Transition of Laboratory Management System Based on ISO/IEC 17025:2017 at SNSU-BSN

Abstract

To accommodate current technological developments and laboratory conditions, ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) published the latest version of the ISO/IEC 17025 standard in 2017.Complying with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 enables laboratory to provide measurement results that are valid and traceable to international unit system. SNSU-BSN as National Metrology Institute (NMI) in Indonesia has transformed its management system from the old version ISO/IEC17025:2005 to the current ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in 2019. This study explains the process of SNSU-BSN transition in order to establish a management system complying with ISO/IEC 17025:2017. A comparison between the implementation of the old and the current ISO/IEC 17025 was explained along with its impacts and benefits.

Complying with the resource requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in Indonesian calibration and testing laboratories: current challenges and future directions

“…Some laboratories have successfully implemented the new version of ISO/IEC 17025 but there are some laboratories still struggle with this standard, especially for the new laboratory. The laboratory of SNSU-BSN as National Metrology Institute in Indonesia is one example of the laboratories has successfully implemented the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 during the transition period [ 7 ]. Another testing laboratories reported their transition progress is Testing Laboratory of The Department Environmental Engineering at Andalas University, Indonesia.…”

“…In some situation of no accreditation status of PT provider, the laboratory must take another action of evaluating the expertise of the provider. In spite of how the provider proves expertise, the laboratory must be capable of conveniently announce and profit from the information the provider gives [ 7 ].…”