ISO 9001 and ISO 17025

Answer:

ISO/IEC 17025 standard specifically addresses factors relevant to a laboratory’s ability to produce precise, accurate test and calibration data. The main difference between ISO 17025 and ISO 9001 is the accreditation and certification. ISO 17025 stands for accreditation, which means the recognition of competence of specific technical competence. ISO 9001 stands for certification, which means accordance with a standard assessed by management systems, certified by any independent body that is internationally agreed. Also, there is the difference with the accurate products. ISO 9001 does not mean accurate products are produced. For that, product should be approved by ISO 17025.

The standards are too different when it comes to requirements and structure so it will be very difficult to integrate them. Besides docu ment and record control, corrective actions, internal audit and management review there is no a lot of similarities. ISO 9001 can be used as a supplement for ISO 17025 to meet requirements of ISO 17025 clauses 4.1 and 4.2 but other than that there is no much place for integrating them.