Nationally recognized standards

The standard requires the supplier to calibrate and adjust all inspection, measuring, and test equipment including measurement devices at prescribed intervals, or prior to use, against certified equipment having a known valid relationship to nationally recognized standards. 

The standard requires the supplier to document the basis used for calibration where no nationally/ recognized standards exist. 

Ensures that the inspection, measuring, and test equipment is capable of the accuracy and precision necessary Establishes, documents, and maintains calibration procedures, including details of equipment type, identification number, location, frequency of checks, check method, acceptance criteria, and the action to be taken when results are unsatisfactory Identifies, calibrates, and adjusts all inspection, measuring, and test equipment and devices that can affect product quality at prescribed intervals or, prior to use, against certified equipment having a known valid relationship to nationally recognized standards. Where no such standards exist, the basis used for calibration is documented. 

The rulemaking follows recommendations from an advisory committee set up after the standard is referred to the Secretary of Labor by an interested person, an organization of employers or employees, a nationally recognized standards-producing organization, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), or a state or political subdivisioa... 

The quality assurance (QA) program requirement for the ANS project come from DOE, NRC, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, and nationally recognized standards organizations. The principle DOE source of QA requirements is DOE Order 5700.6, Quality Assurance, which is invoked by other applicable DOE orders, such as ... 

For conformance to GMP or ISO 9000 requirements, instmment cahbration must be documented to include identification of the instmment and the cahbration standard. The standard must be traceable to a recognized standard such as from the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST). Cahbration documentation also includes the method of cahbration and a record of the cahbration results. 

Calibration Cahbration entails the adjustment of a measurement device so that the value from the measurement device agrees with the value from a standard. The International Standards Organization (ISO) has developed a number of standards specifically directed to cahbration of measurement devices. Furthermore, compliance with the ISO 9000 standards requires that the working standard used to cahbrate a measurement device must be traceable to an internationally recognized standard such as those maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). 

A statement of each method used in the testing of the sample. The statement shall indicate the location of data that establish that the methods used in the testing of the sample meet proper standards of accuracy and reliability as applied to the product tested. (If the method employed is in the current revision of the United States Pharmacopeia, National Formulary, Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Book of Methods, or in other recognized standard references, or is detailed in an approved new drug application and the referenced method is not modified, a statement indicating the method and reference will suffice). The suitability of all testing methods used shall be verified under actual conditions of use. 

Standards developed through a nationally recognized consensus standards organization are widely accepted and used. 

Each measuring standard should be traceable to a nationally or internationally recognized standard where one exists. 

Guidance on the preparation of SDS s under the requirements of the GHS can be found in Annex 4. It has been developed by the GHS Sub-Committee after consideration of the main internationally-recognized standards which provided guidance in the preparation of an SDS, including the ILO Standard under the Recommendation 177 on Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work, the International Standard 11014 of the International Standard Organization (ISO), the European Union Safety Data Sheet Directive 91/155/EEC and the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) standard Z 400.1. 

Provides information in tabular form on all known Federal, Military and nationally recognized technical society specifications and standards for those flexible rubber products of interest to the DOD. Pages 17 through 28 cover cellular materials. 

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