SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006 SA National Measuring System Steve Sidney National Laboratory...

SAAMFRoadshow Durban 14 June 2006

SAAMFRoadshow Durban 14 June 2006

SA National Measuring System

Steve Sidney National Laboratory Association


Steve Sidney National Laboratory Association


SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006

Key ComponentsKey Components

• Standards– Physical Standards– Paper Standards

• Assurance of Quality

• Regulatory

• Stakeholders

• Standards– Physical Standards– Paper Standards

• Assurance of Quality

• Regulatory

• Stakeholders



• Institution – NML – Responsibilities

• Traceability to SI• Maintenance• Dissemination• Resolve measurement problems

• Institution – NML – Responsibilities

• Traceability to SI• Maintenance• Dissemination• Resolve measurement problems

Physical Standards (Metrology)Physical Standards (Metrology)



Physical Standards (Metrology)Physical Standards (Metrology)



• Stansa (formerly SABS)– Responsibilities

• Develop relevant standards• Evaluate international standards for local use• Take stakholder opinion into account• South African ISO member

• Stansa (formerly SABS)– Responsibilities

• Develop relevant standards• Evaluate international standards for local use• Take stakholder opinion into account• South African ISO member

Paper Standards (Standardisation)Paper Standards (Standardisation)



• SANAS (South Africa National Accreditation System)– Responsibilities

• Evaluation of technical competence• Implement MLA for international recognition• Facilitate trade by removal of TBT’s• Acknowledge stakeholder input

• SANAS (South Africa National Accreditation System)– Responsibilities

• Evaluation of technical competence• Implement MLA for international recognition• Facilitate trade by removal of TBT’s• Acknowledge stakeholder input

Assurance of quality (Accreditation)Assurance of quality (Accreditation)



• Regulatory– Dept’s Labour, Health, Trade & Industry,

DME, Agriculture etc– Responsibilities

• Implement requirements where public well being at risk

• eg Weights & Measures, Hospitals etc• SABS Legal Metrology have been appointed to

act in place of government department

• Regulatory– Dept’s Labour, Health, Trade & Industry,

DME, Agriculture etc– Responsibilities

• Implement requirements where public well being at risk

• eg Weights & Measures, Hospitals etc• SABS Legal Metrology have been appointed to

act in place of government department



CSIR-NMLCSIR-NMLSANASSANASSTANSASTANSA SABSSABSSAQISAQISAEFSAEF SOUTH AFRICASOUTH AFRICA

Company and Company and Industry Standards Industry Standards and Specificationsand Specifications

Calibration and testing laboratoriesCalibration and testing laboratories(ISO17025,GLP)(ISO17025,GLP)

CertificationCertificationISO9000, ISO14000, ISO9000, ISO14000,

ISO 16949 etcISO 16949 etc

(Private Sector)

SADCMETSADCMETEUROMETEUROMET

APMPAPMP

SADCASADCAEAEA

APLACAPLAC

SADCSTANSADCSTANCEN/CENELECCEN/CENELEC

PASCPASC

SADCMELSADCMELWELMECWELMECAPLMFAPLMF

SQAMEGSQAMEGREGIONALREGIONAL

INTERNATIONALINTERNATIONALStandardisationStandardisation

(ISO/IEC)(ISO/IEC)AccreditationAccreditation

(ILAC/IAF)(ILAC/IAF)MetrologyMetrology

(CIPM/BIPM)(CIPM/BIPM)Legal MetrologyLegal Metrology

(OIML)(OIML)QualityQuality

World Trade OrganisationWorld Trade Organisation

Non-Tariff BarriersNon-Tariff Barriers Tariff BarriersTariff Barriers

OtherOther Technical Barriers to TradeTechnical Barriers to Trade



• Stakeholders

• NLA, SAAMF, etc– Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to all the key measurement institutions

• Represent the voice of the user

• Stakeholders

• NLA, SAAMF, etc– Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to all the key measurement institutions

• Represent the voice of the user



Questions



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