ASTM International and NCSL International, two global organisations whose members share an interest in metrology, have signed a memorandum of understanding. Metrology, the science of measurement, is a field that cuts across many industries represented by ASTM International's 145 technical committees.
The MOU was signed at ASTM International's global headquarters during the meeting of its committee on quality and statistics. Simultaneously, ASTM International launched a subcommittee of that group devoted to metrology, which involves many members of NCSL International.
Collaboration between the organisations dates back to a jointly sponsored workshop in 2014 on the topic of temperature. The idea for an MOU moved forward as Dr. Ralph Paroli, ASTM International's 2016 board chairman, gave the opening keynote address at the NCSLI Workshop & Symposium last year.
According to the organisers, the collaboration could involve standards development and other activities related to measurement methods for calibration, measurement-focused implementation and interpretation guides for higher level requirements; verification and validation of measurement methods; quality management for measurement systems; measurement risk management in metrology; and more.
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