Integration of the standards CWA 15793:2008, NTC-ISO 9001:2008, NTC-ISO 17025:2005 and NTC OHSAS 18001:2007 in the National Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory of the Colombian Agricultural and Livestock Institute (ICA

Abstract

Veterinary diagnostic laboratories are responsible for the detection of diseases in both domestic and wild animals in different parts of the world, by conducting different laboratory tests aimed at both surveillance and detection of different diseases (health and animal production), which has allowed the international trade of these products. In view of this, veterinary diagnostic laboratories must guarantee the reliability of their results, for which they have adopted management models in search of results accepted in the international context, and thus favor the commercial exchange of animals and their products. For this, a mixed type research was carried out whose objective was to elaborate a proposal of integration of the standard CWA 15793:2008, the NTC-ISO 9001:2008, the NTC-ISO 17025:2005 and NTC OHSAS 18001:2007. To do this, first a correlation matrix of requirements of the standards of interest was prepared, secondly with the intention of knowing how the biological risk management was being worked in the laboratory under investigation, a checklist was made based on the requirements of the standard and finally with the aim of having a better knowledge of the problem, a focus group was formed consisting of experts in biological risk management issues, handling of management systems, planning and laboratory with which the information obtained through the checklist was analyzed. It was possible to make a proposal for the integration of the aforementioned international standards with the biorisk management standard, taking into account the guidelines given by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and adopted at the World Assembly in May 2015, it also complements the measures already adopted in the analyzed laboratory and provides very valuable tools for proper work within the facilities, taking into account the environment and the surrounding community.

Keywords

• laboratorio de diagnóstico veterinario
• gestión del bioriesgo
• integración