ASTM E699-03

Standard Practice for Evaluation of Agencies Involved in Testing, Quality Assurance, and Evaluating of Building Components

SCOPE
1.1 This practice provides a guide for the information to be obtained and provides specific recommended criteria for evaluating the capabilities of an agency to conduct inspections and tests and to report on tests performed in accordance with ASTM standards primarily on factory built components and assemblies.
1.2 The criteria in this standard describe the basic information used in judging the capability of an agency to perform its intended functions objectively and competently as well as to disclose possible conflicts of interest judged from the standpoint of the user of this standard. Testing, approval, and certification of a company's own products and services by its own testing agency does not necessarily constitute a conflict of interest.
1.3 The criteria presented herein are divided into three categories of endeavor, namely,
Part A—Standards and Criteria for Testing Agencies
Part B—Standards and Criteria for Quality Assurance Agencies
Part C—Standards and Criteria for Evaluating Agencies
1.4 The fundamental purpose of this practice is to provide criteria for evaluating an agency as denoted in 1.3 either by a user of that service or by an accrediting authority.
1.5 It is not the purpose of this practice to provide a basis for determining the quality of a product or service being evaluated.
1.6 This practice is not intended for the evaluation of those activities normally associated with the production and sale of products and the like, such as a manufacturer's internal quality program. However, any organization may request or perform an evaluation of its own in-house facilities under this standard if it so desires.
1.7 It is not the intent of this standard to be the basis for the determination of the type of agency to be selected by the user.
1.8 This practice can be used in conjunction with Specification E 541 and Practice E 651
1.9 Specification E 329 specifies minimum requirements for agencies testing and/or inspecting materials used in construction and which are primarily assembled on the jobsite.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jun-2003
• ICS: 91.060.01 - Elements of buildings in general
• Technical Committee: E36 - Accreditation & Certification
• Drafting Committee: E36.70 - Agencies Performing Construction Inspection, Testing and Special Inspection

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E699-99 - Standard Criteria for Evaluation of Agencies Involved in Testing, Quality Assurance, and Evaluating Building Components in Accordance with Test Methods Promulgated by ASTM Committee E-6
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM E699-03(2008) - Standard Practice for Evaluation of Agencies Involved in Testing, Quality Assurance, and Evaluating of Building Components
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F842-17(2023) - Standard Test Methods for Measuring the Forced Entry Resistance of Sliding Door Assemblies, Excluding Glazing Impact
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1642/F1642M-17 - Standard Test Method for Glazing and Glazing Systems Subject to Airblast Loadings
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E2174-20a - Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Firestop Systems
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E2393-20a - Standard Practice for On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Resistive Joint Systems and Perimeter Fire Barriers
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E541-22 - Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in System Analysis and Compliance Assurance for Manufactured Building
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E2353-21 - Standard Test Methods for Performance of Glazing in Permanent Railing Systems, Guards, and Balustrades
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F588-17(2023) - Standard Test Methods for Measuring the Forced Entry Resistance of Window Assemblies, Excluding Glazing Impact
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E3038-22a - Standard Practice for Assessing and Qualifying Candidates as Inspectors of Firestop Systems and Fire-Resistive Joint Systems
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D5055-19e1 - Standard Specification for Establishing and Monitoring Structural Capacities of Prefabricated Wood I-Joists
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2927-21 - Standard Test Method for Door Systems Subject to Airblast Loadings
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation:E699–03
Standard
Practice for Evaluation of Agencies Involved in Testing,
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Quality Assurance, and Evaluating of Building Components
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 699; 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 1.9 Specification E 329 specifies minimum requirements for
agencies testing and/or inspecting materials used in construc-
1.1 This practice provides a guide for the information to be
tion and which are primarily assembled on the jobsite.
obtained and provides specific recommended criteria for evalu-
ating the capabilities of an agency to conduct inspections and
2. Referenced Documents
tests and to report on tests performed in accordance with
2.1 ASTM Standards:
ASTM standards primarily on factory built components and
E 329 Specification for Agencies Engaged in the Testing
assemblies.
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and/or Inspection of Material Used in Construction
1.2 The criteria in this standard describe the basic informa-
E 541 SpecificationforAgenciesEngagedinSystemAnaly-
tion used in judging the capability of an agency to perform its
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sis and ComplianceAssurance for Manufactured Building
intended functions objectively and competently as well as to
E 651 Practice for Evaluating Capabilities of AgenciesIn-
disclose possible conflicts of interest judged from the stand-
volved in System Analysis and Compliance Assurance for
point of the user of this standard. Testing, approval, and
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Manufactured Building
certification of a company’s own products and services by its
own testing agency does not necessarily constitute a conflict of
3. Terminology
interest.
3.1 Definitions:
1.3 The criteria presented herein are divided into three
3.1.1 accrediting authority—a formal body (or an indi-
categories of endeavor, namely,
vidualuser)thatevaluatesthecapabilityofanagencyincertain
Part A—Standards and Criteria for Testing Agencies
specific fields of activity.
Part B—Standards and Criteria for QualityAssuranceAgen-
3.1.2 affıliate—as used in this standard, a corporate or
cies
organizational entity that has a management or an ownership
Part C—Standards and Criteria for Evaluating Agencies
relationship, or both, with the agency being evaluated. It does
1.4 The fundamental purpose of this practice is to provide
not refer to a contractual relationship between organizations,
criteria for evaluating an agency as denoted in 1.3 either by a
nor does it include the membership of a trade or similar
user of that service or by an accrediting authority.
association, or to the companies represented by such member-
1.5 Itisnotthepurposeofthispracticetoprovideabasisfor
ship.
determiningthequalityofaproductorservicebeingevaluated.
3.1.3 agency—an organization or part of an organization,
1.6 This practice is not intended for the evaluation of those
engaged in the activities of testing, quality assurance, or
activities normally associated with the production and sale of
evaluating test results.
products and the like, such as a manufacturer’s internal quality
3.1.4 certification—the process by which recognition is
program. However, any organization may request or perform
obtained from an appropriate party that a product meets certain
an evaluation of its own in-house facilities under this standard
specified requirements. Prototype or production models, or
if it so desires.
both, of the product(s) will have been tested and inspected to
1.7 It is not the intent of this standard to be the basis for the
check that they do meet the requirements. Quality assurance
determination of the type of agency to be selected by the user.
programs are used to ensure that the product(s) continue to
1.8 This practice can be used in conjunction with Specifi-
comply with the specified requirements. Satisfactory tests,
cation E 541 and Practice E 651
inspections, and quality assurance are for the basis for certifi-
cation. Certification may be evidenced by labeling of the
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ThisstandardisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE36onConformity
product.
Assessment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E36.70 on Construc-
tion and Building Testing/Inspection Agencies.
Current edition approved June 10, 2003. Published July 2003. Originally
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approved in 1979. Discontinued September 1995 and reinstated in 1999 as E Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02.
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699–99. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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