Course Description

This training course will cover the targeted topics: Traceability, Measurement Uncertainty, and Measurement Assurance which involves how to assess measurement uncertainty, the terminology and vocabularies of measurement uncertainty, with particular focus on proficiency testing. This training course is designed to be practical and interactive and relies on active participants’ contributions. It will include many opportunities for interaction with the facilitator and fellow participants. The participants will be expected to attend all three days and to contribute to group exercises and discussions.

Learning Outcomes and Topical Outline

Participants would learn about:

Day 1: Assessing Measurement Traceability

1. Understand the elements of traceability.

2. Apply the elements of traceability.

3. Describe methods for verifying traceability.

Day 2: Assessing Measurement Uncertainty (MU)

1. Describe the components of an uncertainty budget.

2. Understand how to calculate MU when given components

Day 3: Assessing Measurement Assurance

1. Understand the types of measurement assurance

2. Describe the process for developing a PT plan

3. Calculate a normalized error

4. Understand and evaluate PT requirements against a PT plan/report

Pre-requisites

· General understanding of the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard.

· General understanding of the ISO 15189:2012 standard

Target Attendees

a. JANAAC assessors and potential assessors.

b. All accredited CABs and potential CABs seeking accreditation

c. Quality Management team within entities seeking accreditation or a part of an already accredited entity

d. Analysts and Technical Managers of Existing and prospective Testing and Calibration Laboratories, Medical laboratories

e. Regulatory bodies

f. Consultants

g. Laboratory Customers

Areas of Focus

Day 1 – Assessing Measurement Traceability

1. Essential Elements of Traceability

a. Traceability to the SI units

b. Unbroken Chain

c. Documented Procedure

d. Documented Training

e. Documented Uncertainty

f. Calibration Interval (program)

g. Measurement Assurance

2. Assessment Techniques regarding Traceability

a. Examples

b. Practical Applications

Day 2-Assessing Measurement Uncertainty
Definitions

a. Measurement Uncertainty

b. Uncertainty Budget

c. Standard Deviation

d. Measurement Result

Measurement Uncertainty Basics

a. Statistics

b. Type A and Type B

c. NIST 8 Step Process (SOP 29)

Example Uncertainty Budgets

Assessment Techniques for Evaluating MU

Day 3-Assessing Measurement Assurance (to include Proficiency Testing)

a. Examples of Measurement Assurance

b. Proficiency Testing Plans

c. Proficiency Test Reports

d. Assessment Techniques regarding PT