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ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

UCS Team
1 June 2026
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ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is a standard that is applicable to Testing & Calibration Laboratories and details General requirements for Competence of Testing & Calibration Laboratories Third edition of  ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (Third Edition) has been published by ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment-CASCO after being circulated for voting to National Bodies of both ISO & IEC and was approved by both the organizations .

 

Benefits of ISO/IEC 17025:2017

  • Identification and rationalization of scope for Testing/Calibration for TRA labs 
  • Development of Quality Manual as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017
  • Calibration of Equipment from ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited Lab 
  • Ensuring Certified Reference Materials from Competent Manufacturers preferably ISO 17034 accredited RMPs 
  • Calculation of Uncertainty of Measurement as per Guidelines for Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement by JCGM 100 (Joint Committee on Guides in Metrology)
  • Development of Decision Rules for Conformity Assessment as per ISO 14253 & ISO Guide 98-4
  • Verification of Standard Methods  
  • Validation of Non-Standard Methods 
  • Inter Laboratory Comparison/Proficiency Testing from ISO IEC 17043 accredited PT providers 
  • Internal Quality Assurance such as Re-Testing/Replicate Testing 
  • Risk Assessment & Mitigation 
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