METROLOGY: NATIONAL STANDARDSLABORATORIES and RELATEDINSTITUTES

METROLOGY: NATIONAL STANDARDSLABORATORIES and RELATEDINSTITUTES

1. NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY

   • NPL
   • PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS
     • Mass, length and density
     • Force and pressure
     • Colour
     • Gas Standards
     • Time and Frequency
     • Radio, Microwave and Acoustics
     • Optical Radiation
     • Environmental

2. NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY

   • FLOW AND DENSITY MEASUREMENTS
     • Gas, Water and Oil
     • Multiphase Mixtures
   • nel

3. LABORATORY OF THE GOVERNTMENT CHEMIST

   • CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS
     • Proficiency Testing Schemes
     • Certified Reference Materials
     • Gas Standards
   • LGC

4. LEGAL METROLOGY

   • National measurement and regulation office
     • Trade measurements
     • Type approval
     • Equipment testing
       • Traceability
       • Trading standards
     • Mass, length and volume calibration
     • EMC testing

5. LABORATORY ACCREDITATION

   • UNITED KINGDOM ACCREDITATION SERVICE
     • UKAS
     • Accreditation of 500+ laboratories which provide regular calibration and testing services

6. BSi

   • British Standards institute
   • generates, holds and maintains industrial standards for the UK

7. ISO

   • International organisation for stnadardisation
   • Global
   • driving unification of all national standards, providing international conformity and standardisation