Assistance and Tutoring of lab certification
ISO / IEC 17025
Clients (including manufacturers, suppliers, exporters, and consumers) and authorities, in selecting and using the services of testing laboratories, would
need to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the test results and reports provided by the testing laboratories. In most countries, ISO/IEC 17025 is the standard
for which most labs must hold accreditation in order to be deemed technically competent. In many cases, suppliers and regulatory authorities will not accept test
or calibration results from a lab that is not accredited. Originally known as ISO/IEC Guide 25, ISO/IEC 17025 was initially issued by ISO/IEC in 1999. There are
many commonalities with the ISO 9000 standard, but ISO/IEC 17025 is more specific in requirements for competence and applies directly to those organizations
that produce testing and calibration results and is based on somewhat more technical principles.
need to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the test results and reports provided by the testing laboratories. In most countries, ISO/IEC 17025 is the standard
for which most labs must hold accreditation in order to be deemed technically competent. In many cases, suppliers and regulatory authorities will not accept test
or calibration results from a lab that is not accredited. Originally known as ISO/IEC Guide 25, ISO/IEC 17025 was initially issued by ISO/IEC in 1999. There are
many commonalities with the ISO 9000 standard, but ISO/IEC 17025 is more specific in requirements for competence and applies directly to those organizations
that produce testing and calibration results and is based on somewhat more technical principles.
[1] Laboratories use ISO/IEC 17025 to implement a quality system aimed at improving their ability to consistently produce valid results.
[2] It is also the basis for accreditation from an accreditation body.
MRA Accreditation Body
- Under the EMC/Telecom MRA, NIST designates qualified U.S. testing laboratories based on specific foreign requirements. The testing laboratory
must be accredited by a US laboratory accreditation agency listed by NIST. To be listed by NIST, a laboratory accreditation body must be accredited
and in good standing by a Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (i.e., ILAC, APLAC, etc.), which verifies that its members are fully compliant with ISO/IEC
17011 and Its accredited laboratories comply with ISO/IEC 17025. Laboratory accreditation bodies must have appropriate assessor expertise to assess
and certify EMC/Telecom laboratories and must undergo witness audits by technical experts to verify that the relevant technical requirements have
been properly assessed. - Accreditation Body: Generally, territorialism is adopted. In a national economy, most of the accreditation bodies are established under the leadership
of government organizations. This accreditation body is a non-governmental organization, but it is closely related to the government and interacts closely.
MRA is the operating basis of the system.
