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391 Name of scheme Aldehydes/Ketones Type of PT Laboratory intercompari- son Target group Environmental laboratories and all other interested la- boratories Matrix ambient and indoor atmo- spheres (2,4-DNPH deriva- tives in acetonitrile) Analyte Formaldehyde, acetalde- hyde, glutaraldehyde, acro- lein and acetone Concentration aldehyde/ketone conc. 1–10 mg/ml Sample distribution 3 samples and 1 blank Period of time March/October, annually Fee NLG 375,- per round Contact Wim Oussoren, NM, Van Swinden Lab. B.V., Dept. of Chemistry, PO Box 654, 2600 AR Delft, The Netherlands Tel: c31-15-269-1733; Fax: c31-15-261-2971 e-mail: [email protected] Name of scheme Quebec ICP-MS Compari- son Program for Trace Me- tals in Biological Samples Type of PT Laboratory Comparison Target group Open to clinical laborato- ries using ICP-MS instru- mentation (low, medium or high resolution) and espe- cially those involved in routine analyses. Also open to RNAA and INAA techniques Matrix 1) Human urine 2) Human whole blood or serum 3) Human hair, biological tissues Analyte Al, As, Be, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, Te, Ti, Tl, V, W, Zn, Zr Concentration Physiological and patholog- ical Sample distribution 3 samples per round Period of time 2 round a year (January/ June) Fee Annual (1998): US $ 110 Contact Alain LeBlanc, Chemist Centre de Toxicologie du Québec CHUQ, Pavillon CHUL 2705 boul. Laurier Sainte Foy, Québec Canada, G1V 4G2 Tel: c1-418-654-2254 Fax: c1-418-654-2148 e-mail: [email protected] Name of scheme Quebec Interlaboratory Comparison Program (QICP) for Trace Metals in Biological Fluids Type of PT Laboratory Comparison Target group Open to analytical clinical laboratories Matrix 1) Human urine 2) Human whole blood 3) Human serum Analyte Urine: As, Cd, Cr, Cu, F, Hg, Pb, Se Blood: Cd, Hg, Pb Serum: Al, Cu, Se, Zn Concentration Physiological and patholog- ical Sample distribution 3 samples per round Period of time 6 rounds a year Fee Annual: US $ 120 (1 sub- stance); US $ 120 (each ad- ditional substance) Contact Dr. Jean-Philippe Weber, Ph.D. Centre de Toxicologie du Québec CHUQ, Pavillon CHUL 2705 boul. Laurier Sainte Foy, Québec Canada, G1V 4G2 Tel: c1-418-654-2254 Fax: c1-418-654-2148 e-mail: [email protected] al.ca INTERNATIONAL COMMITTES Chairpersons, members of relevant bodies, official authorities, scientific organisations and their aims; addresses and other useful information Accred Qual Assur (1997) 2 : 391–392 News from ISO World Trade Needs Worldwide Standards 28th World Standards Day, 14 October 1997 Each year on 14 October the members of ISO and IEC celebrate World Standards Day, which is a means of paying tribute to the collaborative efforts made by the thousands of experts worldwide who de- velop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as international stand- ards. “World Trade Needs Worldwide Standards” is the theme of this year’s World Standards Day, to be celebrated on 14 October 1997. With trade becoming increasingly global, international stand- ards offer businesses greater market ac- cess at reduced cost, while customers stand to gain from the wider choice of goods available, reduced prices and in- creased quality and reliability. In a joint message, the leaders of the International Organization for Standardi- zation (ISO), the International Electro- technical Commission (IEC), and the In- ternational Telecommunication Union (ITU) underline the vital role of interna- tional standards as the technical founda- tion for the global market as explicitly re- cognized in the World Trade Organiza- tion’s (WTO) Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT). This document requires that signatories to it adopt inter- national standards as the basis for nation- al standards and also requires that they participate actively in preparing interna- tional standards. “ISO, IEC and ITU on the one hand, and the WTO on the other,” say the three leaders, “must make sure the mes- sage is heard by their respective mem- bers: world trade needs worldwide stand- ards. The signatory countries to the WTO/TBT Agreement must follow up their political commitment to a free and fair global trading system by a similar commitment to reliance on international standards which enable businesses and customers alike in the developing global market to draw the maximum benefits.” Standards have always been closely connected with trade – or the exchange of goods or services between supplier and customer. Agreement on weights and di- mensions has for many hundreds of years made life easier for buyer and seller en- gaged in such simple exchanges as buying bread or rice. In modern times, the ex- changes involved in daily acts like switch- ing on a light or making a telephone call are made possible by a process of formal, technological standardization in which ISO, IEC and ITU are experts.
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391
Name of scheme Aldehydes/Ketones
Type of PT Laboratory intercompari-son
Target group Environmental laboratoriesand all other interested la-boratories
Matrix ambient and indoor atmo-spheres (2,4-DNPH deriva-tives in acetonitrile)
Analyte Formaldehyde, acetalde-hyde, glutaraldehyde, acro-lein and acetone
Concentration aldehyde/ketone conc. 1–10mg/ml
Sample distribution 3 samples and 1 blank
Period of time March/October, annually
Fee NLG 375,- per round
Contact Wim Oussoren, NM, VanSwinden Lab. B.V., Dept.of Chemistry, PO Box 654,2600 AR Delft,The NetherlandsTel: c31-15-269-1733;Fax: c31-15-261-2971e-mail: [email protected]
Name of scheme Quebec ICP-MS Compari-son Program for Trace Me-tals in Biological Samples
Type of PT Laboratory Comparison
Target group Open to clinical laborato-ries using ICP-MS instru-mentation (low, medium orhigh resolution) and espe-cially those involved inroutine analyses. Alsoopen to RNAA and INAAtechniques
Matrix 1) Human urine2) Human whole blood orserum3) Human hair, biologicaltissues
Analyte Al, As, Be, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr,Cu, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb,Sb, Se, Sn, Te, Ti, Tl, V,W, Zn, Zr
Concentration Physiological and patholog-ical
Sample distribution 3 samples per round
Period of time 2 round a year (January/June)
Fee Annual (1998): US $ 110
Contact Alain LeBlanc, ChemistCentre de Toxicologie duQuébecCHUQ, Pavillon CHUL2705 boul. LaurierSainte Foy, QuébecCanada, G1V 4G2Tel: c1-418-654-2254Fax: c1-418-654-2148e-mail: [email protected]
Name of scheme Quebec InterlaboratoryComparison Program(QICP) for Trace Metals inBiological Fluids
Type of PT Laboratory Comparison
Target group Open to analytical clinicallaboratories
Matrix 1) Human urine2) Human whole blood3) Human serum
Analyte Urine: As, Cd, Cr, Cu, F,Hg, Pb, SeBlood: Cd, Hg, PbSerum: Al, Cu, Se, Zn
Concentration Physiological and patholog-ical
Sample distribution 3 samples per round
Period of time 6 rounds a year
Fee Annual: US $ 120 (1 sub-stance); US $ 120 (each ad-ditional substance)
Contact Dr. Jean-Philippe Weber,Ph.D.Centre de Toxicologie duQuébecCHUQ, Pavillon CHUL2705 boul. LaurierSainte Foy, QuébecCanada, G1V 4G2Tel: c1-418-654-2254Fax: c1-418-654-2148e-mail: [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTES
Chairpersons, members of relevant bodies, official authorities, scientificorganisations and their aims; addresses and other useful information
Accred Qual Assur (1997) 2 :391–392
News from ISO
World Trade Needs Worldwide Standards28th World Standards Day, 14 October1997
Each year on 14 October the members ofISO and IEC celebrate World StandardsDay, which is a means of paying tributeto the collaborative efforts made by thethousands of experts worldwide who de-velop the voluntary technical agreementsthat are published as international stand-ards.
“World Trade Needs WorldwideStandards” is the theme of this year’sWorld Standards Day, to be celebrated
on 14 October 1997. With trade becomingincreasingly global, international stand-ards offer businesses greater market ac-cess at reduced cost, while customersstand to gain from the wider choice ofgoods available, reduced prices and in-creased quality and reliability.
In a joint message, the leaders of theInternational Organization for Standardi-zation (ISO), the International Electro-technical Commission (IEC), and the In-ternational Telecommunication Union(ITU) underline the vital role of interna-tional standards as the technical founda-tion for the global market as explicitly re-cognized in the World Trade Organiza-tion’s (WTO) Agreement on TechnicalBarriers to Trade (TBT). This documentrequires that signatories to it adopt inter-national standards as the basis for nation-
al standards and also requires that theyparticipate actively in preparing interna-tional standards.
“ISO, IEC and ITU on the one hand,and the WTO on the other,” say thethree leaders, “must make sure the mes-sage is heard by their respective mem-bers: world trade needs worldwide stand-ards. The signatory countries to theWTO/TBT Agreement must follow uptheir political commitment to a free andfair global trading system by a similarcommitment to reliance on internationalstandards which enable businesses andcustomers alike in the developing globalmarket to draw the maximum benefits.”
Standards have always been closelyconnected with trade – or the exchangeof goods or services between supplier andcustomer. Agreement on weights and di-mensions has for many hundreds of yearsmade life easier for buyer and seller en-gaged in such simple exchanges as buyingbread or rice. In modern times, the ex-changes involved in daily acts like switch-ing on a light or making a telephone callare made possible by a process of formal,technological standardization in whichISO, IEC and ITU are experts.
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ISO President Liew Mun Leong, IECPresident Bernard H. Falk, and ITU Sec-retary-General Pekka Tarjanne said thatthe three organizations, “whose scopes ofstandardization complement each other,form a complete system for the supply ofvoluntary international technical agree-ments.” Published as international stand-ards, or recommendations in the case ofthe ITU, these agreements are helping tobring about the compatibility of technolo-gy worldwide. Their implementation canadd value for businesses large and smallin all sectors of economic activity, parti-cularly in the trade context.
For more information:Roger Frost, Press OfficerTel.: c41 22 749 01 11Fax: c41 22 733 34 30e-mail: [email protected]
The International Organization for Stand-ardization (ISO) and the InternationalElectrotechnical Commission (IEC)group government authorities, represent-atives of industry, research institutes, uni-versities and consumers, and other ex-perts, to reach a consensus on worldwidestandards in almost all realms of humanendeavour from aircraft and space vehi-cles to basic units of measurement andtesting techniques. The InternationalTelecommunication Union (ITU) is anagency of the United Nations which hasamong its aims the extension of the bene-fits of new telecommunication technolo-gies to all the world’s inhabitants and fa-cilitation of the worldwide standardiza-tion of telecommunications.
Source: ISO Press Release, Ref. 741,28. August 1997
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES
Chairpersons, members of relevant bodies, official authorities, scientificorganisations and their aims; addresses and other useful information
Accred Qual Assur (1997) 2 :392
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News from IAF
At its last General Assembly (22./24.01.97) the International AccreditationForum (IAF) – the worldwide merger be-tween all accreditation systems for certifi-cation bodies – started to prepare theprocess of concluding an agreement formutual recognition of certificates (MLA).
The respective procedures, which shallcreate comparable accreditation criteriaand check whether the certificates issuedare comparable worldwide, shall be har-monised.
Now a process of mutual evaluationstarts, in which those accreditation sys-tems take part, which already fulfill theharmonised international standards. It isimportant for the European accreditationsystems that the signed EAC-MLA (Mul-
tilateral Agreement of the European Ac-creditation of Certification) is checked byIAF for its effectiveness. In case of a po-sitive result IAF will recognise the EAC-MLA without any further evaluation ofthe European accreditation systems. Thesame procedure shall be performed withother regional groups (e. g. PAC – PacificAccreditation Cooperation, IAAC – In-teramerican Accreditation Cooperation).The final aim are worldwide harmonisedrequirements and resulting therefrom theworldwide recognition of certificates forquality management systems, environ-mental management systems and prod-ucts.
Source:DAR-aktuell No. 2/97, April 1997,Secretariat of the German AccreditationCouncil (DAR); c/o BAM – Bundesan-stalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung;Unter den Eichen 87; D-12205 Berlin,Germany
