Abstract
Technical inspection is a fast, relatively timely and inexpensive, and particularly comprehensive assessment of the technical condition of vehicles. The technical review process includes a wide range of control actions, which are slightly different depending on the category of vehicle. The evaluation of technical inspection is mainly dependent on the type of failures that occur on a vehicle, and it is a three-graded classification by the grades A, B or C. Based on data obtained from technical inspections, it is possible to determine the current condition of the fleet of road vehicles in the Slovak Republic.
This article deals with the minimum requirements for quality management at Periodical Technical Inspection Stations (PTIS) for road vehicles in the Slovak Republic, as well as in selected countries of the European Union. Specifically, it contains research performed at all of the PTIS in the Slovak Republic with a focus on the established quality management system and the number of employees of companies operating these PTIS, as well as similar research in selected countries of the European Union. Based on the research results, the article contains an assessment of the influence of the implemented quality management system on the operation of PTIS. The analysis of the results showed that 86.7% of PTIs have an established system to meet the minimum requirements for quality management through a documented procedure (internal regulation), and 13.3% of the PTI have the certified quality management system according to the STN EN ISO/IEC 9001 standard. Unfortunately, no PTI in the Slovak Republic has the fulfilment of quality management requirements according to the standard STN EN ISO/IEC 17020.
Evaluation of Inspected Vehicles in Reporting Period at Technical Inspection and Emission Control Station