ISO/IEC 17025 Testing and Calibration Laboratories

ISO/IEC 17025 Testing and Calibration Laboratories is based on ISO 9001 with a particular focus on testing and calibration bodies. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). It is the single most important standard for calibration and testing laboratories around the world for Testing and Calibration is a critical part of product development / product validation. Many of your customers need the assurance that their product meets the relevant standards and requirements before they report or launch. How do your customers feel assured that their nominated laboratory provides repeatable results and quality outcomes? These organizations need the assurance of working with an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory. 

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Update

ISO 17025:2017 is the latest revision to the standard, see https://www.iso.org/standard/66912.html 

ISO 17025 Accreditation Benefits

As a laboratory’s quality management system is thoroughly evaluated on a regular basis to ensure continued technical competence and compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation requirements, it has incorporated an overall system for technical and quality management, which results in benefits observed in daily laboratory practices. Technical requirements were updated to include the addition of formal personnel training plans and detailed records, method development and validation procedures, measurement of method uncertainty, and a defined equipment calibration and maintenance program.

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