Maintaining ISO 17025 Compliance in Automated Procedures

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Maintaining ISO 17025 Compliance in Automated Procedures (169.12 KB)

To meet the ISO 17025 requirements for accredited calibration procedures, almost all laboratories have created a myriad of documents and processes, especially if an automated procedure is involved. They usually comprise of an uncertainty analysis document, the automated accredited procedure, a calibration process document with the calibration requirements and applicable specifications, the validation process and respective data, the revision control document, etc. Their maintenance, management and control are one of the most difficult tasks of any laboratory. This paper describes how all these documents can be incorporated in a commercially available software product, greatly reducing the time spent on these essential tasks.