Envirology LLC
Full-cycle ISO 17025 support — internal audits, quality assurance programmes, external assessment readiness, and hands-on assistance resolving non-conformances and corrective actions.
Internal Audits
Quality Assurance
Accreditation
What this service includes
ISO/IEC 17025 consulting is for testing and calibration laboratories that are developing, maintaining, or improving a quality system for their defined activities. A laboratory may be preparing for an initial assessment, reviewing an existing system, or responding to findings from an external assessment. Envirology LLC provides consulting support for this work; accreditation decisions are made by the laboratory’s accreditation body, and Envirology does not claim to be accredited through this consulting service.
A quality system has to connect documented requirements with the way work is actually planned, performed, checked, and recorded. Laboratories can face difficulties when procedures do not match current practice, responsibilities are unclear, internal audits do not examine the relevant processes, or corrective actions address symptoms without demonstrating effectiveness. A gap review can help organize these issues against ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and the laboratory’s applicable scope, then identify practical steps for resolving them.
Support may include gap analysis, quality manual and procedure development, method documentation, internal audit planning or execution, non-conformance analysis, corrective and preventive action planning, and readiness coaching. Technical topics listed in this service include measurement uncertainty, traceability, and proficiency testing interpretation. Work should be tailored to the laboratory’s methods, records, and scope rather than copied from a generic template. Where an accreditation body has published requirements or interpretive guidance, the laboratory’s chosen body and current documents should be used to confirm applicability.
Deliverables may include a documented gap assessment, revised or newly drafted procedures, an internal audit schedule or report, action plans, and evidence packages that help staff prepare for an assessment. The exact documents depend on the client’s requested support. Consulting can help a laboratory organize and improve its system, but cannot guarantee that an accreditation body will grant or renew accreditation.
A useful readiness review connects each identified issue to the laboratory’s evidence and its defined scope. For example, an audit or gap assessment can record the requirement considered, the records or practices reviewed, the finding, and the proposed follow-up. Corrective-action planning should make the cause being addressed and the intended effectiveness check understandable to the people responsible for the work. This creates a clearer basis for internal review and helps the laboratory maintain its own ownership of the quality system.
To scope a project, share the laboratory’s current accreditation status, testing or calibration scope, most pressing finding or objective, and any relevant assessment timeline. Envirology LLC can then discuss whether a targeted gap review, audit support, documentation work, or broader readiness engagement is appropriate.
Frequently asked questions
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 specifies requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Accreditation bodies assess laboratories against the standard and their defined scope. Envirology LLC provides consulting support for laboratories working toward or maintaining accreditation.
Yes. We design and execute internal audit programs, prepare gap analysis reports, develop corrective action plans (CAPA), and provide pre-assessment coaching. Whether you're pursuing initial accreditation or addressing external assessment non-conformances, we guide you through the entire process and help build a sustainable quality system.
Project timelines vary significantly based on scope. Some consulting engagements take 2-4 weeks; others extend over several months. We develop a project plan upfront and provide regular progress updates. We focus on delivering results on schedule and within scope.
