Standard Specification for Minimum Requirements for Accreditation Bodies that Accredit Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials

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1.1 This document contains minimum requirements for establishing and implementing an Accreditation Program for agencies testing and inspecting road and paving materials.  
1.2 The criteria in this document are applicable to Accreditation Programs which accredit agencies testing and inspecting road and paving materials.  
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.

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Designation:D7495 −12
Standard Specification for
Minimum Requirements for Accreditation Bodies that
Accredit Agencies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving
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Materials
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7495; 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 3.2 Accreditation Program for Agencies Testing and In-
specting Road and Paving Materials—a program administered
1.1 This document contains minimum requirements for
by an independent authority to fairly and equitably recognize
establishing and implementing an Accreditation Program for
an agency for conformance to defined quality criteria.
agencies testing and inspecting road and paving materials.
3.3 Testing Agency Quality System—the organizational
1.2 The criteria in this document are applicable to Accredi-
structure, staff responsibilities, policies, standard operating
tation Programs which accredit agencies testing and inspecting
procedures,andprocesseswhich,whenimplemented,assistthe
road and paving materials.
testing agency in achieving its quality objectives.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.4 EvaluationAuthority—an independent entity, apart from
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
the testing laboratory being evaluated, that has the capability to
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
provide an unbiased evaluation of the professional and testing
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
activities of testing laboratories.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
3.5 Agency—the organization engaged to test or inspect, or
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
both, road and paving materials as required by a specification
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
or contract.
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
4. Significance and Use
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. 4.1 This document supplements ANSI/ISO/IEC 17011 and
together these two documents provide the minimum require-
2. Referenced Documents
ments for an accreditation body which accredits agencies
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2.1 ASTM Standards: testing and inspecting road and paving materials.
D3666 Specification for Minimum Requirements for Agen-
4.2 The user is cautioned that accreditation granted by an
cies Testing and Inspecting Road and Paving Materials
accreditation body can only serve a useful purpose if the
2.2 ANSI/ISO/IEC Standards:
procedures followed to obtain the accreditation are practiced
ANSI/ISO/IEC 17011 General Requirements forAccredita-
on a daily basis by the testing agency. It is not the existence of
tion Bodies Accrediting Conformity Assessment Bodies
the system but the routine implementation of the procedures
ANSI/ISO/IEC 17025 General Requirements for the Com-
and policies of the quality system that is important.
petence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories
5. Accreditation Body
3. Terminology
5.1 The accreditation body in developing and implementing
3.1 Accreditation Body—Authoritative body that manages
its accreditation program shall meet the requirements in
an accreditation program.
ANSI/ISO/IEC 17011 and the requirements of this standard.
6. Personnel
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Road
and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.95 on
6.1 The accreditation body shall document the duties, re-
Quality Control, Inspection and Testing Agencies.
sponsibilities and authorities of top management who could
Current edition approved June 1, 2012. Published November 2012. DOI:
affect the quality of the accreditation process.
10.1520/D7495–12
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
6.2 The accreditation body shall ensure that personnel have
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
the necessary and proper education, experience, training, and
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. technical knowledge.
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6.3 The accreditation body shall describe the required 7.4 The assessor shall verify that the equipment that the
qualifications, education, and experience for each position laboratory uses to perform the testing that is li
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