The American Association for Laboratory

Accreditation
Document Issued:
F327 Scope of Accreditation Selection List: ISO/IEC
July 1, 2011
17043 Proficiency Testing Providers
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Introduction

This form is intended for Proficiency Testing Providers to use in the creation of Scopes of Accreditation. The Scope of
Accreditation is a significant document in the accreditation process because it is the Accreditation Bodies final
product attesting to an organizations technical competence in providing specific types of proficiency testing
schemes.

The objectives of this document is that by requiring all accredited proficiency testing providers and applicant proficiency
testing providers to generate Scopes of Accreditation that are based on the following guidelines will result in consistency
among the proficiency testing providers Scopes of Accreditation and clarity for users (participants and accreditation bodies)
of available proficiency testing schemes.

ISO/IEC 17043:2010 Annex C provides information on the Selection and Use of Proficiency Testing and includes the
following guidelines that can be used as a basis for Scope formation:

Laboratories need to select proficiency testing schemes that are appropriate for their Scope of testing and/or
calibration
the tests, measurements or calibrations involved should match the types of test, measurements or calibrations
performed by the participant
the frequency at which the proficiency testing schemes is operated

Based on this, a mindful approach is to format proficiency testing provider Scopes of Accreditation consistent with the formats
practiced in the associated laboratory fields of accreditation Scopes of Accreditation. The following tables represent example
formats for various types of testing, measurement and calibration proficiency testing schemes.

Scope of Accreditation Tables

Please complete the relevant table(s) for all proficiency testing schemes for which accreditation is being sought. The
following disciplines and sub-disciplines are provided as examples and are not intended to be an all inclusive
listing.

CALIBRATION TEMPLATE TABLE

DISCIPLINE SUB-DISCIPLINE PROPERTIES MEASURED

TYPE OF TEST
RANGE OF MEASUREMENT
Micrometers
DIMENSIONAL 1D portable (0 50) mm
gauging and hand (0 2) in
tools Calipers
(0 150) mm
(0 6) in
Indicators
(0 12.5) mm
(0 0.5) in

Gage Blocks

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1D artifacts, Up to 500 mm
standards, and parts Up to 20 in
Plug Gages
Up to 50 mm
Up to 2 in
Ring Gages
Up to 100 mm
Up to 4 in
Micrometer Standards
(25 300) mm
(1 12) in
Artifacts
Up to 500 mm
Up to 20 in
Artifacts
2D artifacts, Up to (500 x 500) mm
standards, and parts Up to (20 x 20) in

Artifacts
3D artifacts, Up to (500 x 500 x 500) mm
standards, and parts Up to (20 x 20 x 20) in

Thread Plug Gages

Other Up to 50 mm
Up to 2 in
Thread Wires
Up to 5 mm
Up to 0.2 in
DC Currenti
ELECTRICAL Current 1 mA 3 A
DC/LOW AC Current1
FREQUENCY 100 mA 3 A
@ 3 Hz 5 KHz
DC Voltage1
Voltage 10 mV 1000 V
AC Voltage1
10 mV 750 V
@ 3 Hz 300 KHz

Resistance 10 Ohm 100 MOhm1

Process Calibrators DC Current1

1 mA 24 mA
DC Voltage1
10 mV 30 V
Resistance1
40 Ohm 3.2 Kohm
Thermocouple Simulation1
Type J (-200 1200) C

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Type K (-200 1370) C

Type T (-200 400) C
Type E (-200 950) C
Type R (-20 1750) C
Type S (-20 1750) C
Type B (600 1800) C
Type L (-200 900) C
Type U (-200 400) C
Type N (-200 1300) C
RTD Simulation1
Ni120 (-80 260) C
Pt100 (-200 800) C
Pt200 (-200 630) C
Pt500 (-200 630) C
Pt1000 (-200 630) C
RF Power Sensor Calibration
ELECTRICAL Attenuation, Factor
RF/MICROWAVE AM/FM/PM 10 MHz 18 GHz1
modulation, power Microwave Attenuators
3, 6, 10, 20 dB
@ 300 MHz 18 GHz1

MECHANICAL Pressure, vacuum -14 750 psi1

Torque, force, Torque Wrenches1

durometers, 6 in-lb 100 ft-lb
extensometers,
strain gauges

Scales & balances, Weights

mass 1 g 500 g

Tachometer1
TIME & Period, time, Optical (30 95 000) rpm
FREQUENCY frequency Mechanical (100 19 900)
rpm
Participants source the listed parameter.

BIOLOGICAL TEMPLATE TABLE

SUB-DISCIPLINE PROPERTIES MEASURED

TYPE OF TEST
RANGE OF MEASUREMENT
Quantitative
Bacteriology
Quantitative
Mycology

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Quantitative
Virology

ELISA
PCR

CHEMICAL TEMPLATE TABLE

SUB- PROPERTIES MATERIAL/

DISCIPLINE MEASURED MATRIX/OR
TYPE OF TEST TYPE
RANGE OF
MEASUREMENT
Chromatography Ferrous Metals
Combustion
Spectroscopy
Wet Chemistry

MECHANICAL TEMPLATE TABLE

SUB- PROPERTIES MATERIALS

DISCIPLINE MEASURED /MATRIX/OR
TYPE OF TEST TYPES
RANGE OF
MEASUREMENT
Tensile Metals
Compression
Impact
Resistance
(Izod, Charpy)
Hardness
(Rockwell,
Brinell)
Microhardness
Color

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