Analysis on Non-conformance Cases during Accreditation Application of Metal Material Testing Laboratories

Through collecting and analyzing the non-conformance cases during accreditation application of metal material testing laboratory in special equipment, construction engineering, transportation and other industries of our country in 2016, the common reasons for non-conformities were summed up, the current situation of laboratory quality management was discussed, and issues to focus on and measures to take were put forward during laboratory accreditation application. The results show the common reasons for the non-conformities involved personnel, quality management system, capability verification, internal audit and management review, inspection experience, credit problem, administrative management and so on. Among them, the most frequent problems were personnel problem and quality management system problem. These are main problems needed to be focused to establish, develop and improve the quality management system of metal material testing laboratories.