Toward ISO/IEC 17025 compliance: challenges and strategies for a university research laboratory

IF 0.8 4区工程技术 Q4 CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL

Accreditation and Quality Assurance Pub Date : 2024-12-19 DOI:10.1007/s00769-024-01628-4

H. Bennari, S. El Omari, A. Habsaoui, H. Chaair, S. Belouafa

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This study assesses the compliance of a university research laboratory with the ISO/IEC 17025: 2017 standard, focusing on ensuring technical competence and the integrity of analytical results. An analytical approach was employed using a standard checklist to identify gaps and establish a corrective action plan. The evaluation revealed significant deficiencies in the laboratory's structural, resource, and process requirements, resulting in an overall satisfaction rate of only 15%. This percentage reflects the proportion of conformity criteria met by the laboratory in relation to the standard’s requirements. These findings underscore the critical need for improvements in the laboratory’s quality management system to enhance the reliability and credibility of its research outputs. The study also emphasizes the importance of implementing robust quality control measures and continuous staff training to meet international standards, thus positioning the laboratory to achieve full ISO/IEC 17025 compliance in the future.

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符合ISO/IEC 17025：大学研究实验室的挑战和策略

本研究评估了一所大学研究实验室与ISO/IEC 17025: 2017标准的合规性，重点是确保技术能力和分析结果的完整性。采用分析方法，使用标准检查表来识别差距并建立纠正行动计划。评估揭示了实验室在结构、资源和工艺要求方面的重大缺陷，导致总体满意率只有15%。这个百分比反映了实验室符合标准要求的符合性标准的比例。这些发现强调了迫切需要改进实验室的质量管理体系，以提高其研究成果的可靠性和可信度。该研究还强调了实施强有力的质量控制措施和持续培训员工以达到国际标准的重要性，从而使实验室在未来完全符合ISO/IEC 17025标准。

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Accreditation and Quality Assurance 工程技术-分析化学

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1.80

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22.20%

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Accreditation and Quality Assurance has established itself as the leading information and discussion forum for all aspects relevant to quality, transparency and reliability of measurement results in chemical and biological sciences. The journal serves the information needs of researchers, practitioners and decision makers dealing with quality assurance and quality management, including the development and application of metrological principles and concepts such as traceability or measurement uncertainty in the following fields: environment, nutrition, consumer protection, geology, metallurgy, pharmacy, forensics, clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, and microbiology.