UOB Participates in A GCC Accreditation Center Workshop

UOB Participates
in A GCC Accreditation Center Workshop for Laboratories International Standards

 

11 November 2019

The Renewable Energy Laboratory Technician at the University
of Bahrain (UOB), Warda Eqab, participated in a workshop entitled:
“International requirements for accreditation of testing and calibration
laboratories, uncertainty calculations and internal audits according to the
International Standard 17025:2017 ISO/IEC, organized by the GCC Accreditation
Center.

According to Eqab, the aforementioned international standard
specifications are the specifications used internationally by accreditation and
conformity bodies in judging the performance of laboratories and measuring
their efficiency in conducting all kinds of tests and calibrations.

The workshop lasted for three days and it aimed to introduce
the participants to the competency requirements of testing and calibration
laboratories according to this specified standard, or how to comply with such
requirements, applying modern concepts in laboratory management, designing and
implementing internal audits according to the standard, and reviewing the
definitions and terms related to uncertainty and uncertainty requirements in
international standards, in addition to identifying uncertainty errors, the
different methods used in calculating uncertainty, and methods of using
uncertainty in assesing results and product conformity.

The workshop was attended by laboratory quality directors,
test personnel, technical laboratory directors, test administrators, newly
appointed laboratories employees, and technical and administrative evaluators
and auditors.

 

Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality Education

9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

17 Partnerships for The Goals

Key Words

Uncertainty calculation, international requirements for
accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories, GCC Accreditation
Center, standard specifications,