Lincoln NE — The University of Nebraska Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF) is nearing completion of its ISO 17025 implementation program, performed by Oxebridge. MwRSF is one of the nation’s leading crash test and safety data analysis providers for roadside barriers and traffic control devices. Under the accreditation rules, clients pursuing ISO 17025 must complete their implementation before applying for an accreditation audit; MwRSF will be submitting its application to the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) shortly.
ISO 17025 is a quality management system standard similar to ISO 9001, but one designed specifically for test or calibration laboratories. The requirements are much stricter than ISO 9001, and implementation is much more difficult, requiring most labs to contract with a implementation provider like Oxebridge in order to properly develop the system. The standard requires labs to undergo interlaboratory comparisons as a means of providing evidence of proficiency, and all methods used must be rigorously validated and statistically valid.
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Photo credit: (c) 2009 UNL MwRSF
Christopher Paris is the founder and VP Operations of Oxebridge. He has over 35 years’ experience implementing ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems, and helps establish certification and accreditation bodies with the ISO 17000 series. He is a vocal advocate for the development and use of standards from the point of view of actual users. He is the writer and artist of THE AUDITOR comic strip, and is currently writing the DR. CUBA pulp novel series. Visit www.drcuba.world
