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A strategy for a national metrology institute to create a cost effective distributed metrology infrastructure for chemical measurements
Authors:Email author" target="_blank">Philip?TaylorEmail author  Ivo?Leito  Nineta?Majcen  Algirdas?Galdikas  Emilia?Vassileva  Steluta?Duta  Ewa?Bulska
Institution:(1) IRMM-JRC European Commission, 2440 Geel, Belgium;(2) University Tartu, Estonia;(3) Metrology Institute, Republic Slovenia;(4) National Semi-conductor Physics Institute, Lithuania;(5) University Sofia, Bulgaria;(6) National Institute Metrology Bucharest, Romania;(7) University Warsaw, Poland
Abstract:A sound strategy for a national metrology institute (NMI) is proposed, describing how to set up an metrology infrastructure for chemical measurements. A national measurement infrastructure is defined as a collection of various measurement services (testing, calibration and reference laboratories) and the communication between these services. For clarity, in this paper the distributed metrology infrastructure covers those organisations that are involved in disseminating measurement traceability (i.e. the national metrology institute and the reference laboratories acting as national reference standard holders).The strategy aims at a proper support of sectoral field laboratories. It is based on a distributed metrology system. Such a system is composed of clearly identified ldquonational reference standard holdersrdquo for particular measurement services (e.g. for a particular analyte in a particular matrix) co-ordinated via an NMI. Such ldquonational reference standard holdersrdquo, appointed by the NMI, represent the best measurement capability inside the country, and their appointment is based on demonstrated measurement competence. They receive support (e.g. under contract) from the NMI to fulfil this role. They have the obligation to demonstrate their measurement capabilities on a regular basis and in a publicly open and transparent way.In particular and carefully selected cases, the NMI itself can and should act as national reference standard holder. The NMI should particularly devote a large part of its resources to cross-sectoral knowledge transfer, to advice and co-ordination. This can be achieved by participating in teaching/training, by supporting the accreditation, by being involved in advising governmental bodies in authorisation of laboratories and by assisting in the implementation of legislation.As a consequence, only when values produced at the NMI (or one of its designated national reference standard holders) are disseminated to field laboratories (e.g. for CRMs or as a calibration service) will it be necessary to have the NMI measurement capability recognised under the CIPM-MRA system.Such a distributed system requires an efficient communication tool between the three stakeholders concerned: the NMI, the national reference standard holder and the end users. The latter not only include the field laboratories, but also governmental bodies and the national accreditation body.Presented at the XVIIIth IMEKO Congress in Dubrovnik-Cavtat, June 22–27, 2003Further contributors to this paper: M. Buzoianu (National Institute of Metrology, Bucharest), W.Kozlowski (Central Office of Measures, Warsaw), P. Klenovsky, Frantisek Jelinek (CMI, Prague), C. Michael (State General Laboratory, Nicosia), Zsofia Nagyné Szilágyi, (National Office of Measures, Budapest), V. Patoprsty (Slovak Institute of Metrology, Bratislava), A. Todorova (SAMTS Sofia)
Keywords:Metrology infrastructure  National metrology institutes  MiC  Metrology in chemistry
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