| Description |
1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- The Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- I: Laboratory Accreditation and Certification -- Historical Perspective and Definition of Need -- Definition of Need -- The Goals of Laboratory Accreditation/Certification -- Process Inspection Versus Product Inspection -- Evolution and Description of the Current Programs -- The Role of the Government in Accreditation and Evaluation -- The Role of Professional and Trade Organizations -- The Role of the Laboratory Industry -- The Role of Private Certification Companies |
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Statement of the Problem: Current Programs Do Not Effectively Meet the Goals -- The Solution -- an Introduction -- II: Certification, Accreditation, Registration and Listing -- Definition of Terms -- Use of the Terms Accreditation and Certification -- Current Use of Related Terms -- Public Perception and Confidence of Programs and Terms -- III: Principles of Laboratory Accreditation -- Description -- Strengths and Weaknesses -- Public Perception and Confidence and Scientific Validity -- Cost and Benefits -- Effectiveness and Integrity |
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IV: Principles of Product Certification -- As Related to Laboratory Accreditation -- Description -- Third-Party Product Certification Programs -- Listing Programs -- Strengths and Weaknesses Product Certification Programs -- Public Perception and Confidence and Scientific Validity -- Cost and Benefits -- Effectiveness and Integrity -- Description of Current ""Certification" Programs -- Description of Current ""Listing" Programs -- Critique -- Do the Current Programs Meet Product Certification Requirements? -- Product Certification and Data Inspection -- The Critical Link |
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V: The Environmental Protection Agency Contract Laboratory Program -- A De Facto Certification Program that Includes Principles of Each System -- Introduction -- Pre-award Elements -- Post-award Elements -- CLP Strengths and Weaknesses -- Successful Application of the CLP -- Public Perception and Confidence and Scientific Validity -- Cost and Benefits -- Effectiveness and Integrity -- VI: The Total Quality Management Approach -- Description -- Understanding Total Quality Management -- Deming's Fourteen Points -- Deming's Fourteen Points |
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Total Quality Management and Its Relation to Accreditation and Certification Systems -- The Purpose of Certification and Accreditation in Relation to Vendors and Purchasers -- Vendor Accreditation and Vendor Certification -- Are These Systems Needed? -- Improvement of Current Programs through Application of Total Quality Management Principles -- VII: The Solution -- A System for Independent Third-Party Certification of Analytical Data -- Description -- Appraisal of Process Capability -- Appraisal of the Ability of the Laboratory to Perform -- Specifications and Requirements of the System |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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The Role of Accreditation and Certification Bodies |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Petty, Jimmie D
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| ISBN |
9781000157741 |
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1000157741 |
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