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AFRIMETS Efficiency of the CIPM MRA Review

Presented by: Dennis Moturi Chairman, AFRIMETS

• Awareness creation
• The creation of RMOs is arguably the biggest benefit / success of the CIPM MRA
• “Marketing” of the CIPM MRA in Africa had a positive influence on governments.

For example the Kenyan government approved funding for metrology in Chemistry and biochemistry shortly after a CIPM MRA workshop in Kenya

• Development of Measurement capability
• The information flow from the JCRB and CCs to the RMO TCs greatly assists in the

identification of measurement gaps in national metrology systems and the development of measurement capabilities

• Total Quality Management Systems
• The requirements of the CIPM MRA for a Quality system in support of CMCs greatly

increased the focus on the implementation of quality systems based on ISO 17025 and related standards/guides in African NMIs

• Harmonisation between Regions
• Before the CIPM MRA very little harmonisation of procedures etc. existed between

the different regions in the world. The JCRB introduced harmonisation of the review

• f QS, etc.

Benefits of the CIPM MRA

• KCDB
• The KCDB Appendix C provided an internationally accessible repository of the

calibration and measurement capabilities of NMIs, as well as of higher order CRMs. Before 1999, no such comprehensive repository existed

• Visibility to clients (accreditors, assessors, regional NMIs seeking calibration, etc.)
• Appendix C greatly improved the visibility of the capabilities and services of the

NMIs, both to laboratories and NMIs seeking calibration and to assessors conducting assessments

• Marketing of the services of NMIs
• Appendix C is in essence an international marketing tool for NMIs database

Harmonisation between Regions

• Acceptance of country measurement capabilities
• The KCDB made it easier to identify calibration capabilities of other NMIs and with

the ILAC agreement, creates a system whereby the calibration certificates and certificates of analysis can be accepted amongst trading partners in sub-regions

Benefits and successes of the CIPM MRA cont.

• Streamline the review process
• First responsibility to ensure the correctness of CMCs and keep updated is with the

NMI

• QMS is the responsibility of the NMI
• Second responsibility is with the RMO, reduce inter-RMO review
• Make better use of Comparison results
• Use for certification of RMs?
• The RMO comparisons should cater for institutes with lower capabilities
• Reduce the burden on the main NMIs
• Should we look at RMO SCDBs?

Proposals to make the CIPM MRA sustainable