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Exploration & Testing Associates

Unit 8b, Bowburn South Industrial Estate, Bowburn, DH6 5AD, Durham, United Kingdom

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EN

EN 932-1Tests for general properties of aggregates - Part 1: Methods for sampling
As written on the certificate · Line 2 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 932-1:1997 Site Sample reduction using a riffle box BS EN 932-2:1999 A Sample reduction by quartering BS EN 932-2:1999; BS EN 933-1:2012 A Constituents of coarse recycled aggregate BS EN 933-11:2009; BS EN 1097-2:2020 A Water content BS EN 1097-5:2008 A Particle density and water absorption - wire-basket method for aggregate particles passing the 63 mm sieve and retained on the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 4 mm sieve and retained on the 0

EN 932-2Tests for general properties of aggregates - Part 2: Methods for reducing laboratory samples
As written on the certificate · Line 2 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 932-1:1997 Site Sample reduction using a riffle box BS EN 932-2:1999 A Sample reduction by quartering BS EN 932-2:1999; BS EN 933-1:2012 A Constituents of coarse recycled aggregate BS EN 933-11:2009; BS EN 1097-2:2020 A Water content BS EN 1097-5:2008 A Particle density and water absorption - wire-basket method for aggregate particles passing the 63 mm sieve and retained on the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 4 mm sieve and retained on the 0

EN 933-1Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 1: Determination of particle size distribution - Sieving method
As written on the certificate · Line 2 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 932-1:1997 Site Sample reduction using a riffle box BS EN 932-2:1999 A Sample reduction by quartering BS EN 932-2:1999; BS EN 933-1:2012 A Constituents of coarse recycled aggregate BS EN 933-11:2009; BS EN 1097-2:2020 A Water content BS EN 1097-5:2008 A Particle density and water absorption - wire-basket method for aggregate particles passing the 63 mm sieve and retained on the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 4 mm sieve and retained on the 0

EN 933-11Name not checked yet
As written on the certificate · Line 2 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 932-1:1997 Site Sample reduction using a riffle box BS EN 932-2:1999 A Sample reduction by quartering BS EN 932-2:1999; BS EN 933-1:2012 A Constituents of coarse recycled aggregate BS EN 933-11:2009; BS EN 1097-2:2020 A Water content BS EN 1097-5:2008 A Particle density and water absorption - wire-basket method for aggregate particles passing the 63 mm sieve and retained on the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 4 mm sieve and retained on the 0

EN 13286-4Name not checked yet
As written on the certificate · Line 6 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 13286-4:2021; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2; IEC 17025

EN 12390 series

EN 12390-1Testing hardened concrete - Part 1: Shape, dimensions and other requirements for specimens and moulds
As written on the certificate · Line 3 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 12350-1:2019 Site Slump BS EN 12350-2:2019 Site Flow table test BS EN 12350-5:2019 Site Making cubic specimens for strength tests BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-1:2021 A Compressive strength of cubes - including curing BS EN 12390-3:2019 BS EN 12390-2:2019 A Density BS EN 12390-7:2019 A SOILS for civil engineering purposes Moisture content - oven drying method BS 1377-2:1990; BS 1377-2; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2

EN 12390-2Testing hardened concrete - Part 2: Making and curing specimens for strength tests
As written on the certificate · Line 3 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 12350-1:2019 Site Slump BS EN 12350-2:2019 Site Flow table test BS EN 12350-5:2019 Site Making cubic specimens for strength tests BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-1:2021 A Compressive strength of cubes - including curing BS EN 12390-3:2019 BS EN 12390-2:2019 A Density BS EN 12390-7:2019 A SOILS for civil engineering purposes Moisture content - oven drying method BS 1377-2:1990; BS 1377-2; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2

EN 12390-3Testing hardened concrete - Part 3: Compressive strength of test specimens
As written on the certificate · Line 3 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 12350-1:2019 Site Slump BS EN 12350-2:2019 Site Flow table test BS EN 12350-5:2019 Site Making cubic specimens for strength tests BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-1:2021 A Compressive strength of cubes - including curing BS EN 12390-3:2019 BS EN 12390-2:2019 A Density BS EN 12390-7:2019 A SOILS for civil engineering purposes Moisture content - oven drying method BS 1377-2:1990; BS 1377-2; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2

EN 12390-7Testing hardened concrete - Part 7: Density of hardened concrete
As written on the certificate · Line 3 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 12350-1:2019 Site Slump BS EN 12350-2:2019 Site Flow table test BS EN 12350-5:2019 Site Making cubic specimens for strength tests BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-1:2021 A Compressive strength of cubes - including curing BS EN 12390-3:2019 BS EN 12390-2:2019 A Density BS EN 12390-7:2019 A SOILS for civil engineering purposes Moisture content - oven drying method BS 1377-2:1990; BS 1377-2; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2

EN 1097 series

EN 1097-2Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates - Part 2: Methods for the determination of resistance to fragmentation
As written on the certificate · Line 2 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 932-1:1997 Site Sample reduction using a riffle box BS EN 932-2:1999 A Sample reduction by quartering BS EN 932-2:1999; BS EN 933-1:2012 A Constituents of coarse recycled aggregate BS EN 933-11:2009; BS EN 1097-2:2020 A Water content BS EN 1097-5:2008 A Particle density and water absorption - wire-basket method for aggregate particles passing the 63 mm sieve and retained on the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 4 mm sieve and retained on the 0

EN 1097-5Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates - Part 5: Determination of the water content by drying in a ventilated oven
As written on the certificate · Line 2 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 932-1:1997 Site Sample reduction using a riffle box BS EN 932-2:1999 A Sample reduction by quartering BS EN 932-2:1999; BS EN 933-1:2012 A Constituents of coarse recycled aggregate BS EN 933-11:2009; BS EN 1097-2:2020 A Water content BS EN 1097-5:2008 A Particle density and water absorption - wire-basket method for aggregate particles passing the 63 mm sieve and retained on the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 4 mm sieve and retained on the 0

EN 1097-6Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates - Part 6: Determination of particle density and water absorption
As written on the certificate · Line 2 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 932-1:1997 Site Sample reduction using a riffle box BS EN 932-2:1999 A Sample reduction by quartering BS EN 932-2:1999; BS EN 933-1:2012 A Constituents of coarse recycled aggregate BS EN 933-11:2009; BS EN 1097-2:2020 A Water content BS EN 1097-5:2008 A Particle density and water absorption - wire-basket method for aggregate particles passing the 63 mm sieve and retained on the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 4 mm sieve and retained on the 0

EN 12350 series

EN 12350-1Testing fresh concrete - Part 1: Sampling and common apparatus
As written on the certificate · Line 3 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 12350-1:2019 Site Slump BS EN 12350-2:2019 Site Flow table test BS EN 12350-5:2019 Site Making cubic specimens for strength tests BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-1:2021 A Compressive strength of cubes - including curing BS EN 12390-3:2019 BS EN 12390-2:2019 A Density BS EN 12390-7:2019 A SOILS for civil engineering purposes Moisture content - oven drying method BS 1377-2:1990; BS 1377-2; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2

EN 12350-2Testing fresh concrete - Part 2: Slump-test
As written on the certificate · Line 3 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 12350-1:2019 Site Slump BS EN 12350-2:2019 Site Flow table test BS EN 12350-5:2019 Site Making cubic specimens for strength tests BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-1:2021 A Compressive strength of cubes - including curing BS EN 12390-3:2019 BS EN 12390-2:2019 A Density BS EN 12390-7:2019 A SOILS for civil engineering purposes Moisture content - oven drying method BS 1377-2:1990; BS 1377-2; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2

EN 12350-5Name not checked yet
As written on the certificate · Line 3 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 12350-1:2019 Site Slump BS EN 12350-2:2019 Site Flow table test BS EN 12350-5:2019 Site Making cubic specimens for strength tests BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-1:2021 A Compressive strength of cubes - including curing BS EN 12390-3:2019 BS EN 12390-2:2019 A Density BS EN 12390-7:2019 A SOILS for civil engineering purposes Moisture content - oven drying method BS 1377-2:1990; BS 1377-2; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2

ISO 17892 series

ISO 17892-1Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 1: Determination of water content
As written on the certificate · Line 5 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN ISO 17892- 1:2014; BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016; BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016 A Liquid limit by fall cone method BS EN ISO 17892- 12:2018; BS EN ISO 17892- 12:2018; BS 1377-9

ISO 17892-4Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 4: Determination of particle size distribution
As written on the certificate · Line 5 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN ISO 17892- 1:2014; BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016; BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016 A Liquid limit by fall cone method BS EN ISO 17892- 12:2018; BS EN ISO 17892- 12:2018; BS 1377-9

ISO 17892-12Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil - Part 12: Determination of liquid and plastic limits
As written on the certificate · Line 5 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN ISO 17892- 1:2014; BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016; BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016 A Liquid limit by fall cone method BS EN ISO 17892- 12:2018; BS EN ISO 17892- 12:2018; BS 1377-9

Other standards

BS 1377-2Name not checked yet
As written on the certificate · Line 3 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN 12350-1:2019 Site Slump BS EN 12350-2:2019 Site Flow table test BS EN 12350-5:2019 Site Making cubic specimens for strength tests BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-1:2021 A Compressive strength of cubes - including curing BS EN 12390-3:2019 BS EN 12390-2:2019 A Density BS EN 12390-7:2019 A SOILS for civil engineering purposes Moisture content - oven drying method BS 1377-2:1990; BS 1377-2; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2

As written on the certificate · Line 4 (UKAS 20632)

BS 1377-2; BS 1377-9; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2; IEC 17025

BS 1377-9Name not checked yet
As written on the certificate · Line 5 (UKAS 20632)

BS EN ISO 17892- 1:2014; BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016; BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016 A Liquid limit by fall cone method BS EN ISO 17892- 12:2018; BS EN ISO 17892- 12:2018; BS 1377-9

Scope as published by UKAS

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ISO/IEC 17025

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Accredited scope, certificate 20632

LineDisciplineMethodMatrixRange
1materialsISO/IEC 17025:2017Soil-
2Electrical TestingBS EN 932-1:1997 Site Sample reduction using a riffle box BS EN 932-2:1999 A Sample reduction by quartering BS EN 932-2:1999; BS EN 933-1:2012 A Constituents of coarse recycled aggregate BS EN 933-11:2009; BS EN 1097-2:2020 A Water content BS EN 1097-5:2008 A Particle density and water absorption - wire-basket method for aggregate particles passing the 63 mm sieve and retained on the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 31; BS EN 1097-6:2022 A Particle density and water absorption - pyknometer method for aggregate particles passing the 4 mm sieve and retained on the 0Drinking water-
3Materials TestingBS EN 12350-1:2019 Site Slump BS EN 12350-2:2019 Site Flow table test BS EN 12350-5:2019 Site Making cubic specimens for strength tests BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-2:2019; BS EN 12390-1:2021 A Compressive strength of cubes - including curing BS EN 12390-3:2019 BS EN 12390-2:2019 A Density BS EN 12390-7:2019 A SOILS for civil engineering purposes Moisture content - oven drying method BS 1377-2:1990; BS 1377-2; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2Concrete-
4Materials TestingBS 1377-2; BS 1377-9; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2; IEC 17025Drinking water-
5Materials TestingBS EN ISO 17892- 1:2014; BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016; BS EN ISO 17892-4:2016 A Liquid limit by fall cone method BS EN ISO 17892- 12:2018; BS EN ISO 17892- 12:2018; BS 1377-9Drinking water-
6Materials TestingBS EN 13286-4:2021; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2; IEC 17025Water-

Ranges are reproduced from the accredited scope document as published. An absent range means the register did not state one. Line numbers are ours, for cross-reference; they follow the order of the scope document.

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Unit 8b, Bowburn South Industrial Estate, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AD, GB

54.66667, -1.75000

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