April’s quarterly OIML Bulletin includes a case study on a ‘Conformance assessment of electrical energy meters investigated by risk analysis’ along with articles on ‘Portable test equipment for residential utility meters’ and ‘The impact of the use of OIML R 137 ultrasonic gas meters of class 0.5 in the hydrocarbon industry’. The UK legal metrology bodies provide an overview of a recent ‘project on milk measurement processes from farm to dairy’ and continuing with OIML’s bulletin feature, history of scales provides ‘Part 18: Automatic checkweighers (ACWs) in accordance with OIML R 51’. As always there is a list of Basic and MAA certificates that were registered between this issue and the previous one; and finally an update on the recent meeting of the TC6 statistical committee in Brazil. The purpose of this meeting was to resolve the statistical issues with R87 raised at the CIML meeting to ensure it can be used for enforcement of the accuracies of measurements made under legal metrology legislation. The 2016 World Metrology Day Web Site goes live
The theme this year is "Measurements in a dynamic world" - this topic was chosen to align with the increasing rapid pace of change in measurement science, and indeed of the world around us. Last year's World Metrology Day was a huge success and OIML hopes to build on that success in 2016. On the web site, you may download Press Release, Directors' Messages and poster. The poster may be downloaded as PDF and PhotoShop files in English and French, and may be translated into other languages. Subject to the conditions listed on the website, organizations may add their own logo to the top right hand corner of the poster. The OIML requests your assistance in promoting this event which commemorates the 1875 signing of the Metre Convention on the 20 May. Please advise the ‘World Metrology Day Team’ know by email the events your economy are organizing so that they can be included on the website to inspire others. You can also see the sort of events organized by other NMIs in previous years on the website. The 17th International Flow Measurement Conference is to be held in Sydney, 26-29 September 2016. The conference is being hosted by the Metrology Society of Australasia and will bring together experts in flow and volume measurements from industry, metrology laboratories and national measurement institutes from all over the world. Registration are open. If you are interested in presenting a paper, abstract submissions close on 29 February 2016. For more information
If a letter of invitation is required for this event, please contact Khaled.Chahine@measurement.gov.au The event will cover a wide variety of topics including but not limited to:
Dear APLMF members and colleagues,
On behalf of the APLMF Secretariat I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all Seasons Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year. It was good to see many of you at the 22nd APLMF Forum held in Hawaii at the end of October. Since taking over the Presidency, we have been busy completing the transfer of the APLMF Secretariat to New Zealand. This work has been progressing well. In February 2016 we intend to set up a bi-monthly newsletter to keep in touch with members but for now I have included updates on the following topics for your information:
Best Regards Stephen O’Brien President Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum president@aplmf.org __________________________________________________________________________________
The Secretariat of OIML Technical Committee 6 has asked APLMF to collect comments from APLMF members who are non-TC6 members and submit them for consideration. Deadline for comments from APLMF members is 17 February 2016. Please submit all comments to the New Zealand TC6 representative, Kevin Gudmundsson kevin.gudmundsson@mbie.govt.nz New edition of OIML R79 - Labeling requirements for prepackages has been published on the OIML website.
This Recommendation covers requirements for the labeling of prepackages with respect to: a) the identity of the product, b) the declaration of responsibility for a prepackage, and c) the quantity of product in the prepackage. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has approved amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention and introduced a mandatory requirement that containers being exported must have a verified gross mass stated in the shipping documentation before being loaded onto a vessel. This can be established using calibrated and certified equipment or following a certified approved method. The requirement will become legally binding on July 1, 2016. The full text of the SOLAS requirements, additional information and background, is available on the World Shipping Council website. The IMO have provided 'Guidelines Regarding The Verified Gross Mass of A Container Carrying Cargo' issued on 9 June. Maritime New Zealand released a discussion document for the implementation of SOLAS requirements into New Zealand and is available for download. Read more in document
At the conclusion of the 22nd Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) meeting in Hawaii USA on the 30th of October 2015, responsibility for the Secretariat and Presidency of APLMF transferred from China to New Zealand. Mr Stephen O’Brien, Manager Trading Standards in New Zealand took over the Presidency of APLMF from Mr. Pu Chang Cheng, Vice Minister, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) in PR China after eight successful years in the role. The Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum is an important grouping of national legal metrology authorities from APEC and other economies on the Pacific Rim. APLMF’s current membership of 30 economies represents 2.9 billion people with a combined GDP of US$39 trillion. In accepting the Presidency, Mr O’Brien noted that the role of APLMF to develop legal metrology and promote free and open trade in the region through harmonisation and the removal of technical barriers to trade, is as important today as when APLMF was formed 22 years ago. On behalf of the New Zealand Government and the new, New Zealand secretariat team, Mr O’Brien thanked Mr Pu and the APLMF member economies for the opportunity to take on the responsibility of the APLMF Secretariat and Presidency. He acknowledged that Mr Pu and the current secretariat from China can be justifiably proud of the work that they have done in support of APLMF over the past eight years. “Looking back over this period we can see the successful completion of significant training and development work around the Asia-Pacific region that has resulted in positive benefits for many developed and developing economies,” said Mr O’Brien. Working with the Secretariat team on hosting last year’s meetings in Wellington, Mr O’Brien appreciated the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to make APLMF meetings successful. On behalf of APLMF member economies, Mr O’Brien noted that China leaves big shoes to fill. “However with the ongoing patience and support from China and all APLMF members, the New Zealand Secretariat will do its best to fill them.” In conclusion and as Mr O’Brien’s first official duty as the President of APLMF, he nominated that Mr Pu be made an honorary member of APLMF in recognition of his service and dedication to the organisation and legal metrology within the region. This nomination was unanimously supported by APLMF members and accepted by Mr Pu.
Details of the new APLMF Secretariat team and Executive Committee membership can be seen on the APLMF website: www.aplmf.org |
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