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ANSI Annual Conference 2002Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade
CA 101: Everything You Need to Know But Didn’t Know to Ask: The
Benefits and Challenges of CA
presented by
Paul MoliskiDirector of Accreditation
Intertek Testing Services
ANSI Annual Conference 2002Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade
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CA 101: Inspection and TestingCA 101: Inspection and Testing
Activity Description / Definition Inspection - Examination of a product design, product,
service, process or plant, and determination of their conformity with specific requirements or, on the basis of professional judgement, general requirements
Inspection process includes personnel, facilities, technology and methodology
ANSI Annual Conference 2002Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade
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Activity Description / Definition Testing - technical operation that consists of the
determination of one or more characteristics of a given product, process or services according to a specific procedure
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General Market Applications : Inspections Government
Customs agents for security purposes Trade Offices to ensure compliance with import/export
standards Building Code Compliance for safety concerns
ANSI Annual Conference 2002Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade
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General Market Applications : Inspections Private Sector
Third-party inspection for compliance to purchasing/ manufacturing specifications
Third-party inspection to ensure design quality and tolerances are complied with
Inspection services to verify quality and quantity
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General Market Applications : Inspections These inspection activities used by government agencies
and the private sector protect against: Inferior Product Dumping Illegal Imports Hazardous and non-complaint products
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CA 101: Inspection and TestingCA 101: Inspection and Testing
General Market Applications : Inspections Inspections are a valuable resource to protect investment
by: Determining the GATT valuation code and assigning the
value tariff code Verifying contract and specification compliance
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General Market Applications : Testing Government
Safety of pharmaceuticals, electrical products, food, medical devices, ……
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General Market Applications : Testing Private Sector
Third-party/independent commercial laboratories– Evaluate products for compliance to specific code and
standard requirements. Research and Development
– Universities, Industry
ANSI Annual Conference 2002Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade
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Significant or Relevant Documents Accreditor Level
ISO/IEC Guide 58; Requirements for the operation and recognition of testing laboratories– This will be replaced in the next six months by ISO/IEC
Standard 17011; General requirements for bodies providing assessment and accreditation of conformity assessment bodies
ANSI Annual Conference 2002Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade
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Significant or Relevant Documents Third-party and other users
Inspections ISO/IEC 17020; General requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspections.
Testing ISO/IEC 17025; General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
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Significant or Relevant Documents First, Second and Third-party users
Consensus standards developed by ANSI, ASTM, IEC, IEEE, ISO, UL
National Codes developed by NFPA, ICC Government/Military Specifications
– Official European Journal
– Code of Federal Regulations
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CA 101: Inspection and TestingCA 101: Inspection and Testing
Examples of Inspection and Testing Should be very obvious to everyone, North America has
one of the most advanced CA systems in the world Many pre-existing inspection and/or testing methods
have not been adequate to protect the general public Numerous food recalls Automobile, tires and parts recalls Airport security laps
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Notable Organizations International Standard Development Organizations;
CASCO Committee of the ISO Conformity Assessment Bodies
CSA, Intertek, TUV, UL Product Standard Development Organizations
ANSI, ASTM, BSI, IEC, IEEE, ISO, NFPA, UL
ANSI Annual Conference 2002Breaking Down Border: Business, Standards and Trade
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Contact information: Paul Moliski Intertek Testing Services 165 Main Street Cortland, NY 13045 Email; pmoliski@etlsemko.com Tel: 607-758-6336 www:etlsemko.com