Courtesy: ISO 17123-1:2014 This is a list of published International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards and other deliverables. For a complete and up-to-date list of all the ISO standards, see the ISO catalogue. The standards are protected by copyright and most of them must be purchased. However, about 300 of the standards produced by ISO and IEC’s Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1) […]
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Courtesy: ISO 17025 Laboratory activities shall be undertaken impartially and structured and managed so as tosafeguard impartiality. The laboratory management shall be committed to impartiality. The laboratory shall be responsible for the impartiality of its laboratory activities and shall notallow commercial, financial or other pressures to compromise impartiality. The laboratory shall identify risks to its […]
Courtesy: ISO 17025 Scope The scope of the standard is described over six points. It states what type of testing and calibration is covered; who it’s applicable to; the purpose for the standard; what’s not covered; and how it relates to ISO 9001. Normative references This section states both ISO/IEC 17000 and the International Vocabulary […]
Courtesy: ISO 17025 ISO/IEC 17025 is an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard used by testing and calibration laboratories to provide a basis for accreditation of laboratory quality systems. There are many commonalities with the ISO 9000 family of standards, but ISO/IEC 17025 adds in the concept of competence to the equation, applying directly to those organizations that produce testing […]
Courtesy: ISO 17025 Some national systems (e.g. UKAS M10 in the UK) were the forerunners of ISO/IEC 17025:1999 but could also be exceedingly prescriptive. ISO/IEC 17025 allows laboratories to carry out procedures in their own ways, but require the laboratory to justify using a particular method. In common with other ISO quality standards, ISO/IEC 17025 requires continual […]
Courtesy: ISO 17025 ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories is the main ISO/IEC standard used by testing and calibration laboratories. In most countries, ISO/IEC 17025 is the standard for which most labs must hold accreditation in order to be deemed technically competent. In many cases, suppliers and regulatory authorities will not accept test […]
Courtesy: ISO 17021:Accreditation for certification body The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the British government to assess the competence of organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services. It evaluates these conformity assessment bodies and then accredits them where they are found to meet relevant internationally specified standards. Now, more than ever, is an […]
Courtesy: ISO 17021:Accrediation for certification body The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the British government to assess the competence of organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services. It evaluates these conformity assessment bodies and then accredits them where they are found to meet relevant internationally specified standards. Functions UKAS assesses conformity assessment bodies […]
Courtesy: ISO 17021:Accreditation for certification body An accredited registrar, also called an accredited certification body (CB), is an organization accredited by a recognized accrediting body for its competence to audit and issue certification confirming that an organization meets the requirements of a standard (e.g. ISO 9001 or ISO 14001). Accreditation means that certification and inspection bodies have been assessed against recognized standards to demonstrate their […]
Courtesy: ISO 17021:Accreditation for certification body Accreditation is the independent, third-party evaluation of a conformity assessment body (such as certification body, inspection body or laboratory) against recognised standards, conveying formal demonstration of its impartiality and competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks (such as certification, inspection and testing). Accreditation bodies are established in many economies with […]