ISO/IEC 17025 – UQA International

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ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

ISO/IEC 17025 is an International standard that specifies the requirements for Calibration and testing agencies.As a certified professional, the tests and calibration data will be more accurate and your organization shall become technically proficient in carrying out the activities of Testing and Calibration.

The opportunities of getting the job increases as the big and professional companies that look for the service industry that follow the proper system are more valued and chosen. Many organizations offer contracts to only to certified professional and laboratories.

Testing Labs vs Calibration Labs

For Testing Laboratories the scope must include the tests or types of tests performed and materials or products tested and, when necessary, which methods used. For Calibration Laboratories the scope must include the calibrations, encompassing the types of measurements performed, the Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC) or equivalent.
Most testing research facility extents of accreditation do exclude proclamations or appraisals of estimation vulnerability; making it trying for clients to look at the ability and nature of testing labs. In this industry, the extent of accreditation ought to permit clients to unhesitatingly discover and choose a research center that will meet their necessities and give consolation. That is the reason working with a research center that is certify to ISO/IEC 17025 is perfect.

United Quality AccreditationAccreditation for Testing Laboratories :

Demonstrates compliance with ISO/IEC Standard 17025.

defines the requirements for the Subcontracting.

It defines

responsibility for confidentiality and security.

It defines

requirements for examiners.

It defines

the maintaining of records.

It defines

information exchange between certification body and its client.

It defines

control of documents and records.

It helps

in development and maintenance of a certification scheme for persons.

1. Testing Areas and Parameters

The following are examples of parameters within each testing area. Check those testing parameters for which your laboratory is seeking accreditation. If you do not see your parameter, check “other” and specify in the space provided. This document is used in conjunction with the draft scope of accreditation above.

Acoustics and vibration

Biological/microbiological

Pharmaceutical/nutraceutical
Biotechnology/biochemical

Chemical

Animal drug testing
Paint Fasteners
Fertilizers
Metals
Solvents

Inorganics/organics

Coal
Other-specify:

Construction Materials

Dimensional Inspection/Measurement

Electrical

Environmental

Air
Asbestos
Environmental lead
Water
Bioassay
Radon
Underground storage
Solid/hazardous wastes
Other

Mechanical

Fasteners and metals
Paint Plastics
Rubber
Windows and doors
Paper
Other

Non-destructive

Optical/Photometric/Radiometric

Ionizing radiation

Thermal

Multi-disciplinary

Information technology
Medical/veterinary
Forensic
Occupational
Health/hygiene
Food/beverage

2. Calibration/Measurement Areas and Parameters

The following are examples of parameters within each calibration area. Check the calibration parameters for which your laboratory is seeking accreditation. If you do not see your parameter, check “other” and specify in the space provided. This document is used in conjunction with the draft scope of accreditation above.

Dimensional

Angularity
Gage blocks
Hand tools (mics, calipers)
Step gages
Measuring wires
Laser frequency/wavelength
UMM/bench micrometers
Roundness
Surface texture
Optical reference planes
OD cylindrical diameter
ID cylindrical diameter
CMMs
Threaded product
Height gages
Surface plates
Radius gages
Indicators
LVDT
Microscopes
Video/optical measuring machines
Other

Mechanical

Air speed
Flow rate (air or liquid)
Hydrometers
Mass
Volume
Force
Density
Ultrasonic reference block
Ultrasonic transducer
Vibration
Torque
Pressure/vacuum
Hardness testers
Acoustics
Scales and balances
Pipettes
Other

Thermodynamic

Humidity
Thermometry
IR thermometry
Thermocouples/pyrometer indicators
Other

Electromagnetic – DC/Low Frequency

DC voltage
AC voltage
DC current
AC current
Resistance
Capacitance
Inductance
Voltage/current converters (to 1 Mhz)
Current transformers
High voltage resistors
LF power/energy
magnetic
mixed dividers
phase meters
power-frequency
DMMs
pulse waveform
Resistance dividers
Oscilloscopes
Voltage transformers
Calibrators
RTD/thermocouples
Other

Electromagnetic – RF/Microwave

RF power
Attenuation
Phase
Amplitude modulation
Frequency modulation
Distortion
Harmonics
Electromagnetic field strength
HF capacitance
HF inductance
Q-standards
Reflection
Transmission
SWR
Other

Time and Frequency

Frequency/time (source/measure)
Time dissemination
Timers and stopwatches
Other

Ionizing Radiation

Dosimetry
Radioactive sources
Other-specify:

Chemical Quantities

PH
Conductivity
Viscosity
Refractometry
Other

Optical Radiation

Laser power energy
Photometric
Radiometric
Spectrophotometric
Wavelength
UV radiometric-standard detectors
UV radiometric-standard source
Attenuation
Other

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