Where laboratories usually struggle
Many laboratories are technically strong but find it hard to demonstrate that competence in the way the standard expects. Typical findings we see:
- Documentation adapted from generic templates that does not match day-to-day practice
- Missing or scattered method validation and verification records
- Measurement uncertainty not estimated, or estimated without a traceable rationale
- Impartiality and risk-based thinking — introduced in the 2017 revision — existing only on paper
- Internal audits and management reviews done as a formality
What our ISO 17025 consultancy delivers
We translate every requirement into a simple question for your laboratory: who does what, and which record proves it. The result is a management system your staff own and can explain to an assessor in their own words, without slowing down routine work. For the application and assessment itself, see our laboratory accreditation consulting page.
Scope: the structure of ISO/IEC 17025:2017
General & structural requirements (clauses 4–5)
Impartiality, confidentiality, legal entity, organisation, responsibilities and the defined range of laboratory activities.
Resource requirements (clause 6)
Personnel competence, facilities and environmental conditions, equipment, metrological traceability, externally provided products and services.
Process requirements (clause 7)
Review of requests, method selection, verification and validation, sampling, measurement uncertainty, validity of results, reporting, complaints, data management.
Management system requirements (clause 8)
Document and record control, risks and opportunities, improvement, corrective action, internal audit and management review.
Our implementation methodology
- Kick-off and scope definition. We agree which tests, matrices and methods you want accredited.
- ISO 17025 gap assessment. An on-site, clause-by-clause review with a prioritised action list.
- Implementation plan. Owners, deadlines and a realistic timeline.
- Management system and documentation. Procedures, work instructions, forms and records built around your processes. See laboratory quality management.
- Technical studies. Method validation and verification, measurement uncertainty, calibration and intermediate check plans.
- Training. Hands-on ISO 17025 training for your team.
- Internal audit and management review. An independent internal audit before you apply, with findings closed together.
Deliverables
- Clause-by-clause gap analysis report and prioritised action plan
- Management system documents and record forms specific to your laboratory
- Validation/verification and measurement uncertainty files
- Risk and opportunity register and impartiality analysis
- Internal audit report and management review records
Why Molar Çevre
We combine hands-on laboratory practice with the requirements of the standard and, for environmental laboratories, Turkish environmental legislation. We do not sell templates: every document and calculation is prepared with your team and from your own data, so the system keeps working after the project ends.