Accreditation
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F327 Scope of Accreditation Selection List: ISO/IEC
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Introduction
This form is intended for Proficiency Testing Providers to use in the creation of Scopes of Accreditation. The Scope of
Accreditation is a significant document in the accreditation process because it is the Accreditation Bodies final
product attesting to an organizations technical competence in providing specific types of proficiency testing
schemes.
The objectives of this document is that by requiring all accredited proficiency testing providers and applicant proficiency
testing providers to generate Scopes of Accreditation that are based on the following guidelines will result in consistency
among the proficiency testing providers Scopes of Accreditation and clarity for users (participants and accreditation bodies)
of available proficiency testing schemes.
ISO/IEC 17043:2010 Annex C provides information on the Selection and Use of Proficiency Testing and includes the
following guidelines that can be used as a basis for Scope formation:
Laboratories need to select proficiency testing schemes that are appropriate for their Scope of testing and/or
calibration
the tests, measurements or calibrations involved should match the types of test, measurements or calibrations
performed by the participant
the frequency at which the proficiency testing schemes is operated
Based on this, a mindful approach is to format proficiency testing provider Scopes of Accreditation consistent with the formats
practiced in the associated laboratory fields of accreditation Scopes of Accreditation. The following tables represent example
formats for various types of testing, measurement and calibration proficiency testing schemes.
Please complete the relevant table(s) for all proficiency testing schemes for which accreditation is being sought. The
following disciplines and sub-disciplines are provided as examples and are not intended to be an all inclusive
listing.
Gage Blocks
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1D artifacts, Up to 500 mm
standards, and parts Up to 20 in
Plug Gages
Up to 50 mm
Up to 2 in
Ring Gages
Up to 100 mm
Up to 4 in
Micrometer Standards
(25 300) mm
(1 12) in
Artifacts
Up to 500 mm
Up to 20 in
Artifacts
2D artifacts, Up to (500 x 500) mm
standards, and parts Up to (20 x 20) in
Artifacts
3D artifacts, Up to (500 x 500 x 500) mm
standards, and parts Up to (20 x 20 x 20) in
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Tachometer1
TIME & Period, time, Optical (30 95 000) rpm
FREQUENCY frequency Mechanical (100 19 900)
rpm
Participants source the listed parameter.
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Quantitative
Virology
ELISA
PCR
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