ISO 17025 Certification

ISO 17025 Laboratory Management System

ISO/IEC 17025 is an international standard for testing and calibration laboratories. It gives laboratories guidance on how to show they are technically competent, operate without prejudice and are able to give reliable and consistent results. It is used by many laboratories wishing to enhance trust in their testing and calibration procedures.

What is ISO 17025?

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 includes general requirements for the competence of a testing and calibration laboratory. It includes critical topics like lab procedures, staff proficiency, laboratory equipment, testing techniques, measurement traceability, reporting of results, impartiality and management system requirements.

Well written procedures are not sufficient for a laboratory. All the workmen involved in the job, the tools being employed, the techniques chosen and the documentation of the outcomes must be working cooperatively. This level of control and consistency can be achieved with ISO 17025.

Why is ISO 17025 Important?

Laboratory results can impact product quality, safety, regulatory decisions and business operations. A good laboratory is needed to prove the credibility of its results.

Implementing an ISO 17025 Laboratory Management System can help organizations:

• Reduce variation in test and calibration results and enhance their reliability
• Improve the control over laboratory procedures
• Demonstrate technical competence
• Increase customer and industry confidence in the system.Instill greater customer and industry confidence in the system.
• Help increase acceptance of laboratory results
• Minimize unnecessary retesting and costs

The ISO/IEC 17025 can be used for laboratories operated by government bodies, industry, universities, research bodies, etc. engaged in testing, sampling or calibration.

ISO 17025 Services from ISPL CMMI

ISPL CMMI offers professional advice to organizations that are interested in developing and enhancing their management systems based on internationally recognized standards. All our work is based on the current process of the laboratory, identifying gaps, documenting the process and preparing the laboratory for the applicable assessment/accreditation process.

Organizations can gain from structured advice and guidance tailored to their operational needs, leveraging the expertise of Intercontinental Systemcert Pvt. Ltd. (ISPL) in the field of management system certification and conformity assessment services.