Joe: Note that compliance with, and accredited to, are a separate item. There is no "law" that says either a test lab or cal lab need to be accredited to ISO 17025. However, note that many test labs are accredited to ISO 17025 and thus usually require their cal labs to also be accredited to ISO 17025. The alternative would be for the test lab to perform an extensive audit of the cal lab, including standards traceability to the NIST, or appropriate national standards organization.
Most cal labs have become accredited to ISO 17025 for two purposes. First is to show their competence, and secondly, as a response to customer requirements. John Shinn, P.E. Manager, Lab Operations Sanmina-SCI Homologation Services (A NVLAP Accredited Testing Laboratory) From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe P Martin Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 8:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: ISO 17025 Greetings, Is compliance with ISO 17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories a requirement for calibration and testing laboratories, or is it voluntary? Are the requirements dependent on the type of testing or Directives that the lab is testing to? All responses are appreciated. Regards Joe Martin Applied Biosystems |----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------| This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
