What is ISO/IEC 17025?
ISO/IEC 17025 is an internationally recognised quality management system standard for organisations that perform testing, sampling, or calibration. This includes government or industry laboratories as well as research centres, regulators, inspection bodies and other conformity assessment bodies. It is designed to enable laboratories to demonstrate technical competence and the ability to generate technically valid results.
Test Labs ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation
Test Labs foundations are built with robust Quality Management Systems. ISO 17025 not only fortifies our operational standards and technical competence but also instils in our customers the confidence that the results produced are accurate, reliable, consistent and appropriate for their decision-making processes.
Why is ISO/IEC 17025 Important?
ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation underpins confidence that the laboratory can operate within defined procedures and to established standards which can be relied upon to ensure competence, independence, and performance of the organisation. UKAS ensure this by performing assessments on an annual basis, with a reassessment of the organisation every 4 years for the services outlined on the laboratories schedule of accreditation. The assessment will review a range of aspects including the personnel and their expertise, the facilities and equipment as well as the systems/procedures in place but most importantly if these are being followed.
By having UKAS accreditation, it provides assurance in the quality, traceability, comparability, and validity of results issued by a laboratory. When organisations are looking for laboratory services, accreditation allows a means of identifying a proven, competent organisation and selection of what laboratory to use can be an informed choice.
ISO/IEC 17025:2017, accredited by UKAS
This accreditation emphasises Test Labs’ management acumen, technical prowess, and quality orientation. ISO 17025 not only fortifies our operational standards but also instills in our customers the confidence to rely on our repeatable, accurate, and reliable test results for their decision-making processes.
Scope of Accreditation: Our scope covers an array of tests including EN 1276:2019, EN 13727:2012+A2:2015, EN 1650:2019, EN 13624:2013, EN 16615:2015, and EN 17272:2020.
Highlighted Achievement: Through extraordinary skill and effort, Test Labs was able to secure UKAS accreditation within a mere 11 months of operations, a feat that merited a dedicated case study by UKAS itself. Read the full article here.
