Setting up a Quality control Lab

ISO 17025:2017 does not provide specific guidelines for laboratory layout. The requirements for facilities and environmental conditions are covered in clause 6.3. As the facilities and environmental conditions can have a major impact on consistent operation and result validity, the standard requires laboratories to:

• Ensure suitable separation of incompatible activities (eg vibrations near a weighing room is not suitable).
• Document requirements depending on the work to be performed.
• Control, record, and monitor any applicable environmental conditions as specified in methods, procedures, and specifications.

I recommend you document all the equipment you need, then look at their placement and a logical workflow. If you are not familiar with laboratory workflow and needs, it will be beneficial to contact a supplier that outfits laboratories.

For more information, see the ISO 17025 toolkit document template: Facilities and Environmental Condition Procedure at https://advisera.com/17025academy/documentation/facilities-and-environmental-condition-procedure/

and the  whitepaper Clause-by-clause explanation of ISO 17025:2017 at https://info.advisera.com/17025academy/free-download/clause-by-clause-explanation-of-iso-17025/