DavidJ.BlackII
Starting to get Involved
Hi all,
So I’ve been reading up more on IATF 16949:2016 (The automotive quality system standard) & ISO 9001:2015 (IATF 16949 states that it is not a standalone but acts in conjunction with ISO 9001:2015), and I was confused about the calibration requirements.
“7.1.5.3 Laboratory requirements
7.1.5.3.1 Internal laboratory
An organization's internal laboratory facility shall have a defined scope that includes its capability to
perform the required inspection, test, or calibration services. This laboratory scope shall be included in
the quality management system documentation. The laboratory shall specify and implement, as a
minimum, requirements for:
a) adequacy of the laboratory technical procedures;
b) competency of the laboratory personnel;
c) testing of the product;
d) capability to perform these services correctly, traceable to the relevant process standard (such as
ASTM, EN, etc.); when no national or international standard(s) is available, the organization shall
define and implement a methodology to verify measurement system capability;
) customer requirements, if any;
f)review of the related records.
NOTE Third-party accreditation to ISO/IC 17025 (or equivalent) may be used to demonstrate the
organization's in-house laboratory conformity to this requirement.””
What does the underlined section mean? What’s the difference between ASME and ASTM? How do I know what process to use when calibrating? I’ve seen that there are different standards by different institutes, can I pick and choose what standards I use?
So I’ve been reading up more on IATF 16949:2016 (The automotive quality system standard) & ISO 9001:2015 (IATF 16949 states that it is not a standalone but acts in conjunction with ISO 9001:2015), and I was confused about the calibration requirements.
“7.1.5.3 Laboratory requirements
7.1.5.3.1 Internal laboratory
An organization's internal laboratory facility shall have a defined scope that includes its capability to
perform the required inspection, test, or calibration services. This laboratory scope shall be included in
the quality management system documentation. The laboratory shall specify and implement, as a
minimum, requirements for:
a) adequacy of the laboratory technical procedures;
b) competency of the laboratory personnel;
c) testing of the product;
d) capability to perform these services correctly, traceable to the relevant process standard (such as
ASTM, EN, etc.); when no national or international standard(s) is available, the organization shall
define and implement a methodology to verify measurement system capability;
) customer requirements, if any;
f)review of the related records.
NOTE Third-party accreditation to ISO/IC 17025 (or equivalent) may be used to demonstrate the
organization's in-house laboratory conformity to this requirement.””
What does the underlined section mean? What’s the difference between ASME and ASTM? How do I know what process to use when calibrating? I’ve seen that there are different standards by different institutes, can I pick and choose what standards I use?