This is an ISO Type 3 certification. It is briefly described under Guide to Certification and is the most common form of certification in North America. It entails the following:

The customer chooses one of QPS's testing options.

The product is tested and evaluated to the applicable product standard(s).

The customer is authorized to apply the certification mark on eligible products at the designated factory.

Prior to granting certification, and for factories listed for the first time, an "initial factory inspection" is conducted to verify it has in place the necessary capability and quality control system.

After certification is granted, the factory is subjected to a surveillance program of 2-4 inspections per year to ensure continued compliance of the product.

Certified products are eligible to bear one of the QPS certification marks shown below.

This is an ISO Type 1 certification. It is essentially a "batch certification" designed to accommodate situations where a limited quantity of the product is manufactured, or a batch of the product is intended for distribution. It consists of the following elements:

The customer chooses one of QPS's testing options.

The product is tested and evaluated to the applicable standard(s).

The units in the eligible "batch" are labeled on location (i.e. at factory or point of distribution) either by a QPS representitive or by the customer, using the QPS serialized certification label shown below.

The label is supplied by QPS.

No "initial factory inspection" and no "factory surveillance" are involved.

This is also an ISO Type 1 certification. It is designed to accommodate a situation where regular certification is impractical, such as where the product is "custom made" (i.e. one of a kind). It entails the following:

• Testing is usually conducted on location (i.e. in the field).
• The product is tested and evaluated to the relevant requirements of the standard(s).
• The eligible product is labeled on location by the QPS representative, using the QPS serialized certification label shown below.
• No "initial factory inspection" and no "factory surveillance" are involved.