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S-A-01:2002 - 4.0 Quality System Requirements [revised 2005-01-10]

4. Quality System Requirements

Organizations may structure their quality system documentation in any fashion, as long as all of the ISO 9002:1994, and the additional Measurement Canada requirements are adequately addressed.

4.1 Management Responsibility

4.1.1 Quality Policy

ISO 9002:1994
4.1.1

ISO 9001:2000
5.1, 5.3, 5.4.1

ISO/IEC 17025:1999
4.2.2

Measurement Canada requirement

For the purpose of obtaining Measurement Canada accreditation, the applicant’s policy and objectives shall include a commitment to meeting Measurement Canada’s requirements.

4.1.2 Organization

4.1.2.1 Responsibility and Authority

ISO 9002:1994
4.1.2.1

ISO 9001:2000
5.5.1

ISO/IEC 17025:1999
4.1.5 a), f), h); 4.2.4; 4.9.1a); 4.10.1 and 5.2.5

Measurement Canada requirement

The authority to perform inspections, sampling procedures and to sign and issue inspection certificates shall be documented.

4.1.2.2 Resources

ISO 9002:1994
4.1.2.2

ISO 9001:2000
6.1, 6.2.1

ISO/IEC 17025:1999
4.1.5 a), g), h) and 5.5.1

4.1.2.3 Management Representative *

ISO 9002:1994
4.1.2.3

ISO 9001:2000
5.5.2

ISO/IEC 17025:1999
4.1.5 j)

Measurement Canada requirements

The organization shall notify Measurement Canada of the appointment of the management representative in writing. A formal assessment of any actual or potential conflict of interest shall be performed to ensure that quality is not subordinated to production. Records of this assessment shall be maintained.

4.1.3 Management Review

ISO 9002:1994
4.1.3

ISO 9001:2000
5.6.1, 8.5.1

ISO/IEC 17025:1999
4.1.4

Measurement Canada requirement

Where management review occurs less frequently than annually, the organization shall provide a complete assessment of the adequacy of this frequency period.

4.2 Quality System

4.2.1 General *

ISO 9002:1994
4.2.1

ISO 9001:2000
4.2.1

ISO/IEC 17025:1999
4.2.1

Measurement Canada requirements

For the purpose of obtaining Measurement Canada accreditation, the organization shall clearly state the scope of its accreditation program.

Quality documentation submitted for Measurement Canada accreditation shall include quality system policies and procedures.

Organizations not addressing any element of this standard shall clearly demonstrate why the element does not apply to their application.

Measurement Canada requirements applicable to Weights and Measures *

Subject to exclusions mentioned in section 1.3 of this document, an organization’s quality system documentation shall clearly:

• specify the device types and subtypes selected from Appendix 1 - Device Types and Sub-Types in the Weights and Measures Inspection Certificate Completion Manual that the organization intends to inspect and certify on behalf of Measurement Canada;
• specify the types or categories of fluids measured by the devices (see Appendix 4 - Product Codes in the Inspection Certificate Completion Manual); and
• specify the type of physical standards it will use.