ANS/ISO/IEC 17025: General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. This standard specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations, as well as developing a laboratory management system for quality, administrative, and technical operations.
A2LA Accredited Laboratories
API Specification Q1 is controlled by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and it dictates the quality management system requirements for manufacturing organizations which supply to the petroleum and natural gas industry. This specification outlines the requirements for a quality system that facilitates the consistent and reliable manufacture of API products.
North America
NQA-1 (Nuclear Quality Assurance-1) is a regulatory standard created and maintained by ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). This standard provides supplemental information and contract requirements on implementing the requirements of 10CFR50 Appendix B which contains the 18 quality assurance criteria that suppliers wishing to sell materials, services or equipment to a nuclear facility must adhere to.
North America