ASTM D4621-99(2004)
Standard Guide for Quality Management in an Organization That Samples or Tests Coal and Coke

Standard No.

ASTM D4621-99(2004)

Release Date

1999

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Withdraw 2010-01

Latest

ASTM D4621-99(2004)

Replace By

D7448

Scope

This guide describes the elements of a quality management system for an organization that samples, analyzes, or tests coal, coke, or their products.

The quality management system stresses the use of documented accountability and quality control procedures that serve to assure the laboratory personnel and its clients that adequate accuracy and precision are achieved in the routine performance of its sampling and testing activities, and that reported data were obtained from the samples submitted.

A laboratory may use this guide to develop its quality management system.

Laboratory clients, regulatory authorities, and organizations or individuals that evaluate the competency of testing laboratories may find this guide useful. Specific guidelines for evaluating a laboratory can be found in Practice D 4182.

Other accountability and quality control procedures can be developed and may be considered equivalent if they provide all of the benefits previously outlined.

1.1 This guide describes the essential activities that are required to establish and operate a quality management system in a laboratory or organization that provides services in sample collection, sample preparation, or testing of coal, coke, or combustion residues from coal and coke.

Note 1

The word "laboratory" is used throughout this guide when referring to an organization that provides services in coal sampling or testing, or both. It is recognized, however, that the word may not be appropriate to an organization that does not perform actual laboratory sample testing.

1.2 The principles of this guide are suggested as being the minimum acceptable requirements for the management of quality in a coal or coke sampling or testing organization, although some elements may not be necessary or appropriate for organizations that provide limited services.

1.3 Laboratories meeting the requirements of this guide may or may not meet the requirements of the ISO 9000 series of standards.

Note 2

An accrediting body may also impose other nontechnical requirements such as payment of fees or submittal of quality documentation for review.

1.4 This guide is based upon many of the issues presented in Guide E 548. The user may also consult Guide E 882 for other items that may be pertinent. ISO Guide 25 has also been extensively consulted.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

ASTM D4621-99(2004) Referenced Document

• ASTM D2013 Standard Method of Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis
• ASTM D2234 Standard Practice for Collection of a Gross Sample of Coal
• ASTM D3180 Standard Practice for Calculating Coal and Coke Analyses from As-Determined to Different Bases
• ASTM D3302 Standard Test Method for Total Moisture in Coal
• ASTM D346 Standard Practice for Collection and Preparation of Coke Samples for Laboratory Analysis
• ASTM D4182 Standard Practice for Evaluation of Laboratories Using ASTM Procedures in the Sampling and Analysis of Coal and Coke
• ASTM E1187 
• ASTM E1323 Standard Guide for Evaluating Laboratory Measurement Practices and the Statistical Analysis of the Resulting Data
• ASTM E1579 
• ASTM E177 Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
• ASTM E456 Standard Terminology for Relating to Quality and Statistics
• ASTM E548 
• ASTM E882 Standard Guide for Accountability and Quality Control in the Chemical Analysis Laboratory

ASTM D4621-99(2004) history

• 1999 ASTM D4621-99(2004) Standard Guide for Quality Management in an Organization That Samples or Tests Coal and Coke
• 1999 ASTM D4621-99 Standard Guide for Quality Management in an Organization That Samples or Tests Coal and Coke