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SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006 SA National Measuring System Steve Sidney National Laboratory Association SA National Measuring System Key Components • Standards – Physical Standards – Paper Standards • Assurance of Quality • Regulatory • Stakeholders SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006 SA National Measuring System Physical Standards (Metrology) • Institution – NML – Responsibilities • • • • Traceability to SI Maintenance Dissemination Resolve measurement problems SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006 SA National Measuring System Physical Standards (Metrology) SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006 SA National Measuring System Paper Standards (Standardisation) • Stansa (formerly SABS) – Responsibilities • • • • Develop relevant standards Evaluate international standards for local use Take stakholder opinion into account South African ISO member SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006 SA National Measuring System Assurance of quality (Accreditation) • 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 SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006 SA National Measuring System SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006 SA National Measuring System • 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 SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006 SA National Measuring System World Trade Organisation Non-Tariff Barriers Other Standardisation (ISO/IEC) Technical Barriers to Trade Accreditation (ILAC/IAF) Metrology (CIPM/BIPM) SADCSTAN CEN/CENELEC PASC SADCA EA APLAC SADCMET EUROMET APMP STANSA SANAS CSIR-NML Company and Industry Standards and Specifications Tariff Barriers Legal Metrology (OIML) SADCMEL WELMEC APLMF Calibration and testing laboratories (ISO17025,GLP) SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006 SABS Quality INTERNATIONAL SQAMEG REGIONAL SAQI SAEF Certification ISO9000, ISO14000, ISO 16949 etc SOUTH AFRICA (Private Sector) SA National Measuring System • Stakeholders • NLA, SAAMF, etc – Responsibilities • Provide technical guidance to all the key measurement institutions • Represent the voice of the user SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006 SA National Measuring System Questions SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006 SA National Measuring System Thank You SAAMF Roadshow Durban 14 June 2006