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Confidence in calibration requires ISO17025

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The ISO17025 provides competence in safe and accurate testing and calibration for the gases industry – according to a survey carried out by Litre Meter of engineers and technical managers.

Most establishments carrying out test and calibration work are required to hold ISO17025 accreditation but not all do. These include, for example, first-, second- and third-party laboratories and facilities where testing and/or calibration forms part of inspection and product certification.

When asked if they would be confident that the testing and calibration for their instruments was carried out to the required standards by a firm without ISO17025 but which had other certification, 100% of survey respondents answered that they would not.

The ISO/IEC 17025 standard comprises five elements; scope, normative references, terms and definitions, management requirements and technical requirements. The most important of these are management requirements and technical requirements.

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