What is ISO/IEC 17025:2005?

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 is the standard used as the basis for accreditation of calibration and testing laboratories. It details all the requirements with which a calibration or testing laboratory must comply in order to demonstrate technical competence, effective management of a quality system and the ability to generate results that are technically valid.

ISO/IEC 17025 incorporates all requirements of ISO 9001:2000 that are relevant to the scope of testing and calibration services covered by a laboratory's quality system; therefore, compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 indicates that a laboratory operates in accordance with the requirements outlined in ISO 9001:2000.