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Definitions & Acronyms

ANAB

ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board

Applicant

Supplier of products or services applying for AS and/or ISO Registration of its management system

APQP

Advanced Product Quality Planning

AS 9001

Aerospace Standard

ASME

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

CAR

Corrective Action Report

Controlled Quality Manual

All QAM and Procedures Manuals are electronically controlled, considered uncontrolled if printed

CPD

Continuous Professional Development

EAC

European Accreditation of Certification Industry Classification

EN

European Norm

FMEA

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

HSB CT

The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company of Connecticut

HSB CT Marketing Department

Department within HSB CT responsible for marketing of engineering services, which may include marketing for HSB RS. Marketing personnel are not a part of HSB RS

HSB CT Certification Agreement

The agreement between a client and HSB RS for any/all of the elements in the certification process (from this point forward known as Agreement

HSB RS

HSB Registration Services

Interested Parties

Those persons who are currently active and have a professional interest in an industrial segment or segment as it relates to the ISO 9000 standards. Examples are manufacturers, users, quality personnel, and auditors, etc.

Internal Audits

Audits conducted on HSB RS by HSB RS auditors

ISG

Information Systems Group

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

MSA

Measurement Systems Analysis

NCR

Nonconformance Report

PPAP

Production Part Approval Process

QAM

Quality Assurance Manual

QMS

Quality Management Sytem

QSA

Quality System Assessment

Qualifier

Item or definition used as a means of qualification to a specified Requirement

Registrant

Supplier of products or services who has been certified to ISO, AS by HSB RS and is registered as such.

Registration Services

Accredited certification activity provided to an organization against a standard such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AS 9100, and ISO 14011. And unaccredited certification such as OHS (Occupational Health and Safety).

SPC

Statistical Process Control

Top Management Team

Includes the Managing Director, Technical Manager and the Operations Manager of HSB RS

US SIC

United States Standard Industrial Classification



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