News items include website updates and recent news of Eurachem events and activities.
A lot of work from colleagues in Germany, Czechia, and France has generated translations of six of our recently updated information leaflets on aspects of Proficiency Testing.
Thanks to more hard work by our colleagues in Iran, the Eurachem PT working group is pleased to say that four of our recently updated information leaflets on PT are now also available in Farsi. The new Farsi translations are the introductory leaflet "Proficiency testing", and the leaflets "Selecting the right proficiency testing scheme for my laboratory", "How to investigate poor performance in proficiency testing" and "Let's call a PT scheme a PT scheme!".
The Eurachem Education and Training WG have updated the popular Eurachem Reading List. The list provides a collection of key references on metrology in chemistry and quality assurance. The list includes websites, standards, guides and books as well as refereed literature. For the first time, the list also now includes selected software. The reading list is available in both PDF and on-line HTML formats.
The Eurachem Education and Training working group has released an updated version of our information leaflet, "You talk, we understand – The way out of the tower of Babel". The leaflet highlights some terms which are commonly confused or misunderstood and introduces the Eurachem Guide on Terminology in Analytical Measurement.
This second edition updates the leaflet to align with the latest edition of our Guide "Terminology in Analytical Measurement: Introduction to VIM 3", published in 2023.
Eurachem are pleased to announce that, thanks to the work of an ad-hoc working group on microbiology, a substantially revised third edition of our Guide "Accreditation for Microbiological Laboratories" is now available from this website.
The aim of this guide is to provide microbiological laboratories with guidance on how to fulfil the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. The content will also be useful for organisations seeking accreditation or certification against the requirements of standards such as ISO 15189, GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) , GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), and GCP (Good Clinical Practice)).
Read more: Third edition of "Accreditation for Microbiological Laboratories" published.
Thanks to hard work by our colleagues in Iran, we are pleased to say that Eurachem now has two new Farsi translations of different Information Leaflets. The leaflets newly available in Farsi are "What is the uncertainty factor?", covering a useful method of summarising large relative uncertainties, and the second edition of our leaflet "How can PT help my laboratory?".
Registration is now open for our webinar "Trends & challenges for Non-Targeted Methods - What, How and Who?".
The webinar is on Tuesday 6th June 2023, at 01:00pm - 05:00pm CEST; for registration details, read more.
Read more: Registration open for Second Webinar on Non-Targeted Methods.
Thanks to our colleagues in Italy, our working group on Uncertainty from Sampling are pleased to announce the availability of an Italian translation of the 2nd edition of the Eurachem/CITAC Guide "Measurement Uncertainty Arising from Sampling".
The Guide describes various methods that can be used to estimate the uncertainties arising from the processes of sampling and the physical preparation of samples. It is intended primarily for specialists such as sampling planners and for analytical chemists who need to estimate the uncertainty associated with their measurement results.
The Eurachem Education and Training Working Group are pleased to publish a new edition of our introduction to the terminology of metrology: "Terminology in Analytical Measurement — Introduction to VIM 3".
In this second edition the scope and structure, and the terms and concepts discussed, remain unchanged from the first edition. However, all sections have been reviewed and, where necessary, the text has been revised to improve clarity and ensure consistency with current guidance.
The Spring 2023 Eurachem Newsletter is now available to download in PDF format [3 Mb]. Printed copies will also be available through National members.This 40th issue includes news from our working groups, updates on Eurachem guides and leaflets, reports from national Eurachem members, workshop summaries, and news on forthcoming events.
Previous newsletters can be found on the Newsletter page.
