Currently in the first year of auditing our ISO9001 QMS for which a Certification Body will come for our first visit in Summer this year which is all good so far.
However it has also been suggested if we can possibly look to achieve ISO 17025 status in the future (again within a year)
After reading through the ISO 17025 and the similarities to ISO 9001, I am not sure if I should create a new QMS based just for the lab and its testing work in ISO 17025 or integrate the ISO 17025 + 9001 into one IMS (before the audit)
What would you do or what have others done in the past
Please note the CB which is coming to for our first assessment for 9001 cannot supply accreditation for ISO 17025.
Thanks in advance for any answers
However it has also been suggested if we can possibly look to achieve ISO 17025 status in the future (again within a year)
After reading through the ISO 17025 and the similarities to ISO 9001, I am not sure if I should create a new QMS based just for the lab and its testing work in ISO 17025 or integrate the ISO 17025 + 9001 into one IMS (before the audit)
What would you do or what have others done in the past
Please note the CB which is coming to for our first assessment for 9001 cannot supply accreditation for ISO 17025.
Thanks in advance for any answers