ASTM D4621-99 - 10.12.1999
 
1. Scope

1.1 This guide describes the essential aspects including the development of statistical process control (SPC) charts of an accountability and quality control program for a coal analysis laboratory.

1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E1187-97

Standard Terminology Relating to Conformity Assessment (Withdrawn 2006)

D346-25

Standard Practice for Collection and Preparation of Coke Samples for Laboratory Analysis

E548-94e1

Standard Guide for General Criteria Used for Evaluating Laboratory Competence

E456-13a(2022)e1

Standard Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics (Includes all amendments and changes 4/16/2024).

E177-26a

Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods (Includes all amendments and changes 5/14/2026).

D4182-97

Standard Practice for Evaluation of Laboratories Using ASTM Procedures in the Sampling and Analysis of Coal and Coke

D3302-07

Standard Test Method for Total Moisture in Coal

D3180-25

Standard Practice for Calculating Coal and Coke Analyses from As-Determined to Different Bases

D2234/D2234M-20

Standard Practice for Collection of a Gross Sample of Coal

D2013-07

Standard Practice for Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis

E1323-26

Standard Guide for Evaluating Laboratory Measurement Practices and the Statistical Analysis of the Resulting Data

E1579-94

Standard Guide for Ensuring Data Integrity in Highly Computerized Laboratory Operations (Withdrawn 2002)

Manual

on Presentation of Data and Control Chart Analyses, ASTM Manual 7, 1996

Guide 25

General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories

E882-10

Standard Guide for Accountability and Quality Control in the Chemical Analysis Laboratory