1.1本实施规程为评估钢、不锈钢和相关合金规范符合性的测试实验室和参与检查或两者兼有的组织提供了标准指南。 1.2本规程旨在供认证机构用于1.1中所述实验室和组织的资格和认证。 1.3这些标准包括一般特征（通用标准）或组织、设施、人力资源和必要的控制，用于评估测试实验室、检验组织和检验组织履行其预期功能的能力。 1.4这些标准还包括设备和人员资格的具体标准，以及必要的质量控制程序，用于评估测试实验室、检验组织和检验组织执行特定测试、检验和检验的能力。 1.4.1如果需要，与特定试验、检查或检验规程有关的适当ASTM委员会A-1小组委员会可使用其他特定标准补充本标准。见表1。 1.5本规程可能不一定提供规程E548中定义的独立测试、检查和检验机构评估的所有通用标准。然而，本标准的通用和特定标准（包括任何补充标准）被认为适用于任何测试实验室或检查和检验组织的评估，或两者都涉及钢、不锈钢和相关合金的规范符合性（或验证）测试和检验。 1.6在适当情况下，认证机构可以使用这些通用和特定标准来评估实验室、检验机构或检验机构对与规范符合性无关的钢产品进行测试、检验或检验的能力。 1.7本标准惯例也可作为个人、政府或技术协会自认证计划的评估指南，其中可能不需要认证。

1.1 This practice provides a guide for the criteria to be used in the evaluation of testing laboratories and organizations engaged in examination and inspection, or both, for specification-conformance of steel, stainless steel, and related alloys. 1.2 This practice is intended for use by an accrediting authority for qualification and accreditation of laboratories and organizations noted in 1.1. 1.3 These criteria include the general characteristics (generic criteria) or organization, facility, human resources, and the necessary controls, for evaluating the ability of testing laboratories, examination organizations, and inspection organizations, to perform their intended functions. 1.4 These criteria also include specific criteria for equipment and personnel qualification, and for necessary quality control procedures, for evaluating the ability of testing laboratories, examination organizations, and inspection organizations to perform specific tests, examinations, and inspections. 1.4.1 If required, the appropriate ASTM Committee A-1 Subcommittee concerned with a particular test, examination, or inspection discipline may supplement this standard with additional specific criteria. See Table 1. 1.5 This practice may not necessarily provide all the generic criteria for the evaluation of independent testing, examination, and inspection agencies as defined in Practice E548. However, the generic and specific criteria of this standard, including any supplements, are considered appropriate for the evaluation of any testing laboratory or inspection and examination organizations, or both involve in specification conformance (or verification) testing and inspection of steel, stainless steel and related alloys. 1.6 These generic and specific criteria may, where appropriate, be used by an accrediting authority for evaluating the capabilities of a laboratory, examination organization, or inspection organization to perform tests, examinations, or inspections of steel products not related to specification conformance. 1.7 This standard practice may also be employed as an evaluation guideline for individual, governmental, or technical society self-certification programs where accreditation may not be required.