Peer review of QMS of LNE-ENSAM

Project Description

The aim of the project is to perform the peer review of the QMS of LNE-ENSAM. A peer review programme including the visits by quality and metrological experts in the laboratories of the
LNE-ENSAM in the field of dynamic pressure is planned in May and September 2022.
The proposed project intends to insure the conformity of QMS of LNE-ENSAM to ISO/CEI 17025:2017 standard and to improve the QMS process using a peer review with respect to the requirements of the CIPM MRA.

For this project, an internal audit by an external quality assessor covering the management system according to ISO 17025 :2017 was carried out in May 2022. The visit by the technical assessor will be on 16th September 2022. This assessor from VTT MIKES (Finland) is working for the Finnish Accreditation services (FINAS) since 2011 making assessments of the technical competence of calibration laboratories according to ISO 17025:2017.
The conclusions of this project should be presented at the EURAMET TC-Q meeting in March 2023.
The fees of the peer review will be fully paid by LNE-ENSAM.


Final Report 2023-09-13

A peer review of the QMS of LNE-ENSAM with visits by quality and metrological experts in the field of dynamic pressure was carried out in May and September 2022.

The objective of this project was to insure the conformity of QMS of LNE-ENSAM to
ISO/CEI 17025:2017 standard and to improve the QMS process using a peer review with respect to the requirements of the CIPM MRA.

An internal audit by an external quality assessor covering the management system according to
ISO 17025 :2017 was carried out on 20 May 2022. The LNE-ENSAM quality manual and documents were reviewed by a Quality Auditor, qualified by Cofrac (France).
The audit findings were documented in a report issued on 31 May 2022.
One non-conformity and two opportunities for improvement were recorded and accepted. An action plan from LNE-ENSAM was presented and has led to resolve these non-conformity and recommendations. The conclusion of the report states that the quality system of LNE-ENSAM complies with the requirements of the standard NF EN ISO/CEI 17025 : 2017.

The on-site peer-review by the technical assessor, Richard Högström from VTT MIKES (Finland), was carried out on 16th September 2022. Mr Richard Högström is working for the Finnish Accreditation services (FINAS) since 2011 assessing the technical competence of calibration laboratories according to ISO 17025:2017. The LNE-ENSAM quality manual and documents and the scientific publication and dissertation on validation of the calibration methods were reviewed by Richard Högström. The peer-review findings were documented in a report issued on September 22, 2022. The report indicates one non-conformity and three recommendations. LNE-ENSAM agreed and proposed actions to correct the non-conformity and address the recommendations. The conclusion of the report states that the quality system of LNE-ENSAM is adequate to demonstrate its conformity with the requirements of CIPM-MRA.

ENSAM has presented an initial evaluation of the QMS on March 28, 2023 to achieve proposition of CMC’s in dynamic pressure. The EURAMET TC-Q decision in meeting in March 2023 is: TCQ18- D07: “TC-Q has sufficient confidence in the QMS of LNE-ENSAM and its ability to fulfil the requirements of the CIPM MRA”.

Subjects
Quality (Q)
Coordinating Institute
LNE-ENSAM (France)
Participating Partners
MIKES (Finland)