NZS ISO/IEC 17025:2005
General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
Specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations including sampling. Applicable for use by all laboratories in developing their management system for quality, administrative and technical operations. Identical to and reproduced from ISO/IEC 17025:2005.
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Contents
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Management requirements
4.1 Organization
4.2 Management system
4.3 Document control
4.4 Review of requests, tenders and contracts
4.5 Subcontracting of tests and calibrations
4.6 Purchasing services and supplies
4.7 Service to the customer
4.8 Complaints
4.9 Control of nonconforming testing and/or calibration work
4.10 Improvement
4.11 Corrective action
4.12 Preventive action
4.13 Control of records
4.14 Internal audits
5 Technical requirements
5.1 General
5.2 Personnel
5.3 Accommodation and environmental conditions
5.4 Test and calibration methods and method validation
5.5 Equipment
5.6 Measurement traceability
5.7 Sampling
5.8 Handling of test and calibration items
5.9 Assuring the quality of test and calibration results
5.10 Reporting the results
Annex A Nominal cross-references
Annex B Guidelines for establishing applications for specific fields
Bibliography
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Contents
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Management requirements
4.1 Organization
4.2 Management system
4.3 Document control
4.4 Review of requests, tenders and contracts
4.5 Subcontracting of tests and calibrations
4.6 Purchasing services and supplies
4.7 Service to the customer
4.8 Complaints
4.9 Control of nonconforming testing and/or calibration work
4.10 Improvement
4.11 Corrective action
4.12 Preventive action
4.13 Control of records
4.14 Internal audits
5 Technical requirements
5.1 General
5.2 Personnel
5.3 Accommodation and environmental conditions
5.4 Test and calibration methods and method validation
5.5 Equipment
5.6 Measurement traceability
5.7 Sampling
5.8 Handling of test and calibration items
5.9 Assuring the quality of test and calibration results
5.10 Reporting the results
Annex A Nominal cross-references
Annex B Guidelines for establishing applications for specific fields
Bibliography
Previous versions
NZS ISO/IEC 17025:2005
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