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Technical Policy Statements

Issue Number:  Edition 151

Date of Issue:  January 2012

Technical Policy Statements (TPSs) are brief announcements on matters of technical policy.  Organisations holding or seeking UKAS accreditation are required to comply with the relevant TPSs.

TPSs will normally have a short life - typically a year or two.  Issue and expiry dates will be printed on TPSs, as will a UKAS contact for further information.

Note: for table below, Labs = Calibration and/or Testing, PT = Proficiency Testing, CB = Certification Bodies

Document Ref. Document Title

Operational Area

TPS 25 Rolling Straight Edge - The Measurement of Surface Regularity of Road Pavement Surfaces - Calibration Requirements
Issued: March 2008 Edition 5

Labs

TPS 37 Simplified Test Reports
Issued: May 05 

Labs

TPS 38 The Implementation of EURAMET/cg-13 Calibration of Temperature Block Calibrators
Edition 4 August 09

Labs

TPS 41 UKAS Policy on Traceability of Measurement.
Edition 3 Issued Jun 05

Labs

TPS 43

Testing Hardened Concrete - Guidance on Accreditation to BS EN 12390 Edition 2 Issued December 2004

Labs

TPS 47 UKAS Policy on Participation in Proficiency Testing Schemes Edition 1 - Issued May 2004

Labs

TPS 48

General Principles to be Applied for Multiple Reports from a Single Source of Test Data Edition 1 - Issued April 2004

Labs

TPS 49 Interim Arrangements and guidance on the interpretation of IEC 61672 Sound Level Meters - Periodic Tests Edition 2 - Issued June 2009

Labs

TPS 50

UKAS Supervision of a verifier accredited in another EU Member State (Edition 2, May 2011) 

CB

TPS 51 Accreditation of Multi-Site/Group Laboratories (Edition 2, August 2008)

 Labs

TPS 52 UKAS Requirements for the Performance of In-House Calibration (Edition 1, June 2005)

Labs, IB & PT

TPS 53 Management system requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 - statement for use on accreditation certificates and test/calibration reports/certificates (Edition 1, September 2005)

Labs

TPS 54 UKAS Policy on Traceability of Calibration Gas Standards used in Stack Emission Monitoring (Edition 2, July 2010)

Labs

TPS 57 UKAS Policy on Selection and Use of Reference Materials (Edition 2, March 2011)

Labs

TPS 59 Implementation and Management of Flexible Scopes of Accreditation for the Commissioning of Site Laboratories

Labs


OTHER PUBLICATIONS AREAS:
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Edition 151 - January 2012
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Publications Relating to Certification Body Accreditation

Publications Relating to Inspection Body Accreditation
Publications Relating to Proficiency Testing Accreditation
Publications for Laboratory Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025
Publications Relating to EC Directives and UK Regulations 
Publications Relating to Imaging Services Accreditation
Directories of UKAS Accredited Organisations

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