ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION IN LABORATORIES

摘要

The results of calibration and other laboratory testing performed by an accredited laboratory in one country will be accepted by an accredited laboratory in another country under a new international arrangement that may open up, or ease entry, of goods into international markets while reducing test and retest cost. The two basic aspects of concern in quality of laboratory services are: technicai competencd and capability and quality management. Accreditation according to the ISO/IEC Guide 25 or to the EN 45000 series or the new ISO 17025 is a more adequate procedure to provide confidence in the professional capabilities of a testing or calibration laboratory than certification of compliance with ISO 9001:1994 or ISO 9002:1994. Certification should therefore not be considered to be an altemative to accreditation. Accreditation should thus be operated in such way that it enables a laboratory, for its scope of accreditation, to demonstrate that its quality system complies with the relevant ISO 9000 standard.