Implementing ISO/IEC 17025:2017 / Bob Mehta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mehta, Bob, 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Laboratories--Standards.

Laboratories.

Laboratories--Accreditation--Standards.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin : ASQ Quality Press, [2019]

Summary:

The focus of this book is to demystify the requirements delineated within ISO/IEC 17025: 2017, while providing a road map for organizations wishing to receive accreditation for their laboratories.AS9100, ISO 9001: 2015, and ISO 13485: 2016 are standards that have been created to support the development and implementation of effective approaches to quality management, and are recognized blueprints for the establishment of a quality management system (QMS) for many diverse industries. Similar to these recognized QMS standards, ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 for laboratory accreditation serves a unique purpose. It is not unusual for laboratories to retain dual certification in ISO 9001: 2015 and ISO/IEC 17025: 2017. However, ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 contains requirements specific to the laboratory environment that are not addressed by ISO 9001: 2015.This book highlights those differences between ISO 9001: 2015 and ISO/IEC 17025: 2017, while providing practical insight and tools needed for laboratories wishing to achieve or sustain accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025: 2017. For those currently or formerly accredited to the 2005 version of ISO/IEC 17025, an appendix outlines the changes between the 2005 and 2017 versions of the standard.

Contents:

Scope

Normative references

Terms & definitions

General requirements

Impartiality

Confidentiality

Structural requirements

Resource requirements

General

Personnel

Facilities and environmental conditions

Equipment

Metrological traceability

Externally provided products and services

Process requirements

Review of requests, tenders, and contracts

Selection, verification, and validation of methods

Sampling

Handling of test or calibration items

Technical records

Evaluation of measurement uncertainty

Ensuring the validity of results

Reporting of results

Complaints

Nonconforming work

Control of data and information management

Management system requirements

Options

Management system documentation (option A)

Control of management system documentation (option A)

Control of records (option A)

Actions to address risks and opportunities (option A)

Improvement (option A)

Corrective actions (option A)

Internal audits (option A)

Management reviews (option A).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-190) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781953079107

1953079105

9781953079091

1953079091