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Module 1

Improving Laboratory Management Practices –

An Introduction to ISO 17025

This module addresses benefits of adopting sound and standardized laboratory processes and procedures for environmental monitoring laboratories. Within this scope the ISO 17025:2017 standard, and its key concepts, is discussed as a guide to improving laboratory practices and procedures.


This module is intended for staff and on-site managers of government and non-government water quality testing laboratories within the IWEco project.

Module 1.1

What is ISO 17025

Download presentation (PDF)

Recording of the presentation of Module 1.1

during the Life Webinar on March 15-16, 2022

Presenter: Carlos Nunes, PhD candidate at the UNC Water Institute

Interviews

Laboratory managers Leonard Smith and Kareem Charlemagne talk about
challenges and recommendations for the implementation of ISO 17025
and accreditation of environmental laboratories within the Caribbean Region

Leonard Smith - Environmental Health Laboratory,
National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Jamaica

Kareem Charlemagne - Environmental Health Laboratory, Environmental Health and
Sustainable Development Department, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)

Language: English with Spanish subtitles

Introduction and accreditation (Leonard Smith)

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