What is the importance of ISO 17025 certification?
What is the ISO 17025 Standard?
ISO 17025 is an important international standard that provides specific requirements for sufficient, neutral, and consistent operation of testing and collaboration of laboratories. ISO/IEC 17025 standard was recently revised in the year 2017, which was published by the collaboration between the International Standard of Organization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission(IEO).
It was organized with the goal of providing quality and improving processes in the laboratories to increase confidence in its ability to give valid and consistently good testing, calibration, and sampling results. This standard contains two requirements, one was management requirements which were related to the operation and efficiency of the quality management system. Another one was technical requirements which were related to the proficiency of staff and calibration of equipment.
This number of factors will make a good technical accomplished in the laboratory,
Reliable test methods.
Qualification, practice, and proficiency of staff.
Precisely recording and reporting procedures.
Correct sampling practices.
Suitable testing procedures.
Good equipment with properly calibrated and maintained.
Acceptable quality assurance procedures.
Proper testing facilities.
Benefits of ISO/IEC 17025- Laboratory Management System
Being an ISO/IEC 17025 Certified has more benefits for all kinds of organizations in the laboratory management system. They are,
Improving your brand reputation.
Attaining customer satisfaction and reliability.
Giving facility on improving the working process.
Creating new business opportunities.
Maintaining the business relationships between staff and customers.
Increasing laboratory growth and efficiency.
Giving useful and proficient lab testing and results.
Enhancing access to more contracts.
Attaining competing advantage.
Reducing customer complaints.
Minimizing operational expenditure.
Increasing accuracy of testing results.
Maintaining correctness of equipment.
Saving money and time due to re-testing of results.
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