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Iso 17025-2017 Internal Audit

The document discusses the objectives of internal audits for a laboratory. The internal audits are conducted to verify that operations comply with the defined management system, ensure the management system meets the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025, and check that requirements in quality documents are applied at all levels. Any non-conformities found can provide information to improve the management system and technical competence for management review. The document also lists examples of audit program objectives such as identifying improvement opportunities, conforming to requirements, maintaining confidence, evaluating suitability of the management system, and evaluating alignment with organizational strategy.

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Iso 17025-2017 Internal Audit

The document discusses the objectives of internal audits for a laboratory. The internal audits are conducted to verify that operations comply with the defined management system, ensure the management system meets the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025, and check that requirements in quality documents are applied at all levels. Any non-conformities found can provide information to improve the management system and technical competence for management review. The document also lists examples of audit program objectives such as identifying improvement opportunities, conforming to requirements, maintaining confidence, evaluating suitability of the management system, and evaluating alignment with organizational strategy.

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Types of Audit

Objectives of Internal Audit


1.1 The laboratory should conduct internal audits of its activities to verify that
the operations continue to comply with the requirements of defined
management system.
1.2 The internal audits should also ensure that the defined management
system fulfils the requirements of ISO/ IEC 17025.
1.3 The audit should also ensure whether or not the requirements of the
laboratory’s quality manual and related documents are applied at all levels of
work.
1.4 The non-conformities found during the internal audit should give valuable
information for the improvement of the laboratory’s management system and
technical competence, which is to be used as a input to management review
Establishing audit programme
objectives
Examples of audit programme objectives can include the following:
• Identify opportunities for the improvement of a management system and its
performance;
• Conform to all relevant requirements, e.g. statutory and regulatory
requirements, compliance commitments, requirements for accredation to a
laboratory management system standard;
• Obtain and maintain confidence in the capability of an external provider;
• Determine the continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the
management system;
• Evaluate the compatibility and alignment of the management system objectives
with the strategic direction of the organization.

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