{"id":7385,"date":"2023-05-29T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/?p=7385"},"modified":"2023-06-01T08:12:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T08:12:33","slug":"what-is-the-iso-iec-17025-internal-audit-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/news\/what-is-the-iso-iec-17025-internal-audit-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the ISO\/IEC 17025 internal audit checklist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article will discuss the <span style=\"color: #f9b000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-17025\/\">ISO\/IEC 17025<\/a><\/span> internal audit checklist, including what is covered by the list and how it assists with internal auditing.<\/p>\n<h2>What is ISO\/IEC 17025?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f9b000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-17025\/\">ISO\/IEC 17025<\/a><\/span> is an international standard that specifies the requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.<\/p>\n<p>It provides a framework for laboratories to establish and maintain a quality management system that ensures their testing and calibration results\u2019 accuracy, reliability, and consistency. Compliance with <span style=\"color: #f9b000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-17025\/\">ISO\/IEC 17025<\/a><\/span> is often required by regulatory bodies, accreditation bodies, and customers to demonstrate a laboratory\u2019s technical competence and reliability.<\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"color: #f9b000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-17025\/\">ISO\/IEC 17025<\/a><\/span> standard covers all aspects of laboratory management, including personnel competence, equipment calibration and maintenance, sample handling, testing procedures, and reporting of results. The standard is widely recognised as a mark of quality and competence in the laboratory industry.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the ISO\/IEC 17025 internal audit checklist?<\/h2>\n<p>The <span style=\"color: #f9b000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-17025\/\">ISO\/IEC 17025<\/a><\/span> checklist is a detailed document used by laboratories to assess their compliance with <span style=\"color: #f9b000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-17025\/\">ISO\/IEC 17025<\/a><\/span> requirements. This document provides a list of the requirements of <span style=\"color: #f9b000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-17025\/\">ISO\/IEC 17025<\/a><\/span>. It helps guide auditors through the laboratory\u2019s processes so that they can assess their compliance with these requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"color: #f9b000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-17025\/\">ISO\/IEC 17025<\/a><\/span> internal audit checklist typically includes a list of questions and tasks that must be completed during the audit process.<\/p>\n<p>An audit checklist is a valuable tool for identifying areas where improvements are needed and can be used in preparation for external or internal audits, which will help demonstrate a company\u2019s compliance with ISO to customers and stakeholders.<\/p>\n<h2>What is covered in the ISO\/IEC 17025 checklist?<\/h2>\n<p>Multiple criteria are covered in the <span style=\"color: #f9b000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-17025\/\">ISO\/IEC 17025<\/a><\/span> internal audit checklist to ensure compliance with the requirements of the standards, including the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sampling:<\/strong> Addresses the requirements for sample selection, handling, and preparation. Are sampling procedures documented and followed? Are samples adequately handled, stored, and disposed of?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Testing procedures:<\/strong> Addresses whether testing procedures are documented, validated, and followed. Are testing results accurate, reliable, and appropriately reported?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Records:<\/strong> Are records correctly documented and maintained? Are records secure and confidential?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corrective actions:<\/strong> Are corrective actions taken when non-conformities, including the methods and procedures used?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Terms and definitions:<\/strong> Provides definitions of key terms used in the standard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organisation and management:<\/strong> Covers topics such as the laboratory\u2019s organisational structure, roles and responsibilities, document control, and quality system implementation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personnel:<\/strong> Addresses the requirements for the competence and training of laboratory personnel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation and environmental conditions:<\/strong> Covers the laboratory\u2019s physical facilities, equipment, and environmental conditions required for proper testing and calibration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Equipment:<\/strong> Addresses the calibration and maintenance requirements for laboratory equipment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Metrological traceability:<\/strong> Covers the requirements for establishing the traceability of measurement results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Handling of test and calibration items:<\/strong> Covers the requirements for receiving, transporting, and storing samples and equipment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assuring the quality of test and calibration results:<\/strong> Addresses the requirements for monitoring the quality of testing and calibration results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reporting the results:<\/strong> Covers the requirements for reporting testing and calibration results and maintaining records.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Validity of results:<\/strong> Addresses the requirements for ensuring the validity and accuracy of testing and calibration results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Complaints:<\/strong> Addresses the procedures for handling complaints.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-conforming work:<\/strong> Covers the requirements for identifying and addressing non-conforming work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Control of data and information management:<\/strong> Addresses data management and confidentiality requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Internal audits:<\/strong> Covers the requirements for conducting internal audits of the laboratory\u2019s quality system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Management reviews:<\/strong> Addresses the requirements for conducting management reviews of the laboratory\u2019s quality system.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that the specific requirements of the checklist may vary depending on the laboratory\u2019s scope of accreditation and the accrediting body\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n<h2>I\u2019m interested in ISO\/IEC 17025; what happens next?<\/h2>\n<p>If you are interested in <span style=\"color: #f9b000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-17025\/\">ISO\/IEC 17025<\/a><\/span>, you can contact one of our ISO specialists today, and they will advise you step by step on your journey to implementing <span style=\"color: #f9b000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/rwa\/iso-17025\/\">ISO\/IEC 17025<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>At IMSM, we make the process of earning certification simple. 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