News — Management system

While researching the content for the upcoming webinar, Assessments under ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - The results so far, several labs provided their lessons learned about their first assessment to the revised standard.  Risk-based thinking tops the list of items that labs grappled with while updating their management systems. Under the 2005 version of the standard, risk was managed. Now laboratories need to understand where there are risks and opportunities and proactively assess risks throughout the management system. Most laboratories reported that they had trouble understanding what needed to be done on risk. The laboratories that reported they were comfortable with risk-based...

A New Year's resolution is a common tradition. A person resolves to change an undesired trait or behaviour, or resolves to accomplish a personal goal or make an improvement. The start of the New Year is a good time to make some resolutions for your quality system as well. Here are some suggestions for resolutions that may help you improve your quality system, reduce the stress of last minute work, and/or lighten your workload. In 2018, I will .... Get started on updating my quality system to meet the requirements of the new standard. I want it done soon so...