Hi Hershal, this is my first time on the cove. Please excuse me from jumping in at this point. I have a question regarding ISO9001:2008 clause 7.6 regarding organizations carrying out in house calibrations. ISO 9001:2008 does not refer to what standard the calibrations should conform to. If I sent out test equipment to an external cal lab certified to ISO17025 I would expect the item would be calibrated to that standard, therefore, I would also expect an organization carrying out in house calibrations to conform to the same standard. How do organizations make the link to 17025 from clause 7.6?
Hello Bob! Welcome to the forum!
I'm certainly not Hershal, but I was intrigued with your question.
So you have an in-house calibration lab. Is this lab 1) accredited to the 17025:2005 standard? Or 2)are they performing work within the ISO 9001:2008 guidelines?
If it is 1, they need to be having an ISO17025 accredited labs calibrate their higher-order standards.
If it is 2, then the choice of calibration labs for their higher order standards should be outlined within their quality system. This may involve maintaining an approved vendor list with the selected vendors. However, I would not dismiss seeking, evaluating, and utilizing competent vendors. I would recommend using ISO 17025 accredited labs, whether they are mandated or not.
Bob, I'm not sure if I got anywhere near your query, or just made it worse.
