ISO 17025:2017 is an international standard that sets out requirements for the competence, impartiality , and consistent operation of testing and calibration laboratories . Published in November 2017, it is the third edition of the standard and replaced the 2005 edition. Its full title is General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories . The standard helps laboratories demonstrate that they can produce reliable and technically valid results . It applies to organizations that perform testing, calibration , or sampling associated with subsequent testing or calibration . These organizations may operate in fields such as healthcare, food safety , environmental monitoring, manufacturing, construction , research, and forensic science. ISO 17025:2017 is not limited to a particular laboratory size or discipline . Its requirements are designed to be adaptable , so a small calibration facility and a large testing laboratory can both us...
Energy is essential to almost every organization , powering buildings , equipment , transport, production lines and digital infrastructure . Yet when energy use is poorly understood, organizations may waste resources , face unnecessary costs and miss opportunities to improve . ISO 50001:2018 offers a structured way to address these challenges . It is an international standard that sets out requirements for establishing, maintaining and continually improving an energy management system , often called an EnMS . The standard is relevant to organizations of different sizes and in many sectors , from manufacturers and hospitals to universities , retailers and public agencies . It does not prescribe a specific technology or require every organization to reach the same energy target . Instead, it provides a management framework for understanding energy use, setting appropriate goals and making improvement part of everyday operations . ISO 50001:2018 helps an o...