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Transcript of REGIONAL INSTRUMENT CENTRE: REVIEW AND STRENGTHENING Dr Jérôme DUVERNOY [email protected].
REGIONAL INSTRUMENT CENTRE:REVIEW AND STRENGTHENING
Dr Jérôme DUVERNOY
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Background
RA I– Algiers (Algeria),
– Cairo (Egypt),
– Nairobi (Kenya),
– Gaborone (Botswana)
RA II– Beijing (China)
– Tsukuba (Japan)
RA III – Buenos Aires (Argentina)
RA IV – Georgetown (Barbados),
– San-Jose (Costa Rica),
– United States
RA V – Manila (Philippines)
– Melbourne (Australia)
RA VI – Bratislava (Slovakia),
– Ljubljana(Slovenia)
– Trappes (France)
Visited RIC ; Questionnaire
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Terms of Reference
(a) To keep a set of meteorological standard instruments linked with recognized international or national standards and to log their performance and elements of comparison;
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Terms of Reference
(b) To assist Members of the Region in calibrating their national standard meteorological instruments or in comparing them with the standard instruments mentioned in (c) below and to keep the Members of the Region and the WMO Secretariat informed on the available standard instruments;
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Terms of Reference
(c) To be prepared to certify the instruments' conformity with the standards with reference to WMO recommendations;
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Terms of Reference
(d) To organize instrument evaluations and comparisons, following standard methods;
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Terms of Reference
(e) To advise Members of the Region concerned on their enquiries regarding instrument performance and the availability of relevant guidance material;
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Terms of Reference
(f) To assist WMO in organizing regional symposia, seminars or workshops on the maintenance, calibration and comparison of meteorological instruments by providing laboratory and field installations, as well as assistance with regard to demonstration equipment and expert advice;
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Terms of Reference
(g) To keep a library of books and periodicals on instrument theory and practices;
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Terms of Reference
(h) To cooperate with other Regional Instrument Centers to provide standardization of meteorological instruments
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Classification
Level 1 called Basic level is absolute minimum working level; – TOR a) and g) are satisfied
That means Traceability and Library
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Classification
Level 2 called Promotion Level; – c) is also satisfied
That means: able to certify conformity
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Classification
Level 3 called Standard Level;– b) and e) are satisfied
That means: assist and advise members (in term of instruments)
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Classification
Level 4 called Extended Level; – d) and f) are completed
That means: organize evaluation and symposium…
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Classification
Level 5 called Certified Level:– The RIC or the laboratory or the organization is certified or accredited
by an external organization against ISO normalization (ISO 9001 or ISO 17 025)
That means: more than needed
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Evaluation
RIC CAPABILITIES LEVEL
Pressure Temperature Humidity
Solar Rain
Wind Other RA I Algiers Y Y O Y - Y 2 -> 4
Gaborone Y Y O - - - 2
Cairo Y Y Y Y - - 2 -> 4
Nairobi O Y O O - - - 1
RA II Beijing Y Y Y Y Y Y - 3 (4)
Tsukuba 4
RA III Buenos Aires Y Y Y Y Y Y UV (1 )-> 5
RA IV Georgetown Y O O O - - - 1-> 3 (?)
San-Jose - - - O Y - - 1
United States Y (?) Y (?) Y (?) Y (?) Y (?)
Y (?) Y (?) 5 (?)
RA V Manila Y Y - Y - Y - 2
Melbourne Y Y Y Y Y Y ozone 5
RA VI Bratislava Y Y Y - Y Y - 5
Ljubljana Y Y Y Y Y Y Air quality
4 (5)
Trappes Y Y Y Y Y Y IR 5
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Evaluation
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5LEVEL OBTAINED
LEVEL ACHIEVABLE
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Strengthening
Proposals:
quality
policy
operator
method
apparatus
laboratory
cooperation
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Proposals
Laboratory– the necessary facilities– laboratory equipment– protected from direct solar radiation– stabilized temperature– Dust, fume, smoke should also be
prohibited– The infrastructure should be adapted to
the capabilities– and maintained
That is including building, workspace, hardware, software…
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Strengthening
Apparatus– set of meteorological standard instruments– establish traceability– The systems should be adapted to uncertainty needed– The systems should be adapted to instruments to be calibrated
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Strengthening
Staff
– qualified managerial
– Technical staff with necessary experience
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Strengthening
Method– technical procedures
It is not necessary to develop its own technical revolutionary method
Classical method should be clearly adapted by the staff to the apparatus
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Strengthening
Policy– sent to WMO – communicate to the staff – more communication with Members of the Region
the customer’s requirement should be determined and expressed.
So meetings are organized between RIC and customers
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Strengthening
Cooperation– inter-laboratory comparisons
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Strengthening
Quality– improvement factor– external assessment
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Conclusion
2 level structure of the RICs:– basic capabilities– full capabilities
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Conclusion
Specialization:– e.g., temperature measuring instruments– better utilization of resources and capabilities within a Region
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Conclusion
Traceability– national laboratory– another country– RIC
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Conclusion
Quality control and quality assurance:– calibration laboratory guide– quality assurance– technical procedure
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Conclusion
International standards– ISO 9001:2000– ISO 17025
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Conclusion
Regular assessment– A review of the RICs at each Regional Association session– Assessment by an external body
• (certification or accreditation body, WMO…)
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Bibliography
[1] : CIMO Expert Team on Regional Instrument Centers, Quality Management Systems and Commercial Instrument Initiatives, Reduced Session 4-7 April 2006.http://www.wmo.ch/web/www/IMOP/reports/2003-2007/ET-RICs_Final%20Report.pdf
[2] : A first review of calibration devices acceptable for Metrology Laboratory. J. DUVERNOY, J, GORMAN, D. GROSELJ. TECO 2006.
[3] : International Organization for Standardization : Quality management systems – Requirements, ISO 9001 :2000
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THE END
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