What does ISO 17025 mean?

ISO/IEC 17025 specifies requirements for the competency of the entity to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling. It covers testing and calibration performed using standard methods, non-standard methods and laboratory-developed methods.

What does A2LA stand for?

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) is among the largest accreditation bodies in the world and the only independent, 501(c)3, non-profit, internationally recognized accreditation body in the United States that offers a full range of comprehensive conformity assessment accreditation services.

What does ILAC MRA mean?

ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement
The ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement (ILAC MRA) provides significant technical underpinning to the calibration, testing, medical testing and inspection results, provision of proficiency testing programs and production of the reference materials of the accredited conformity assessment bodies that in turn delivers …

What NABL 17025?

The sole purpose of the NABL-ISO 17025 is to provide third-party assessment to ensure excellent quality and technical competence of testing and calibration laboratories, which enables the government and the industry to streamline and maintain the standardized quality environment.

Where is ISO IEC 17025 applied?

laboratories
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 is for use by laboratories in developing their management system for quality, administrative and technical operations. Laboratory customers, regulatory authorities and accreditation bodies may also use it in confirming or recognizing the competence of laboratories.

Is ISO 17025 the same as A2LA?

Accreditation by A2LA is an accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025. A2LA is one organization -but NOT the only organization – that provides that accreditation!

What is American Association for Laboratory accreditation?

The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the formal recognition of competent testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, proficiency testing providers and reference material producers.

Is ILAC an accreditation body?

ILAC is the international organisation for accreditation bodies operating in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011 and involved in the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies including calibration laboratories (using ISO/IEC 17025), testing laboratories (using ISO/IEC 17025), medical testing laboratories (using ISO 15189 …