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Laboratory Accreditation, Traceability, and the Role of Mutual Recognition Arrangements

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Author(s)

C D. Faison

Abstract

This paper provides a brief description of the roles of laboratory accreditation, the mutual recognition arrangements amongst laboratory accreditation bodies, and the mutual recognition arrangement amongst national metrology institutes as they relate to issues of traceability of measurement results.
Citation
Laboratory Accreditation, Traceability, and the Role of Mutual Recognition Arrangements

Keywords

accreditation, APLAC MRA, calibration, CIPM MRA, equivalence, ILAC MRA, laboratory, national metrology institute, traceability

Citation

Faison, C. (2008), Laboratory Accreditation, Traceability, and the Role of Mutual Recognition Arrangements, Laboratory Accreditation, Traceability, and the Role of Mutual Recognition Arrangements (Accessed November 4, 2024)

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Created October 16, 2008