Requirement for laboratory recognition scheme in BIS

1. What is the requirement for laboratory recognition scheme in BIS?

The National Standards Body of India, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), specifies the requirements for their laboratory recognition scheme on their website, available at https://bis.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LRS_23062020.pdf. This scheme recognizes laboratories in India or outside India as suitable for carrying out testing activities assign to it, performed on behalf of Bureau. This includes accreditation to ISO 17025:2017, along with other statutory provisions. For example, there are additional prescriptive requirements for impartiality, in addition to ISO 17025 where the laboratory has to submit a signed undertaking and a code of ethics a prescribed format that they supply.

2. Which way it has to be aligned with BIS?"

The national Indian standard (BIS) IS/ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories is identical to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. It is a mandatory requirement of the BIS laboratory recognition scheme that a laboratory is accredited to  ISO 17025:2017. All the test parameters of interest, prescribed in National Indian Standards must be included in the ISO 17025 scope of accreditation.

For further information on ISO 17025, these links may be of interest:

• The article What is ISO 17025? at https://advisera.com/17025academy/what-is-iso-17025/
• The Comparison matrices for ISO/IEC 17025 implementation solutions at https://advisera.com/17025academy/comparison/
• Diagram of ISO 17025 Implementation Process at https://info.advisera.com/17025academy/free-download/diagram-of-iso-17025-implementation-process
• The Advisera ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Documentation Toolkit at https://advisera.com/17025academy/iso-17025-documentation-toolkit/
• The Free webinar – What are the steps in the ISO 17025 accreditation process? at https://advisera.com/17025academy/webinar/what-are-the-steps-in-the-iso-17025-accreditation-process-free-webinar-on-demand/