ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025
ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation plays a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of precise and dependable outcomes in calibration and measurement services across diverse industries delivered by technically competent calibration laboratories. This competence depends on a number of factors including:
- Staff members' qualifications, training, and experience.
- Well-maintained and properly calibrated equipment.
- Sufficient quality
- Suitable calibration methods.
- Measurement traceability to the International System of Units (SI).
- Precise recording and reporting methods
Calibration holds paramount importance as it upholds accuracy, consistency, and repeatability in measurements, thereby ensuring dependable benchmarks and outcomes. The absence of regular calibration can lead to equipment deviations from specifications, resulting in imprecise measurements and posing risks to quality, safety, and equipment durability.
The KENAS Calibration Laboratory Accreditation Scheme plays a pivotal role in enhancing the operational efficiency and competitive edge of domestic industries. It is guided by the KENAS policies (PL-35, PL 36, and PL 38).
Fields of Calibration accreditation
KENAS offers accreditation of calibration laboratories in the fields below:
- Mass
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Thermophysical Quantities
- Pressure
- Volume
- Flow rate
- Force
- Torque
- Hardness
- Electrical (AC/DC)
- Electrical (Energy)
- Acoustics, Ultrasound and vibration
- Photometry and Radiometry
- Time
- Frequency
- Density
- Viscosity
- Ionizing Radiation
- Non-ionizing Radiation
- Chemical
- Ultrasonics
- Optical
Regulatory Impact Statement: Proposed Kenya Accreditations Service (Fees) Regulations, 2025
The Regulations seek to:
- Establish a clear and predictable fees regime for accreditation and related services.
- Ensure cost recovery and financial sustainability of the Kenya Accreditation Service.
- Promote fairness, transparency and non-discrimination in charging of fees.
- Support national, regional and international trade through credible accreditation services.
