ASTM D7776-12
(Guide)Standard Guide for Self-Assessment of Quality System Practices in Petroleum Products and Lubricant Testing Laboratories (Withdrawn 2017)
Standard Guide for Self-Assessment of Quality System Practices in Petroleum Products and Lubricant Testing Laboratories (Withdrawn 2017)
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide can be used to evaluate the performance of a laboratory with regards to its adherence to established laboratory quality practices for the essential elements of managing a well-performing laboratory. The suggested scoring system can be used to identify the laboratory areas which need improvement in performance.
The assessment guide (Table 1) should be adjusted or modified to reflect the specific laboratory quality system that the laboratory follows. This guide is based on Practice D6792.
5.3 Similar but more generic schemes can be found in other ASTM standards such as Guide E548, E882, E994, and E1323. But this guide is the first one to attempt a numerical evaluation for the petroleum products and lubricants testing laboratories in the oil industry.
TABLE 1 Laboratory Assessment Guide to Good Laboratory Practices
Note 1—When the sampling is within the control of the laboratory, documents other than quoted above may detail the sampling process (not only ASTM). For example, company procedures. These should be assessed as well to check compliance to industry standards and then to ensure the laboratory complies with these procedures.
Note 2—Samples, when received by the laboratory from customers, should question the integrity of the sample and make some reference on the final test report to the fact that tests were completed on samples as received. If sample container was not appropriate, a similar caveat should be included. Instruction/procedure on how to deal with these situations should be documented and the laboratory assessed against it.
Note 3—In-house instructions/operating procedures also need to be assessed where used/written for each test method. NumberIssueCommentMaximum Score 1.0 PERSONNEL & TRAINING 1.1 Is there an organization chart available for the lab? / 5 1.2 Is there a management approved policy, directive, endorsement or the like for the goals and operations of the laboratory? / 10 1.3 Are job descriptions provided for all lab...
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers and provides direction for the self-assessment of the quality system practices in a laboratory testing petroleum products and lubricants in the oil industry. This guide is intended to satisfy requirements of international laboratory quality standards to conduct periodic self-assessments. It is not intended for comparing laboratory performance among a laboratory group or for use in external certification programs.
1.2 Other forms of assessment formats may also be acceptable as long as they cover the essential elements of this guide regarding laboratory capability.
1.3 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.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This guide covers and provides direction for the self-assessment of the quality system practices in a laboratory testing petroleum products and lubricants in the oil industry. This guide is intended to satisfy requirements of international laboratory quality standards to conduct periodic self-assessments. It is not intended for comparing laboratory performance among a laboratory group or for use in external certification programs.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants, this guide was withdrawn in October 2017 and replaced by Practice D6792 for Quality Management Systems in Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants Testing Laboratories.1
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Designation: D7776 − 12 An American National Standard
Standard Guide for
Self-Assessment of Quality System Practices in Petroleum
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Products and Lubricant Testing Laboratories
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7776; 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 D3764 Practice forValidation of the Performance of Process
Stream Analyzer Systems
1.1 This guide covers and provides direction for the self-
D4051 Practice for Preparation of Low-Pressure Gas Blends
assessment of the quality system practices in a laboratory
D4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
testing petroleum products and lubricants in the oil industry.
Petroleum Products
This guide is intended to satisfy requirements of international
D4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
laboratory quality standards to conduct periodic self-
Petroleum Products
assessments. It is not intended for comparing laboratory
D4178 Practice for Calibrating Moisture Analyzers
performance among a laboratory group or for use in external
D4296 Practice for Sampling Pitch
certification programs.
D4306 Practice for Aviation Fuel Sample Containers for
1.2 Other forms of assessment formats may also be accept-
Tests Affected by Trace Contamination
able as long as they cover the essential elements of this guide
D4307 Practice for Preparation of Liquid Blends for Use as
regarding laboratory capability.
Analytical Standards
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
D4378 Practice for In-Service Monitoring of Mineral Tur-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
bine Oils for Steam, Gas, and Combined Cycle Turbines
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
D4418 Practice for Receipt, Storage, and Handling of Fuels
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
for Gas Turbines
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
D5185 Test Method for Multielement Determination of
Used and Unused Lubricating Oils and Base Oils by
2. Referenced Documents
Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrom-
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
etry (ICP-AES)
D94 Test Methods for Saponification Number of Petroleum
D5842 Practice for Sampling and Handling of Fuels for
Products
Volatility Measurement
D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent
D5854 Practice for Mixing and Handling of Liquid Samples
and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscos-
of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
ity)
D6046 Classification of Hydraulic Fluids for Environmental
D892 Test Method for Foaming Characteristics of Lubricat-
Impact
ing Oils
D6122 Practice for Validation of the Performance of Multi-
D1265 Practice for Sampling Liquefied Petroleum (LP)
variate Online,At-Line, and Laboratory Infrared Spectro-
Gases, Manual Method
photometer Based Analyzer Systems
D3244 Practice for Utilization of Test Data to Determine
D6299 Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assurance
Conformance with Specifications
and Control Charting Techniques to Evaluate Analytical
D3700 Practice for Obtaining LPG Samples Using a Float-
Measurement System Performance
ing Piston Cylinder
D6304 Test Method for Determination of Water in Petro-
leum Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Cou-
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum
lometric Karl Fischer Titration
Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcom-
D6595 Test Method for Determination of Wear Metals and
mittee D02.94.01 on Task Group A: Quality Assurance and Quality Control.
Contaminants in Used Lubricating Oils or Used Hydraulic
Current edition approved June 1, 2012. Published August 2012. DOI:10.1520/
D7776–12
Fluids by Rotating Disc ElectrodeAtomic Emission Spec-
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
D6596 Practice for Ampulization and Storage of Gasoline
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. and Related Hydrocarbon Materials
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