What’s the potential risk of shared personnel in laboratory activities (under ISO/IEC 17025) and inspection work (under ISO/IEC 17020)? How can we solve it?
STANDARD: ISO/IEC 17020 · CLAUSE: 4.1.3 · TOPIC: Independence
Answer:
| ISO/IEC 17020, clause 4.1.3 requires an accredited IB to evaluate its risks to impartiality on an ongoing basis, taking into account risks from its activities, relationships, etc. It is expected that the IB will identify these risks, as they can be complex and ever changing. Clause 4.1.4 goes on the require that you figure out how to solve it yourself. |
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