Webinars

Watch this free webinar as we review the requirements for sampling, as well as discuss ANAB’s new program for sampling and sampling organizations. The importance of sampling in testing cannot be overstated. Sampling is seen as the largest contributor to measurement uncertainty. Accurate, reliable results depend on the quality of the sample taken prior to…

How can laboratories manage these requirements? Which requirements overlap across standards? How can the laboratory integrate multiple standards into the management system? Join us for this webinar to find out the answers to these questions! Oftentimes, laboratories must manage requirements from multiple standards during their day-to-day operations. Some of these standards include ISO/IEC 17025:2015, ISO…

Watch the webinar to learn more when to choose ISO/IEC 17025 or ISO/IEC 17020, or when you need both. We will examine the similarities and differences between ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ISO/IEC 17020:2012. The differences between Laboratory and Inspection Body accreditation will be discussed, along with a general overview of the assessment process. No other accreditation standards…

“Quality is everyone’s responsibility” (W. Edwards Deming). However, there are times that we find not everyone is onboard with implementing or embracing more quality practices. Some feel it is a waste of time, that it is burdensome, or that it takes away from productivity. Others may even be offended in the suggestion that their previous…

Many ISO certification and accreditation standards contain requirements for management of complaints by an organization. Regardless of the standard requirements, it is important for organizations to receive and duly process complaints, not only for customer satisfaction, but as opportunities for improvement to the overall management system. Customers and other stakeholders submit complaints for a variety…

What is ISO/IEC 17025, and what are statements of conformance? This webinar will provide some history on how risks have been mitigated when making these statements, explain some of the common decision rules used in industry, introduce language to explain these to customers, and detail one of the oldest in use today. Statements of Conformance…

Many ISO standards typically use the term “top management” to refer to the highest level of management at an organization, but the newest edition of ISO/IEC 17025 has simplified this to “management.” This ANAB Webinar outlines the importance of management in relation to quality management and management systems and the culture of quality that can…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established a program for the testing of food in certain circumstances by accredited laboratories, as required under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The FDA established the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) program as required by FSMA section 202(a), which added section 422 to…

In this webinar we will discuss cause analysis and corrective action. During this webinar, we will review requirements from some of the standards that require corrective action, such as ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC 17020 and ISO 9001. In addition to reviewing requirements, we will go through some of the tools available for cause analysis, including fishbone…

Validation and/or verification of methods enables us to demonstrate that the analytical methods are suitable for use and helps ensure that results are accurate, valid and reliable. But what is the difference between a validation and a verification? When does ISO/IEC 17025 require a validation vs. a verification? To find out the answers to these…