Quality and Compliance
MAT's Quality Program is maintained to meet customer's complex quality requirements. In addition to ISO9001:2008 Registration, MAT's Quality Program is designed to meet the requirements of several other industry specifications including ISO17025:2005 and ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994.
ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory Accreditations
ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation – Dallas, TX
ISO/IEC 17025 is the main standard used by testing and calibration laboratories. Originally known as ISO/IEC Guide 25, ISO/IEC 17025 was initially issued by the ISO in 1999. There are many commonalities with the ISO 9000 standard, but ISO/IEC 17025 adds in the concept of competence to the equation. And it applies directly to those organizations that produce testing and calibration results.
There are two main sections in ISO/IEC 17025 - Management Requirements and Technical Requirements. Management requirements are primarily related to the operation and effectiveness of the quality management system within the laboratory. Technical requirements address the competence of staff, methodology and test/calibration equipment.
Laboratories use ISO/IEC 17025 to implement a quality system aimed at improving their ability to consistently produce valid results. It is also the basis for accreditation from an Accreditation Body. Since the standard is about competence, accreditation is simply formal recognition of a demonstration of that competence.
