Agencies for Unit 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 internal audits by individual users.
3.2 The intent of this practice is to provide a consensus basis
1.1 This practice covers the minimum requirements for
for evaluating a testing agency, with respect to that agency’s
laboratory personnel, for establishing and maintaining a quality
capability to objectively and competently provide the specific
system, and it establishes minimum qualifications for agencies
services needed by the user.
engaged in the testing of masonry materials.
3.3 This practice may be used as a basis for accreditation.
1.2 Criteria are provided for evaluating the capability of an
agency to properly perform designated tests on masonry
4. Responsibilities and Duties
materials, and for establishing guidelines pertaining to an
4.1 The agency shall ensure that only tests for which it is
agency’s organization, personnel, facilities, and quality system.
adequately equipped and staffed are performed.
This practice may be supplemented by more specific criteria
4.2 The agency shall ensure that personnel perform only
and requirements for particular projects.
tests for which they are adequately trained, qualified, and
1.3 This practice can be used as a basis to evaluate testing
certified in accordance with applicable specifications.
agencies, and it is intended for use for the qualifying or
4.3 The agency shall ensure that all equipment is properly
accrediting of testing agencies, or both, public or private,
maintained in good operating condition and is calibrated as
engaged in the testing of masonry materials.
applicable.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4.4 The agency shall perform all testing in accordance with
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
appropriate standards and quality control criteria. Documents
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
unique to the user shall be furnished to the agency.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
5. General Capabilities
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
5.1 Laboratory Testing—The laboratory testing services of
2. Terminology
the masonry materials testing agency shall include some or all
2.1 Definition: of the following capabilities:
2.1.1 quality system—the organizational structure, respon-
5.1.1 Testing of masonry units in the laboratory,
sibilities, procedures, processes, capabilities, and resources for 5.1.2 Testing of masonry mortars in the laboratory, and
implementing quality management.
5.1.3 Testing of aggregates for compliance with specifica-
2.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard: tion requirements.
2.2.1 agency—the organization engaged to test masonry
NOTE 1—Since the requirements for construction control can vary from
materials as required by a specification or contract.
project to project depending upon the nature of the type, location, and
2.2.2 quality system manual (QSM)—a manual describing
intended use of the masonry in the project, the capability of the agency for
and documenting an agency’s quality system.
testing should be that necessary to accomplish construction control for the
user’s specific project or special requirements.
2.2.3 user—the person or organization engaging the agency
to provide tests; or using this practice to evaluate or accredit
6. Personnel Qualifications
the agency.
6.1 Management and Supervision—The testing services of
3. Significance and Use
the agency shall be under the direction of a person charged
with scientific or engineering managerial responsibility. This
3.1 This practice provides the basic minimum criteria for
person shall be a registered engineer and a full-time employee
use in evaluating the qualifications of testing agencies for
of the agency and shall have a minimum of five years
masonry materials. The criteria may be supplemented by more
experience in inspecting and testing of masonry materials and
specific criteria and requirements. It can be used as a guide for
construction; or, in place of being a registered engineer, a
person with equivalent science-oriented education and experi-
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C-15 on Manufac-
ence in having satisfactorily directed testing or inspection
tured
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