Benefits of Addressing Nonconformities in the Laboratory
It’s important for laboratories to plan and take action to avoid or eliminate nonconformities to reduce waste and rework, improve efficiency, and enhance customer satisfaction. […]
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The Importance of Internal Audits and Management Review
Internal audits and management review are required elements within any management system, and both are important to maintaining the health of your organization. While internal […]
Benefits of ILC/PT (Inter-Laboratory Comparisons/Proficiency Testing)
This post deals with the benefits of inter-laboratory comparisons/proficiency test participation and other uses of inter-laboratory comparisons/proficiency test data. Inter-laboratory comparisons (ILC) require organization, performance, […]
Tips for Transitioning to ISO/IEC 17025:2017
A new ANAB webcast can help you prepare your laboratory for its ISO/IEC 17025:2017 assessment in 2019. As 2018 winds down, laboratories accredited by ANAB […]
Transition of ISO/IEC 17025-Based Standards to 2017 Version
With the release of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in November 2017, many regulatory and industry-specific documents that are based on ISO/IEC 17025 need to be updated to […]
Impact of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition, Part 6
This is the final post about the transition to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. To recap, our first […]
Impact of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition, Part 5
This is the fifth in a series of posts about the transition to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. […]
Impact of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition, Part 4
This the fourth post about the transition to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, the global standard for calibration […]
Why We Celebrate World Accreditation Day
For several years now, World Accreditation Day has been celebrated on June 9. A global initiative jointly of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the […]
Impact of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition, Part 3
This is our third post about the transition to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, the global reference for […]