Accreditation Overview

Quality Calibration Service has the distinction of being the first Metrology Lab in the United States to achieve dual accreditation to ISO and A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation). Through our A2LA accreditation, QCS is recognized as an accredited metrology lab by the Canadian Standards Council.
 
QCS has been A2LA accredited since 1993.
 
To all our valued customers:
 

Based on the recent comparison study of the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Standard to the ISO BS EN ISO 9001:2008 Standard which was conducted by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation  (ILAC), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), it was determined that not only did 17025:2005 meet or exceed all of the standard requirements of ISO 9001:2008 but in addition, provide a more comprehensive format for determining measurement uncertainty and environmental control requirements for the calibration of gages.

Upon review and agreement with the comparison study results and to avoid the possibility of conflict or confusion between the two standards moving forward, QCS has elected to drop BS EN ISO 9001:2008 effective November 2014. For a direct comparison between ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025:2005, see table below and official IAF ILAC ISO Communique.

Direct Comparison Table
ISO 9001:2008 ISO 17025:2005
Quality Manual/Quality Policy 4.2
Control of Documents 4.2, 4.3
Control of Records 4.1.3
Management Responsibility 5.2
Customer Focus 4.4, 4.7, 4.8
Planning 4.2
Responsibility, Authority, & Communication 4.1, 4.2
Management Representative 4.1
Management Review 1.15
Resource Management 4.1
Human Resources 4.1, 5.2
Infrastructure/ Work Environment 5.3
Product Realization 4.3
Customer-Related Process 4.1, 4.4, 4.7, 5.10
Design & Development N/A
Purchasing 4.6
Production & Service Provision 5.6, 5.8, 5.9
Measurement, Analysis & Improvement 5.4, 5.5, 5.6
Internal Audit 4.14
Control of Nonconforming 4.9
Continual Improvement 4.2, 4.10
Corrective Action 4.11
Preventative Action 4.12

Sincerely,

Quality Calibration Service, Inc.

William (BJ) Hangartner,
President
 

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Quality Calibration Service, Inc.
 5515 S. Westridge Drive
New Berlin, WI 53151
Phone: 414-256-8900 FAX: 414-256-8911
Toll Free: 800-285-0035
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