Richard,
Like Ron, I did this for a previous company, I'll check
to see if they will send you a copy, one of the odd instances where they
still like you after you left. But mostly I would just echo what Ron
said, you can follow the NIST guidelines, both NVLAP and A2LA have good
planning guides that they will send you.
An additional piece of advice is to use this guide to
point to as many of your companies existing procedures as you can. If
you are ISO certified in other areas you can point to and include your
lab in the equipment calibration proceedures that your company is
already using.
E.g. Laboratory equipment calibration procedures are included in
Seismic quality manual 12345-123 or whatever. If you have the time and
co-operation of your QA guys this isn't a real killer task.
Gary McInturff
Packet Engines
> riginal Message-----
> From: Wismer, Ronald S. [SMTP:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 11:59 AM
> To: 'emc-pstc'; 'WOODS, RICHARD'
> Subject: RE: ISO Guide 25 QA Manual
>
> Richard,
> I obtained accreditation from NVLAP per ISO 25 for a lab I previously
> worked for. I followed the guidelines for a QA Manual and QA System
> outlined in NIST Handbook 150. This document is provided by NIST as
> part of the NVLAP information package. Section 285.33, essentially
> outlines everything that needs to be contained in the QA manual. If
> you follow that section step by step, you end up with a QA manual.
> Our lab was very small, so this task was not too tedious(Although, it
>
> took 18 months of my life to produce). The task, however, gets
> exponentially more difficult the larger the company is, unless there
> is a good QA system in place already. In which case it need only be
> modified to meet the requirements of ISO 25.
>
> Unfortunately, since I left the company, I do not have access to it
> anymore, but, I did not have the opportunity to review anyone's QA
> manual prior to our assessment and our lab passed with no
> deficiency's. Something very rare and something I am very proud of.
> That says a lot about the NIST 150 Handbook.
>
> I suggest you call NIST and request the NVLAP information package.
> I'm sorry that I don't have the numbers readily available. However,
> you should speak with Jeffery Horlick, he is tremendously helpful.
>
> Sam Wismer
> LXE, Inc.
>
>
>
> ----------
> From: WOODS, RICHARD[SMTP:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 9:01 AM
> To: 'emc-pstc'
> Subject: ISO Guide 25 QA Manual
>
> Our EMC lab is considering accreditation under ISO Guide 25, and we
> are
> reviewing several sample QA manuals. If you have a QA manual developed
>
> per
> ISO Guide 25 requirements and you are willing to share it with us,
> please
> forward an electronic copy (or a hard copy). The contents of your
> manual
> will be held in confidence.
>
> Thanks, in advance.
>
> Richard Woods
> Sensormatic Electronics
> P.O Box 310700
> Boca Raton, FL 33431-0700
> [email protected]
> Views expressed by the author do not necessarily represent those of
> Sensormatic.
