Conformity assessment: Introduction

Making a decision about whether a product, service or other entity conforms to specifications.

Conformity assessment marks – some examples

Conformity Assessment

• provides confidence for the consumer that requirements on products and services are met
• provides the producer and supplier with useful tools to ensure product quality
• often essential for reasons of public interest, public health, safety & order, protection of the environment and the consumer and of fair trading

e-marking of prepackaged goods

Conformity assessment of a wide variety of entities

Entities & characteristics [ISO 10576-1

GPS – Conformity assessment

ISO 10576-1 “Statistical methods – Guidelines for the evaluation of conformity with specified requirements”

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• Conformity assessment:
  • Introduction
  • Specifications of Process and Measurement Capabilities
  • Risks for incorrect decisions
  • Customer and suppler risks
  • Bernoulli (go/no-go) trials
  • Minimising risks of incorrect decision-making in conformity assessment
  • Risks & costs
  • Product & measurement assessments
• Introducing impact and cost into conformity assessment risks