55885 02ilac unido publication

8/11/2019 55885 02ilac Unido Publication

1/82

UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION

e c o n o m y e n v i r o n m e n t e m p l o y m e n t

Trade Capacity Building

W O R K I N G P A P E R S E R I E S

Laboratory Accreditat ionin Developing Economies

Tested Once - Accepted Everywhere

Working paper No.2


2/82

ilac

I N T E R N A T I O N A L L A B O R A T O R Y

ACCREDITATION COOPERATION

U N I T E D N A T I O N S I N D U S T R I A L

DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION

Laboratory Accreditat ion

in Developing Economies

Tested Once - Accepted Everywhere

Working paper No.2


3/82

Page 2 ILAC/UNIDO

Laboratory Accreditation in a Developing Economy

Acknowledgments

The present publication was prepared by the Industrial Promotion and Technology Branch(IPT) of UNIDO. Mr. John Gilmour, UNIDO Consultant, and Dr. Otto Loesener, UNIDO

Programme Manager, prepared the draft, which was reviewed by the Executive Board of the

International Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation (ILAC), including Mr. Mike Peet, ILAC

Chair, Mr. Daniel Pierre, Mr. Alan Squirell, Mr. Peter Unger, Dr. Hans-Ulrich Mittmann, Dr.

Llewellyn Richards, Dr. Orna Dreazen, Mrs. Maribel Lpez, Mr. David Stanger and Mr. Hans-

Peter Ischi as well as Dr. Octavio Maizza-Neto, former Director of the Quality, Standards and

Metrology Branch of UNIDO and mentor of the Pre-Peer Evaluation Programme. Important

contributions were also made by Mr. Beer Budoo, UNIDO Chief Technical Advisor and

International Expert in Accreditation, EU/UEMOA/UNIDO Programme, Mrs. Maureen Mutasa,

Director General of Standards Association of Zimbabwe, Mr. Rob Oke and Dr. Roberto Perissi,

Pre-Peer Evaluators. All the material used and collected comes from the UNIDO Global

Forum Programme Cooperation with Technical International Organizations in the Framework

of the Trade Capacity Building Initiative. The text was edited by Dr Maurice McDowell, the

Managing Director of Measuring Instruments Technology, Pretoria, South Africa

The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not

imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United

Nations Industrial Development Organization concerning the legal status of any country,

territory or city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or

boundaries.Mention of firm names or commercial products does not imply the endorsement of the

United Nations Industrial Development Organization.

Copyright United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

2003 All rights reserved


4/82

Page 3ILAC/UNIDO

Contents

Contents


5/82

Page 4 ILAC/UNIDO


Executive Summary


6/82

Page 5ILAC/UNIDO

Introduction

Introdu

ctionI. Introduction


7/82

Page 6 ILAC/UNIDO


Introdu

ction


8/82

Page 7ILAC/UNIDO

Introduction

Introdu

ction

Figure 1. Example of a conformity assessment model


9/82

Page 8 ILAC/UNIDO


Introdu

ction


10/82

Page 9ILAC/UNIDO

Introduction

Introdu

ction


11/82

Page 10 ILAC/UNIDO


RoleofAccredi

tation


12/82

Page 11ILAC/UNIDO

Role of Accreditation

RoleofAccredi

tation


13/82

Page 12 ILAC/UNIDO


RoleofAccredi

tation


14/82

Page 13ILAC/UNIDO


RoleofAccredi

tation


15/82


Page 14 ILAC/UNIDO

RoleofAccredi

tation


16/82


Page 15ILAC/UNIDO

RoleofAccredi

tation


17/82

Page 16 ILAC/UNIDO

RoleofAccredi

tation



18/82

Page 17ILAC/UNIDO


RoleofAccredi

tation

Figure 2. Framework for a credible testing system


19/82

Page 18 ILAC/UNIDO

RoleofAccred

iation



20/82

Page 19ILAC/UNIDO


RoleofAccredi

tation


21/82

Page 20 ILAC/UNIDO

RoleofAccredi

tation


Figure 3. Prerequisites for a laboratory accreditation programme


22/82

Page 21ILAC/UNIDO


RoleofAccredi

tation


23/82

Page 22 ILAC/UNIDO

RoleofAccredi

tation


Figure 4. A schematic of the global measurement system


24/82

Page 23ILAC/UNIDO


RoleofAccredi

tation

Figure 5. ILAC Mulitlateral Arrangement offers recognition amongst its

members


25/82

Page 24 ILAC/UNIDO


Howto

doit


26/82

Page 25ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit

How to do it


27/82


Page 26 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


28/82

How to do it

Page 27ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


29/82


Page 28 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit

Figure 6. Typical structure and interactions in an accreditation body


30/82

How to do it

Page 29ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


31/82


Page 30 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


32/82

How to do it

Page 31ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


33/82


Page 32 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


34/82

How to do it

Page 33ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


35/82

Application and preparation for on-site visit


Page 34 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


36/82

How to do it

Page 35ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


37/82


Page 36 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


38/82

How to do it

Page 37ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doitThe on-site visit

Assessment team meeting

Opening meeting


39/82

Staff

Safety


Page 38 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


40/82

How to do it

Page 39ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doitEquipment management and traceability of

measurement


41/82

Laboratory accommodation and facilities


Page 40 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


42/82

How to do it

Page 41ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doitLaboratory practices

Contract review

Sample collection and identification


43/82


Page 42 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit

Test methods and their validation


44/82

How to do it

Page 43ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit

Testing processes

Measurement uncertainty


45/82

Internal monitoring


Page 44 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


46/82

Records and reports

Document control procedures

How to do it

Page 45ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


47/82

Sample retention and archiving of records


Page 46 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


48/82

How to do it

Page 47ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


49/82


Page 48 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


50/82

How to do it

Page 49ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


51/82

Figure 7. The Assessment Process


Page 50 ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


52/82

How to do it

Page 51ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


53/82


54/82

How to do it

Page 53ILAC/UNIDO

Howto

doit


55/82

IV. Consolidation and maintenance


Page 54 ILAC/UNIDO

Consolidationandmaintenance


56/82

Consolidation and maintenance

Page 55ILAC/UNIDO

Consolidationandmaintenance


57/82

V. International Recognition


Page 56 ILAC/UNIDO

In

ternationalRecog

nition


58/82

International Recognition

Page 57ILAC/UNIDO

In

ternationalRecog

nition

Figure 8. Infrastructure for World Free Trade


59/82


Page 58 ILAC/UNIDO

In

ternationalRecog

nition


60/82


Page 59ILAC/UNIDO

In

ternationalRecog

nition


61/82


Page 60 ILAC/UNIDO

In

ternationalRecog

nition


62/82


Page 61ILAC/UNIDO

In

ternationalRecog

nition


63/82


Page 62 ILAC/UNIDO

In

ternationalRecog

nition


64/82


Page 63ILAC/UNIDO

In

ternationalRecog

nition


65/82


Page 64 ILAC/UNIDO

In

ternationalRecog

nition


66/82


Page 65ILAC/UNIDO

In

ternationalRecog

nition


67/82


Page 66 ILAC/UNIDO

In

ternationalRecog

nition


68/82

ILAC/UNIDO Page 67


Participants at the signing of the ILAC Arrangement, Washington DC,

November 2000

In

ternationalRecog

nition


69/82

ILAC/UNIDO


Page 68

TechnicalAssis

tance

Figure 9. Conformity assessment structure

VI Technical Assistance to Developing

Countries through UNIDO


70/82

Page 69

TechnicalAssis

tance

Technical Assistance to Developing Countries through UNIDO

ILAC/UNIDO


71/82

ILAC/UNIDO


Page 70

TechnicalAssis

tance

The Pre-Peer Evaluation (PPE) Team

Figure 10. Pre-peer evaluation


72/82

ILAC/UNIDO Page 71

TechnicalAssis

tance



73/82

ILAC/UNIDO


Page 72

TechnicalAssis

tance


74/82


75/82

ILAC/UNIDO


Page 74

TechnicalAssis

tance

Set B, in English:


76/82

Page 75ILAC/UNIDO



77/82

ILAC/UNIDO


Page 76

TechnicalAssis

tance

Joint Committee meeting held in Vienna at UNIDO Headquarters on 23-

24 April 2003


78/82

Page 77

TechnicalAssis

tance

ILAC/UNIDO


Figure 11. Programme modules UNIDO WTO co-operation


79/82

Annexes

ILAC/UNIDO


Page 78

Annexes


80/82

Page 79

Annexes

Annexes

ILAC/UNIDO


81/82

ILAC/UNIDO


Page 80

Annexes


82/82

55885 02ilac unido publication

Documents