The scope of the quality manual is to provide a framework for the accreditation of QAPonline as a Proficiency Testing Program and is based on and follows closely the ISO/IEC 17043 standard.
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1.0.1
External Proficiency Assessment
17043 is largely concerned with the external comparison between laboratories. It is largely based upon current EQA models that are sample based and usually but not exclusively orientated toward mechanical assessments.
Updated: 20/10/2012
1.0.2
Competency Asssessment
QAPonline is built upon individuals in each laboratory completing the assessment tasks in many EQA schemes. From this the means of each individual laboratory and combined clinic are calculated to represent the clinic/laboratories submission. There is no current separate ISO document that specifically deals with individual competencies as opposed to institutionalised quality assurance.
Updated: 20/10/2012
1.0.3
Education and Training
In addition to QAPonline, FertAid also provides some aspects of education and training largely separate from the EQA activities. QAPOnline was the original and remains the primary focus of the companies activities. Nevertheless, it has always considered education, training and other functions to be a parallel activity.
Updated: 20/10/2012
1.0.4
Structure of Manual to ISO/ICE 16043 standard.
The following section describes the organisations and management system for FertAid following the structure and guidelines of the ISO/IEC 17043 standard. In the standard, these are found under section 5, while in the QAPonline Manual, they are listed under section 2.
