Specific Accreditation Guidance

Scope of accreditation - activity and service

descriptors for Inspection

January 2018
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Specific Accreditation Guidance: Scope of accreditation - activity and service descriptors for Inspection

This document lists the descriptors for activities and services currently able to be
accredited for Inspection.

In addition to referencing ISO/IEC 17020 and the applicable activities and services
listed below, scopes of accreditation will include the material/item/product, the
determination, the procedure adopted and the range/limitation.

The list below will be updated as new activities and/or services are accredited.

Activity Service

Agribusiness Meat and meat products for export -

Inspection

Seed production - Inspection

Environment Indoor air quality - Assessment

Indoor air quality - Sample collection

Potentially contaminated sites - Clearance

inspection

Potentially contaminated sites - Sample

collection

Potentially contaminated sites - Survey

inspection

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity Building products and processes -

Inspection

Cargo verification

Coated and corroded surfaces - Inspection

Evaluation of elements supporting access

and mobility requirements

Evaluation of load generating lifting

appliances

Evaluation of load handling, rigging and

tensioning systems

Expediting

Industrial machinery - Inspection

Industrial processes - Sample collection

Industrial systems - Inspection

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Specific Accreditation Guidance: Scope of accreditation - activity and service descriptors for Inspection

Activity Service

Fabricated components and assemblies -

Inspection

Metering systems - Inspection

Road infrastructure - Inspection

Load generating lifting appliances - Sample

collection

LPG installations - Inspection

Mechanical sampling systems - Inspection

Mobile equipment - Periodic inspection

Play areas - Inspection

Pressure plant, pipelines and equipment -

Design verification

Pressure plant, pipelines and equipment -

Fabrication inspection

Pressure plant, pipelines and equipment -

In-service inspection

Pressure plant, pipelines and equipment -

Inspection

Transport systems and elements -

Inspection

Underground conduits - Inspection

Underground conduits - Sample collection of

content

Witnessing

Manufactured Goods Access protection products - Evaluation

Diesel engines for use in hazardous

atmospheres - Overhaul and maintenance
inspection

Electrical and telecommunication cabling -

Evaluation

Electrical equipment - Evaluation

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Specific Accreditation Guidance: Scope of accreditation - activity and service descriptors for Inspection

Activity Service

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

assessment of manufactured goods

Expediting

Explosion-protected electrical equipment -

Overhaul and maintenance inspection

Gaming systems - Evaluation

Medical devices and disability aids -

Evaluation

Radio communications systems

performance - Evaluation

Timber and timber products - Inspection

Temperature Metrology Temperature controlled enclosures -

Verification

Amendment Table
The table below provides a summary of changes made to the document with this
issue.

Amendment

New document replacing the previous Categories of Inspection.

This new document describes the revised nomenclature for describing activities and
services able to be covered by scopes of accreditation.

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