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ISO 15189 explained — medical laboratory accreditation

ISO 15189: Patients, Pre-examination and Where Medical Laboratories Lose Findings

What ISO 15189:2022 requires, what the fourth edition changed, and the four areas where medical laboratories most often…

Proficiency testing for laboratory accreditation

Proficiency Testing: Coverage, Scores and What Follows a Bad Result

Internal controls tell a laboratory it is consistent. Only comparison with others tells it whether it is right.…

Decision Rules and Statements of Conformity Under ISO 17025

You measure 9.8 against a maximum of 10.0, with an uncertainty of 0.4. Does it pass? It depends…

Measurement uncertainty budget for testing and calibration laboratories

Measurement Uncertainty: How to Build a Budget That Holds Up

A budget built from repeatability alone can understate uncertainty fourfold. How contributions are identified, converted and combined, with…

ISO 17025 accreditation for testing and calibration laboratories

ISO 17025: Accreditation, Scope and Where Laboratories Lose Findings

Laboratories are accredited, not certified — and only for a defined scope. What ISO 17025 requires, how Option…

ISO 27017 and ISO 27018 cloud security controls

ISO 27017: Cloud Security Controls and What the 2026 Edition Changes

ISO 27017 is not a certification. Here is what the standard actually contains, how it differs from ISO…

Aerospace quality management: the AS9100, AS9110 and AS9120 standards and the NQA-1 nuclear parallel

Aerospace Quality Management: 3 Essential AS9100 Standards

In most industries a quality escape costs money. In aerospace and nuclear it can cost lives, and the quality regimes reflect that. Aerospace quality management under the AS9100 family, and

Supply chain security compared: ISO 28000 for goods and TISAX for automotive information security

Supply Chain Security: 2 Essential Assurance Routes

Ask two companies how they prove supply chain security and you will get two unrelated answers. One will describe physical controls over goods in transit; the other will describe how

ISO 55001 asset management, ISO 41001 facility management and ISO 50001 energy management compared

ISO 55001 vs ISO 41001 vs ISO 50001: Which One Do You Need?

ISO 55001, ISO 41001 and ISO 50001 manage different things about the same estate. What each one actually…

IT governance framework layers compared: COBIT 2019 for governance, ISO 31000 for risk, CIS Controls for implementation

IT Governance Framework: 3 Essential Layers Explained

Teams adopting COBIT, ISO 31000 and the CIS Controls often assume they are choosing between them. They are not. Each occupies a different layer of the same problem, and an

ISO 27001 certification body accreditation chain and three-year audit cycle

How to Choose an ISO 27001 Certification Body: The Complete 2026 Guide

A practical 2026 guide to choosing an accredited ISO 27001 certification body: what changed on 1 January 2026,…

SWIFT CSP attestation: the five steps from architecture type to KYC-SA submission

SWIFT CSP Attestation: 5 Essential Steps to Comply

If your institution is on the SWIFT network, security is not a matter of internal policy. SWIFT CSP attestation is an annual obligation: every member must attest against the Customer