Coal/Coke Quality<br> Conformance Program™

Quality Associates International®, LLC’s Coal/Coke Quality Conformance Program™ (CQCP™) is a quality system designed specifically for accreditation of coal and coke laboratories using American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Committee D 05 on Coal and Coke, standards.

CQCP™ addresses the quality system elements specified in ASTM D 4621, Standard Guide for Quality Management in an Organization That Samples or Tests Coal and Coke, consistent with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Facility assessments are conducted against the quality system elements specified in those documents based on the most current versions of the ASTM Committee D 05 on Coal and Coke standards for which the facility is seeking compliance certification. Compliance certification to other versions of the ASTM standards may be requested. Departures from ASTM standards may be certified, if measurement uncertainty equivalent to the appropriate ASTM standards can be demonstrated.

The CQCP™ program is recognized by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, through a memorandum of understanding. The listing of GaEPD laboratory accrediting authorities may be viewed at the following web site:

http://www.gaepd.org/Documents/labaccrdtr.html

Links to CQCP™ Information

• Steps in Preparing for Accreditation

• CQCP™ Application

• Assessor Checklist: General Criteria (ISO/IEC 17025)

• CQCP™ Quality Manual

• Directory of CQCP™ Accredited Laboratories

PURCHASE ISO/IEC 17025:

ISO • ASTM • ASQ • ANSI