CA 101: Everything You Need to Know But Didn’t Know to Ask: The Benefits and Challenges of CA presented by Paul Moliski Director of Accreditation Intertek Testing Services

CA 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

CA 101: Inspection and Testing 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

CA 101: Inspection and Testing 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

CA 101: Inspection and Testing 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

CA 101: Inspection and Testing 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

CA 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

CA 101: Inspection and Testing General Market Applications : Testing Government Safety of pharmaceuticals, electrical products, food, medical devices, ……

CA 101: Inspection and Testing 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

CA 101: Inspection and Testing 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

CA 101: Inspection and Testing 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

CA 101: Inspection and Testing 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

CA 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

CA 101: Inspection and Testing 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

CA 101: Inspection and Testing Contact information: Paul Moliski Intertek Testing Services 165 Main Street Cortland, NY 13045 Email; pmoliski@etlsemko.com Tel: 607-758-6336 www:etlsemko.com