Experience of implementing of ISO/IEC 17025: conclusions and recommendations of a workshop

The first experiences of implementing of ISO/IEC 17025 have been obtained by the accreditation bodies and laboratories following the standard, and a workshop to discuss the experiences was arranged. This presentation gives the conclusions and recommendations from the workshop based on the lectures and discussions. In general, the adoption of ISO/IEC 17025 has been a smooth process. Received: 28 February 2002 Accepted: 2 March 2002