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11/02/2016
Accreditations
The expertise of many BAM areas is monitored and confirmed by external bodies. With an accreditation according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 the management system of testing and calibration laboratories also meets the ISO 9001:2008 principles.
Scope of Accreditations
The following is an overview of the accreditation for the testing laboratories, the calibration laboratory, the inspection body, the certification body, materials testing and for good laboratory practice at BAM.
Under the respective headings you will find information on the areas of competence for the accreditation of BAM’s various departments and the respective accreditation certificates with annexes.
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Reference material producer
according to ISO-Guide 34 and DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025
Monitoring Body: DAkkSCertified reference materials in the form of non-ferrous metals and alloys, ceramics and glass, soils and sediments, food, ethanol/water solutions, aqueous solutions of stable isotopes, lubricants and fuels as well as porous materials
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Calibration Laboratory
As per DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025
Monitoring Body: DAkkSDivision 8.1 − Sensors, Measurement and Testing Methods
Mechanical quantities
- Force
Thermodynamic quantities
Temperature quantities
- Resistance thermometers
- Direct reading thermometers
- Temperature-transmitters, data loggers
- Thermocouples
- Temperature indicators and –simulators a)
Electric quantities
DC and low frequency quantities
- Voltage ratio a)
- DC voltage a)
- DC current a)
- DC resistance a)
- Charge
a) even on-site-calibration
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Testing Laboratories
As per DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025
Monitoring Body: DAkkSDepartment 1 − Analytical Chemistry, Reference Materials
- Chemical analysis of steel- and ferrous materials, basic materials and by-products of steel production, non-ferrous metals and non-ferrous metal materials, refractory material as well as building materials, glass, ceramics, plastics and demand articles
- Optical emission spectroscopic analysis of steel and ferrous materials and non-ferrous materials
- Determination of trace elements in metals, metal alloys, metal salt solutions, ceramics, plastics and refractory materials
- Determination of specific surface, porosity and pore distribution of disperse and compact porous materials
- Physical, physical-chemical and chemical analysis of water, sewage, sewage sludge, mud and sediments, waste, materials for reuse and grounds
- Determination of sulfur in motor fuels
- Determination of water content using coulometric Karl-Fischer-Titration
- Determination of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen in liquid and solid materials using elemental analysis
- Selected procedure for determination of organic pollutants and trace elements in specific biotics and food
- NMR- and fluorescence spectroscopic analysis of organic and inorganic compounds
- Purity tests and assays of organic compounds
Department 1 − Analytical Chemistry, Reference Materials
Accreditation Certificate and Attachment (PDF, German version only)
Department 3 − Containment Systems for Dangerous Goods
- Design type test of packagings, IBCs and large packagings for the transport of dangerous goods
- Testing of paper, fibreboard and packaging
- Approval design test of containers for transport and storage of dangerous goods such as radioactive materials, including cask models, prototypes, serial specimens as well as components and samples
- Leak testing with tracer gas method
- Hydraulic burst testing (incl. slow burst test) and hydraulic load cycle testing (incl. extreme temperature cycle test) of pressure receptacles / pressure vessels
Department 3 − Containment Systems for Dangerous Goods
Accreditation Certificate and Attachment (PDF, German version only)
Department 4 − Materials and Environment
- Resistance of materials and biocides against biogenic attack
- Identity of reference organisms as well as chemical analysis of biocides for materials protection
- Scanning electron microscopic surface analysis and microanalysis on inorganic and organic materials
- Analytics and sampling of volatile and particlebound organic compounds (VVOC, VOC, SVOC and POM) and selected procedure for sampling of dusts in test chamber- and indoor air as well as physical and chemical analysis of this compounds
- Sampling of waste, materials for reuse, soils, agricultural and contaminated soils
- Selected leaching- and percolation-test for the characterization of soils and wastes
- Analysis of the stress crack resistance of geomembranes
Department 4 − Materials and Environment
Accreditation Certificate and Attachment (PDF, German version only)
Department 5 − Materials Engineering and
Department 9 − Component Safety- Materialographical and fractographical test methods at technical materials
- Mechanical and technological tests as well as fracture mechanical and fatigue tests of metallic materials
- Testing of glass, ceramics and composite materials
- Oscillating, vibration and shock tests as well as temperature testing and climate tests
Department 5 − Materials Engineering
Department 9 − Component Safety
Accreditation Certificate and Attachment (PDF, German version only)
Department 6 − Materials Protection and Surface Technologies
- Analysis for imaging and non-imaging determination of mechanically-technological, optical, topographical, morphological and chemical surfaces- and layer parameters
Department 6 − Materials Protection and Surface Technologies
Accreditation Certificate and Attachment (PDF, German version only)
Department 7 − Safety of Structures
- Selected chemical, physical and technological tests at bituminous materials and waterproofing for structures and parts from concrete
- Selected fire tests at construction units (f. b. non-bearing walls, fire barriers, glazing, supporting parts) and at building materials (u. a. testing of the ignitibility, of the flue gas development, of the energy release)
- Selected chemical, physical and technological tests at mineral building materials
- Selected mechanically-technological tests and resistance tests elastomeric materials, reference materials and plastic materials
- Corrosion tests at metallic materials and construction units
- Selected physical, physical-chemical analysis of water
- Testing of Building products (system 3 for rating and checkup of the performance steadiness) at within the scope of of the regulation (eu) No. 305/2011 for determining harmonized conditions for the marketing of Building products (construction products regulation), testing of fire behavior and the fire resistance of Building products, for the the specification of the reference a relevant harmonized tchnical specification non needed is (point 3. annex a., (eu) No. 305/2011)
Department 7 − Safety of Structures
Accreditation Certificate and Attachment (PDF, German version only)
Department 8 − Non-destructive Testing
- Nondestructive testing in construction using electromagnetic and acoustic test methods as well as nondestructive tests at metallic and non metallic materials
- Thermography
- Testing of force measurement devices
- Run of force measurements
- Testing of sensors for determination of the composition of not explosive gas mixtures and of the gas humidity
Department 8 − Non-destructive Testing
Accreditation Certificate and Attachment (PDF, German version only)
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Inspection Body
As per DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020
Monitoring Body: DAkkSBAM Certification Body (BZS)
Mobile pressure equipment, conformity assessment of valves and other pressure vessel accessories
- Conformity assessment of valves and other pressure vessel accessories according to Directive 2010/35/EU, Article (2)(1a)
- Conformity assessment procedures in conjunction with RID/ADR Chapter 6.2 and Section 1.8.6 for their implementation as described in RID/ADR Section 1.8.7 and establishment of the agreement with specific requirements and – based on an expert assessment – with general requirements.
Accreditation Certificate and Attachment (PDF, German version only)
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Certification body
As per DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065
Monitoring Body: DAkkS (ZLS)BAM Certification Body (BZS)
- Conformity assessment according to Directive 94/9/EC of Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres as well as safety and control devices for the use outside of potentially explosive atmospheres including the related attachments
- Conformity assessment of
- acetylene supply systems, valves and safety equipment for welding, cutting and allied processes
- gas detectors
- reactivity of materials as well as burn-out safety of valves and system components in oxygen service
- objects in the optical area
- devices and test equipment for non-destructive material testing
- products with requirements concerning fire protection
- low-emission materials for the assembly of museum display cases - Certification of construction products (systems for assessment and verification of the constancy of performance (system 1) and of the manufacturer’s factory production control (system 2+) in the framework of the regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 for the determination of harmonized conditions for the marketing of construction products (construction products regulation)
Accreditation Certificate and Attachment (PDF, German version only)
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Materials Testing
As per SAE Aerospace Standard AS7003
Monitoring Body: NadcapDivision 5.2 - Experimental and Model Based Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
Division 9.2 - Testing Devices and Equipment
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Good Laboratory Practice
As per EU-Richtlinie 2004/9/EG
Monitoring Body: BfRAssessment of conformity for Department 2 - Chemical Safety Engineering
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External evaluations
BAM has been repeatedly evaluated by external bodies, always with good to very good results.
Evaluation by the German Council of Science and Humanities commissioned by the Federal Government in 2005 - 06 (PDF, German version only)
Implementation of the German Council of Science and Humanities’s evaluation recommendations in 2010 (PDF, German version only)
Evaluation by the German Council of Science and Humanities 2015/2016 (PDF, German version only)