PD 6532-5:1997

1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Organizational requirements
    4.1 Environment
    4.2 Quality policy and system
    4.3 Management, staffing and training
    4.4 Collaborators
    4.5 Material handling and storage
    4.6 Records and reports
    4.7 Post-distribution service
5 Production control
    5.1 Planning
    5.2 Material preparation
    5.3 Assessment of homogeneity and stability
    5.4 Measurement methods
    5.5 Measuring equipment
    5.6 Traceability and validation
    5.7 Data evaluation
    5.8 Approaches to characterization
    5.9 Assignment of property values
Annexes
A Traceability of the property values of reference materials
B Bibliography

Gives guidelines on quality system requirements for production of reference material, regardless of the sector concerned. Useful to producers of reference material in the developing and implementing of their quality system, and by accreditation and certifying bodies, together with others involved in the assessment of quality systems of reference material producers.