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1. Quality Assurance General Instructions

reagents used to produce a reaction is omitted.
INTRODUCTION
This manual has been prepared to describe a Quality FCoefficient of Variation (Relative Standard
Management System that may be used by feed Deviation): The standard deviation divided by the
analysis laboratories and serve as a reference source mean and multiplied by 100.
which specific laboratories can use to implement
protocols appropriate to their specific situations. The FDocument: A controlled written policy, procedure,
Quality Management System described in this manual or work instruction that defines what people do and
is based on help laboratory personnel maintain the how to do it. Controlled means that the document
standards expected while providing a consistent, states who wrote or authorised the policy or
reliable, efficient and professional service with the level procedure, when it was issued and states any
of quality required by the laboratory's customers. The version number to avoid the use of a document that
laboratory personnel must have an understanding of is no longer valid. Control of documentation will
the principles underlying quality assurance and must normally be the responsibility of the Quality
apply them in all areas of their work. Only in this way can Assurance Manager.
they maintain credibility, which is the most important FPrecision: A measure of the scatter of the data
attribute of any laboratory. This manual provides a around the average.
strong foundation for laboratories on which they can
develop a Quality Management System which will meet FProficiency Sample: (External Quality Assurance
the requirements of the international standard. Sample). Samples provided by external source in
order to compare laboratory results between
laboratories and may be used as an internal quality
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
control sample.
FAccuracy: The difference between an observed or
measured value and the accepted or "true value". FQuality Assurance: Planned and systematic
Since accuracy is affected by both random and activities implemented within the laboratory that
systematic errors, accuracy can also be defined as provide confidence in the accuracy and reliability of
the sum of systematic plus random error. results generated.

FBlank: A sample containing no added analyte or a FQuality Control: Activities used to monitor a
sample treated in such a manner that the desired process or to check a result and provide assurance
reaction does not take place, e.g. one of the that all activities are performing within pre-

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9 Director - Technical