{"id":932,"date":"2017-10-31T10:26:17","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T10:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/ug\/gb\/?p=932"},"modified":"2022-11-22T15:42:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T15:42:31","slug":"iso17025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/ug\/news\/iso17025\/","title":{"rendered":"ISO 17025 – Changes to the standard"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISO 17025<\/a> specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and\/or calibrations including sampling dictated by international methods. The standard identifies the high technical competence and management system requirements that guarantee your test results and calibrations are consistently accurate.<\/p>\n

However, ISO 17025<\/a> was published in 2005 and since then the laboratory environment has changed significantly. Heribert Schorn, Convenor of the committee, states, \u201cThe revision was needed to cover all the technical changes, technical developments and developments in IT techniques that the industry has seen since the last version. Additionally, the standard takes into consideration the new version of ISO 9001<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

This standard is of high significance for the IEC Conformity Assessment Community as it outlines the basic requirements for testing within all Conformity Assessment Schemes and Programmes operating within the IECEE, IECEx, IECQ and IECRE Conformity Assessment Systems.<\/p>\n

The standard\u2019s revision process has now reached the Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) stage, the last stage of development before publication.<\/p>\n

A few of the main changes include:<\/p>\n