Specific requirements on equipment calibrationverification intervals for various soil and. Scope of accreditation pdf documents categories new test tags calibration, hoklas, new test post navigation. The checklist consists of questions based on the requirements of hkas 002, hkas supplementary criteria no. It serves as a screening tool before a rational coring scheme is decided for destructive tests on. Benefits of hoklas certified eyewear testing laboratories qima. Accreditation for construction product certification and consumer product certification services is provided by hkas. In practice, the question more frequently posed is how often should a recalibration actually be carried out. Nondestructive evaluation and accreditation of diagnostic tests on. Specific criteria either provide detail or extra information to the generally stated requirements of the ianz general criteria for accreditation, which remains the governing document.
Validation requires a site with known parameters of buried objects like depth. Ive engineering your partner in professional development. Accreditation chemistry chinese university of hong kong. Specific requirements on equipment calibration verification intervals for. Evidence by calibration that specified requirements have been met notes 1 and 2 identical to the note of iso guide 25 3. Calibration software also allows the user to manage their calibration and asset data. In this document, calibration refers to the process of adjusting how evaluations are conducted, based on a number of different factors, in ways that produce quality evaluations costeffectively. Hkas supplementary criteria sc 01 sc 06, latest version, hksar. Hoklas certification adds an extra layer of assurance to your eyewear testing requirements. Proper calibration plays a critical role in product quality and improved compliance and ultimately a companys reputation and success. Calibration wizard provides the different calibration methods used in the pna. Today the nonhuman members of this order are mainly restricted to tropical or subtropical regions of asia, central and south america, and africa. Guidelines for radiometric calibration of electrooptical instruments for remote sensing courtesy of nasa calibration planning began early in the sensor design1 coordinated with science, instrument, and calibration teams iterated on calibration approach strawman plan formulated updated sensor design capability to support calibration.
Database for tracking equipment calibration microsoft. The software for calculating the velocity from the distance and time readings. In order to make accurate measurements, the calibration kit definition must match the actual calibration kit used. Qima testing hangzhou is accredited in accordance with the requirements of cnascl01 testing and calibration laboratory capability accreditation standards iso iec 17025.
The following are illustrative examples of acceptance criteria. Laboratory equipment calibration and check programs should cover. The laboratory shall complete the following checklist, which will be used for the assessment of the laboratorys conformity with hkas and hoklas accreditation requirements. A tool for regulators and other parties to use private. My last column covered how to select a test and calibration supplier based on its accredited status. Common food matrices include those rich in protein, carbohydrate, oil, dietary fibre, liquid, etc. Technical criteria for laboratory accreditation hkimls. In the performance tests, the meter is referred to as the unit under test uut. Acceptance criteria are conditions that are used to determine if work has been completed to requirements. Geotechnical 6b subsurface exploration program 6b2 testing a.
Ecu internal variables and external sensor data is. Recognized by the hong kong accreditation service hkas to fulfill the academic requirement of the approved signatory and testing personnel of hoklas supplementary criteria no. Calibration and evaluation of seven fracture models. Introduction to qa of precast product some new and innovative ways to assist in qa of precast. Gxpready is dedicated to providing qualified calibration, maintenance, and validation management software for life science companies and others regulated by the fda. The median hb values of autosomal snps vary from 0.
Effects of experimental design on calibration curve precision. Calibration automation software typically includes features for documenting calibration procedures, storing calibration data, and producing reports, allowing you to eliminate paper records or spreadsheets. Our product lines offer a wide variety of reference standards, solvents, and reagents for icp, dcp, rotating disk electrode, xrf, aa, and other analytical spectrometric techniques. Calibration specifications required flowmeter to be calibrated technical and operational characteristics same as last time. A calibration is only valid at the time of implementation. Below youll find an overview of the accreditations, affiliations and recognitions we have throughout the asia pacific. Hoklas technical criteria for laboratory accreditation tcla. This includes readwrite access to the data in ecu memory, metadescription of the data, storing the data in files and describing the.
Scct acs 2006 quality assurance of precast concrete product by ir richard sumners mhkie materials program for today. Calibration of test and measurement equipment is one of these routinely outsourced functions. These four tests will be used for calibration of seven fracture criteria. Calibration requirements and source of calibration applicable to all laboratory equipment shall follow those recommended in the hoklas supplementary criteria no. For graphical visualization of the system color gamut and easy color management for a single or multiple projectors, the pronet software package could be used. Each accreditation has a defined scope and is site specific. Carrying out attribute agreement analysis in minitab appendix 9.
Validations and qualifications professional calibration validation validation is a requirement of cgmp current good manufacturing practices. Before you perform any of the following tests, check the battery and replace if necessary. If youve heard about the benefits of automated calibration and asset management but are puzzled about how everything fits together, call on fluke calibration for solutions. Regulation for hkas accreditation hkas 002, latest version, hksar. The equipment, apparatus and materials for insitu tests shall be removed by the contractor as soon as practicable after testing is. The option b criteria could also be applied to the plot above, but the graph would become cluttered and difficult to read, therefore it is easier to illustrate multiple criteria on the difference plot below. It finishes with a recap of the approach to be used with each of the measurement systems errors that have been introduced. The accreditation criteria include hkas 002, isoiec guide 65. All test categories equipment calibration and verification. Accreditations for lab test, audit and inspection services. The first hurdle, the specification of a test site suitable for antenna calibration, was completed with the publication of the first part of cispr 1615 in 2004. Tests with ecu hardware and software in the loop are carried out. As a quality professional, it is your job to select and qualify your suppliers. It is formulated and taught by experts in the education, testing and accreditation sectors, including professors of the university, former professional staff of the government laboratory, exaccreditation officers and experienced assessors of the hong kong accreditation service, and managerial staff.
Residual diagnostics show that the residuals meet the basic ordinary least squares assumptions. Nist has an organizational policy on metrological traceability and a set of related supplementary ma. A list of hkas and hoklas supplementary criteria is available from the. Research scientist virginia center for transportation innovation and research. St page 3 of 15 measured quantity instrument or gauge. Quantifying uncertainty in analytical measurement, latest version. Calibration laboratories and measuring and test equipment. We can get you up and running quickly with a validated system at a reasonable cost while meeting applicable regulatory requirements including gmps, title 21 cfr part 11, eu annex. With lgc maine standards, data reduction service is always included with the purchase of validate products. However, managing the calibration of s of plant instruments and then analysing the data to a level required for trend evaluation is not a simple task. The purpose of the guidelines for applying traffic microsimulation modeling software is to provide a recommended process for using traffic simulation software in transportation analyses. I am a novice in building database and looking for the guidance how to construct a database for this purpose.
Nist analyzes the raw data, uncertainty statements, methods of data analysis, methods of realization of the its90, calibration report. Ppt why proficiency testing powerpoint presentation. The order primates, including 420 species and 73 genera iucn 20. Have the ability to make critical evaluations of test and calibration results. Calibration takes place after any sustained break in scoring e. Primate phylogenetic relationships and divergence dates. Supplementary requirements for laboratory accreditation criteria in specific fields list only 11 cnascl01. Pwl list of contractors for concrete testing firms included in the list are published below for general information. Work started on antenna calibration in cispra in 1989. Development of local calibration factors and design criteria values for mechanisticempirical pavement design bryan smith, p. Standards and calibration measurement systems analysis. The calibration kit definition file is stored in the analyzer.
An adhoc group was formed to write a standard in 1995. Iso 17025 validation of a nextgeneration sequencing assay. Oil standards are used extensively in the calibration and operation of instruments that analyze elements in oil and other organic fluids. The point with the coordinates 0, 0 represents pure shear. Laboratory developed methods and deviation from owm procedures will require special.
Guidelines for radiometric calibration of electrooptical. Use of electronic medical records in development and. Two point calibration done by external agency for 100c. It is recommended that a copy of the documented calibration requirements be provided to the calib ration laboratory accompanying the instrument to be calibrated. Ensure qc is always current, checked properly maintaining your system. The following is the hoklas policy on the evaluation of uncertainty of measurement and the reporting of measurement results for the calibration services test category. Database for tracking equipment calibration microsoft community. Calibration software if calibration data is analysed correctly it can help improve compliance, efficiency, quality and safety.
An unprecedented example in hong kong is the implementation of hong kong laboratory accreditation scheme hoklas with enforcement of supplementary criteria on nondestructive inspection and lab validation of concrete structure by surface penetrating radar since 2012. Upon completion, i can query the calibration records of each equipment, all equipment of calibration in each year, cost of calibration of each equipment andor each year, etc. Guidelines for the determination of calibration intervals. The term verification as defined in this standard is frequently referred to as calibration in the united states. Because calibration software does such a wonderful job of keeping accurate records of all parts of the calibration process, it can also help. This lesson explains the use of standards and the calibration process. Acceptance criteria are designed to be unambiguous such that stakeholders cant reject work on an arbitrary basis. Method validation and verification centre for food safety. The customer calibrates the set of sprts and then returns the sprts to nist for a final calibration. Supplementary information on how to carry out the analysis using minitab statistical software together with some of the more detailed analysis of the statistical output is provided in the appendices as outlined below. These requirements would generally include the calibration range, the cardinal points, the required calibration uncertainties and the conditions under which calibrations are to be performed.
Specification of competency standards for the testing, inspection. Avoid waiting to the last minute to analyse samples. Updated hoklas scope calibration qualitech testing. What to consider when calibrating evaluations canada. Users guide optimising the picture f35fl35 users guide optimising the picture. The observed calibration verification line falls within the tea criteria, thus the performance would be judged as acceptable. An important aspect of establishing the fidelity of a measurement system and maintaining that fidelity is the use of standards to calibrate the system. A committee draft on antenna calibration ran out of its. They are defined by stakeholders such as sponsors, customers, operations teams and subject matter experts. Our new crystalgraphics chart and diagram slides for powerpoint is a collection of over impressively designed datadriven chart and editable diagram s guaranteed to impress any audience. The program produces confidence interval plots for a calibration curve and provides information about the number of standard solutions, concentration levels and suitable concentration. Calibration control system staff training document method evaluation experiments. A computational program which compares the effciencies of different experimental designs with those of maximum precision doptimized designs is described. These certificates of origin have the same legal status as those issued by the tid.
All accreditations are granted to the legal entities operating within intertek. Chart and diagram slides for powerpoint beautifully designed chart and diagram s for powerpoint with visually stunning graphics and animation effects. Or, you can instantly analyze your linearity and calibration verification results with our userfriendly data reduction software program, msdrx. In some instances, however, they vary more rapidly, and may have to be measured during the observation. This guide is intended for a wide variety of users whose familiarity with computers and software ranges from novice to expert. Pavement engineer virginia department of transportation harikrishnan nair, ph. Calibration sets serve as tools to prevent scorer drift from the standards exemplified in the scoring guide and anchor and practice papers.
Ppt why proficiency testing powerpoint presentation free. Approval may be limited to a specific phase ii test or may be granted for. This programme is offered by the department of chemistry of the chinese university of hong kong. Most recent change rev change summary document approver date. Method validation ross molinaro, phd, mtascp, dabcc, facb. Wong senior accreditation officer hkas 8 september.
Moisture content repeatability with five replicates. Hoklas page 1 of 9 hoklas supplementary criteria no. Objective evaluation of calibration suppliers is very important, but it can be tricky. Aug 24, 2014 upon completion, i can query the calibration records of each equipment, all equipment of calibration in each year, cost of calibration of each equipment andor each year, etc. The calibration industry is not regulated and there is no legal definition as to what constitutes a valid calibration. Standards for working with ecu variables and parameters.
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