Why is ISO 17025 Accreditation Important for your Laboratories?

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2. Why is ISO 17025 Accreditation Important for your Laboratories? 2

3. INTRODUCTION Lets Start With The First Slide 3

4. We all know that laboratory test results have a strong influence on a number of areas in our daily life. An accurate test result is as important as food safety, healthcare, environmental sustainability, mineral exploration, and numerous product productions. Most of the regulators and shareholders depend on the competence of the laboratories to offer the expected outcomes on which vital decisions are made. When it comes to the public and regulators’ confidence in the calibrating test results, ISO 17025 certification is the best for any laboratory. 4

5. Key Features of ISO 17025 Accreditation • There are some excellent features of ISO 17025 Standard that help the calibration laboratories, the regulators, as well as the stakeholders. These features are: • • Traceability of measurements and compliance to the national standards • • Technical competence of the employees • • Test equipment maintenance • • Quality assurance of test and calibration data • • Valid and apt test method • • Accurate handling and transportation of test times • • Quality assurance of testing environment and sampling 5

6. How does it Benefit the Customer? • ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation enables the customers to minimize the risks by demonstrating the fact that they are picking a technically competent lab and having a sound quality system. It allows us to avoid expensive retesting. This retesting instills confidence in the customers. 6

7. Principles of ISO 17025 • Every global certification has a set of principles, such as R2 certification, ISO 13485, ISO 27000 etc. ISO 17025 is no exception. Let’s have a look at the main principles of ISO 17025 accreditation: • 1. Capacity • 2. Exercise of responsibility • 3. Scientific methods • 4. Objectivity of results • 5. Impartiality of conduct • 6. Traceability of measurement • 7. Repeatability of test • 8. Transparency of process 7

8. A Final Takeaway • Each of the eight principles of ISO 17025 Standard has an impact on the overall performance of a calibrating laboratory. This certification helps the laboratories to bring perfection in their test results. Hence, it would be an important addition to the laboratory. • Do you want to explore more about ISO 17025 certification? Then you can consult with ComplianceHelp. They are one of the leading ISO quality service providers having years of experience in the calibration industry. 8

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