ISO 17025 & Laboratory Information
Management Systems (LIMS) for
Analytical Laboratories

This ISO 17025 and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for Analytical Laboratories training course will cover the ISO 17025 requirements for testing labs, focusing on the operation of their management system, technical competence, the validity of analytical results, and the role of LIMS in meeting these requirements. Special emphasis will be placed on how LIMS helps fulfill the traceability demands of ISO 17025.

Additionally, the course will highlight how ISO 17025 aligns with relevant ISO 9001 and GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) standards applicable to testing services. Management and technical staff in analytical laboratories will gain a clear understanding of the critical need for ISO 17025 implementation to meet customer expectations and satisfy industry demands, including those from regulatory authorities and organizations offering accreditation.

This training course will feature:

• Management requirements of ISO 17025 Quality manual, Document control, Tenders, Suppliers, Service to the customer, Internal audits
• Technical requirements of ISO 17025 Personnel, Equipment, Traceability, Reference standards, Sampling, Quality assurance of results, Test Certificates, O & I’s
• Definition of Laboratory accreditation: Accreditation Bodies (AB’s) and Multilateral Agreements (MLA, MRA, ILAC) on cross frontier recognition of accreditation
• Basic guidelines on the design of a LIMS
• Implementation of a LIMS, in the context of ISO 17025

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Understand and implement Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) in their organizations
• Comprehend the importance of assuring quality of test and calibration results
• Apply traceability from sample receipt and analysis scheduling until delivery of results, through the implementation of LIMS
• Design LIMS on the basis of ISO 17025 requirements
• Realize the need for continuous review and improvement of LIMS systems, based on market and regulatory requirements

This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals involved in Quality Assurance (QA) in analytical laboratories, but will greatly benefit:

• Management and technical personnel of analytical laboratories, in a wide spectrum of activities (e.g. oil refinery, food and utility industries including potable and wastewater treatment plants, and commercial analytical laboratories)
• Technicians, Specialists and other personnel involved in laboratories
• Those laboratories that are in the process of obtaining ISO 17025 accreditation and those planning to implement a LIMS
• Newly recruited laboratory scientific personnel
• Laboratory accreditation consultants