Medical Reference Measurement Laboratories

Description of the activity

The activity of a reference measurement laboratory consists in performing reference calibrations in the area of ​​laboratory medicine (with the exception of clinical laboratories that carry out routine measurements) and which ensure metrological traceability to national or international standards over time.

Document issued

The validity of reference calibrations in laboratory medicine is certified by the medical reference measurement certificate, issued by the reference measurement laboratory that performed the assessment.

What the certificate guarantees

The medical reference measurement certificate guarantees that the values ​​it contains, the indication of a measuring instrument, or the value of a measurement standard refer to the corresponding SI measurement unit and that this information can be transferred to the measurements performed using them.

What the certificate does NOT guarantee

The medical reference measurement certificate does not guarantee that the instrument is used correctly and does not provide information on the uncertainty of the measurement performed.

Other Regulations for accreditation

N.A.

Application for accreditation

• DA-00
  Application for Accreditation
• DA-05
  Application for Accreditation of Calibration Laboratories (LAT) – standard UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018
• DA-05 All.1
  Metrological areas – LAT sectors

Circulars of Accredia

• LS-18
  List of Informative and Technical Circulars of Calibration Laboratory Department