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OIML Seminar on Conformity to Type
29-30 June 2011 (Utrecht, NL)


Agenda



Day 1 - 2011-06-29
Session Chair: To be nominated


Item
Topic/Speaker
Notes
1
Welcome and setting the scene - Chair  
2

Conformity Assessment

Mr. Sean MacCurtain
Head, Conformity Assessment,
ISO
  • ISO/CASCO perspectives on: What is conformity assessment? How does conformity assessment work?
  • Activities involved: testing, inspecting, implementing management system
  • Characterized as: first party, second party, third party
  • Functions: selection, determination, review and attestation
3

Background to CTT in the OIML

Dr. Grahame G. Harvey
CIML Member /
Manager, Legal Metrology Policy,
National Measurement Institute (Australia)
  • Overview of Legal Metrology System: OIML Recommendations, Pre-market: type evaluation, approval and certification. Post-market: verification, inspection and market surveillance.
  • Roles of National Metrology Authorities, Issuing Authorities and instrument manufacturers
  • Need for a CTT program
  • Summary of OIML activities to date
4

Conformity assessment in the IEC

Dr. Uwe Klausmeyer
PTB / Immediate Past Chairman of the IEC Ex Management Committee (Germany)

  • How IEC conformity assessment works.  Overview of the conformity assessment process
  • IECEE: IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components
  • IECQ: IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components
  • Discuss practical examples of how existing CTT programs work and the lessons the OIML can learn from them
5

USA  manufacturing industry

Mr. Darrell Flocken
Mettler-Toledo (USA)
Scale Manufacturers Association (SMA)

Perspectives of the manufacturing industry:

  • Overview of national and global supply chains and marketplace
  • Role and responsibilities of manufacturers
  • Requirements and needs of industry:
  • Need for level ‘playing field’ / fair competition
  • Legislative environment that does not stifle innovation
  • Consistent regulatory behaviour from LM Authorities
6

EU  manufacturing industry

Mrs. Veronika Martens
Sartorius (Germany),
European weighing industry (CECIP)
Acting President, CECIP Legal Metrology Group

Perspectives of the manufacturing industry:

  • Overview of national and global supply chains and marketplace
  • Role and responsibilities of manufacturers
  • Requirements and needs of industry:
  • Need for level ‘playing field’ / fair competition
  • Legislative environment that does not stifle innovation
  • Consistent regulatory behaviour from LM Authorities
7

Progress in the EU

Mrs. Corinne Lagauterie
CIML Member /
Chef du Bureau de la Métrologie,
Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie,

Bureau de la métrologie
  • EU Measuring Instruments Directive (MID): content of documentation, role of manufacturers and notified bodies, role of market surveillance authorities, cooperation, legal actions
  • Present EU experiences
8

Progress in the USA

Mr. Don Onwiler
Executive Director   

National Conference on Weights and Measures (USA)
  • Present US experiences. Explain and describe experiences with the new NCWM Conformity Assessment Program as part of the US National Type Evaluation Program 
  • Outline elements of the Verified Conformity Assessment Program
9

Progress in Australia (utility meters)

Mr. Alex Winchester
Project Scientist, Utility Metering,

National Measurement Institute (Australia)
  • Outline background and conformity assessment  elements of the program for legal metrological control of utility metering under implementation in Australia
10

Perspectives of developing and  utilizing economies

Mr. Stephen O’Brien

Manager, Measurement and Product Safety Service (New Zealand)
  • Present perspectives of Metrology Authorities in developing economies and in economies that rely on OIML Type Approval Certification and conformity testing in other jurisdictions
  • Discuss how to maintain confidence in the performance of legal metrology instruments in light of increased mutual acceptance of conformance testing and complexity of global supple chains
  • Limited canvas and presentation of the views of APLMF and other Regional Legal Metrology Organizations

NMi (The Netherlands) will organize a social event on Wednesday evening (29 June) for participants in the CTT Seminar and their spouses.
Details will be announced at the start of the seminar.

 

Day 2 - 2011-06-30

Panel session 1 – Identification and discussion of critical issues

Session Chair: To be nominated


  • Definition of CTT and related terms
  • Identify the roles and responsibilities of National Metrology Authorities, Issuing Authorities and instrument manufacturers
  • Documentation of the type
  • How to ensure confidence that the Equipment Under Test (tested and documented) is a true representation of current and future production of that type
  • How to maintain effective metrological control of instruments without stifling innovation
  • Funding
  • Privacy
  • Sanctions / Legal issues
  • Role of Regional Metrology Bodies
  • OIML involvement
  • Implications for test data and OIML Certificate utilizing economies   
  • Implications for and needs of developing economies


Panel session 2 – Discussion and Conclusions
Session Chair: To be nominated


  • Discussion on elements of a CTT program
  • Conclusions / Resolutions for the CIML