BS PD ISO/TR 79:2015

BS PD ISO/TR 79:2015 summarizes the state of the art of the production and certification orcharacterization of qualitative property reference materials (RMs).The need for guidance documents for the production of RMs certified for qualitative properties wasrecognized by many experts. At the same time, the available information was found to be too immatureto develop an internationally accepted guidance document. Additionally, the lack of an internationalvocabulary for terms and definitions for qualitative properties made it more difficult for the expertsfrom various testing areas to communicate with each other.ISO/TR 79 summarizes the available expertise. It aims to contribute to the on-going discussionon nominal properties and the production of such RMs. The investigation of nominal properties isreferred to differently in various specialized areas (examination, classification, identification, testing,observation, etc.). ISO/TR 79 tries to foster the future development of an internationally harmonizedguidance document.Cross References:ISO Guide 35:2006ISO Guide 80:2014ISO Guide 34:2009ISO/IEC 17020:2012ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007