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Free guides and templates

Early access to new SOP templates, forms, checklists, and how-to guides from the Precision ISO library.

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Clause-by-clause clarity

What a requirement means in practice, what good looks like, and what assessors typically look for.

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Measurement uncertainty help

Uncertainty budget walkthroughs, worked examples, and tools that take the guesswork out of GUM-based calculations.

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Audit lessons from the field

Recurring nonconformities we see during internal audits and assessments, and the fixes that hold up.

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Topics we cover

ISO/IEC 17025 accreditationPreparing for assessment, building a scope, responding to findings, and keeping the system running after accreditation.
Measurement uncertaintyType A and Type B evaluation, uncertainty budgets by discipline, decision rules, and reporting on calibration certificates.
ISO 9001 implementationRisk-based thinking, process approach, management review, and getting certified without creating paperwork for its own sake.
Documentation that worksWriting SOPs, work instructions, and forms people actually follow, plus document control done right.
Internal audits and CAPAPlanning audits, writing defensible findings, root cause analysis, and closing corrective actions properly.
Lab startup and efficiencyStanding up an in-house calibration lab, choosing software, and using AI tools to cut documentation workload.
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Manufacturers and life science organizations

Teams building or maintaining an ISO 9001 quality management system, or managing calibration and test programs internally.

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Who writes it

Dusty Williams, Founder of Precision ISO

Dusty helps testing and calibration laboratories, manufacturers, and life science organizations achieve ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 9001 compliance through consulting, quality system implementation, and software solutions.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry, spent five years in hands-on analytical chemistry, and has more than ten years of experience in measurement uncertainty, metrology, and laboratory accreditation. He has guided organizations through accreditation, developed uncertainty budgets across a wide range of measurement disciplines, and specializes in turning complex technical and statistical concepts into practical tools labs can implement with confidence.

Every newsletter comes from that same hands-on experience.

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