Paragraph 30 Quality systemF1
A manufacturer must lodge an application for assessment of the manufacturer's quality system with an approved body of the manufacturer's choice for the explosives concerned.
The application must include—
the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, the name and address of the authorised representative;
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other approved body;
all relevant information for the explosive category envisaged;
the documentation concerning the quality system;
the technical documentation of the approved type and a copy of the Type examination certificate.
The quality system must ensure compliance of the explosives with the type described in the Type examination certificate and with the applicable requirements of these Regulations.
All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer must be documented in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written policies, procedures and instructions; this quality system documentation must permit a consistent interpretation of the quality programmes, plans, manuals and records and, it must, in particular, contain an adequate description of—
the quality objectives and the organisational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to product quality;
the examinations and tests that will be carried out after manufacture;
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data and qualification reports on the personnel concerned;
the means of monitoring the effective operation of the quality system.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Schs. 17, 18 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 16 para. 35 (with Sch. 16 para. 29) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)