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Metrology

Metrology brings together mass and length references, laboratory calibration and measurement traceability.

STAauthorityUnion-wide competence

The public purpose

Metrology brings together mass and length references, laboratory calibration and measurement traceability.

Operational teams

STA.01.01
Mass and length references

Maintain public mass and length references with traceable comparison and uncertainty.

STA.01.02
Laboratory calibration

Calibrate a laboratory instrument for a bounded range and actual operating conditions.

STA.01.03
Measurement traceability

Make measurement claims traceable to an accepted reference through attributable steps.

Programme responsibilities

Assessment evidence
Common measurement reference; Laboratory calibration certificate; Measurement traceability finding
Accountable output
Metrology integrated programme finding
Programme custodian
Metrology
Independent review
Union Ombudsman

Requests and referrals

SVC-057
Accredit a calibration laboratory

A reproducible accreditation finding and published competence scope.

INT-007
Publish a shared engineering standard

A versioned standard with bounded scope and transition dates.

INT-018
Publish a federated statistical release

A joint release preserving sparse-community privacy.

Metrology / division of work

STA.01.01

Mass and length references

Maintain public mass and length references with traceable comparison and uncertainty.

Accountable output
Common measurement reference
STA.01.02

Laboratory calibration

Calibrate a laboratory instrument for a bounded range and actual operating conditions.

Accountable output
Laboratory calibration certificate
STA.01.03

Measurement traceability

Make measurement claims traceable to an accepted reference through attributable steps.

Accountable output
Measurement traceability finding

Authority for metrology integrated programme finding

Subject-specific assessment
A remote workshop uses a local reference whose calibration has drifted
Shared legal framework
Standards, Time & Measurement Authority / powers
Handling complaint
Union Ombudsman
Contested legal finding
Union Court of Justice

Choose your route

Office output: Metrology integrated programme finding