This document contains normative and informative guidance for ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited testing laboratories. Laboratories and assessment teams alike must use this document to assure compliance.

This document covers all accredited testing laboratories, including those labs under the following PSAs:

• Environmental
• Agriculture Inputs, Food, Animal Health and Plant Protection (AFAP)
• Forensic
• Mineral Analysis
• Fasteners
• Information Technology Security Evaluation & Testing (ITSET)
• Test Method Development and Non-Routine Testing (TMDNRT)

For the following PSAs, an additional Requirements and Guidance document also applies:

• Forensics – SCC Requirements and Guidance for the Accreditation for Forensic Testing Laboratories
• Mineral Analysis – SCC Requirements and Guidance for the Accreditation of Mineral Analysis Testing Laboratories
• ITSET – SCC Requirements and Guidance for the Accreditation of Information Technology Security - Evaluation and Testing Facilities (Including Cryptographic Module and Algorithm Testing facilities)
• TMDNRT – SCC Requirements and Guidance for Accreditation of Laboratories Engaged in Test Method Development and Non-Routine Testing