ISO/IEC 17025:2005 has been revised to align the ISO 17025:1999 version with ISO 9001:2000. Thus, ISO harmonized lab system accreditation by recognizing the ISO 9001:2000 standard as the basis for sound management of lab systems. This is now found in Clause 4 of ISO/IEC 17025. The technical part, in Clause 5 contains all of the requirements that testing and calibration labs have to meet if the wish to demonstrate that they operate a management system, are technically competent and are able to generate technically valid results.
ISO/IEC 17025:1999 replaced ISO/IEC Guide 25:1990 & EN 45001:1989 as the contemporary standard to be adhered to by all testing & calibration laboratories. It integrated the requirements of ISO 9001 & 9002(1994) & embodied the extensive experience gained over a time span of 10 years of lab systems implementation.
Provided the accreditation bodies of various countries negotiate mutual agreements, the acceptance of testing & calibration results among these nations will be the mutually beneficial outcome. The global nature of the present standard enables any laboratory to comply with it.
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