An Assesment of Sebelas Maret University Readiness to Establish Product Certification Bodies (LSPro) for Bottled Drinking Water (AMDK) Products Based on SNI ISO/IEC 17065:2012

Abstract

Sebelas Maret University (UNS) is currently under development to become independent university based on revenue generating. UNS already has business activities such as testing services. Based on the potential of testing services and resources, encourage UNS to develop Product Certification Bodies (LSPro) which focuses on bottled drinking water (AMDK) products. This study aims to measure the level of readiness of UNS towards fulfilling the requirements for establishing LSPro AMDK based on SNI ISO/IEC 17065. This study uses questionnaire that made based on SNI ISO/IEC 17065. Then an assessment of readiness is done by using scores 1 to 4 to assess the availability of documents, understanding and implementation of requirements. The result of measuring the readiness level is interpreted descriptively by looking at the percentage of each condition of fulfillment. Obtained the fulfilment conditions that have implemented and documented or score 4, namely 39%, which is mostly filled by structural requirements, management system requirements and resource requirements. While the rest, which is equal to 61%, is on a score 1, 2 and 3 or conditions do not yet have documentation.