AFRIMETS Efficiency of the CIPM MRA Review Presented by: Dennis Moturi Chairman, AFRIMETS
Benefits of the CIPM MRA Awareness creation • The creation of RMOs is arguably the biggest benefit / success of the CIPM MRA • “Marketing” of the CIPM MRA in Africa had a positive influence on governments. • For example the Kenyan government approved funding for metrology in Chemistry and biochemistry shortly after a CIPM MRA workshop in Kenya Development of Measurement capability • The information flow from the JCRB and CCs to the RMO TCs greatly assists in the • identification of measurement gaps in national metrology systems and the development of measurement capabilities Total Quality Management Systems • The requirements of the CIPM MRA for a Quality system in support of CMCs greatly • increased the focus on the implementation of quality systems based on ISO 17025 and related standards/guides in African NMIs Harmonisation between Regions • Before the CIPM MRA very little harmonisation of procedures etc. existed between • the different regions in the world. The JCRB introduced harmonisation of the review of QS, etc.
Benefits and successes of the CIPM MRA cont. KCDB • The KCDB Appendix C provided an internationally accessible repository of the • calibration and measurement capabilities of NMIs, as well as of higher order CRMs. Before 1999, no such comprehensive repository existed Visibility to clients (accreditors, assessors, regional NMIs seeking calibration, etc.) • Appendix C greatly improved the visibility of the capabilities and services of the • NMIs, both to laboratories and NMIs seeking calibration and to assessors conducting assessments Marketing of the services of NMIs • Appendix C is in essence an international marketing tool for NMIs database • Harmonisation between Regions Acceptance of country measurement capabilities • The KCDB made it easier to identify calibration capabilities of other NMIs and with • the ILAC agreement, creates a system whereby the calibration certificates and certificates of analysis can be accepted amongst trading partners in sub-regions
Proposals to make the CIPM MRA sustainable • Streamline the review process First responsibility to ensure the correctness of CMCs and keep updated is with the • NMI QMS is the responsibility of the NMI • Second responsibility is with the RMO, reduce inter-RMO review • • Make better use of Comparison results Use for certification of RMs? • • The RMO comparisons should cater for institutes with lower capabilities Reduce the burden on the main NMIs • Should we look at RMO SCDBs? •
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