Module 6

ISO and ISO/IEC 17025

Presenter: Tim Alcock

www.Qualimetric.co.uk
 What is ISO ?

The International Organization for Standardisation

• Worldwide organization
• Member Bodies
• Established in 1946
• Technical Committees
• ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025

www.iso.org
 ISO/IEC 17025

Demonstrate:
• An effective Quality Management System
• Ability to generate technically valid results
• Technical Competence
• Proficiency

Attests to the Competence of the Laboratory

 Applicability

• Biological • Environmental

• Mechanical • Construction Materials

• Acoustical & Vibration • Geotechnical

• Nondestructive • Electrical

• Chemical • Thermal

• Forensic
• Calibration
17025 – Sampling, Test and Calibration Laboratories

Sampling/
Testing Lab

Traceability to
‘In-house’ Calibration National
Standards Lab

Calibration Lab