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no relation between the two of ISO
as a pref the ISO 9001 considered as apart of ISO 17025
Laboratories can be audited and certified to an international management systems standard
called ISO 9001. This standard is widely used in manufacturing and service organisations to
evaluate their system for managing the quality of their product or service.
Whilst effective as a management evaluation tool, ISO 9001 does not evaluate the technical
competence of a supplier. This means that the evaluation of a supplier against ISO 9001
does not assure you or your customers that the test, inspection or calibration data are
accurate and reliable.
Throughout the world, many countries now rely on a process called Laboratory Accreditation
as a means of independently evaluating laboratory competence.
Unlike ISO 9001 certification, laboratory accreditation uses criteria and procedures specifically
developed to determine technical competence. Specialist technical assessors conduct a
thorough evaluation of all factors in a facility that affect the production of technical data. The
criteria are based on an international standard called ISO/IEC 17025, which is used for
evaluating laboratories throughout the world. This standard specifically addresses factors
relevant to a laboratory’s ability to produce precise, accurate test and calibration data,
including:
● technical competency of staff;
● validity and appropriateness of the methods;
● traceability of measurements and calibrations to national standards;
● appropriate application of measurement uncertainty;
● suitability, calibration and maintenance of test equipment;
● the testing environment;
● sampling, handling and transportation of test items;
● quality assurance of test, inspection or calibration data.
Laboratory accreditation also covers the relevant quality systems elements addressed in
ISO 9001 certification. To ensure continued compliance, accredited facilities are regularly
re-examined to ensure they maintain their standards of technical expertise. These facilities
may also be required to participate in regular proficiency testing programs or inter laboratory
comparisons as an on-going demonstration of their competence.
an ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited laboratory is not ISO 9001 certified as ISO 17025 has more specific technical requirements for the purpose of assuring the competency for testing and calibration labs.
But a laboratory complying with the requirements of section 4 of the ISO 17025 standard is by default complying with most of the requirements of ISO 9001
Being an ISO5 accredited lab means you have complied the requirement of the QMS for ISO and the other half which is Technical requirements. The certificate for ISO maybe issued though from different certifying body.
