In product development and qualification, risk is often viewed as something that emerges in the field—after a product has been deployed, integrated into a system, or delivered to a customer. However, the philosophy of ISO/IEC 17025 approaches risk from a different perspective. The standard recognizes that confidence in results is achieved not by reacting to failures after they occur, but by systematically identifying and controlling factors that could compromise the validity of testing and the reliability of products.

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