How ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation Consultancy Can Help Laboratories?

Today, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification had been playing vital roles and publishing the standard as well as revising the standard. At present the latest standard is ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited standards for laboratory management system for both testing and calibration laboratory. Each country has its own board of accreditation for issuing ISO/IEC 17025 Certification to the laboratory. So many laboratories are affianced to spring up from time to time and this requires need to get their activities sanctioned and monitored.

ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation Consultancy helps to know as well as to manage new & existing standards in effective manner. ISO 17025 Accreditation Consultancy helps not only for gaining new one ISO 17025 Certification but also helps the organization which has been already ISO 17025 certified for many years by keeping it abreast the new issues as well as standards. ISO 17025 Consultancy also provides ISO 17025 awareness training, documentation training, internal auditor training and lead auditor training. It follows best practices in establishing the system and quantifiable objectives to create vibrant work culture. These in turn reduces your all cost as well as make meaningful system.

Steps Follow by ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation Consultancy:

• Conduct ISO/IEC awareness program (All employees).
• Micro level survey and discussion with team for preparation of documents.
• Identify and define Quality Manual, Procedures and other documents.
• Define quality policy and establish quality objectives.
• Prepare documents of ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation quality system.
• Implementation & train all personnel in the use of procedures & formats.
• Application for ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.
• Train internal auditors.
• Assess the system through first internal audit for ISO certification.
• Take corrective actions for non-conformities and review system through management review meetings.
• Adequacy of Quality Manual by accreditation body.
• Assess the system through second round of internal audit.
• Avail pre-assessment audit by certifying body. (Optional).
• Take actions on suggestions given by them.
• Final Assessment of ISO by accreditation body
• Take corrective actions on findings and suggestions given by auditor in final ISO audit

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Author Bio:

Ronald Davis is an ISO/IEC accreditation consultant based in USA. He had written many articles and blog on ISO 17025 accreditation. He is an expert on laboratory management and on ISO/IEC Accreditation Standards Certification