Technical competence for testing environmental quality elements: Accreditation of the Serbian environmental protection agency

Abstract

This paper describes the implementation of the SRPS ISO/IEC 17025:2006 standard in the Environmental Protection Agency, a state authority that performs the work of testing the quality of surface and ground water, sediment and air, according to the criteria of the Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS). The success of maintenance of the acreditation system is presented by the new approach, by showing compliance indicator of the Accredation Body of Serbia as an objective indicator of competence for doing the given jobs. The paper contributes to the understanding of the importance of accreditation of jobs within the state administration, the body that examines the elements of the environment, which confirms its technical competence.

Keywords

• accreditation
• indicators of conformity
• elements of environmental quality