In a laboratory, a result is only as trustworthy as the system behind it. Assessors know this — which is why they go straight to your control charts, your out-of-control investigations and your proficiency-testing records. If your quality documentation is a patchwork of inherited SOPs, every assessment is uphill.
Competence must be documented
ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation stands on documented competence: controlled methods, calibrated equipment, validated procedures, trained people and QC that stops bad results before they leave the building. Participation in ISO/IEC 17043 proficiency schemes and audits guided by ISO 19011 complete the picture — and every element needs paper behind it.
Ten disciplines, laboratory-grade documentation
The AGS Laboratories Policy & QMS Package covers Sample Management, Laboratory Safety, Equipment Calibration, Quality Control, Method Validation, Chemical Safety, Waste Disposal, Document Control, Competency and Internal Audit. The toolkit is practical: Levey-Jennings control-chart work instructions, QC out-of-control investigation forms, run-review checklists and scored risk registers — the documents assessors actually ask for.
- 80 controlled documents across 10 laboratory disciplines
- 10 Policies and 10 Procedures reflecting ISO/IEC 17025 requirements
- 10 bench-level Work Instructions including control charting
- 10 Forms — QC investigations, calibration, validation, audit
- 10 Checklists, 10 KPI Sheets and 10 Risk Registers
Safety and quality in one integrated system
Most laboratories run quality and safety as separate document sets that drift apart over time. This package integrates both: chemical safety, waste disposal and laboratory safety sit alongside calibration, validation and QC under one numbering convention and one document control model. Quality managers maintain a single system, staff learn one format, and assessors see a laboratory that manages competence and risk with the same discipline it applies to results. When methods change or scope expands, updating the system means revising controlled documents — not rebuilding a paper landscape from scratch, mid-accreditation cycle, while routine testing continues.
Whether you're pursuing accreditation or defending it, the AGS Laboratories package puts an assessor-ready quality system in your hands today — an instant download of fully editable Microsoft Word documents, ready to adapt to your methods and scope.
Product: Laboratories Policy — available as an instant-download, fully editable package from AGS (SKU AGS-01-010).