1. Scope

1.1 This guide covers the establishment and maintenance of the essentials of a quality system in laboratories engaged in the analysis of petroleum products and lubricants. It is designed to be used in conjunction with Practice D 6299.

Note 1This guide is based on the quality management concepts and principles advocated in ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9000 standards, ISO Guide 17025, ASQC Manual, and ASTM standards such as D 3244, D 4182, D 4621, D 6299, D 6300, E 29, E 177, E 456, E 548, E 882, E 994, E 1301, E 1323, STP 15D, and STP 1209.

1.2 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 requirements prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D3244 Practice for Utilization of Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

D4182 Practice for Evaluation of Laboratories Using ASTM Procedures in the Sampling and Analysis of Coal and Coke

D4621 Guide for Quality Management in an Organization That Samples or Tests Coal and Coke

D6299 Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assurance and Control Charting Techniques to Evaluate Analytical Measurement System Performance

D6300 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias Data for Use in Test Methods for Petroleum Products and Lubricants

D6617 Practice for Laboratory Bias Detection Using Single Test Result from Standard Material

E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods

E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics

E548 Guide for General Criteria Used for Evaluating Laboratory Competence

E882 Guide for Accountability and Quality Control in the Chemical Analysis Laboratory

E994 Guide for Calibration and Testing Laboratory Accreditation Systems General Requirements for Operation and Recognition

E1301 Guide for Proficiency Testing by Interlaboratory Comparisons

E1323 Guide for Evaluating Laboratory Measurement Practices and the Statistical Analysis of the Resulting Data

ISO Standards

Keywords

audit; calibration; control charts; proficiency testing; quality assurance; quality control; test performance index;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 75.080 (Petroleum products in general); 75.100 (Lubricants, industrial oils and related products)

DOI: 10.1520/D6792-04A

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