ASTM E329-05b

Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in Construction Inspection and/or Testing

SCOPE
1.1 This specification defines the minimum requirements for inspection agency personnel or testing agency laboratory personnel, or both, and the minimum technical requirements for equipment and procedures utilized in the testing and inspection of construction and materials used in construction.
1.2 Criteria is provided for evaluating the capability of agency to properly perform designated tests on construction materials, and establishes essential characteristics pertaining to the organization, personnel, facilities, and quality systems of the agency. This specification may be supplemented by more specific criteria and requirements for particular projects.
1.3 This specification can be used as a basis to evaluate an agency and is intended for use in qualifying and/or accrediting agencies, public or private, engaged in the testing and inspection of construction and materials. These materials include concrete, steel, soil, masonry and bituminous materials.
1.4 A certificate of accreditation is required to comply with this standard.
1.5 The users of an accredited agency must review the agency's scope of accreditation to ensure the agency has been accredited for its technical competence to perform the tasks requested by the user.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 14-Sep-2005
• ICS: 91.100.01 - Construction materials in general
• Technical Committee: E36 - Accreditation & Certification
• Drafting Committee: E36.70 - Agencies Performing Construction Inspection, Testing and Special Inspection

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E329-05a - Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Materials Used in Construction
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-2005
• Replaced By: ASTM E329-05be1 - Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in Construction Inspection and/or Testing
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D3666-16 - Standard Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-2005
• Referred By: ASTM E2833-12(2018) - Standard Practice for Certification Bodies that Certify Personnel Engaged in Inspection and Testing of Construction Activities and Materials Used in Construction, Including Special Inspection
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-2005
• Referred By: ASTM C1077-17 - Standard Practice for Agencies Testing Concrete and Concrete Aggregates for Use in Construction and Criteria for Testing Agency Evaluation
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D3740-19 - Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-2005
• Referred By: ASTM E2353-21 - Standard Test Methods for Performance of Glazing in Permanent Railing Systems, Guards, and Balustrades
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-2005
• Referred By: ASTM E543-21 - Standard Specification for Agencies Performing Nondestructive Testing
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-2005
• Referred By: ASTM A627-03(2019) - Standard Test Methods for Tool-Resisting Steel Bars, Flats, and Shapes for Detention and Correctional Facilities
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-2005
• Referred By: ASTM E699-16 - Standard Specification for Agencies Involved in Testing, Quality Assurance, and Evaluating of Manufactured Building Components
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation: E 329 – 05b
Standard Specification for
Agencies Engaged in Construction Inspection and/or
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Testing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 329; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope C 1077 PracticeforLaboratoriesTestingConcreteandCon-
crete Aggregates for Use in Construction and Criteria for
1.1 Thisspecificationdefinestheminimumrequirementsfor
Laboratory Evaluation
inspection agency personnel or testing agency laboratory
C 1093 Practice for Accreditation of Testing Agencies for
personnel, or both, and the minimum technical requirements
Unit Masonry
for equipment and procedures utilized in the testing and
D 3666 SpecificationforMinimumRequirementsforAgen-
inspection of construction and materials used in construction.
cies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials
1.2 Criteria is provided for evaluating the capability of
D 3740 Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies
agency to properly perform designated tests on construction
Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock
materials, and establishes essential characteristics pertaining to
as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
the organization, personnel, facilities, and quality systems of
E4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
the agency. This specification may be supplemented by more
E 543 Practice for Agencies Performing Nondestructive
specific criteria and requirements for particular projects.
Testing
1.3 This specification can be used as a basis to evaluate an
E 994 Guide for Calibration and Testing Laboratory Ac-
agency and is intended for use in qualifying and/or accrediting
creditation Systems General Requirements for Operation
agencies, public or private, engaged in the testing and inspec-
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and Recognition
tion of construction and materials. These materials include
2.2 AASHTO Standard:
concrete, steel, soil, masonry and bituminous materials.
R18 Standard Recommended Practice for Establishing and
1.4 A certificate of accreditation is required to comply with
Implementing a Quality System for Construction Materi-
this standard.
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als Testing Laboratories
1.5 The users of an accredited agency must review the
2.3 ISO/IEC Standard:
agency’s scope of accreditation to ensure the agency has been
17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Cali-
accredited for its technical competence to perform the tasks
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bration and Testing Laboratories
requested by the user.
3. Terminology
2. Referenced Documents
2 3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.1 agency—the organization/body, or part thereof, autho-
A 880 Practice for Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing
rized by the project sponsor or his duly authorized representa-
Laboratories and Organizations for Examination and In-
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tive to inspect or test construction materials as required by the
spection of Steel, Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys
project specifications.
3.1.1.1 inspection agency—an agency or testing laboratory
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E36 on that makes visual observations and field measurements of
ConformityAssessment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E36.70 on
construction materials. It may collect and submit samples,
Construction and Building Testing/Inspection Agencies.
identified with respective portions of the construction, for
Current edition approved September 15, 2005. Published October 2005. Origi-
nally approved in 1967. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E 329 – 05a.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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