Issues of the ensuring of radiation control testing laboratories correspondence to accreditation criteria

The new accreditation system has created rather stringent conditions for laboratories and necessitated strict adherence to a number of provisions to ensure accredited entities meet accreditation criteria. Testing laboratories or testing laboratory centers that perform radiation control conduct testing for the mandatory confirmation (assessment) of compliance. Accreditation in the national accreditation system, Rosaccreditation, is a prerequisite for the operation of testing laboratories performing such work. This article lists the laws and regulations governing the activities of laboratories accredited in the national accreditation system, presents the accreditation criteria requirements applicable to radiation control laboratories, and describes optimal methods for ensuring laboratories meet these requirements. It also lists documents that can be included in a testing laboratory's quality management system. Approaches to developing certain elements of a quality management system in light of the requirements of new Rosaccreditation documents are described. Aspects of the risk-based approach required for accredited testing laboratories in today's environment are explained. Examples of personnel supervision and competency monitoring procedures are provided. It was noted that in today's environment, special attention should be paid to improving the qualifications and competence of personnel. Currently, numerous training platforms exist, including free webinars, dedicated to approaches to ensuring testing laboratories' compliance with specific accreditation criteria. These platforms provide information on amendments to laws and regulations regarding requirements for accredited entities, answers to questions that arise during the practical implementation of testing laboratories' own approaches to building their quality management system as a whole and its individual components, and the opportunity to gain new knowledge and competencies.