What is ISO 17025 accreditation?
ISO 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories incorporates all the relevant requirements of ISO 9001 Quality SystemsModel for Quality Assurance in Design, Development, Production, Installation, and Servicing. Implementation of these policies ensures that we consistently meet the quality and performance requirements of customers in a timely and cost-effective manner.
While there are many commonalities with ISO 9001:2008, ISO/IEC 17025:2005 applies directly to Metrology Laboratories that produce testing and calibration results. Certification to the prestigious ISO/IEC 17025:2005 is directly related to the quality management system within a laboratory. A prerequisite to qualification is to have a documented quality management system already in place. The comprehensive assessment conducted by The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) addresses the competence of the staff, an inspection of the facility, a review of calibration procedures, analysis of traceability and an appraisal of the methodologies used as well as the calibration equipment. Laboratories use ISO/IEC 17025 to implement a quality system aimed at improving their ability to consistently produce valid results and since the standard is about competence, accreditation is a formal recognition of that competence. Accreditation by nationally recognized organizations provides
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