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Accreditation Standard (S-A-01:2006)

(2006-04-03)

Table of Contents

Authorization

Revision Process

Introduction

1.0 Scope

1.1 Applicability
1.2 Scope of Measurement Canada Accreditation Program
1.2.1 Under the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act
1.2.2 Under the Weights and Measures Act
1.3 Excluded from the Scope of the Accreditation Program
1.4 Eligibility
1.4.1 Additional eligibility requirement applicable to Weights and Measures

2.1 Definitions Applicable to all Organizations
2.2 Additional Definitions Applicable to Organizations Seeking Accreditation Pursuant to the Weights and Measures Act.

3.1 Measurement Canada
3.2 Accredited Organizations and Organizations Seeking Accreditation
3.3 Additional Responsibilities for Weights and Measures Organizations
3.4 Fees Payable to Measurement Canada

4.1 General Requirements
4.2 Documentation Requirements
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Quality Manual
4.2.3 Control of Documents
4.2.4 Control of Records

5.1 Management Commitment
5.2 Customer Focus
5.3 Quality Policy
5.4 Planning
5.4.1 Quality objectives
5.4.2 Quality management system planning
5.5 Responsibility, authority and communication
5.5.1 Responsibility and authority
5.5.2 Management representative
5.5.3 Internal communication
5.6 Management review
5.6.1 General
5.6.2 Review input
5.6.3 Review output

6.1 Provision of resources
6.2 Human resources
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Competence, awareness and training
6.3 Infrastructure
6.4 Work environment

7.1 Planning of product realization
7.2 Customer-related processes
7.2.1 Determination of requirements related to product
7.2.2 Review of requirements related to the product
7.2.3 Customer communication
7.3 Design and development
7.4 Purchasing
7.4.1 Purchasing process
7.4.2 Purchasing information
7.4.3 Verification of purchased product
7.5 Production and service provision
7.5.1 Control of production and service provision
7.5.2 Validation of processes for production and service provision
7.5.3 Identification and traceability
7.5.4 Customer property
7.5.5 Preservation of product
7.6 Control of monitoring and measuring devices

8.1 General
8.2 Monitoring and measurement
8.2.1 Customer satisfaction
8.2.2 Internal audit
8.2.3 Monitoring and measurement processes
8.2.4 Monitoring and measurement of product
8.3 Control of nonconforming product
8.4 Analysis of data
8.5 Improvement
8.5.1 Continual improvement
8.5.2 Corrective action
8.5.3 Preventive action

9.1 General
9.1.1 Application for Accreditation
9.1.2 Evaluation of Applicant's Documentation
9.1.3 Witness Inspection Process
9.1.4 Accreditation Audit
9.1.5 Granting of Accreditation
9.1.6 Maintenance of Accreditation
9.2 Appeal Process
9.3 Suspension of Accreditation
9.4 Revocation of Accreditation
9.5 Expansions of Scope, Minor Revisions and Expansions to Additional Locations
9.5.1 Expansions of Scope
9.5.2 Minor Revisions Requiring Measurement Canada Regional Acceptance
9.5.3 Minor Revisions Requiring Notification
9.5.4 Expansions to Additional Locations
9.5.5 Expansions of Scope / Outstanding Nonconformances