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ISO/IEC/EN 17025

(formerly ISO Guide 25 & EN45001)

General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories

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INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION BODIES & STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS

The International Organization for Standardization-(ISO)
European Union-(EC)
European Comittee for Standardization - (CEN)
International Electrotechnical Comission-(IEC)
European Organization for Quality-(EOQ)
International Telecommunication Union - (ITU)
European Cooperation for Accreditation of Laboratories-(EAL)_{(formallyWECCandWELAC)}
International Accreditation Forum-(IAF)
European Commission Initiation
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation-(ILAC)
Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation-(APLAC)
Pacific Accreditation Cooperation-(PAC)
Joint Accreditation System, Australia & New Zealand-(JAS-ANZ)
Inter American Accreditation Co-operation-(IAAC)
Comisión Panamericana de Normas Técnicas-(COPANT)
Southern African Regional Accreditation Cooperation-(SARAC)
National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation-(NACLA)
World Meteorological Organization-(WMO)
North American Cooperation in Metrology-(NORAMET)
Southern African Development Community Metrology-(SADCMET)
Sistema Interamericano de Metrologia-(SIM)
International Measurement Confederation-(IMEKO)
Eco Management and Audit Scheme-(EMAS)
European Organization for Conformity Assessment-(EOTC)
Comitie Europeen De Normaisation Electrotechnique-(CENELEC)
Organisation for Testing in the Nordic Countries-(Nordtest)
EASC-Euro Asia Council on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification-(EASC)
EUROMET
EURACHEM
EUROLAB
European Organization for Conformity Assessment-(EOTC)
European Telecommunications Standards Institute-(ETSI)
International Measurement Confederation-(IMEKO)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development-(OECD)
Standardizing Information and Communication Systems-(ECMA)
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures-(BIPM)
International Organization of Legal Metrology-(OIML)
European Cooperation in Legal Metrology-(WELMEC)
Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum-(APLMF)
AOAC International-(AOAC)
Electronic Industries Association-(EIA)
International Commissionon Illumination-(CIE)
The American National Standards Institute-(ANSI), National Standards System Network-(NSSN)
The American Society for Testing and Materials-(ASTM)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards-(IEEE)
American Society for Quality-Measurement Quality Division(ASQ-MQD)
National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers, Inc.-(NARTE)
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards-(NCCLS)
American Council of Independent Laboratories-(ACIL)
US Council of EMC Laboratories-(USCEL)
National Conference of Standards Laboratories-(NCSL)
National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference-(NELAC)
US Department of Energy's Laboratory Accreditation Program-(DOELAP)
Sao Paulo-Brazil- informations at Sociedade Brasileira de Metrologia< LI>British Standards Institute-(BSi)< LI>British Institute of Measurement and Control-(InstMC)
International Society for Measurement and Control-(ISA)

NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BODIES

Albania's-General Directorate of Standardization-(DSC)
Armenia's-Department for Standardization Metrology and Certification-(SARM)
Australia's-Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation-(CSIRO),
National Association of Testing Authorities-(NATA)
Argentina's-Organismo Argentinode Acreditación-(OAA)
Austria's-Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs-(BmWA)
Bangladesh-Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution-(BSTI)
Belarus-Committee for Standardization Metrology and Certification-(BELST)
Belgium's-Belgian Organization For Accreditation-(BELAC)
Bolivia's-Organismo Bolivianode Acreditación-(OBA)
Bosnia and Herzegovina's-Institute for Standardization, Metrology and Patents of Bosniaand Herzegovina-(BASMP)
Brazil's-National Institute for Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality-(INMETRO)
Bulgaria'sCommittee for Standardization and Metrology-(BDS)
Canada's-NRC Institute for National Measurement Standards-(INMS),
Standards Council of Canada-(SCC),
Program for Accredation of Laboratories - CANADA-(PALCAN)< LI>Chile's- Instituto Nacional de Normalización-INN
China's-China National Accreditation Committee of Laboratories-(CNACL)
Columbia's-Instituto Colombianode Normas Técnicas y Certificación-(ICONTEC),
Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio - (SIC)
Costa Rica's-Ente Nacionalde Acreditaciónde Costa Rica-ENA< LI>Croatia's-State office for Standardization and Metrology-(DZNM)
Czech's-Czech Metrological Institute-CMI,
Ceský Institut pro Akreditaci, o.p.s.-(CAI)
Cuba's-Organo Nacionalde Acreditación de la Repúblicade Cuba-ONARC
Denmark's-Danish Institute of Fundamental Metrology-(DFM), Danish Accreditation body-(DANAK)
Ecuador's-Instituto Nacional Ecuatoriano de Normalización-INEN
Egypt's-Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality Control
-(EOS),National Laboratories Accreditation Bureau
El Salvador's-Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia-CONACYT
Estonia's-National Standards Board of Estonia-(EVS)
Ethiopia's-Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia-(QSAE)
Finland's-Standards Association-(SFS),
Finnish Accreditation Service-(FINAS)
France's-Laboratoire Nationald' Essais-(LNE),
Comité Françaisd' Accréditation-(COFRAC)
Georgia's-State Department for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Georgia-(GEOSTAND)
Germany's-Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt-(PTB),
Deutscher Akkreditierungs Rat-(DAR)
Greece's-Hellenic Organization for Standardization-(ELOT),
Hellenic Accreditation Council-(ESYD)
Guatemala's-Comisión Guatemalateca de Normas-(COGUANOR)
HongKong's- Hong Kong Accreditation Service-(HKAS)
Hungry's-National Office of MeasuresOrszágos Mérésügyi Hivatal-(OMH)
Iceland's-Icelandic Board for Technical Accreditation-(ISAC)
India's-Bureau of Indian Standards-(BIS), National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories-(NABL)
Indonesia's-Badan Standardisasi Nasional-(BSN),
Komite Akreditasi Nasional-(KAN)
Ireland's-Standards Institute
National Metrology Lab,
-Laboratory Accreditation Board-(ILAB),
National Accreditation Board-(NAB)
Israel's-Laboratory Accreditation Body-(ISRAC)
Italy's-National Standard Body-(UNI),
Sistema Nazional eperl' Accreditamento di Laboratori-(SINAL),
Serviziodi Taraturain Italia-(SIT)
Jamaica's-Jamaica Bureau of Standards-(JBS)
Japan's-Japan Quality Assurance Organization-(JQA),
Japan Accreditation Board-(JAB),
Japan National Laboratory Accreditation-(JNLA),
Japan Industrial Standards Committee-(JISC),
Japan Calibration Service System-(JCSS),
Japan Telecom Engineering Center-(TELEC)
Kazakstan's-Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Certification-(KAZMEMST)
Korea's-Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science-(KRISS),
Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme-(KOLAS)
Kyrgyzstan's-State Inspection for Standardization and Metrology-(KYRGYZST)
Latvia's-Latvian Standard-(LVS)
Lithuania's-Lithuanian Standards Board-(LST)
Luxembourg's-Servicede l'Energiede l'Etat-(SEE)
Macau's-Laboratory Accreditation Scheme
Malaysia's-Standards & Industrial Research Institute-(SIRIM),
National Accreditation Body - (DSM)
Maltas's - Malta Standard Authority
Mexico's-Centro Nacional de Metrologia-(CENAM),
entidad mexicana de acreditación,
Sistema Nacional de Acreditamiento de Laboratorios de Pruebas-(SINALP)
Moldova's-Department of Standards, Metrology and Technical Supervision-(MOLDST)
Mongolia's-Mongolian National Centrefor Standardization and Metrology-(MNCSM)
Moracco's-Service denormalisation industriel le marocaine-(SNIMA)
Mauritius-Mauritius Accreditation Service-(MAURITAS)
Netherland's-Standards Institute-(NEN),
Dutch Raad voor Accreditatie-(RvA)
NewZealand's-Testing Laboratory Registration Council-(TELARC),
International Accreditation-(IANZ)
Norway's-Norwegian Accreditation Justervesenet-(NAS)
Oman's-Directorate General for Specifications and Measurements - Ministry of Commerce and Industry-(DGSM)
Pakistan's-Pakistan Standards Institution-(PSI)
Panama's-Consejo Nacional de Acreditación-CONADA
Paraguay's-Organismo Nacional de Acreditación-ONA
Peru's-Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competenciayde la Proteccion de la Propiedad Intelectual-INDECOPI
Philippines-Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory Accreditation Scheme-(BPSLAS)
Poland's-Polskie Centrum BadanI Certyfikacji-(PCBC)
Portugal's-Instituto Português da Qualidade-(IPQ),
Associação de Laboratórios Acreditados de Portugal-(RELACRE)
Romania's-Asociatiade Standardizaredin Romania-(ASRO),
Romanian Testing Laboratories Network
Russia's-State Committee of the Russian Federation for Standardization and Metrology-(GOSSTANDART)
Saudia Arabia's-Saudi Arabian Standards Organization-(SASO)
Singapore's-Standards,Productivity and Innovation Board-(SPRING),
SAC-Singapore Laboratory Accreditation Scheme-(SINGLAS)
Slovakia's-Slovenskä Närodnä Akreditacnä Sluzba-(SNAS)
Slovenia's-Standards and Metrology Institute-(USM)
SouthAfrica's-National Metrology Lab-(NML),
South African National Laboratory Accreditation Service-(SANAS)
Spain's-Entidad Nacional de Acreditación-(ENAC),
Asocoación Española de Normalizatión y Certificatión-(AENOR)
Sri Lanka's-Sri Lanka Standards Institution-(SLSI)
Sweden's-Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment-(SWEDAC)
Switzerland's-Swiss Federal Office of Metrology-(OFMET),
Service d'accréditation Suisse-(SAS)
Taiwan's-Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation Program-(CNLA),
Taiwan Accredition Foundation-(TAF)
Thailand's-Thai Industrial Standards Institute,
Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme-(TLAS)
Turkey's-National Metrology Institute-(UME), Turkish Accreditation Agency-(TURKAK)
Trinidad/Tobago's-Trinidad and Tobago Laboratory Accreditation System
Turkmenistan's-Major State Inspection of Turkmenistan-(MSIT)
Ukraine's-State Committee of Ukraine for Standardization, Metrology and Certification-(DSTU)
UnitedArabEmirates-Directorate of Standardization and Metrology Ministry Finance and Industry-(SSUAE)
UnitedKingdom's-National Measurement Partnership-(NMP),
National Physics Laboratory-(NPL),
United Kingdom Accreditation Service-(UKAS)
UnitedStates-US National Institute of Standards & Technology-(NIST),
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program-(NVLAP),
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation-(A2LA),
International Accreditation Service-(IAS),
Laboratory Accreditation Bureau-(LAB),
National Forensic Science Technology Center-(NFSTC),
Assured Calibration and Laboratory Accreditation Select Services - (ACLASS),
American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors / Laboratory Accreditation Board-(ASCLD-LAB)
Uruguay's-Organismo Uruguayo de acreditación-(OUA)
Uzbekistan's-Uzbek State Centre for Standardization, Metrology and Certification-(UZGOST)
Venezuela's-(COPLANT)
Vietnam's-Directorate for Standards and Quality-(STAMEQ),
Vietnam laboratory Accreditation Scheme-(VILAS)
Yugoslavia's-Saveznizavodza standardizaciju-(SZS)
Zimbabwe's-Standards Association of Zimbabwe-(SAZ)

ACCREDITED CALIBRATION & TESTING LABORATORIES

TICQA's On-Line Database of Conformity Assessment Activities
A2LA'sAccredited Laboratory Directory
NVLAP'sDirectory of Accredited Laboratories
IAS'sList of Accredited Laboratories
LAB'sList of Accredited Laboratories
ACLASS'sList of Accredited Laboratories
ASCLD/LAB'sDirectory of Forensic Science Testing Laboratories
CLAS'sDirectory of the Canadian Calibration Network
PALCAN's (SCC)Directory of Accredited Labs
UKAS'sDirectory of Accredited Labs
DAR'sDirectory of Accredited Labs
SINAL'sDirectory of Accredited Labs
IPQ'sDirectory of Accredited Labs
NA'sDirectory of Accredited Labs
SAS'sDirectory of Accredited Labs
COFRAC'sDirectory of Accredited Labs
FINAS'sDirectory of Accredited Labs
DANAK'sDirectory of Accredited Labs
BELAC'sDirectory of Accredited Labs
CAI'sDirectory of Accredited Labs
OAA'sAcreditacionesrealizadasporelOAA
OBA'sOrganismos Acreditados por el OBA

PRODUCT CERTIFICATION BODIES

OSHA National Recognized Test Labs-(NRTL)
Certification Management Comittee-(CMC)
Underwriters Laboratories-(UL)
Canadian Standards Association-(CSA)
Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada-(ULC)
OMNI-Test Laboratories, Inc.-(O-TL)
Warnock Hersey-Inchcape Testing Services, SEMKO
Wyle Laboratories
Entela Inc.
MET Laboratories, Inc.
NSF International
Bureau Veritas
TÜV ESSEN TÜV Rheinland TÜV ProductServiceLaboratories
Gas AssociationInternational Approval Services-(IAS)
Intertek Testing Services-(ITS)
Verband Deutscher Elektrotechnikere. V.-(VDE)
Deutsches Institut für Normunge. V.-(DIN)
DEKRA Certification B.V.
TNO
CEST/GTIES
Swiss Electrotechnical Association-SEV/ASE
A-PEX-Japan
Bureau of Indian Standards-(BIS)
BSI Systems Assessment-(BSI)
Communication Certification Laboratory-(CCL)
Factory Mutual-(FM)
Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre Ltd.-(HKSTC)
Istituto Italiano Del Marchio Di Qualita-(IMQ)
Instituto Argentinode Normalización-(IRAM)
Japan Quality Assurance Organization-(JQA/CSA)
Korea Academy of Industrial Technology-(KAITECH)
Laboratoire Centraldes Industries Electriques-(LCIE)
Osterreischischer Verband Elektrotechnik (Austria)-(OVE)
Singapore Academy of Industrial Technology-(PSB)
Product Safety Engineering-(PSE)
Quality Assurance Services-(QAS)
Swiss Electrotechnical Association-(SEV)
The Standards Institution of Israel-(SII)
Standards and Industrial Research-(SIRIM)
Standards New Zealand-(SNZ)

UNCERTAINTY LINKS

Bibliography of Papers on Measurement Uncertainty
ISO Guide to the Uncertainty of Measurement-(GUM),
International vocabulary of basic and general terms in metrology-(VIM)
NPL's Measurement Good Practice Guide 11
Agilent's Uncertainty Made Easy
NCSL's ANSI/NCSL Z540-2-1997 (U.S.Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement)
GUMUncertainty Home Page
NISTUncertainty Page
EA-4/02 Expressions of the Uncertainty of Measurements in Calibration (previously EAL-R2)
Eurachem/CITAC WorkingGroup on Uncertainty
EuraChem / CITAC Guide to Quantifying Uncertainty in Analytical Measurement
UKASMeasurement Uncertainty,
M-3003 Uncertainty and Confidence in Measurement
Chris Grachanen's Uncertainty Calculators
Integrated Sciences Group's-Measurement Analysis Software
Quametec Corp.'s-Uncertainty Analyzer
Metrodata'sGUM Workbench
The real story behind uncertainty requirements
Integrity Soulutions-Effective Measurement Uncertainty Estimates

MEASUREMENT & TESTING USEFUL LINKS

STANDARD & SPECIFICATION SUPPLIERS

ISO Standards Catalog
Europa Sales points for European Standards
ANSI Electronic Standards Store
IEEE Standards Online
IEC Web Store
EA Publications
SAE My SAE Standards
US Government-Industry Data Exchange Program-(GIDEP)
Document Center Inc.
Manual Merchant
Manuals Plus
Information Technology-Standards Document Library-(DISA)
Casti Publishing Inc.
Global Engineering Documents
Custom Standards Services Inc.
Euro Port
Austria CEN Standards Store
Belgium CEN Standards Store
Czech Republic CEN Standards Store
Denmark CEN Standards Store
Finland CEN Standards Store
France CEN Standards Store
Germany CEN Standards Store
Greece CEN Standards Store
Iceland CEN Standards Store
Ireland CEN Standards Store
Italy CEN Standards Store
Netherlands CEN Standards Store
Norway CEN Standards Store
Portugal CEN Standards Store
Spain CEN Standards Store
Sweden CEN Standards tore
Switzerland CEN Standards Store
United Kingdom British Standards Online
Standards Australia

LIMS, DATA ACQUISITION, & SOFTWARE STUFF

LIMSource
Tadcon's-(M&TE) Tool Management System
OnTimeSupport's-Metrology Xplorer - (MET/EX)
Fisher-Rosemount's-Asset Management Solutions
Traxstar's - QAtrax Test Lab Workflow
Fluke's-MET/CAL ® Software
Blue Mountain Software's-Calibration Manager
Beamex-QM6 Quality Manager Software
Proquis- Proquis Desktop
Humpage Technology-CALISO Calibration Software
Diversified Data Systems - OpenMETRIC - WonderWare based metrology software
TrackPro Calibration and Maintenance Software
Cybermetrics-GAGEtrak Calibration Management Software
Tech Com Systems-Gage Management Software
Sea Innovations-CALNAV, LABNAV, METNAV Software
Norfx - LABMATE, CALMATE, VANMATE Software
CMI's - BenchTop Cal Lab Managment Software
Edison ESI - MUDCATS Calibration Process Manager
IndySoft-Gage InSite
Innovative Quality Services-Gage Record Card Software
OPTO22-Data Acquisition
SOMATData Acquisition and Data Analysis Software
Advanced Quality Solutions-AQSM9000 Calibration
Harrington Group's-Calibration Recall System
PerkinElmer--Labworks LIMS
National Instruments-Labview & Labwindows
Beckman's-LabManagerC/SLIMS
Applied Biosystems - SQL LIMS
LabWare's - LabWare LIMS
TAL's-Software Wedge
Hermon Lab's - HL GPIB Capture
Windmill Software's - Data Acquisition & Control Sotware
EMISoft-EMI Software
Quantum Change-Tile EMC Software
SHOQ's ISO 17025 Quality Manual Template

Proficiency Testing Programs & Reference Materials

ISO/IEC 17025 and Related Standard Consultants

This page last updated 27 Sept 2011 by Greg Gogates gdg@fasor.com - Fasor Inc.
All comments are welcome.