Decoding ISO/IEC 17025:2017
From Laboratory Requirements to Technical Competence, Valid Results and Audit Evidence
Developed for testing and calibration laboratories, technical managers, quality specialists and auditors. This practical guide takes you beyond a summary of requirements and into the controls, technical judgments and evidence needed in day-to-day laboratory operations.
RPG EXCELLENCE · TECHNICAL SERIES
DECODING
ISO/IEC
17025:2017
Laboratory competence | Technical decisions | Evidence-based assurance
52 pages · Digital PDF · 2026 release
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Independent RPG Excellence commentary. Not an ISO, IEC, BSI or accreditation-body publication and not a substitute for an authorised copy of the standard.
What you will learn
Coverage of Clauses 1–8 and Annexes A and B, with implementation examples and additional technical application chapters.
- Impartiality risks, employee relationships and safeguards
- Competence, authorisation and monitoring of personnel
- Equipment, calibration and metrological traceability
- Method selection, verification and validation
- Measurement uncertainty and decision rules
- Proficiency testing, technical quality control and result validity
- Reporting, nonconforming work and corrective action
- Information management, internal audits and management review
Designed for practical use
Includes worked scenarios, illustrative risk controls, audit questions, example records, technical templates and printable posters. Where ANAB-specific requirements are discussed, they are distinguished from the underlying ISO/IEC 17025 requirements.