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Ensuring the Validity of Results in ISO/IEC 17025:2017

July 27, 2021March 7, 2022Keith Klemm, Senior Manager of Accreditation

ISO/IEC 17025:2017, Section 7.7, “Ensuring the validity of results,” is a wonderful tool for laboratories confirming their end data is accurate and reliable. The standard […]

Benefits of ILC/PT (Inter-Laboratory Comparisons/Proficiency Testing)

January 17, 2019September 10, 2021Melanie Ross, Technical Products Developer

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, […]