In return this can cause process delays and unwarranted restriction of competent services to laboratory users. If your scope is too detailed this can result in unnecessary demands for constant changes in scopes of accreditation. Organizations need to consider the level of detail included within the scope of accreditation to ensure that there is an empirical balance between the amount of information needed by users of the accredited laboratory and the flexibility on the part of accredited laboratories to offer their services within appropriate scopes of their recognized competence. To provide the user of an accredited laboratory with a clear idea of the specific calibrations covered by the accreditation.To define the specific areas the laboratory’s activities that are to be covered the the accreditation.In essence, the scope of accreditation serves two purposes: When defining your scope, you should consider what is functional for both you and your customers. Rather than careful consideration, organizations will often quickly put their scope together and submit it to the accreditation body without thoroughly considering what activities they want to be accredited to perform. Many laboratories forget about the importance of defining their scope when getting accredited or re-accredited.
ISO 17025 2017 QUALITY MANUAL ISO
When you are looking to become accredited to ISO/IEC 17025, the scope is a critical part of this process – much more detailed than Scope requirements in other ISO Management System Standards ( like ISO 9001).
In essence, it is a formal list of tests and/or calibrations that your laboratory is accredited to perform.
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