ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for Testing and Calibration Labs

Learn about the updated ISO/IEC 17025 Standard.

Course Objectives

To learn about ISO/IEC 17025 from one of its original authors. To learn its Principles and what it requires of laboratory staff.

Target Organizations

This Training Course applies to testing and calibration laboratories and regulatory agencies seeking to specify 17025 within their policies and regulations.

Course Participants

For all laboratory staff who
• Manage the laboratory
• Participate in the operation of the laboratory quality systems
• Conduct tests or calibrations
• Train laboratory staff

Training Process

This 2-day Training Course examines structural components of the standard. See the published syllabus. Quality system and technical requirements are grouped in a manner that makes them clear and understandable.

Technical considerations include traceability of measurement and estimations of uncertainty. Quality system discussions include easy-to-understand approaches (with sample forms provided) for continual improvement (risk based thinking) and handling of customer feedback.

The course contains extensive reference to common accreditation body interpretations and implementation guidance documents from ILAC, APAC, VIM, and CITAC.

Complete Overview Syllabus

Day 1 – (09:00-16:30)

Day 2 – (09:00-16:30)

Introduction and Approaches to Learning

Background and Principles

The scope of lab operations
Understanding competence
Principles behind ISO/IEC 17025

Basic Technical Requirements

Technical Component Overview
QA and QC
Acquiring and manipulating samples
Demonstrating competence in results
Decision Rule

Measurement Requirements

Traceability
Uncertainty
Calibration

Laboratory QMS Requirements

Management structure
Impartiality and Confidentiality
Control of Documents and Records
Selling Competence
Buying Competence and Conformance

Laboratory Continual Improvement

Risk Based Thinking and Approaches
The Seven sources of issues
Addressing deviations

Internal Audit and Management Review

DATE(S) AND LOCATION(S):

See https://www.iasonline.org/training/ias-training-schedule/

EARLY REGISTRATION*

$900.00 USD (Outside of US and Canada)
$700.00 USD (US and Canada only)
$500.USD (India only)
$350.00 USD (Full Course Webinar only)
$95.00 USD (90 minute Webinars only)

REGULAR REGISTRATION*

$1,100.00 USD (Outside of US and Canada)
$900.00 USD (US and Canada only)
$650.USD (India only)
$400.00 USD (Full Course Webinar only)
$150.00 USD (90 minute Webinars only)

* Early registration cut-off is normally 21 days prior to the scheduled training event.

5% additional discount for 2nd, 3rd, or more students from the same company attending the same training course. Space is Limited to 20 people for each training session.

Fees are non-refundable for cancellations; however, you may substitute another member of your staff, or attend another class offered by IAS at a later date. If IAS cancels this class for any reason, the full registration fee paid will be refunded.

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Contact Ms. Jouliana Tchiloyans at jtchiloyans@iasonline.org.

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ONLINE TRAINING OPTION

Click here to review Section 4 of Chapter 2 of this course as it deals with the Decision Rule

IAS also delivers this course in an online training, self-directed learning format. The same materials are used as the in-class course. This sample is part of the discussion on the new concept of the Decision Rule. See our Online Training Page.

Online Training ENROLLMENT IS EASY AND ONLINE

Enrollment is done through the IAS Teachable Online Training website. Pricing is as shown on our Training Fees Page.

WEBINAR OPTIONS

IAS also delivers this course in a live webinar format that allows for the delivery of the full course or specific topics in 90 minute segments. The same materials are used as the in-class course. See the IAS Training Schedule page for dates and times

Registration is done through the IAS Training Schedule page. Pricing is as shown on our Training Fees Page.

90 MINUTE WEBINAR TOPICS

Webinar 1 – Decision Rule in ISO/IEC 17025

All measurements made in accredited laboratories must include some consideration of the uncertainty of measurement. Today that approach has been expanded to include the uncertainty of measurement in any statement of compliance that a laboratory may make based on the measured results.

How does uncertainty affect the demonstrated compliance of a measurement?

Learn the most common approaches in making easy use of evaluated and estimated uncertainties in making conformant statements of compliance in test and calibration reports.

Outline:

- Introduction
- How uncertainty affects a measurement to a specification.
- The conformance area
- Non-conformance areas
- The “doubt zone”
- Guard banding
- Qualitative results
- Changing the rules based on knowledge of the science

Webinar 2 – Is there a Need for Full Corrective (or Preventive) Action?

Not all risks, benefits and non-conforming conditions need full root cause analysis. Some of them will never impact the ability of the organization or the people in it to do their job, or their health, welfare and safety.

Those that do, must be handled formally. Those that do not can be treated differently, but consistent with good QMS practice.

Learn the difference. Gain objective tools to make the determination and defend that decision to any regulatory or accreditation body.