DITRMA – RENAR Accredited Laboratory (LI 451)
Within the Testing Department – TD, the DITRMA laboratory operates as a unit that was first accredited by the Romanian Accreditation Association – RENAR in 1996, in accordance with SR EN 45001:1993. It was the first accredited mechanical testing laboratory in Romania and was subsequently reaccredited in 2002 under SR EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005, by Accreditation Certificate No. 002-L. Further reaccreditations took place in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018, under SR EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005, by Accreditation Certificate No. LI 451. The laboratory is authorized to perform tests under accredited conditions (Annex 1) or non-accredited conditions.
The Testing Laboratory for Tractors and Technical Equipment for Agriculture and the Food Industry (DITRMA) complies with the requirements of SR EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for third-party laboratories. It operates with impartiality, is not subject to any commercial, financial, or other pressures that could influence its technical decisions, and is not engaged in any activities that could compromise confidence in its independence or integrity in relation to its testing activities.
The Quality Policy of the Testing Department is to provide its clients with excellent and flawless services, in the shared interest of promoting products that best meet market demands and comply with the requirements related to technical and functional performance, safety of life, and the protection of health and the environment.
The Quality Policy of the DITRMA Laboratory reflects the full commitment of all testing personnel to maintain a high level of service quality for clients through the continuous improvement of the laboratory’s management system effectiveness, and it is guided by the following key objectives:
- Meeting client expectations and maintaining their confidence in the tests performed by DITRMA personnel;
- Enhancing DITRMA’s competence, continuously improving the quality of its activities, and attracting new clients;
- Reducing operational costs and increasing the efficiency of testing activities;
- Fulfilling the requirements of the accreditation body and the recognition authority, and obtaining and maintaining accreditation and recognition for the activities carried out by DITRMA.
To achieve these objectives, DITRMA has undertaken a series of actions, including:
- Designing, documenting, and implementing a Quality Management System in accordance with the requirements of SR EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005;
- Structuring DITRMA and allocating the necessary material and human resources to meet the requirements of the adopted Quality Management System;
- Defining responsibilities and delegating authority to ensure the application and control of the system’s operation and the achievement of established objectives;
- Ensuring that all personnel involved in testing activities are familiar with quality documentation and implement and apply the adopted procedures in their work;
- Promptly responding to client requirements;
- Conducting tests solely based on established methods and in accordance with client specifications;
- Ensuring the accuracy and correctness of results recorded at all stages of the testing process;
- Maintaining traceability for all measurements;
- Proper and safe handling of products submitted for testing;
- Ensuring the confidentiality of information;
- Continual modernization and maintenance of testing and measuring equipment and techniques;
- Ongoing professional development of personnel.
DITRMA has adopted and implemented a Quality Management System in its testing activities, fully compliant with the requirements of SR EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005, and excludes any influence on testing results from external individuals or organizations.
Through its internal system, DITRMA ensures impartiality and objectivity, both through its organizational and functional structure and through the testing procedures it has adopted.
DITRMA has a permanent and sufficient staff, competent and well-trained, selected from among testing specialists based on well-defined criteria of competence, training, ethical conduct, aptitude, and experience.
The continuous professional development of testing personnel, through organized training courses, both internal and initiated by specialized external organizations, is a permanent priority for DITRMA’s management and is carried out regularly, in accordance with the rules established by the Quality Management System.
In 2018, the DITRMA laboratory successfully maintained its RENAR accreditation certificate – LI451, which remains valid until October 30, 2022:
