The stated objectives of the Z299 series of standards are: (a) “To provide customers with assurance that products or services of the required quality will be supplied; (b) For suppliers to assume responsibility for achieving the required quality and then demonstrating that it has been provided.”[1] CAN3-Z299 includes the following standards.
Z299.4 is appropriate for mass-produced products designed to ordinary technical standards, or high volume services.
It includes requirements to: Z299.3 is appropriate for products or services which involve some complex processes.
Failure of the product could cause significant monetary cost or some risk to health and safety.
Failure of the product could cause high monetary cost or significant risk to health and safety.
It includes all of Z299.4 and Z299.3, plus: Z299.1 is suitable for custom designed products or services with a high degree of technology.
The Inspection and Test Plan details key inspections and tests at certain points in the production process, and is meant to complement a generic quality program by providing detail on the requirements of a specific product.