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4. Equipment use
4.1 Use
As part of the management of its equipment according to the ISO 17025 -2017, a laboratory needs to control the use of its equipment.
The metrological capability of a piece of equipment also lies in the way it is used. All users must be trained in the use of the equipment to ensure that the risk of equipment misalignment is very low. This training must be both theoretical and practical: it's what we call empowerment or personnel qualification.
an operator needs to know how to "calibrate" his scales, where to place a thermometer so that it gives a representative measurement, and where to weigh to avoid load eccentricity...
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- Traceability of measurement results – COFRAC policy and evacuation procedures - GEN REF10-rev00 -
- International Vocabulary of Metrology – Basic concepts and related terms - JCGM 200 - 2012
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