Testing laboratories
ISO/IEC 17025
Laboratories that perform testing to determine the characteristics of an item, and report a result against a method or a requirement.
Technical fields
Technical fields
Seven fields of conformity assessment. Each is described with the standard that ordinarily frames it. A description is not a statement that AKZERT accredits that activity.
Calibration laboratories
ISO/IEC 17025
Laboratories that relate a measuring instrument or a reference to a stated standard, and report the result with a measurement uncertainty.
Medical laboratories
ISO 15189
Laboratories that examine materials of human origin to provide information for diagnosis, treatment, prevention or the assessment of health.
Inspection bodies
ISO/IEC 17020
Bodies that examine a product, process, service or installation and exercise judgement to determine conformity with requirements.
Management system certification
ISO/IEC 17021-1
Bodies that audit a management system and decide whether to certify that it meets a specified standard or scheme.
Product certification
ISO/IEC 17065
Bodies that certify products, processes or services against a specified scheme.
Personnel certification
ISO/IEC 17024
Bodies that certify persons against the requirements of a defined scheme.