Measurement Assurance Basics

At the end of this webinar, using your notes and ISO/IEC 17025:2017 participants will be able to:

• DESCRIBE their measurement assurance system during a Management Review;
• REVIEW example control charts for problems, trends, and stability and be able to
• IDENTIFY assignable causes and possible action items; and
• CONDUCT a system level assessment of their Measurement Assurance components.

Laboratory metrology staff and administrators who are new to measurement assurance with control charts or who would like to review the SOP 30. The session would also be useful for metrology staff who will be conducting on-the-job-training for new staff members.

• Read SOP 9, Control Charts for Calibration of Mass Standards, and SOP 30, Process Measurement Assurance Program. Available here: Resources: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Review at least one control chart for your laboratory using the SOP 9 Appendix A Checklist for Creation or Evaluation of Control Charts. Determine if action items are needed to make improvements.

1. Complete the Measurement Assurance System Assessment for ONE measurement parameter in your laboratory and submit it to the instructor for review prior to the session. We will share and review completed assessments during the webinar.

The current registration fee for webinars is $350 and confirmed participants will be sent payment instructions. Registration fees for State weights and measures metrologists are funded by NIST OWM.

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