General technical requirements of ISO 17025

General technical requirements of ISO 17025
Clause 5.1

5.1.1 Many factors determine the correctness and reliability of the tests and/or calibrations performed by a laboratory. These factors include contributions from:

• Human factors (5.2);
• Accommodation and environmental conditions (5.3);
• Test and calibration methods and method validation (5.4);
• Equipment (5.5);
• Measurement traceability (5.6);
• Sampling (5.7);
• The handling of test and calibration items (5.8).

5.1.2 The extent to which the factors contribute to the total uncertainty of measurement differs considerably between (types of) tests and between (types of) calibrations. The laboratory shall take account of these factors in developing test and calibration methods and procedures, in the training and qualification of personnel, and in the selection and calibration of the equipment it uses.

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