ASTM E3215-19a
(Practice)Standard Practice for Certification of Less Lethal Aerosol Devices Used by Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Other Public Safety Officers
Standard Practice for Certification of Less Lethal Aerosol Devices Used by Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Other Public Safety Officers
SCOPE
1.1 This practice establishes the certification requirements for less lethal aerosol devices used by law enforcement, corrections officers, and other public safety officers.
1.1.1 This practice is intended to be used by certification bodies and by purchasers and suppliers in the procurement of less lethal aerosol devices that meet Specification E3187/E3187M.
1.1.2 The performance, testing, labeling, documentation, and reporting requirements for certification are specified in Specification E3187/E3187M.
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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 30-Nov-2019
- Technical Committee
- E54 - Homeland Security Applications
- Drafting Committee
- E54.04 - Public Safety Equipment
Relations
- Effective Date
- 01-Jun-2018
Overview
ASTM E3215-19a: Standard Practice for Certification of Less Lethal Aerosol Devices Used by Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Other Public Safety Officers establishes certification requirements for less lethal aerosol devices intended for use by law enforcement personnel, corrections officers, and public safety officials. This standard enables certification bodies, manufacturers, and procurement personnel to ensure that aerosol devices, such as OC (oleoresin capsicum) and CS irritant sprays, meet rigorously defined quality and safety criteria. The practice references comprehensive performance, testing, labeling, documentation, and reporting requirements specified in ASTM E3187/E3187M to support conformity and promote public and officer safety.
Key Topics
- Certification Requirements: Describes the procedures and essential elements for certifying less lethal aerosol devices, including model identification, supplier obligations, product labeling, and insurance requirements.
- Roles and Responsibilities: Defines roles for certification bodies (third-party organizations), suppliers, and manufacturers to maintain product conformance and integrity throughout the product lifecycle.
- Inspection, Audit, and Testing: Outlines processes for initial conformity assessment and ongoing surveillance, including facility audits, product sampling, quality system review, and periodic testing to ensure compliance with referenced specifications.
- Surveillance and Compliance: Requires annual audits, marketplace sampling, and ongoing monitoring of certified products to verify continued adherence to the standard and address any changes in product design or use.
- Corrective Actions and Recalls: Details protocols for addressing reports of nonconformance, fitness for use, or safety concerns, including the processes for corrective actions, recalls, or the suspension of certification.
- Certification Mark and Transparency: Specifies rules for marking products, maintaining certified model listings, and ensuring information is accessible, credible, and defensible.
Applications
ASTM E3215-19a provides a robust certification protocol for a variety of less lethal aerosol devices that are critical for de-escalation, riot control, and personal defense in law enforcement and corrections environments. Practical applications include:
- Law Enforcement Agencies: Agencies use certified devices to ensure officer and public safety, complying with regulatory requirements and minimizing liability.
- Procurement and Purchasing: Purchasing departments reference this standard to select compliant aerosol devices that meet recognized performance and safety benchmarks.
- Manufacturers and Suppliers: Device producers follow this practice to achieve and maintain product certification, utilizing third-party conformity assessment and implementing quality management systems.
- Certification Bodies: Independent organizations carry out assessment, testing, and surveillance procedures-for both initial certification and ongoing compliance-according to ASTM and ISO guidelines.
This standard supports the objective, repeatable evaluation of less lethal weapons technology, aiding public trust, user safety, and regulatory adherence.
Related Standards
ASTM E3215-19a is closely aligned with and references several important international and ASTM standards, including:
- ASTM E3187/E3187M: Specification for Less Lethal Aerosol Devices Used by Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Other Public Safety Officers
- ASTM E3108: Practice for Conformity Assessment of Protective Gloves Worn by Law Enforcement and Corrections Officers
- ISO 9000 and ISO 9001: Quality management systems-fundamentals, vocabulary, and requirements
- ISO/IEC 17000, 17011, 17025, and 17065: Conformity assessment and accreditation principles for assessment bodies and testing laboratories
By adhering to ASTM E3215-19a and its referenced standards, organizations can ensure certified aerosol devices meet globally recognized benchmarks for quality, performance, and safety, providing confidence in less lethal solutions for security and public safety operations.
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ASTM E3215-19a is a standard published by ASTM International. Its full title is "Standard Practice for Certification of Less Lethal Aerosol Devices Used by Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Other Public Safety Officers". This standard covers: SCOPE 1.1 This practice establishes the certification requirements for less lethal aerosol devices used by law enforcement, corrections officers, and other public safety officers. 1.1.1 This practice is intended to be used by certification bodies and by purchasers and suppliers in the procurement of less lethal aerosol devices that meet Specification E3187/E3187M. 1.1.2 The performance, testing, labeling, documentation, and reporting requirements for certification are specified in Specification E3187/E3187M. 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
SCOPE 1.1 This practice establishes the certification requirements for less lethal aerosol devices used by law enforcement, corrections officers, and other public safety officers. 1.1.1 This practice is intended to be used by certification bodies and by purchasers and suppliers in the procurement of less lethal aerosol devices that meet Specification E3187/E3187M. 1.1.2 The performance, testing, labeling, documentation, and reporting requirements for certification are specified in Specification E3187/E3187M. 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM E3215-19a is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 03.120.20 - Product and company certification. Conformity assessment; 13.310 - Protection against crime. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
ASTM E3215-19a has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to ASTM E3108-18. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation:E3215 −19a
Standard Practice for
Certification of Less Lethal Aerosol Devices Used by Law
Enforcement, Corrections, and Other Public Safety Officers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3215; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.2 Other Standards:
ISO 9000 Quality management systems – Fundamentals and
1.1 This practice establishes the certification requirements
vocabulary
for less lethal aerosol devices used by law enforcement,
ISO 9001 Quality management systems – Requirements
corrections officers, and other public safety officers.
ISO/IEC 17000 Conformity assessment – Vocabulary and
1.1.1 This practice is intended to be used by certification
general principles
bodies and by purchasers and suppliers in the procurement of
ISO/IEC 17011 Conformity assessment – General require-
less lethal aerosol devices that meet Specification E3187/
ments for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity
E3187M.
assessment bodies
1.1.2 The performance, testing, labeling, documentation,
ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of
and reporting requirements for certification are specified in
testing and calibration laboratories
Specification E3187/E3187M.
ISO/IEC 17065 Conformity assessment – Requirements for
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
bodies certifying products, processes and services
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3. Terminology
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
3.1 Definitions:
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1.1 accreditation, n—third-party attestation related to a
1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-
conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
tasks. ISO/IEC 17000
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
3.1.2 audit, n—systematic, independent, documented pro-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
cess for getting records, statements of fact, or other relevant
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
information and assessing them objectively to determine the
extent to which specified requirements are fulfilled.
2. Referenced Documents
ISO/IEC 17000
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.3 certification, n—a system whereby a third-party inde-
E3108 Practice for Conformity Assessment of Protective
pendent organization determines that a supplier has demon-
Gloves Worn by Law Enforcement and Corrections Offi-
strated the ability to make a product that complies with the
cers
requirements of the specification, authorizes the supplier to use
E3187/E3187M Specification for Less Lethal Aerosol De-
a label on products that comply with the requirements of the
vices Used by Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Other
specification, and conducts a follow-up surveillance program
Public Safety Officers
to verify the methods the supplier uses to determine confor-
mance with the requirements of the specification.
Practice E3108
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland
3.1.4 certification body, n—third-party conformity assess-
Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E54.04 on
ment body operating certification schemes and attesting to the
Public Safety Equipment.
conformity of products.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2019. Published December 2019. Originally
approved in 2019. Last previous edition approved in 2019 as E3215 – 19. DOI:
10.1520/E3215-19A.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Central Secretariat, BIBC II, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier,
the ASTM website. Geneva, Switzerland, http://www.iso.org.
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E3215−19a
3.1.4.1 Discussion—A certification body can be non- 4.3 For each certified model that has entered the stream of
governmental or governmental (with or without regulatory commerce, the supplier shall, at a minimum, maintain product
authority), and can also be known as a certification organiza- liability insurance for the certified model throughout its shelf
tion. life.
3.1.5 certified model, n—any model that has successfully 4.4 A compliant product model shall have a product label
been tested and found to conform to requirements by an
that meets the requirements specified in Specification E3187/
appropriately accredited certification body. E3187M and Section 8 of this practice.
3.1.6 certified model listing, n—a publicly accessible listing
4.5 All certification shall be performed by a certification
of certified models.
body that is independent of any supplier and meets the
requirements specified in Specification E3187/E3187M,in
3.1.7 certified product, n—one unit of a particular certified
accordance with ISO/IEC 17065.
model.
4.6 Certification bodies shall have a scope of accreditation
3.1.8 evaluation, n—determination of the significance or
to include Specification E3187/E3187M. The accreditation
condition by careful appraisal and study.
shall be issued by an accreditation body that is a signatory to
3.1.9 inspection, n—examination of a product, product
the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Multilateral Rec-
design, service, process or manufacturing facility, and deter-
ognition Arrangement (MLA).
mination of conformity with specific or (on the basis of
4.7 The certification body shall use a testing laboratory that
professional judgment) general requirements.
is independent of any supplier and is accredited to ISO/IEC
Adapted from ISO/IEC 17000
17025 for the scope of Specification E3187/E3187M by an
3.1.10 listed, adj—included in a publicly accessible list
accreditation body that is a signatory to the International
published by an accredited certification body.
Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recog-
nition Arrangement (MRA).
3.1.11 model, n—the manufacturer’s design, with unique
specifications and characteristics, of a particular item.
4.8 The certification body shall have a program for initial
3.1.12 product, n—one unit of a particular model. determination of conformance of product models. At a
minimum, the program shall include inspection, audit, and
3.1.13 supplier, n—the entity that directs and controls the
testing as required by Specification E3187/E3187M, including
following: conformant product design, conformant product
the following:
manufacturing, conformant product quality assurance; or the
4.8.1 Inspection of labeling and marking as specified in
entity that assumes the liability for the conformant product or
Specification E3187/E3187M,
provides the warranty for the conformant product.
4.8.2 Visiting the supplier’s applicable manufacturing
3.1.14 surveillance, n—systematic iteration of conformity
facilities,
assessment activities as a basis for maintaining the validity of
4.8.3 Auditing the supplier’s management systems and
the statement of conformity.
related procedures, records, and documentation, and
3.1.15 test item, n—a single article intended for testing.
4.8.4 Audit/inspection of all testing laboratory procedures
utilized by the supplier to conduct OC spray, CS spray, and
3.1.16 third-party, adj—independent of the person or orga-
OC-CS blended spray batch testing.
nization that provides the product and of the user interests in
that object.
5. Certification Program
3.1.17 third-party certification, n—conformity assessment
activity that is performed by a person or body that is indepen- 5.1 For both initial determination of compliance and
dent of the person or organization that provides the object and
surveillance, the certification body shall conduct inspection,
of user interests in that object.
audit, and testing as specified in this section or as otherwise
noted in Specification E3187/E3187M.
4. General
5.2 The certification body shall refuse to certify models that
4.1 Eachproductmodelshallbecertifiedinaccordancewith donotcomplywithallapplicablerequirementsofSpecification
Specification E3187/E3187M. Product models that are labeled E3187/E3187M.
as certified to Specification E3187/E3187M shall meet all
5.3 The contractual provisions between the certification
applicable requirements of Specification E3187/E3187M. The
body and the supplier shall specify that certification is contin-
certification program shall meet at least the criteria specified in
gent on compliance with all applicable requirements of Speci-
Section 5 of this practice.
fication E3187/E3187M. There shall be no conditional,
4.2 Suppliers shall not claim compliance with any part of temporary, or partial certifications. Suppliers shall not be
the requirements of Specification E3187/E3187M and shall not authorized to use any certification body mark or reference to
use the name or identification of Specification E3187/E3187M the certification body on products that are not manufactured in
inanystatementsregardingtheirrespectiveproductsunlessthe compliance with all applicable requirements of Specification
product is certified to Specification E3187/E3187M. E3187/E3187M.
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5.4 The certification body and the supplier shall identify initial certification, and all such models shall undergo surveil-
each model for certification and the variants (if any) within lance and shall meet all the applicable performance require-
each model. ments of Specification E3187/E3187M.
5.5 The certification body shall require the supplier to
7.2 At a minimum, the surveillance program shall include
establish and maintain a quality assurance program, registered the following:
to ISO 9001, to include production inspection and testing that
7.2.1 Inspection and audit as specified in Section 6 of this
at least meets the requirements specified in Section 6 of this
practice, on a frequency of at least once per year; and
practice. The certification body shall audit the supplier’s
7.2.2 Annual testing to the performance requirements of
quality assurance program to ensure that the quality assurance
Specification E3187/E3187M.
program provides continued product compliance with Specifi-
7.3 The certification body shall use products from the open
cation E3187/E3187M.
market for surveillance inspection and surveillance testing.
5.6 The certification body shall conduct a surveillance
7.4 The certification body shall require the supplier to
quality audit and inspection program of the manufacturing
submit any proposed change(s) to a compliant model and
facilities of the certified products with at least one visit per
related documentation prior to implementation of a change.
twelve-month period. As
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Designation: E3215 − 19 E3215 − 19a
Standard Practice for
Certification of Less Lethal Aerosol Devices Used by Law
Enforcement, Corrections, and Other Public Safety Officers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3215; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This practice establishes the certification requirements for less lethal aerosol devices used by law enforcement, corrections
officers, and other public safety officers.
1.1.1 This practice is intended to be used by certification bodies and by purchasers and suppliers in the procurement of less
lethal aerosol devices that meet Specification E3187/E3187M.
1.1.2 The performance, testing, labeling, documentation, and reporting requirements for certification are specified in
Specification E3187/E3187M.
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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E3108 Practice for Conformity Assessment of Protective Gloves Worn by Law Enforcement and Corrections Officers
E3187/E3187M Specification for Less Lethal Aerosol Devices Used by Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Other Public Safety
Officers
2.2 Other Standards:
ISO 9000 Quality management systems – Fundamentals and vocabulary
ISO 9001 Quality management systems – Requirements
ISO/IEC 17000 Conformity assessment – Vocabulary and general principles
ISO/IEC 17011 Conformity assessment – General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment
bodies
ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
ISO/IEC 17065 Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 accreditation, n—third-party attestation related to a conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its
competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks. ISO/IEC 17000
3.1.2 audit, n—systematic, independent, documented process for getting records, statements of fact, or other relevant
information and assessing them objectively to determine the extent to which specified requirements are fulfilled.
ISO/IEC 17000
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E54.08 on
Operational Equipment.
Current edition approved Aug. 15, 2019Dec. 1, 2019. Published August 2019December 2019. Originally approved in 2019. Last previous edition approved in 2019 as
E3215 – 19. DOI: 10.1520/E3215-19.10.1520/E3215-19A.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO Central Secretariat, BIBC II, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva,
Switzerland, http://www.iso.org.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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3.1.3 certification, n—a system whereby a third-party independent organization determines that a supplier has demonstrated the
ability to make a product that complies with the requirements of the specification, authorizes the supplier to use a label on products
that comply with the requirements of the specification, and conducts a follow-up surveillance program to verify the methods the
supplier uses to determine conformance with the requirements of the specification.
Practice E3108
3.1.4 certification body, n—third-party conformity assessment body operating certification schemes and attesting to the
conformity of products.
3.1.4.1 Discussion—
A certification body can be non-governmental or governmental (with or without regulatory authority), and can also be known as
a certification organization.
3.1.5 certified model, n—any model that has successfully been tested and found to conform to requirements by an appropriately
accredited certification body.
3.1.6 certified model listing, n—a publicly accessible listing of certified models.
3.1.7 certified product, n—one unit of a particular certified model.
3.1.8 evaluation, n—determination of the significance or condition by careful appraisal and study.
3.1.9 inspection, n—examination of a product, product design, service, process or manufacturing facility, and determination of
conformity with specific or (on the basis of professional judgment) general requirements.
Adapted from ISO/IEC 17000
3.1.10 listed, adj—included in a publicly accessible list published by an accredited certification body.
3.1.11 model, n—the manufacturer’s design, with unique specifications and characteristics, of a particular item.
3.1.12 product, n—one unit of a particular model.
3.1.13 supplier, n—the entity that directs and controls the following: conformant product design, conformant product
manufacturing, conformant product quality assurance; or the entity that assumes the liability for the conformant product or
provides the warranty for the conformant product.
3.1.14 surveillance, n—systematic iteration of conformity assessment activities as a basis for maintaining the validity of the
statement of conformity.
3.1.15 test item, n—a single article intended for testing.
3.1.16 third-party, adj—independent of the person or organization that provides the product and of the user interests in that
object.
3.1.17 third-party certification, n—conformity assessment activity that is performed by a person or body that is independent of
the person or organization that provides the object and of user interests in that object.
4. General
4.1 Each product model shall be certified in accordance with Specification E3187/E3187M. Product models that are labeled as
certified to Specification E3187/E3187M shall meet all applicable requirements of Specification E3187/E3187M. The certification
program shall meet at least the criteria specified in Section 5 of this practice.
4.2 Suppliers shall not claim compliance with any part of the requirements of Specification E3187/E3187M and shall not use
the name or identification of Specification E3187/E3187M in any statements regarding their respective products unless the product
is certified to Specification E3187/E3187M.
4.3 Each compliant productFor each certified model that has been certified and has entered the stream of commerce shall
maintain its certification status commerce, the supplier shall, at a minimum, maintain product liability insurance for the certified
model throughout its shelf life.
4.4 A compliant product model shall have a product label that meets the requirements specified in Specification E3187/E3187M
and Section 8 of this practice.
4.5 All certification shall be performed by a certification body that is independent of any supplier and meets the requirements
specified in Specification E3187/E3187M, in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065.
4.6 Certification bodies shall have a scope of accreditation to include Specification E3187/E3187M. The accreditation shall be
issued by an accreditation body that is a signatory to the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Multilateral Recognition
Arrangement (MLA).
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4.7 The certification body shall use a testing laboratory that is independent of any supplier and is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025
for the scope of Specification E3187/E3187M by an accreditation body that is a signatory to the International Laboratory
Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).
4.8 The certification body shall have a program for initial determination of conformance of product models. At a minimum, the
program shall include inspection, audit, and testing as required by Specification E3187/E3187M, including the following:
4.8.1 Inspection of labeling and marking as specified in Specification E3187/E3187M,
4.8.2 Visiting the supplier’s applicable manufacturing facilities,
4.8.3 Auditing the supplier’s management systems and related procedures, records, and documentation, and
4.8.4 Audit/inspection of all testing laboratory procedures utilized by the supplier to conduct OC spray, CS spray, and OC-CS
blended spray batch testing.
5. Certification Program
5.1 For both initial determination of compliance and surveillance, the certification body shall conduct inspection, audit, and
testing as specified in this section or as otherwise noted in Specification E3187/E3187M.
5.2 The certification body shall refuse to certify productsmodels that do not comply with all applicable requirements of
Specification E3187/E3187M.
5.3 The contractual provisions between the certification body and the supplier shall specify that certification is contingent on
compliance with all applicable requirements of Specification E3187/E3187M. There shall be no conditional, temporary, or partial
certifications. Suppliers shall not be authorized to use any label certification body mark or reference to the certification body on
products that are not manufactured in compliance with all applicable requirements of Specification E3187/E3187M.
5.4 The certification body and the supplier shall identify each model for certification and the variants (if any) within each model.
5.5 The certification body shall require the supplier to establish and maintain a quality assurance program, registered to ISO
9001, to include production inspection and testing that at least meets the requirements specified in Section 6 of this practice. The
certification body shall audit the supplier’s quality assurance program to ensure that the quality assurance program provides
continued product compliance with Specification E3187/E3187M.
5.6 The certification body shall conduct a surveillance quality audit and inspection program of the manufacturing facilities of
the certified products with at least one visit per twelve-month period. As part of the annual quality audit and inspection program,
the certification body shall select at random from the supplier’s production line, the supplier’s in-house stock, or the open market.
These samples shall be inspected and tested by the certification body to verify the product’s continued compliance.
5.7 The certification body shall require the supplier to have a product recall system as part of the supplier’s quality assurance
program.
5.8 The certification body’s name and labelmark shall be registered and legally defendable.
6. Inspection, Audit, and Testing
6.1 For both initial determinations of conformance and surveillance, the certification body shall direct how insp
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