4. Laboratory quality assurance and accreditation

4.1 Quality assurance and certification

The establishment must ensure that the laboratory implements a quality approach.

The growing use of quality management systems has led to the need to ensure that laboratories can operate under a quality management system that is deemed compliant with the ISO 14001 standard. ISO 9001:2015 and the international standard NF EN ISO/CEI 17025:2017 . The frame of reference ISO 9001:2015 In particular, it emphasizes continuous improvement, communication and risk management. To the notion of "customers" is added that...