Question: Considering the balance between risks and costing for the following case, assign the most appropriate product certification scheme type other than Type 5 in accordance
Considering the balance between risks and costing for the following case, assign the most appropriate product certification scheme type other than Type 5 in accordance to Table 1 of ISO/IEC 17067; and justify you answer and propose appropriate conformity assessment activities to evaluate the fulfilment of the specified requirement(s).
Case A product certification scheme of Tourmalin
To facilitate the sales and trading of Tourmaline, a group of recently popular gemstones, the Hong Kong Precious Stone Trading Association (HKPST) published a standard Technical Guideline on Classification and Grading of Tourmaline and was planning to setup a corresponding production certification scheme. In the scheme, tourmalines would be sent to the in-house laboratory of HKPST and graded individually according to the standard. The characteristics to evaluate included chemical composition identification (for evaluating the origin and species), colour & intensity, weight, dimensions and shape & cutting type. A gemological report with specific ID number showing the evaluation results would be issued to individual tourmalines
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