News items include website updates and recent news of Eurachem events and activities.
Measurement results are only fit for purpose if the measurement uncertainty (MU) is reliable and has a magnitude small enough for the intended use. The Eurachem measurement uncertainty and traceability working group has now released a new information leaflet, "Setting Target Measurement Uncertainty", giving a short introduction to importance of the topic.
Thanks to the hard work of our colleagues in Turkey, the second edition of the Eurachem guide "The Fitness for Purpose of Analytical Methods" is now additionally available from this website in Turkish.
At the 34th Eurachem General Assembly in Dublin, the Chair, David Milde (Czech Republic) handed over the Chairmanship to the Vice-Chair, Marina Patriarca of Italy. At the same time, the General Assembly elected Vicki Barwick (UK) as the new Vice-Chair, each for a two year term. The Eurachem Secretariat was handed over to Francesca Rolle, Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (Italy).
| The Eurachem Method Validation WG invites public comment on the present version of the "Fitness for Purpose" guide (Ed. 2, 2014), with a view to developing future guidance. Comments can be provided using the Feedback form (off-site link), or by following the same link on the Validation WG page. |  |
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Thanks to our colleagues in germany, the Measurement Uncertainty and Traceability WG is pleased to announce the availability of a German translation of the information leaflet Treatment of an observed bias. The leaflet provides a brief framework for handling an observed significant bias in the context of measurement uncertainty evaluation. |
The Eurachem Education and Training Working Group are pleased to announce that the well-known Eurachem/CITAC "Guide to Quality in Analytical Chemistry - An Aid to Accreditation" is now available in Farsi. The Guide is intended to help analytical laboratories meet the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005
The Eurachem Education and Training group has published another new translation of the information leaflet, "You talk, we understand – The way out of the tower of Babel"; the leaflet is now additionally available in Ukrainian.
The EURACHEM Proficiency Testing Working Group is pleased to announce that two information leaflets, "Proficiency testing - how much and how often?" and "How can PT help my laboratory?", are now available in Farsi (Persian).
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Thanks to our colleagues in the Ukraine, the Measurement Uncertainty and Traceability WG is pleased to announce the availability of a Ukrainian translation of the information leaflet Treatment of an observed bias. |
The Autumn/Winter 2017 Eurachem Newsletter is now available to download in PDF format. Printed copies will also be available through National members.
Previous newsletters can be found on the Newsletter page.
