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Accreditation Assessment
Roger Brauninger
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
Frederick, Maryland
February 3, 2016 Government Food and Feed Accreditation meeting
Topics
Pretest Exercise
What is Accreditation?
Preparing for assessment
Requirements, records & documentation
Gap & Preassessment audits
On-site assessment actions
Potential Rabbit Holes
Pretest Exercise
Quizz
All of the questions in this quiz relate to requirements
of the current edition of ISO/IEC 17025.
Each question offers you four multiple-choice
answers (a, b, c, or d).
When ready hold up the colored card(s) which
correspond to the correct answer(s).
1. In what year was the current edition of ISO/IEC
17025 published?
a. 1982
b. 1999
c. 2005
d. 1990
1. In what year was the current edition of ISO/IEC
17025 published?
a. 1982
b. 1999
c. 2005
d. 1990
2. ISO/IEC 17025 requires the laboratory to conduct
audits of its activities______:
a. Every 6 months
b. At least once/year
c. At predetermined intervals decided by the
laboratory
d. Whenever testing problems are found
2. ISO/IEC 17025 requires the laboratory to conduct
audits of its activities______:
a. Every 6 months
b. At least once/year
c. At predetermined intervals decided by the
laboratory
d. Whenever testing problems are found
3. ISO/IEC 17025 requires that management reviews
are conducted_______:
a. Every 6 months
b. At least once/year
c. At predetermined intervals decided by the
laboratory
d. Whenever testing problems are found
3. ISO/IEC 17025 requires that management reviews
are conducted_______:
a. Every 6 months
b. At least once/year
c. At predetermined intervals decided by the
laboratory
d. Whenever testing problems are found
4. ISO/IEC 17025 requires the laboratory to notify the
client in writing if_______:
a. Customer complaints
b. Staff training
c. Results of audits
d. Management reviews
6. ISO/IEC 17025 requires a laboratory to keep records
of_______:
a. Customer complaints
b. Staff training
c. Results of audits
d. Management reviews
7. ISO/IEC 17025 requires the laboratory to ________:
Record Evaluate
List In Writing
Register Monitor
Formulate Feedback
Validate
Documents
ISO 17025 considers these words as those that describe how
activities are to be done (the what and how):
Document Define
Policy Specify
Procedure Pre-defined
Instruction Pre-determined
System Arrangement
Plan
Weasel Words
Where practicable
Where necessary
Including but not limited to
Where appropriate
Where possible
Whenever reasonable
If relevant Where relevant
Shall plus
Implementations
Records
Documentation
4.1 - Organization
LABORATORY
Legal Entity
Conflicts of Interest
Satisfy their needs Protect confidentiality Define the structure Sufficient Resources Avoid Free of Responsibility &
Inappropriate Undue Authority
Outside Pressures Clearly
Activities Defined
Deputies Deputies
Green - 17025
Dk. Blue - 17025/Policies & Procedures
Lt. Blue - AOAC
4.2 - Quality System
QUALITY
SYSTEM
All documents
for ex. procedures, regulations
QUALITY
MANUAL
Policy Statement on Outline (Reference) Defined role & Easily identifiable Annual retraining for
overall objectives Quality & responsibilities of sections for all personnel
Technical Quality Manager & multifunctional labs on Roles & Resposibilities
Procedures Technical Management
Commitment Management's
to Statement of
Testing Service & commitment
to ISO/IEC 17025
Avoid Obsolete
Obsolete Documents
Documents Are Marked
Green - 17025
Dk. Blue - 17025/Policies & Procedures
4.4 - Review of Requests, Contracts, & Tenders
CLIENTS
REQUESTS,
TENDERS,
&
CONTRACTS
Appropriate
Test Method
Selected
Green - 17025
Dk. Blue - 17025/Policies & Procedures
White - 17025/Records
4.5 - Subcontracting
CLIENTS
SUBCONTRACTING
Records
of
Compliance
Green - 17025
White - 17025/Records
4.6 - Purchasing Services & Supplies
LABORATORY
PURCHASED
SUPPLIES
&
SERVICES
Records of data
Green - 17025
Dk. Blue - 17025/Policies & Procedures Program to Periodically
Periodically
Monitor
White - 17025/Records
Lt. Blue - AOAC
4.6 - Purchasing Services & Supplies (cont.)
REVIEW ED
AND
APPROVED
SUPPLIES
PREPARED REAGENTS
Individual Identify
Preparing Substance
Strength Solvent
Hazards Restrictions
CLIENTS
Green - 17025
4.8 - Complaints
CLIENTS & Other parties
COMPLAINTS
Corrective
Actions
Green - 17025
Dk. Blue - 17025/Policies & Procedures
White - 17025/Records
4.9 - Control of Non-Conforming Work
TESTING
QUALITY
CLIENT
NON-CONFORMING
WORK
Policy
and
Procedure
Possible Recurrence
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Green - 17025
Dk. Blue - 17025/Policies & Procedures
White - 17025/Records
4.12 - Preventative Action
NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS
OF ANY NATURE
PREVENTIVE
ACTION
Procedure
Green - 17025
Dk. Blue - 17025/Policies & Procedures
4.13 - Records
QUALITY
TECHNICAL
RECORDS
Audit Trail Capabilities
Procedures for ID, Collection, Legible, Retrievable, Procedure to Protect and Mistakes
Indexing, Access, Storage, & Held Secure Back-up eRecords &
Maintenance, & Disposal Control Unauthorized Access
Initialed Backed-Up if
Electronic
INTERNAL AUDIT
Corrective Actions
Green - 17025
Dk. Blue - 17025/Policies & Procedures
White - 17025/Records
4.15 - Management Review
MANAGEMENT
REVIEW
# of Personnel
Established by
Workflow
STAFF
(Employed or Contracted)
Green - 17025
Dk. Blue - 17025/Policies & Procedures Skills & Experience Date of Authorization
White - 17025/Records
Lt. Blue - AOAC
5.3 - Accommodation & Environmental
Conditions
LABORATORY
ENVIRONMENTAL
Facilitate Proper Technical Requirements Cross-Contamination Good Housekeeping Storage, Use, & Disposal
Performance of Chemicals,Reagents,
& Equipment
(Documented)
Monitor and Control Record Conditions Control all areas Where Necessary, MSDS's must be
Special Procedures available
Green - 17025
Dk. Blue - 17025/Policies & Procedures
White - 17025/Records
Lt. Blue - AOAC
5.4 - Test and Calibration Methods
TEST METHODS
AND
VALIDATION
CLIENT APPROVAL
Green - 17025
Dk. Blue - 17025/Policies & Procedures
White - 17025/Records
5.5 - Equipment
EQUIPMENT
Uniquely Identifed
Preferred SI Units
Procedure Schedule
Labeled Records of
Receipt
Changes
Records
Client notification
Dk. Blue - 17025/Policies & Procedures
with nonsuitability
White - 17025/Records
Lt. Blue - AOAC
5.9 - Assuring Quality of Test Results
QUALITY CONTROL
PT
Monitoring the
Validity of the Results
QC Procedures for A&P QCS and a control or Replicate Testing with RM's
sample duplicate 20 samples
or less
PROFICIENCY
TESTING
Prior to Accreditation
Green - 17025
Lt. Blue - AOAC
5.10 - Test Results
TEST DATA
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