Revision of ISOIEC 17025

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Revision of ISO/IEC 17025

• Jane Beaumont
• Director of Accreditation, UKAS

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Background

• Why?
• to align fully with ISO 90012000
• but
• major revision required so decided on
  compatibility
• consequently
• laboratories cant claim ISO 9001

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Main Changes

• Continuous improvement
• Greater focus on customer satisfaction
• clients changed to customers
• quality management system changed to management
  system
• ISO 17025 ? ISO 9001

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Main Changes (contd)

• Improved communications
• Evaluation of effectiveness of training
• QC data to be analysed and action taken to
  prevent incorrect results being reported
• Annex A cross refs updated

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New/Amended Clauses

• 1.4/1.6 ISO 9001 linkage
• 4.7 Improvement
• 4.10 Improvement (new)
• 5.2.2 effectiveness of training
• 5.9.2 QC data review (new)
• Annex A

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Timescales

• ISO/IEC 170252005 published 15.5.05
• ILAC 2 year transition

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Assessment Process

• Through scheduled surveillance and reassessments
• Non-conformities identified
• New certificate/schedule issued on clearance
• All certificates ISO 170252005 by end April 2007

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UKAS Actions

• ISO Statement on website (May 05)
• Article for Update (July/Aug 05)
• Special rates negotiated with BSI
• Encourage assessment from July/Aug 05

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Summary

• No essential changes to technical requirements
• Emphasis on improvement
• ISO statement has more information
• ISO-ILAC-IAF communique to be agreed
• Start assessment July/August 05