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SIM Quality System Documentation
The Quality Systems Task Force (QSTF) of the Inter-american Metrology System (SIM)
The Inter-american Metrology System (SIM) was created to raise the standards of basic metrology in each country in the hemisphere, and to promote regional and international cooperation in metrology, based upon mutual confidence among the region's national metrology institutes (NMI). One significant way in which member organizations gain confidence is through acceptance of the Quality Management Systems the institutes use to provide reliable measurement services. The SIM Quality System Task Force provides the forum within which NMIs and their Designated Institutes can review and approve each other's Quality Management Systems.
The documents provided through this page provide guidance on how to submit and present quality management information to the QSTF. An example presentation and set of submitted documents used by Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI) of Argentina to gain approval for their QMS in support of chemical metrology is also provided.
Examples
Example presentation to the QSTF: INTI Presentation of QMS supporting CMCs in Chemistry
Example submission to the QSTF in advance of their presentation (zipped file)
Guidance Documents
- QSTF-00, Procedure for Review and Approval of Quality Management Systems
- QSTF-1, Submission Template (required)
- QSTF-2, Presentation Template (optional)
- QSTF-3, Checklist for QMS Submission (required)
- QSTF-4, Non-Conformity Template (optional)
- QSTF-5, New CMC for existing QMS (Optional)
- QSTF-6, SIM QSTF Transition Policy and Plan - ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 17034:2016
- QSTF-7, SIM QSTF Electronic Ballots
- SIM-09: SIM Procedure for Review of the Quality Management System of National Metrology Institutes and Designated Institutes
- Guidelines for the Submission of Information to the SIM QSTF for the Review of Quality Management Systems
- Guidance for Performing and Conducting Remote Assessments at National Metrology Institutes and Designated Institutes within the SIM Regional Metrology Organization
Resources
Contacts
Sally Bruce, Chair, QSTF
andrew.conn [at] nist.gov (Andrew Conn), Secretariat, QSTF