GB/T 27432-2025 Technical specifications for remote assessment of laboratory English, Anglais, Englisch, Inglés, えいご
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ICS 03.120.20
CCS A 00
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
GB/T 27432-2025
Technical specifications for remote assessment of laboratory
实验室远程评审技术规范
(English Translation)
Issue date: 2025-02-28 Implementation date: 2025-02-28
Issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation
the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Review principles
5 Scene selection
6 Implementation conditions and requirements
7 Review process
8 Review report, data preservation and supervision and inspection
9 Termination of review and subsequent processing
Bibliography
Technical specifications for remote assessment of laboratory
1 Scope
This document specifies the review principles, scenario selection, implementation conditions and requirements, review process, review report, data preservation and supervision and inspection, review termination and subsequent processing requirements of laboratory remote review.
This document is applicable to the laboratory remote evaluation activities organized and implemented by the management organization, including the evaluation activities that combine on-site evaluation and remote evaluation of laboratories. Other types of remote review, audit, evaluation and verification activities are used for reference.
2 Normative references
The following documents contain requirements which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 27000 Conformity assessment - Vocabulary and general principles
YD/T 1737 Security protection test requirements for internet
3 Terms and definitions
The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 27000 and the following are applicable to this document.
3.1
remote assessment
remote assessment using information and communication technology, conducted to obtain objective evidence and form assessment findings either wholly or partially outside the actual laboratory premises, whether physical or virtual, for the purpose of determining compliance with assessment requirements through a systematic, independent, and documented process
Note 1: A virtual place refers to an online environment used by a laboratory organization to complete work or provide services, and allows people in different physical locations to perform processes.
Note 2: The technical means employed include, but are not limited to:
a) Use of remote communication facilities, including audio, video, and data sharing;
b) Remote access for document and record review, either synchronously (i.e., in real-time) or asynchronously (where applicable);
c) Recording of information and evidence through still images, video, or audio recordings;
d) Provision of video or audio access to remote or potentially hazardous locations.
[Source: GB/T 27011-2019, 3.26, modified]
3.2
information and communication technology; ICT
information technology for collecting, storing, retrieving, processing, analyzing, and transmitting data
Note: ICT includes software and hardware, such as smartphones, handheld devices, laptops, desktop computers, drones, video cameras, wearable technology, artificial intelligence, and others.
[Source: APAC TEC0-001 1.1, 5.3, with modifications]
3.3
management organization
organization managing, planning, and implementing remote laboratory assessment activities
Note: Management institutions include accreditation institutions, qualification accreditation departments, etc.
4 Review principles
4.1 Convenience equivalence
According to the needs of the laboratory's remote evaluation application or management work, the management organization shall organize the implementation and remote evaluation according to the plan and achieve the evaluation effect equivalent to that of the on-site evaluation.
4.2 Information security
Through effective control of ICT, ensure the security of information transmission and use in remote review.
Note: Effective control refers to the use and management of data transmission platform, conference platform, storage platform and information transmission service in remote review. The methods of control include managing access rights, facial recognition login, preventing data tampering, and regular backup and saving.
4.3 Information confidentiality
Take corresponding technical means to ensure the confidentiality of remote review information through confidentiality system or agreement.
4.4 Controllable risk
By identifying, evaluating and disposing of risks, we ensure that remote review risks are controllable.
4.5 Continuous improvement
Through the evaluation of the effect of remote evaluation and the optimization of ICT, the integrity and credibility of the remote evaluation process and results are continuously improved.
5 Scene selection
5.1 Applicable scenarios
Applicable scenarios for remote assessment include, but are not limited to:
a) Situations where assessors are unable to travel to the laboratory or specific assessment locations due to force majeure, emergencies, safety controls, or other special circumstances, or due to adverse laboratory environmental conditions (e.g., high-altitude areas, offshore platforms);
b) Cases where assessors are temporarily unable to travel to the laboratory or specific assessment locations (e.g., due to mobility restrictions) but are capable of conducting remote assessments;
c) Instances where management authorities, based on safety, health, or other factors, prohibit assessors from traveling to the laboratory or specific assessment locations following a risk evaluation;
d) Situations where changes in the assessment schedule, for reasons attributable to the laboratory, prevent all or some assessors from traveling to the laboratory or specific assessment locations;
e) Scenarios where it is impractical to cover all laboratory locations solely through on-site assessments within the scheduled assessment timeframe;
