EFFECT OF ISO 17025 STANDARD ON QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN ACCREDITED CIVIL ENGINEERING LABORATORIES

Abstract

Due to the earthquakes that have occurred in recent years, many lives and property have been lost in
the world. After these earthquakes, national and international regulations used in the world have
updated with various changes. Especially the regions where the population and industry in Turkey are dense are under the risk of
heavy earthquakes. When the damages in the buildings after the earthquakes were examined, it has
seen that they are in poor quality and uncontrolled structures. The inspection of the buildings has
built in Turkey is carried out by the relevant municipalities and ministries. The most important part
of these inspections is carried out by laboratories that inspect the suitability of the materials used.
The importance of public and private control laboratories in the field of construction organized
under the ISO/IEC 17025 standard in Turkey is important for the safety of buildings. In this
context, the effectiveness of the construction materials laboratories in Turkey according to the ISO
17025 standard has investigated. In this context, the establishment processes of the civil engineering
laboratory, which is in the process of establishment and for which an accreditation application will
be made, have examined in accordance with the ISO 17025 standard. In addition, the compliance of
the laboratory's quality management system documents with the ISO 17025 standard has
investigated. Thanks to this study, it is aimed to assist the accreditation processes of organizations
that want to be accredited.