Accreditation of reference material producers: the example of IRMM's Reference Materials Unit |
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Authors: | Thomas P J Linsinger Alexander Bernreuther Philippe Corbisier Marta Dabrio Håkan Emteborg Andrea Held Andrée Lamberty Gaida Lapitajs Marina Ricci Gert Roebben Stefanie Trapmann Franz Ulberth Hendrik Emons |
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Institution: | (1) EC-JRC, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel, Belgium |
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Abstract: | The potential approaches for third-party assessment of reference material producers are revisited and the activities of the
Reference Materials (RM) Unit of the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) to obtain accreditation to
ISO Guide 34 and ISO 17025 are described. Accreditation was related to the Unit as all matrix RM activities of the institute
are concentrated there. A management system was established that allows sufficient flexibility to be applicable to a wide
range of RMs while being precise enough to ensure compliance with ISO Guides 30, 31 and especially 34 and 35. Accreditation
was achieved in 2004 with independent scopes for testing and RM production and was confirmed and extended in 2005. The key
aspects of the RM Unit's management system for RM production are presented.
Presented at BERM-10, April 2006, Charleston, SC, USA |
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Keywords: | Accreditation Reference materials Third-party assessment RM CRM ISO Guide 34 |
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