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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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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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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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

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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