ISO 17025:2017 requirement 5.7.b. about maintenance the integrity of the management system

[Tallinec]

Hello.

I am a bit confused about the requirement 5.7.b "the integrity of the management system is maintained when changes to the management system are planned and implemented".

Please give your idea, which documented proves can be demonstrated to confirm, that integrity of the management system is maintained when changes to the management system are planned and implemented ?

 

[John Broomfield]

Integrity = the state of being whole and undivided.

So, describe what your organization does when it is planning to make a change to its lab or its management system. Does that planning bring the resources and actions necessary to maintain the competence of sampling, testing and reporting?

If some disruption is necessary then describe what your organization does to warn those affected by the change so they have plenty of opportunity to safeguard continuity of their operations.