ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition - An Overview of the Changes between 17025:2005 and 17025:2017

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ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition booklet explains how labs should approach the transition from ISO/IEC 17025:2005 to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, created by Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. It outlines why accreditation supports efficient, technically competent calibration and testing, and how the new standard aligns more closely with ISO 9001:2015. Key changes include risk-based thinking, option A and B management system approaches, added definitions, and updated structural, resource, and process requirements.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages18

Reading Time45 min

AccessFree to download

Foreword

ISO/IEC 17025 Transition

The Main Changes

Structure

Terms and Definitions – 9 Definitions added

ISO 9001 Principles

Information Technology

Management System – Option A vs. Option B

General Requirements |Section 4|

Impartiality

Confidentiality

Structural Requirements |Section 5|

Resource Requirements |Section 6|

General

Personnel

Facilities and Environmental

Equipment

Metrological Traceability

Externally Provided Products and Services

Process Requirements |Section 7|

Management System Requirements |Section 8|

About Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc.

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition An Overview of the Changes between 17025:2005 and 17025:2017 Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1325 • Troy, MI 48084 1-877-369-LABS • [www.pjlabs.com](www.pjlabs.com) Copyright © 2019 by Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. Publication Date: 2/26/2019 . ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition Table of Contents Foreword .......................................................................................................................................2 ISO/IEC 17025 Transition.................................................................................................................2 The Main Changes ..........................................................................................................................3 Structure ...........................................................................................................................3 Terms and Definitions – 9 Definitions added .......................................................................3 ISO 9001 Principles .............................................................................................................4 Information Technology .....................................................................................................4 Management System – Option A vs. Option B .....................................................................4 General Requirements |Section 4| ..................................................................................................5 Impartiality ........................................................................................................................5 Confidentiality ...................................................................................................................5 Structural Requirements |Section 5| ..............................................................................................6 Resource Requirements |Section 6| ...............................................................................................7 General ....................................................................................................................................7 Personnel ................................................................................................................................7 Facilities and Environmental .....................................................................................................7 Equipment ...............................................................................................................................8 Metrological Traceability ..........................................................................................................8 Externally Provided Products and Services ................................................................................8 Process Requirements |Section 7| ..................................................................................................9 Management System Requirements |Section 8| ........................................................................... 13 About Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc...................................................................... 17 ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Transition Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. Page 1 of 17 Foreword Implementing an ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory management system is a means to ensuring efficiency and technical competency in calibration and testing laboratories. An ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation certificate will show potential customers that your laboratory values quality and that you have taken the steps to ensure that your calibration or testing results are accurate and reliable. ISO

FAQs

What is the purpose of implementing an ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory management system?

It ensures efficiency and technical competency in calibration and testing laboratories. Accreditation signals that the laboratory values quality and produces accurate, reliable results.

How does ISO/IEC 17025:2017 differ from ISO/IEC 17025:2005?

The 2017 revision introduces risk-based thinking and reduces former prescriptive requirements in favor of performance-based requirements, allowing more flexibility in documented information and responsibilities.

What do Option A and Option B mean in the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard?

They are management system approaches introduced in 2017, primarily hinging on whether laboratories are established in compliance with ISO 9001:2015.

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