Key Requirements of ISO 17043 Documents for Proficiency Testing Provider

John Mills
2 min readApr 20, 2019

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ISO/IEC 17043:2010 specifies general requirements for the competence of providers of proficiency testing schemes and for the development and operation of proficiency testing schemes. It expands on the requirements of previous guides and is intended to accommodate PT providers of calibration laboratories and testing laboratories handling both qualitative and quantitative data.

ISO 17043 documents

One of the most important steps to achieve ISO 17043 Accreditation is determining what ISO 17043 documents and records are needed for Laboratory Accreditation based on ISO 17043. The documentation for ISO 17043 Accreditation becomes an easy task if you have well-written sample ISO 17043 documents conforming to the standard. Such documents include:

  • ISO 17043 Manual
  • ISO 17043 Procedures
  • Set of blank formats
  • Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Exhibits
  • Proficiency Testing Design Plan

Containing every document template you could possibly need (both mandatory and optional), as well as additional work instructions, project tools and documentation structure guidance, the ISO 17043 Documentation Toolkit really is the most comprehensive option on the market for completing your documentation.

The overall aim of our ISO 17043 documents is to support proficiency test provider in ISO 17043:2010 documentation and give confidence to their customers, regulating authorities and accreditation bodies that are associated with the proficiency test providers, as well as ISO 17043 consultants that all the documentation requirements are met.

Benefits of ISO 17043 documents

  • Easily modifiable templates according to your requirements.
  • Helps in fine-tuning the processes and establishing good ISO 17043 system.
  • Saves much time and cost in document preparation.
  • Minimizes excessive paperwork.
  • Defines the baseline system that satisfies requirements for personnel certification body as well as covers ISO 17043:2010 principles.

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