Diseño de un sistema de gestión según la norma ISO 17025 para el laboratorio de procesos industriales.

Abstract

It was conducted the design of a management system for the laboratory of industrial processes belonging to the Chemical Engineering school, Faculty of Science, from Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo in accordance to the Technical Ecuadorian Standards ISO/IEC 17025:2005. In order to make this possible, the documentation framed on the ISO 17025 regulations for testing laboratories, was developed, thus, it was possible to organise and complement the existing information, which was the basis to develop manuals of procedures, equipment operation, industrial safety, technical specifications, instructional material and records for both, the equipment that constitute the laboratory and its electrical, resources and risks blueprints, this, with the purpose of providing it a reliable foundation based on well documented information of the requirements for an optimal performance; so that the laboratory management in the technical, academic and research areas will be enhanced by enabling the control of the process to the development of academic, technical and research activities among professors, students and technical-teaching personnel, which will ensure the quality of the teaching-learning process for future professionals. According to the project components, it was possible to collect the documentation as well as the contribution that this provides to the institution for its accreditation according to the requirements demanded by relevant organizations. The compliance with the management system contributes to the quality of higher education, so that, its implementation is recommended for an effective technical control able to generate results in accordance with the expected results.