Certification and reporting

To ensure compliance with the standards, the permit also must contain provisions for the inspection, entry, monitoring, certification, and reporting of compliances with the permit conditions. 

Monitoring of the release and evaluation of products and test goods Generation of various certificates and reports Evaluation of results by means of trend monitoring Supervision and classification of suppliers Control of packaging material... 

One of the responsibilities of UKAS is the accreditation of laboratories to issue NAMAS (National Accreditation of Measurement and Sampling) certificates and reports. 

It is important to note that while anyone who engages in excluded manufacturing processes or processes, distributes in commerce, or uses excluded PCB products or recycled PCBs may do so without a specific EPA authorization, there are nonetheless certification and reporting obligations. ... 

Components conformity yerification Approyal marks yisible on components Certificates and reports ayailable (upon request) Restrictions for use complied with, per certificate Components needing additional lEC confirmation Transformer, motor, other Checked by submittal, testing, other ... 

In the event of an injury or fire alleged to have been caused by the electrical installation itself, the production of past certificates and reports will provide documentary evidence that the installation has been installed and subsequently maintained to a satisfactory standard of safety by competent persons. 

A remarkable level of activity can be seen in China. The National Research Center for CRM (NRCCRM) was founded in 1980 and the certification and accreditation program for CBW RMs started in 1983 by co-operation with many Chinese Institutions. In 1993 around 60 RMs and CRMs were available (Chai Chifang 1993) and in 1999 the availability of about 1000 CRMs was reported, around 30 of them clinical, 100 environmental, 200 geological, and 300 metallic matrix materials (Rong and Min 1999). 

Combination of the results from homogeneity testing, stability testing, and characterization and assembling an uncertainty statement Set-up of a certificate and, if appropriate, a certification report... 

Marchandise H, Vandendriessche S (1985) The Certification of the Impurity Contents (Ag, As, Bi, Cd, Ni, Sb, Se, Sn, Te, T1 and Zn) in Three Grades of Lead, Electrolytically Refined Lead BCR No 286, Thermally Refined Lead BCR No 287, Lead with Added Impurities BCR No 288. European Commission Report EUR 9665 EN. Community Bmeau of Reference, Brussels. Merry f (1995) Reference materials for monitoring nutrients in sea water environment, approach, preparation, certification and their use in environmental laboratories. Fresenius J Anal Chem 352 148-151. 

During the course of the certification, some laboratories individually determined and reported values for a total of 14 additional elements (Ba, Br, Ca, Co, Fe, K, Mn, Mo, P, S, As, Se, Sn, and V). The obtained indicative values were not certified, as the data did not meet the already mentioned requirements for certification, but is presented as information values in the publication quoted above. 

Such errors include mis-reading certificate or report data supplied by the producers, using secondary information from catalogs and/or literature listings, and reporting incorrect data. For the correct use of a RM/CRM, it is essential to read the information that accompanies the product once an appropriate RM/CRM has been obtained. The only reliable source of information is the Certificate of Analysis or Report of Assigned Values issued with the RM/CRM, and it must be the most up to date version available. Failure to follow a producer s recommendation will invariably result in error. 

A detailed and comprehensive system of record keeping is necessary, including, for example, worksheets, notebooks, computer output and reports, and all of these should be retained for a reasonable period of time or as required by the customer. A period of six years is often chosen. The content of reports and certificates is tightly defined, to ensure that customers receive all relevant information and that the laboratory does not make exaggerated claims about which parts of its work have been accredited. A documented system for dealing with any customer complaints and for informing customers if discrepancies in results are subsequently discovered must be available and in place. 

Kohnstamm encountered the kinds of delays that often plague new systems and several times had to push back the initial shipping date. What it found most trying, perhaps because it was beyond its control, were the extensive delays in receiving certificates from the Board. The Board s procedure was cumbersome and slow. Kohnstamm sent certificates and samples to the Board in Washington where they were checked for form and completeness. These went next to the Bureau of Chemistry s New York laboratory where a single chemist, in addition to other duties, repeated all the tests the firm had done on the dye to see if it indeed matched the results and quality claimed. The chemist then sent his report to Hesse. If Hesse approved it, he informed the Board, who only then issued a certificate and assigned a lot number (52, 53). In exasperation, the company advertised in May that it would ship all orders on hand on June 1 "unless the US laboratory fails to check up our certifications. . . promptly, which has been the case up to now, but we have every reason to believe they will do more expeditious work on them in the future" (54). 

The results shall be reported in a test report or a calibration certificate, and shall include all the information requested by the customer and necessary for the interpretation of the test or calibration results and all information required by the method used. 

The laboratory) shall retain on record all original observations, calculations and derived data, calibration records and a copy of the calibration certificate, and test certificate or test report for an appropriate period. The records for each calibration and test shall contain sufficient information to permit their repetition."... 

These tests are required for the final certification and validation of the environment. The instruments used for them should be in perfect condition, and current calibration reports should be included with the report. 

Name, title, and relevant address/telephone/fax/E-mail of each relevant person, including the named responsible person. Training certificates and other pertinent reports are to be included. 

Ure, A.M., Quevauviller, Ph., Muntau, H. and Griepink, B. (1993b) Improvements in the determination of extractable contents of trace metals in soil and sediment prior to certification (EUR Report 14763 EN). Commission of the European Communities, Luxembourg. 

A company sent a set of gage blocks to NBS at regular intervals to be calibrated. NBS dutifully calibrated the blocks and provided a calibration certificate and data report. The company kept their current NBS calibration certificate on file to prove to their auditors that they were traceable to NBS for dimensional measurements. The problem was that each time the blocks returned to NBS, our people found the seal unbroken. The gage blocks had never been used, yet the company satisfied the auditors that they were traceable to NBS as required. 

Annual certification Applicants must submit an annual certification that reports were filed for all reportable events and include a numerical summary of all reports submitted. This report should be submitted at the same time that the firm s annual registration is required. 

The FDA s access to documentation supporting the QAP and reports must be defined in an SOR All corrective actions are open for inspection under the International Standards Organization (ISO) certification. The ISO notified body is not concerned with regulatory follow-up, as is required by the FDA. 

Data on fatal work injuries are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), 1995. This program, which has collected occupational fatality data nationwide since 1992, uses diverse data sources to identify, verify, and profile fatal work injuries. Information about each workplace fatality (occupation and other worker characteristics, equipment being used, and circumstances of the event) is obtained by cross-referencing source documents, such as death certificates, workers compensation records, and reports to Federal and State agencies. This method assures counts are as complete and accurate as possible. 

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