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Experiences with the accreditation of the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia Cover

Experiences with the accreditation of the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia

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|Dec 2020

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Number of accredited bodies in Croatia after the establishment of the accreditation system

Figure 2

Non-conformities found by internal and external auditing teams in the 2010–2020 period. X-axis lists the requirements (by clauses) of the ISO IEC/17025:2007 standard (4.1–4.15 system management and 5.2–5.10 technical competences)

Figure 3

Recommendations given by internal and external auditing teams in the 2010–2020 period. X-axis lists the requirements (by clauses) of the ISO IEC/ 17025:2007 standard (4.1–4.15 system management and 5.2–5.10 technical competences)

Number of projects, tested samples, inter-laboratory comparisons and collaborations in accredited Units

UnitProjectsSamplesInter-laboratory comparisons / proficiency testsCollaborations
Radiation Protection Unit30 (10 scientific and 20 professional projects)420067IAEA, JRC, WHO
Environmental Hygiene Unit94 (15 scientific and 79 professional projects)225259 (varies from 19500 to 26000 samples per year)29IAEA, JRC, WHO, University of Rijeka, Sarajevo University Faculty of Science, Ekonerg d.o.o.
Radiation Dosimetry and Radiobiology Unit2400 thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD): 5500 radiation sources12IAEA, EURADOS, Jožef Stefan Institute, Alara d.o.o., Hajkom d.o.o., Ekoteh dozimetrija d.o.o.

Total number of non-conformities and recommendations recorded in internal audits in the 2010–2020 period

Scope of accreditationNon-conformitiesRecommendations
Determination of radioactivity7833
Determination of air quality and pollutants in the air1718
Testing in the scope of ionising radiation protection7130
Total16681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2020-71-3449 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 312 - 319
Submitted on: May 1, 2020
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Accepted on: Nov 1, 2020
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Published on: Dec 31, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Zdenko Franić, Tomislav Bituh, Ranka Godec, Mirjana Čačković, Tomislav Meštrović, Jerko Šiško, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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