ISO 10012:2003, Measurement management systems - Requirements for measurement processes and measuring equipment is the
International Organization for Standardization
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(ISO)
standard that specifies generic requirements and provides guidance for the management of measurement processes and
metrological confirmation of measuring equipment used to support and demonstrate compliance with metrological requirements. It specifies
quality management
Total quality management, Total Quality management (TQM), ensures that an organization, product, or service consistently performs as intended, as opposed to Quality Management, which focuses on work process and procedure standards. It has four mai ...
requirements of a measurement management system that can be used by an organization performing measurements as part of the overall management system, and to ensure metrological requirements are met.
ISO 10012:2003 is not intended to be used as a requisite for demonstrating conformance with
ISO 9001,
ISO 14001
The ISO 14000 family is a set of international standards for Natural environment, environment management systems. It was developed in March 1996 by International Organization for Standardization. The goal of these standards is to help organizations ...
or any other standard. Interested parties can agree to use ISO 10012:2003 as an input for satisfying measurement management system requirements in
certification activities.
Other
standards and guides exist for particular elements affecting measurement results, e.g. details of measurement methods, competence of personnel, and interlaboratory comparisons.
ISO 10012:2003 is not intended as a substitute for, or as an addition to, the requirements of
ISO/IEC 17025
ISO/ IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories is the main standard used by testing and calibration laboratories. In most countries, ISO/IEC 17025 is the standard for which most labs must hold accr ...
.
Revisions
* ISO 10012-1:1992
* ISO 10012-2:1997
ISO 10012-1:1992
Quality assurance requirements for measuring equipment – Part 1:
Metrological confirmation system for measuring equipment
Applies to: testing
laboratories
A laboratory (; ; colloquially lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which science, scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. Laboratories are found in a variety of settings such as s ...
, including those providing a calibration service;
suppliers of
products or
services; other organizations where measurement is used to demonstrate compliance with specified requirements.
ISO 10012-2:1997
Quality assurance for measuring equipment – Part 2:
Guidelines for control of measurement processes
References
ISO Catalogue in the ISO websiteISO 10012:2003(en) Measurement management systems in the ISO online browsing platform
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