QA Laboratory Certification - General Specifications for Getting Your Lab Certified

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Pudge

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Can anyone help me on finding general specifications for getting your Laboratory certified? Also, wouldn't it be more efficient to control the temperature than the Humidity?

Thanks,
Jeremy Hill
 
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Kevin H

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ISO Guide 25

Jeremy,
ISO Guide 17025 is also availbale as an e-standard form ASQ - their site is: www.asq.org. One of the groups registering labs as meeting ISO Guide 17025 is A2LA. Their site is www.a2la.org - they have a general article available on steps to certify a lab. About 4 years ago, we estimated the average annual cost of being certified to ISO Guide 25, (17025's predecessor) as being $5,000. We were a mechanical testing lab within a steel mill. There are other registrars (if you're in the US, look at NIST & NAVLAP via an internet search), but I have the most experience with A2LA.
 

Hershal

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Pudge,

First, two questions......are you cal or test lab? What industry(ies) do you support?

The questions will not determine which AB (accrediting body) to use, but may have an effect on the accreditation, since cal and test do have a few rquirements that are different. Also, specific industries/tests may have specific needs that others may not have. A prime example for that is fire testing which has VERY different requirements than say, microwave calibration.

As for the question of controlling RH rather than temp.....what is the measurement?

Graeme posted a good link where you can find websites to several ABs.....I recommend checking out all ABBs, get quotes, talk to existing clients to see who gives the best service. Then make a decision.

Hope this helps.

Hershal
 
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