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.
