Proficiency testing and other interlaboratory comparisons. EURACHEM leaflet
Abstract
This section is devoted to the main focus of EURACHEM (a European network of metrology organizations in analytical chemistry) regulatory and guidance activities, strategic plans and tasks, discussion of document drafts and planned events.
This announcement covers issues of laboratory participation in «Proficiency Testing Schemes» and gives information on EURACHEM Guide on this matter. The translation of the leaflet «Proficiency Testing Schemes and other interlaboratory comparisons» into Russian is presented. The leaflet was prepared by EURACHEM Proficiency Testing Working Group and contains information on types of comparisons, advantages, limitations, and role of proficiency testing in providing measurement quality, use of proficiency testing results in activities of a laboratory. Criteria for choosing proficiency testing schemes, accreditation of proficiency testing providers, educational aspects are considered.
About the Authors
M. Yu. MedvedevskikhRussian Federation
Ph.D. (Eng.), Head of Laboratory for Moisture Measurement and Certified Reference Materials,
4 Krasnoarmeyskaia St., Ekaterinburg 620075
V. B. Baranovskaja
Russian Federation
D.Sc. (Chem.), Senior Researcher;
Expert, Department of Analytics and Quality;
Leading Researcher, Associate Professor,
bld 1, 5 B.Tolmachevskiy per, Moscow 119017
References
1. GOST ISO/IEC 17011-2009 Conformity assessment. General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies. Moscow, Standartinform Publ., 2010. 20 p. (In Russ.)
2. GOST ISO/IEC 17043-2013 Conformity assessment. General requirements for proficiency testing. Moscow, Standartinform Publ., 2014, 36 p. (In Russ.)
Review
For citations:
Medvedevskikh M.Yu., Baranovskaja V.B. Proficiency testing and other interlaboratory comparisons. EURACHEM leaflet. Measurement Standards. Reference Materials. 2017;13(3-4):41-44. (In Russ.)

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