Pretorius, CJChesalokile, T2013-05-032013-05-032013-03Pretorius, C.J and Chesalokile, T. 2012. What role can ISO 17025 play in the South African mining industry? Journal of the Mine Ventilation Society of South Africa, vol. 66(1), pp 15-170368-3206http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6730Copyright: 2013 Mine Ventilation Society of South Africa. This is an ABSTRACT ONLY. The definitive version is published in Journal of the Mine Ventilation Society of South Africa, vol. 66(1), pp 15-17The ISO/IEC 17025 Standard was developed by the International Standards Organisation (ISO) to provide a mechanism to enable laboratories to manage the quality of their analytical results and to produce internationally comparable results. The Standards Division of the South African Bureau of Standards has adopted the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 as South African National Standard 17025:2005. There are, however, many misconceptions about what the ISO 17025 standard involves and the importance of such a standard in analytical measurements within the mining industry. This paper gives an overview of the standard, and explains what the standard requires and how it is applied in analytical measurements of respirable, silica-containing dust. The recent Mankayi case shows there is a need for the improvement and standardisation of analytical measurements within the mining industry. The ISO 17025 provides the framework in which these can take place.enInternational Standards OrganisationISOISO/IEC 17025 StandardSouth African Mining IndustrySilica-containing dustArticlePretorius, C., & Chesalokile, T. (2013). What role can ISO 17025 play in the South African mining industry? ; Article. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6730Pretorius, CJ, and T Chesalokile "What role can ISO 17025 play in the South African mining industry? ; Article." (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6730Pretorius C, Chesalokile T. What role can ISO 17025 play in the South African mining industry? ; Article. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6730.TY - Article AU - Pretorius, CJ AU - Chesalokile, T AB - The ISO/IEC 17025 Standard was developed by the International Standards Organisation (ISO) to provide a mechanism to enable laboratories to manage the quality of their analytical results and to produce internationally comparable results. The Standards Division of the South African Bureau of Standards has adopted the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 as South African National Standard 17025:2005. There are, however, many misconceptions about what the ISO 17025 standard involves and the importance of such a standard in analytical measurements within the mining industry. This paper gives an overview of the standard, and explains what the standard requires and how it is applied in analytical measurements of respirable, silica-containing dust. The recent Mankayi case shows there is a need for the improvement and standardisation of analytical measurements within the mining industry. The ISO 17025 provides the framework in which these can take place. DA - 2013-03 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - International Standards Organisation KW - ISO KW - ISO/IEC 17025 Standard KW - South African Mining Industry KW - Silica-containing dust LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2013 SM - 0368-3206 T1 - What role can ISO 17025 play in the South African mining industry? ; Article TI - What role can ISO 17025 play in the South African mining industry? ; Article UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6730 ER -