The UKAS Publications List will be updated on the final working day of each month.  The Publications list will be up-issued regardless of whether there are changes or not.   Changes since the previous edition will be shown below.  The current version of the publications list will be referenced on the home page under the Information Centre heading and will indicate whether or not there have been changes since the previous edition. 

Organisations are required to comply with current editions of all UKAS publications relevant to their accreditation or application.  As well as UKAS publications, accredited and applicant organisations should be aware of international publications relevant to their area of accreditation, available from the EA, IAF and ILAC websites.  Accredited and Applicant Organisations, and Assessors currently engaged by UKAS, must check that they either have an up-to-date copy of every publication relevant to their activities or have web access available to be able to access those documents as required.

CHANGES SINCE THE PREVIOUS ISSUE

New and Revised Titles - No new/revised titles this month

• For all accredited organisations
• For certification bodies  
• For inspection bodies  
• For laboratories 
  • Please see important information regarding the revision of ISO/IEC 17025 in the News Section
  • Joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communique on the Management System Requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005, General Requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
• For Proficiency Testing
• Publications concerning Directives & Regulations
• International body publications
• Development Project Publications

Titles Withdrawn (and withdrawal date)

• For all accredited organisations
  • No withdrawn titles in this section
• For certification bodies
• For inspection bodies
  • No withdrawn titles in this section
• For laboratories
  • No withdrawn titles in this section
• Technical Policy Statements
  • No withdrawn titles in this section
• Publications concerning Directives & Regulations
• International body publications
  • No withdrawn titles in this section

Getting UKAS and Other Publications

UKAS publications are available free of charge on this website as .pdf files.  Please use the links in the tables below.

EA publications (published by the European co-operation for Accreditation) are available as free downloads from their website  A list of all EA Publications is also avaialble from the EA website.

ILAC publications (published by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) are available as free downloads from their website

IAF publications (published by the International Accreditation Forum) are available as free downloads from their website

Printed copies of web-accessible documents can be obtained from UKAS at £10 per copy unless otherwise stated.  If you wish to place an order for paper copies of UKAS publications, please use this form. Payment for UKAS publications must be made on a cheque-with-order basis or by credit card.  Cheques in a non-UK currency must have a minimum value of £50 Sterling.  UKAS does not accept American Express or Diners cards.  Customers from outside the UK should add 25% to their orders to cover costs of post and packaging.  Note: ISO/IEC and BS EN Standards are not available from the web; these should be obtained directly from British Standards or ISO.

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DIRECTORIES OF UKAS ACCREDITED ORGANISATIONS

• Accredited Certification Bodies
• Accredited Inspection Bodies
• Accredited Laboratories
• Accredited Proficiency Testing Schemes

PUBLICATIONS FOR ALL ORGANISATIONS

URN 98/887	Conditions for Use of National Accreditation Marks by UKAS and UKAS Accredited Organisations (Published 2003)
GEN 2	Co-Ordinated Assessment Framework (Edition 1, June 2005)
GEN 3	Reporting UKAS Assessments (Edition 1, February 2006)

(Copies may be obtained from UKAS, price £25)

UKAS Publicity Material

P2	UKAS Update
P11	Certificates of Calibration (June 2000)
UKAS Brochures	Can You Risk It?                           Are your inspection services up to the mark? Reducing the Risk                        Why Risk It? Don't Risk It

PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO CERTIFICATION BODY ACCREDITATION

To gain accreditation, a certification body must be fully conversant and comply with the relevant standards, which are:

ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996 (BS EN 45011:1998)

General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems

EA 6-01	EA Guidelines on the application of EN45011
EA 6-02	EA Guidelines on the use of EN45011 & EN45012 for certification to EN729

ISO/IEC Guide 62:1996 (BS EN 45012:1998)

General requirements for bodies operating assessment and certification/registration of quality systems

EA-7/01	EA Guidance on the application of ISO/IEC Guide 62:1996
EA-7/03	EA Guidance for the Accreditation of Bodies Operating Certification/Registration of Information Security Management Systems
EA-6/02	EA Guidelines on the Use of EN45011 & EN45012 for certification to EN729

ISO/IEC 17024:2003

General Requirements for bodies operating certification of persons

IAF GD 24:2004

IAF Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC 17024:2003

ISO/IEC Guide 66:1999

General requirements for bodies operating assessment and certification/registration of environmental management systems

EA 7/02

EA Guidelines for the Accreditation of Certification Bodies for Environmental Management System

EMAS: Council Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of 19 March 2001

UKAS EMAS Supplement

EN45503 - Attestation Standard for the assessment of contract award procedures of entities  operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors

EA-9/01

EA Guidelines on the Application of EN45503

Guidance in interpreting these standards has been published under international agreements and adopted by UKAS.
UKAS has also published or adopted other publications concerned with specialised aspects of certification.
Even if a publication is applicable to only part of a certification body’s activities, compliance with the requirements in the publication is still mandatory.
Certification bodies (including applicant CBs) and assessors/auditors must read the UKAS Publications List (M4) to check for publications with which they have to comply.

C1	General Principles for the Assessment of Certification Bodies for Management System Certification (Edition 2, March 2006)
C2	General Principles for the Assessment of Certification Bodies for Product Certification (Edition 2, March 2006)
C3	General Principles for the Assessment of Certification Bodies for Environmental Management System Certification (Edition 2, March 2006)

Information and Guidance in Specialised Areas of Certification

CIS3	UKAS Guidance for bodies operating certification of Trust Service Providers seeking approval under tscheme. (Nov 2002)
CIS5	UKAS Guidance for the Application of ISO/IEC Guide 65 (EN45011) and EA-6/01, for verification of greenhouse gas emissions within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (Aug 2003)
CIS6	UKAS Approach to Accreditation for Certification/Inspection to PAS 43 (December 2003)

TECHNICAL POLICY STATEMENTS - Certification

TPS 50	UKAS Supervision of a verifier accredited in another EU Member State.
TPS 55	Transition Statement Regarding Arrangements for the Implementation of ISO 27001: 2005 (Edition 1, January 2006)

Sector Schemes for Quality Management in Highway Works

Scheme 2A	Sector Scheme Document for the Design and/or Supply, Installation and Repair of Fences for Infrastructure Works (Nov 2005)
Scheme 2B	Sector Scheme DocumentFor the Supply, Installation and Repair of Vehicle Restraint Systems(Nov 2002)
Scheme 2C	Sector Scheme Document for the Design, Supply, Installation and Repair of Environmental Barriers (Structural) for Infrastructure Works (Nov 2005)
Scheme 4	Sector Scheme Document for Preservative Treatment of Timber(Nov 2002)
Scheme 5A	Sector Scheme Document for the Manufacture of Parapets for Road Restraint Systems (April 2005)
Scheme 5B	Sector Scheme Document for the Installation of Parapets for Road Restraint Systems (April 2005)
Scheme 6	Sector Scheme Document for Manufacture and verification of lighting columns formerly known as 5020 (May 2006)
Scheme 7	Sector Scheme Document for The Application of Road Marking Materials and Road Studs to Road Surfaces (Mar 2003)
Schemes 8 9B & 10	Installation and Maintenance of Highway Electrical amd/or Highway Electronic Equipment and/or Associated Highway Works (Edition 4, April 2006)
Scheme 9A	Sector Scheme for the manufacture of permanent and/or temporary road traffic signs (Edition 1, January 2006)
Scheme 12A	Sector Scheme Document For Installing, maintaining and removing static temporary traffic management on motorways and high speed dual carriageways for schemes incorporating contraflow operations and/or temporary road markings (July 2005)
Scheme 12B	Sector Scheme Document for Static Temporary Traffic Management on Motorways and High Speed Dual Carriageways for Schemes Not Incorporating Contraflow Operations and/or Temporary Road Markings (July 2005)
Scheme 12C	Sector Scheme Document for Mobile Lane Closure Traffic Management on Motorways and Other Dual Carriageways (July 2005)
Scheme 12 D	Sector Scheme Document for Installing, maintaining and removing temporary traffic management on rural and urban roads (Edition 1, July 2005)
Scheme 13A	For the supply and application of surface dressings to road surfaces (Edition 5, January 2006)
Scheme 13B	Sector Scheme Document for the Supply and Application of Micrsurfacing (Nov 2003)
Scheme 14	For the quality management of the production of asphalt mixes (Edition 6, April 06)
Scheme 15	Sector Scheme Document for The Supply of Paving Grade Bitumen (Mar 2005)
Scheme 16	Sector Scheme Document for the Laying of Asphalt Mixes (February 2006)
Scheme 17	Sector Scheme for Vehicle Recovery at Highway Construction Sites (Edition 1, September 2005) (337 KB)

 

PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO INSPECTION BODY ACCREDITATION

To gain accreditation, an inspection body must be fully conversant and comply with the relevant standard, which is:

BS EN ISO/IEC 17020: 2004

General criteria for the Operation of Various Types of Bodies Performing Inspections

IAF/ILAC-A4:2004	Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC 17020
EA-5/02	Guidance on the Application of EN 45004 in recurrent inspection of motor vehicles

Guidance in interpreting the standard has been published under international agreements and adopted by UKAS.
UKAS has also published or adopted other publications concerned with specialised aspects of inspection.
Even if a publication is applicable to only part of an inspection body’s activities, compliance with the requirements in the publication is still mandatory.
Inspection bodies (including applicant IBs) and assessors/auditors must read the UKAS Publications List (M4) to check for publications with which they have to comply

E 1	General Principles for the Assessment of Inspection Bodies by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (Edition 2, March 2006)
E 2	Regulations to be met by Inspection Bodies(Nov 1997)

Inspection Recommendation and Guidance Publications

RG 0	Accreditation for Inspection (Apr 1999)
RG 1	Accreditation for In-Service Inspection of Power Presses and Other Specified Machines and their Safeguarding Systems (Edition 2, March 2006)
RG 2	Accreditation for In-Service Inspection of Pressure Systems/Equipment (Edition2, March 2006)
RG 3	Accreditation for In-Service Inspection of Transportable Pressure Receptacles (Edition 2, March 2006)
RG 4	Accreditation for the Inspection of Local Exhaust Ventilating (LEV) Plant  (Edition 2, March 2006)
RG 6	Accreditation for In-Service Inspection of Lifting Equipment (Edition 2, March 2006)
RG 7	Accreditation for Inspection Bodies Performing Non-Destructive Testing (Jul 2001)
RG 8	Accreditation of Bodies Surveying for Asbestos in Premises (Mar 2002)
RG 101	Accreditation for the Inspection of Electrical Equipment and Installations in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (Jul 2001)
RG 102	Accreditation for the Inspection of Non-Public High Voltage Electrical Systems (Jul 2001)
RG 103	Accreditation for the Inspection of Electrical Equipment in Quarries (Jan 2002)
RG 105	Accreditation for the Inspection of Low Voltage Electrical Installations and Associated Electrical Equipment (Jan 2002)
RG 200	Accreditation of Food Inspection Bodies (Aug 1998)
CIS6	UKAS Approach to Accreditation for Certification/Inspection to PAS 43 (December 2003)
TPS 52	UKAS Requirements for the Performance of In-House Calibration (Edition 1, June 2005)

PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO PROFICIENCY TESTING ACCREDITATION

To gain accreditation, a proficiency testing provider must be fully conversant and comply with the relevant standard, which is:

ISO GUIDE 43-1:1997

Proficiency testing by interlaboratory comparisons - Part 1: Development and operation of proficiency testing schemes

PUBLICATIONS FOR LABORATORY ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025

To gain accreditation, a laboratory must be fully conversant and comply with the relevant standard, which is:

BS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2000 (ISO/IEC 17025:1999) Note: This standard has been revised, ISO/IEC 17025:2005 was published on 12 May 2005, see article under 'News Section' detailing the changes and transition arrangements

General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories

Publications that provide guidance on meeting these requirements in specific areas are listed in UKAS Publications List (M4).  It is the responsibility of the laboratory to obtain and maintain current their own copy of ISO/IEC 17025.

UKAS laboratory publications (the LAB series) give guidance in the form of extra information, detail and specific limitations with respect to the application of the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. By following this guidance, laboratories will be able to demonstrate at assessment that they meet the relevant requirements.  However, a laboratory may use alternative methods, provided that they are shown to give an equivalent outcome.

LAB 1	Reference to Accreditation for Laboratories (May 2004)
LAB 3	The Conduct of UKAS Laboratory Assessments (December 2005)
LAB 5	Reporting of Calibration Results (Mar 2000)
LAB 11	Traceability of Temperature Measurement: Platinum Resistance Thermometers, Liquid-in-glass Thermometers and Radiation Thermometers (Sep 2000)
LAB 12	The Expression of Uncertainty in Testing (Oct 2000)
LAB 13	UKAS Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC 17025 Dealing with Expressions of Opinions and Interpretations (Oct 2001)
LAB 14	Calibration of Weighing Machines (Oct 2004) (NB: Changes highlighted in edition 3 of LAB 14 should be read against edition 1 dated March 2001 not edition 2 dated September 2004.  Edition 2 contained a number of typographical errors and was immediately up-issued and superseded. Apologies for any inconvenience.)
LAB 15	Traceability: Volumetric Apparatus (Mar 2002)
LAB 21	Calibration and Measurement Traceability for Construction Materials Testing Equipment (Oct 2000)
LAB 22	Traceability: Test Sieves (Nov 2000)
LAB 23	Traceability for Equipment used in Acoustical Testing (Oct 2000)
LAB 24	Measurement of Traceability and Calibration in the Mechanical Testing of Metallic Materials (Nov 2000)
LAB 25	Traceability of Hardness Measurements (Nov 2000)
LAB 26	Calibration of Radionuclide Sources: Activity, Particle or Photon Emission Rate, Air Kerma Rate (Edition 2, October 2004)
LAB 30	Application of ISO/IEC 17025 for Asbestos Sampling and Testing (Mar 2002)
LAB 31	Use of Culture Media Procured Ready-to-use or Partially Completed in Microbiological Testing (Dec 2000)
LAB 32	Accreditation for Suppliers to the UK National DNA Database (Jun 2001)
LAB 34	The Expression of uncertainty in EMC Testing (Aug 2002)
LAB 35	Uncertainties Associated with Imperfect Surfaces in Thermal conductivity Measurements Using Standard Hot-plate Equipment (Mar 2001)
LAB 36	Laboratory Accommodation and Environment in the Measurement of Length, Angle and Form (Mar 2001)
LAB 37	Accreditation Requirements for Sampling and Testing in Accordance with the Drinking Water Testing Specification (DWTS) (Jun 2002)
LAB 39	UKAS Guidance on the Implementation and Management of Flexible Scopes of Accreditation within Laboratories (Aug 2004)
*M3003	The Expression of Uncertainty and Confidence in Measurement (Dec 1997) (4Mb)
EA Publications	Relevant EA Publications

* Copies may be obtained from UKAS, price £25

Asbestos 4 Stage Site Clearance Testing

UKAS' 4-stage clearance pilot project was successfully completed at the end of January 2006.  The guidance produced for the project was determined to be fit-for-purpose and is currently being incorporated into an update of LAB 30.  In the interim the guidance document produced for the project (see below) remains valid for all laboratories undertaking this area of work. 

Draft Guidance Document - 3

UKAS Guidance for Laboratories carrying out Site Clearance Certification (draft issued for pilot assessments)

TECHNICAL POLICY STATEMENTS

Technical Policy Statements (TPS) are brief announcements on matters of technical policy.  Organisations holding or seeking UKAS accreditation are required to comply with the relevant TPSs.

TPSs will normally have a short life - typically a year or two.  Issue and expiry dates will be printed on TPSs, as will a UKAS contact for further information.

TPS 23	Test sieves to EN 933-2 : 1995 for aggregates – nominal sizes of aperture Issued Jan 2002 Expires 31 Dec 03
TPS 25	Rolling Straight Edge - The Measurement of Surface Regularity of Road Pavement Surfaces - Calibration Requirements Issued: June 2003 Issue 4
TPS 37	Simplified Test Reports Issued: May 05 Expires: April 2010
TPS 38	The Implementation of EA-10/13 Calibration of Temperature Block Calibrators Edition 3 Feb 06
TPS 41	UKAS Policy on Traceability of Measurement. Edition 3 Issued Jun 05
TPS 42	Calibration of Imperial Measure Gauge Blocks to BS EN ISO 3650 Edition 2 Issued Aug 04
TPS 43	Testing Hardened Concrete - Guidance on Accreditation to BS EN 12390 Edition 2 Issued December 2004
TPS 45	Testing Aggregates - Guidance on Accreditation to BS EN Standards (Edition 1 - January 2005)
TPS 46	Calibration of force-proving instruments (used for the verification of uniaxial testing machines) to BS EN ISO 376 Edition 1 Issued December 2003
TPS 47	UKAS Policy on Participation in Proficiency Testing Schemes Edition 1 - Issued May 2004
TPS 48	General Principles to be Applied for Multiple Reports from a Single Source of Test Data Edition 1 - Issued April 2004
TPS 49	Interim Arrangements for IEC 61672 Sound Level Meters - Periodic Tests Edition 1 - Issued April 2004
TPS 51	Accreditation of Multi-Site/Group Laboratories (Edition 1, June 2005)
TPS 52	UKAS Requirements for the Performance of In-House Calibration (Edition 1, June 2005)
TPS 53	Management system requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 - statement for use on accreditation certificates and test/calibration reports/certificates (Edition 1, September 2005)
TPS 54	UKAS Policy on Traceability of Calibration Gas Standards used in Stack Emission Monitoring (Edition 1, January 2006)

PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO EC DIRECTIVES AND UK REGULATIONS

DR 4	Beef Labelling Scheme Requirements for Certification Body Compliance with EN 45011(Feb 2000)
DR 5	Inspection of Tanks for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (May 2004)
DR 6	Inspection of Tanks for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (Edition 1, November 2005)
P16	Assessment of approved and notified bodies (Edition 10, December 2005)