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Laboratories - Preparation for ISO 17025 and Accreditation
Ekontrol web services help laboratories prepare for competence assessments: personnel, methods, calibration, traceability, and quality control of results.
Risk signals before an ISO 17025 audit
Key situations when preparation is needed: methods, data, and competence.
Accreditation or reaccreditation
You need evidence-based competence and method control before assessment, plus confirmed records, clear roles, and readiness for auditor questions.
Many methods and multiple departments
Without a system, it is hard to keep versions and records current and to quickly track changes, owners, and decision history.
Customer findings or complaints
You need to reduce the risk of doubts about results and repeated checks through clear protocols, calibration, and data integrity control.
What an ISO 17025 auditor expects from a laboratory
The focus is on staff competence, method control, and measurement traceability supported by records and controlled data.
Staff competence and method control
Authorizations, training, method validation/verification, and change control ensure reproducible results and compliance with accreditation requirements.
Traceability, equipment, and evidence
Calibration, logging, environmental control, and data integrity build the evidence package for auditors and customers.
What is most often checked during an ISO 17025 audit
Key evidence for auditors: staff competence, methods, measurement traceability, data control, and result quality.
Staff competence
Training, authorizations, competence matrices, and records confirming ability to perform methods, with evidence in protocols and development plans.
Methods and change control
Current versions, validation/verification, and application records for each method, with approvals, dates, and responsible owners.
Equipment and calibration
Equipment register, calibration/verification schedules, measurement traceability, and execution evidence, with separate status tracking for each instrument.
Conditions and data integrity
Environmental control, protection, storage, backups, and access to records, with access protocols and data change logs.
Result quality control
Control samples, interlaboratory comparisons, trend analysis, and corrective actions, with a verification plan and documented conclusions.
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Focused steps in Ekontrol web services that quickly improve evidence quality.
Method audit
We check relevance, validation, and application records. We clarify method scope, responsible owners, and review frequency.
Equipment review
Calibration, verification, and measurement traceability. We check certificate status, intervals, and compliance with operating conditions.
Nonconformity handling process
We document deviations, identify causes, and verify actions. We define owners, deadlines, and criteria for corrective action effectiveness checks.
Training and authorizations
We confirm staff competence and role assignments. This includes training plans, authorizations, assessment protocols, and sign-off.
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We will tailor an ISO 17025 preparation plan: methods, staff competence, calibration, data control, and an evidence package for accreditation.
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