Accommodation and environmental conditions of ISO 17025
Accommodation and environmental conditions of ISO 17025
Clause 5.3
5.3.1 Laboratory facilities for testing and/or calibration, including but not limited to energy sources, lighting and environmental conditions, shall be such as to facilitate correct performance of the tests and/or calibrations.
The laboratory shall ensure that the environmental conditions do not invalidate the results or adversely affect the required quality of any measurement. Particular care shall be taken when sampling and tests and/or calibrations are undertaken at sites other than a permanent laboratory facility. The technical requirements for accommodation and environmental conditions that can affect the results of tests and calibrations shall be documented.
5.3.2 The laboratory shall monitor, control and record environmental conditions as required by the relevant specifications, methods and procedures or where they influence the quality of the results. Due attention shall be paid, for example, to biological sterility, dust, electromagnetic disturbances, radiation, humidity, electrical supply, temperature, and sound and vibration levels, as appropriate to the technical activities concerned. Tests and calibrations shall be stopped when the environmental conditions jeopardize the results of the tests and/or calibrations.
5.3.3 There shall be effective separation between neighboring areas in which there are incompatible activities. Measures shall be taken to prevent cross-contamination.
5.3.4 Access to and use of areas affecting the quality of the tests and/or calibrations shall be controlled. The laboratory shall determine the extent of control based on its particular circumstances.
5.3.5 Measures shall be taken to ensure good housekeeping in the laboratory. Special procedures shall beprepared where necessary.
Advertisement
Sponsor sites:
1. Phrases For Performance Appraisals.
2. Interview questions and answers.
This entry was posted
on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 1:30 pm and is filed under ISO 17025 standard.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
