Working and Liaison Groups
| Reference
Materials (EEEE-RM) WG |
(joint
with EA, EUROLAB and EUROMET)
- To
examine the state of the art in this field and promote the correct use of Reference
Materials (RMs)
-
To identify the essential requirements and information which the producer of RMs
must give to the users to provide confidence in the product and to establish comparability
in testing
- Guidance
on proper selection and use of RMs, action if they are not available
- To
define acceptance criteria and validation strategies for RMs (internal and external)
- RMs,
comparability in testing and metrology
- To
identify possible ways to promote the dissemination of information on available
RMs (e.g., COMAR)
- To
discuss and finalize a guidance document on selection and use of RMs
- To
submit comments on the ISO- and ILAC-documents concerning the competence of institutions,
which produce and/or characterise reference materials and to analyse if these
documents can be used in third party assessment
- To
advise if the third party assessment and recognition of RM-producers of various
types of RMs can be done by accreditation
bodies for testing and calibration laboratories and/or accreditation
bodies for product certification/inspection and/or accredited
product certification bodies/inspection bodies, or if a new type of assessment
body is required
- To
consider the role of national metrology institutions in establishing the traceability
of RMs
- To
submit recommendations for a (European) system of mutual recognition for RMs produced
by recognized bodies
- To
organise sectorial workshops and other actions such as contributions to symposia
on selection and use of RMs
- To
prepare actions towards the V framework programme
- To
support information systems concerning RMs
Chair:
A Zschunke (Germany)
Secretary: S
Recknagel (Germany)
