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Published: Thursday, 04 March 2021 08:01
The EEE-PT Working Group (EA-Eurolab-Eurachem) are pleased to publish the latest edition of their popular guidance on Selection, Use and Interpretation of Proficiency Testing (PT) Schemes.
This third edition brings the guide up to date with standards and guidance documents that have been revised and developed since the second edition was released in 2011. In particular it aligns the guide with ISO 13528:2015 and with current guidance on developing a PT participation strategy and selecting the most appropriate PT schemes.
Read more: 2021 revision of "Selection and use of PT schemes" Guide published
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Published: Thursday, 25 February 2021 19:22
Thanks to the work of our colleagues in Germany, the Eurachem Method Validation Working Group are pleased to publish German translations of our Validation Guide Supplements on planning and use of blanks, covering the planning and reporting of validation studies.
The planning supplement is in the form of a template for planning the evaluation of chosen performance characteristics, which can form the basis of a validation report. The supplement also contains a checklist to assist with validation planning.
The supplementary guidance on blanks in method validation describes the different types of blanks which may be used during method validation. It provides guidance for validation in situations where it may be difficult to obtain a suitable blank matrix.
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Published: Sunday, 20 December 2020 23:57
Thanks to the hard work of Eurachem Portugal, with colleagues from CITAC and the ForMEQ consortium (Fórum Internacional para Metrologia e Examinologia em Química), the Eurachem guide "Setting target measurement uncertainty" is now available for download from the Eurachem site in Portuguese.
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Published: Monday, 30 November 2020 08:00
Thanks to our colleagues in Italy, the EEE-PT Working Group is pleased to announce an Italian translation of the Information Leaflet on PT schemes for sampling. The leaflet gives guidance on the application of ISO/IEC 17043 for PT providers organising PT schemes for sampling.
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Published: Friday, 06 November 2020 21:08
The Eurachem general Assembly in May 2020 saw the appointment of two new Executive Committee (EC) members - Michael Koch, from Germany, and Riin Rebane from Estonia - and the handover of the Eurachem Secretariat from Francesca Rolle (Italy) to Elena Sanchez (UK).
Read more: Meet our new Executive Committee members
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Published: Thursday, 05 November 2020 18:57
Thanks to the work of our colleagues in Eurolab Germany, Eurachem has issued a new German translation of the 2nd edition of the Eurachem/CITAC Guide "Traceability in Chemical Measurement".
The Guide is intended to help meet the requirements on traceability of results given in ISO/IEC 17025. It give principles and detailed guidance on establishing metrological traceability in chemical analysis. Although the guide aimed principally at testing and measurement laboratories, the principles are expected to apply from routine analysis to basic research.
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Published: Monday, 02 November 2020 10:24
The first circular for the May 2021 Eurachem workshop onTrends and Challenges in Ensuring Quality in Analytical Measurements, scheduled for May 2021 in Prague, is now available. Organised by Eurachem colleagues in the Czech Republic, the workshop will discuss experience with the revised ISO 17025:2017, present current Eurachem activities in the field of analytical QA, and discuss future challenges from both research and practical perspectives.
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