1.1 This standard provides guidance for establishing and maintaining a measurement system quality control program. Guidance is provided for general program considerations, preparation of quality control samples, analysis of quality control samples, quality control data analysis, analyst qualification, measurement system calibration, measurement method qualification, and measurement system maintenance.
1.2 This guidance is provided in the following sections:
| Section | |
| General Quality Control Program Considerations | 5 |
| Quality Control Samples | 6 |
| Analysis of Quality Control Samples | 7 |
| Quality Control Data Analysis | 8 |
| Analyst Qualification | 9 |
| Measurement System Calibration | 10 |
| Measurement Method Qualification | 11 |
| Measurement System Maintenance | 12 |
