Designation:A880–95StandardPracticeforCriteriaforUseinEvaluationofTestingLaboratoriesandOrganizationsforExaminationandInspectionofSteel,StainlessSteel,andRelatedAlloys1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA880;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidesaguideforthecriteriatobeusedintheevaluationoftestinglaboratoriesandorganizationsengagedinexaminationandinspection,orboth,forspecification-conformanceofsteel,stainlesssteel,andrelatedalloys.1.2Thispracticeisintendedforusebyanaccreditingauthorityforqualificationandaccreditationoflaboratoriesandorganizationsnotedin1.1.1.3Thesecriteriaincludethegeneralcharacteristics(ge-nericcriteria)ororganization,facility,humanresources,andthenecessarycontrols,forevaluatingtheabilityoftestinglaboratories,examinationorganizations,andinspectionorga-nizations,toperformtheirintendedfunctions.1.4Thesecriteriaalsoincludespecificcriteriaforequip-mentandpersonnelqualification,andfornecessaryqualitycontrolprocedures,forevaluatingtheabilityoftestinglabora-tories,examinationorganizations,andinspectionorganizationstoperformspecifictests,examinations,andinspections.1.4.1Ifrequired,theappropriateASTMCommitteeA-1Subcommitteeconcernedwithaparticulartest,examination,orinspectiondisciplinemaysupplementthisstandardwithaddi-tionalspecificcriteria.SeeTable1.1.5Thispracticemaynotnecessarilyprovideallthegenericcriteriafortheevaluationofindependenttesting,examination,andinspectionagenciesasdefinedinPracticeE548.However,thegenericandspecificcriteriaofthisstandard,includinganysupplements,areconsideredappropriatefortheevaluationofanytestinglaboratoryorinspectionandexaminationorgani-zations,orbothinvolveinspecificationconformance(orverification)tes...
