IQ/OQ/PQ in Equipment Verification and Validation
Ensuring laboratory equipment operates as expected is critically important to the validity of results generated by the laboratory. As part of process validation through IQ/OQ/PQ,…
ASTM E1578-18: Standard Guide For Laboratory Informatics
With the rise of “informatics” disciplines such as bioinformatics, cheminformatics, and health informatics, laboratory informatics is a critical part of today’s laboratory operations, helping ensure high quality and reliable…
Why Do You Need a Management Review?
Why Do You Need a Management Review? Would you fly or sail over the oceans without instruments to navigate your way? A small error at…
In-House Calibrations for Accredited Testing Laboratories
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requires laboratories to calibrate measuring equipment when the measurement accuracy or uncertainty affects the validity of results and/or the metrological traceability of results…
ANSI/PDA Standard 001-2020: Medical Purchasing Controls
Concerns related to the efficacy and safety of medical drugs have caused most governments to develop regulatory agencies to oversee development and marketing of drug products and…
ISO 4796-1:2016—Laboratory Glassware Bottles
Reagent bottles are most commonly used to store chemical reagents, including acid and alkali solvents that can be safely stored due to anti-corrosion capabilities. These bottles are…
Flexible Scope of Accreditation
Any changes to a fixed scope of accreditation would require the laboratory to contact their accreditation body requesting a scope expansion to add changes to…
Realization of the Kelvin
Until 2019, the kelvin (K) was defined as “the fraction 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water.” The temperature measurement world…
U.S. Department of Defense Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (DoD ELAP)
The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (DoD ELAP) to provide accreditation for laboratories…