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ISO/IEC 17025:2017
Structured integration of ISO/IEC 17025:2017, providing a reference for testing and calibration laboratory requirements. The official ISO PDFs remain the primary authoritative source.
Introduction
This document establishes requirements for laboratories to ensure competence, confidence, and valid results, aligning with ISO 9001 principles. It emphasizes risk-based planning, cooperation, and harmonization of standards while outlining key terminology usage.

Reference Material
Reference documents and regulatory information relevant to ISO 17025 compliance.
- ISO/IEC 17025:2017
  Structured integration of ISO/IEC 17025:2017, providing a reference for testing and calibration laboratory requirements. The official ISO PDFs remain the primary authoritative source.
  - Foreword
  - Introduction
    This document establishes requirements for laboratories to ensure competence, confidence, and valid results, aligning with ISO 9001 principles. It emphasizes risk-based planning, cooperation, and harmonization of standards while outlining key terminology usage.
  - 1 Scope
    This document defines the general requirements for laboratory competence, impartiality, and consistent operation, applicable to all organizations conducting laboratory activities.
  - 2 Normative References
    This section lists documents that are referenced in the text as requirements. Dated references apply to specific editions, while undated references apply to the latest version, including amendments.
  - 3 Terms and Definitions
    This section defines the terms used in this document. It references ISO/IEC Guide 99 and ISO/IEC 17000, along with additional terms specific to this standard.
  - 4 General requirements
  - 5 Structural requirements
  - 6 Resource requirements
  - 7 Process requirements
  - 8 Management system requirements
  - Annex A (Informative) Metrological Traceability
  - Annex B (Informative) Management System Options
    This annex provides additional information on the management system options available to laboratories, ensuring conformity to ISO 9001 while fulfilling the requirements of this document.

Introduction

This document establishes requirements for laboratories to ensure competence, confidence, and valid results, aligning with ISO 9001 principles. It emphasizes risk-based planning, cooperation, and harmonization of standards while outlining key terminology usage.

This document has been developed with the objective of promoting confidence in the operation of laboratories. It contains requirements to help laboratories demonstrate competence and generate valid results. Laboratories conforming to this document will also generally align with the principles of ISO 9001.

Laboratories are required to plan and implement actions to address risks and opportunities. Managing these factors enhances the effectiveness of the management system, improves outcomes, and prevents negative impacts. Each laboratory is responsible for identifying and addressing relevant risks and opportunities.

The application of this document facilitates cooperation between laboratories and other entities, promoting information exchange, experience sharing, and harmonization of standards and procedures. International acceptance of results is improved when laboratories conform to these guidelines.

The following verbal forms are used in this document:

shall - indicates a requirement
should - indicates a recommendation
may - indicates a permission
can - indicates a possibility or capability

Further details can be found in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

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