PECB ISO/IEC 17025 Foundation case studies
PECB ISO/IEC 17025 Foundation · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The PECB Certificate Holder in ISO/IEC 17025 Foundation is an entry-level credential for people who need a working understanding of a Laboratory Management System (LMS) as specified in ISO/IEC 17025. PECB positions the Foundation level as proof that a holder has understood the fundamental methodologies, requirements, framework and management approach - not as a qualification to implement or audit a system independently. The PECB ISO/IEC 17025 Foundation case studies are 5 cases and about 4,235 words.
1The Calibration Lab Inside the Instrument Manufacturer
Meridian Calibration Services calibrates pressure and temperature instruments for industrial customers. It is a separately registered legal entity inside the Volta Instruments group, whose main factory manufactures pressure transmitters; those transmitters account for roughly 30% of Meridian's calibration workload and are invoiced at internal transfer prices.
823 words, about 4 min2Expired Balance Calibration and an Unverified Check Weight
An environmental laboratory determines cadmium in soil digests by graphite furnace atomic absorption. Sample weights of about 0.2 g are measured on a balance with 0.01 mg readability.
855 words, about 4 min3The CRM Failure That Became a Matrix Effect
On 14 March a laboratory runs a batch of 96 groundwater samples for nitrate. The batch includes a certified reference material at 10.0 mg/L with an acceptance range of 9.0 to 11.0 mg/L; the recovered value is 7.8 mg/L.
842 words, about 4 min4Customer Method, Version 3 at the Bench and a Locked Spreadsheet
A small materials-testing laboratory performs tensile tests to a customer-supplied method specifying a 5 mm/min crosshead speed and a 50 mm gauge length. The method contains no precision data.
901 words, about 5 min5A Comfortable Audit and a 45-Minute Management Review
A laboratory's annual internal audit programme consists of one audit, performed in November by the quality manager, covering sample reception and housekeeping. The quality manager also manages sample reception.
814 words, about 4 min