News items include website updates and recent news of Eurachem events and activities.
Thanks to the our Eurachem colleagues in Finland, the PT Working Group is pleased to publish a Finnish translation our Information Leaflet on Investigating Poor Performance in PT. The leaflet gives advice for laboratories on how to best to follow up and address any poor results in proficiency testing.
Thanks to our colleagues at Eurachem-ES and Eurolab-ES in Spain, Eurachem has published a new Spanish 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 working group on Uncertainty from Sampling has published a new Information Leaflet introducing the idea of the "uncertainty factor". The leaflet, which was developed jointly with the RSC Analytical methods Committee, explains how an uncertainty factor can be used to provide a convenient and realistic uncertainty interval in circumstances where a simple symmetric interval is not suitable.
The Eurachem method Validation Working group is pleased to announce the publication of a Turkish translation of the Information Leaflet introducing method validation. The new leaflet gives a brief introduction to the overall process of validation, shows the key performance characteristics to be studied, and provides pointers to more detailed guidance.
The Eurachem measurement uncertainty and traceability working group is pleased to publish a new, revised edition of the Eurachem/CITAC guide "Use of uncertainty information in compliance assessment", together with a revised version of the introductory Information Leaflet on the same topic. Both are intended to help laboratories develop and use decision rules that can be used in conformity assessment applications, supporting the conformity assessment requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017.
Read more: New edition of Eurachem Compliance Guide and Information Leaflet
The Winter 2020-21 Eurachem Newsletter is now available to download in PDF format [3.4 Mb]. Printed copies will also be available through National members.This issue includes articles on software validation, updated Eurachem guides and leaflets, news from our working groups and national Eurachem members, and the results of our newsletter reader survey.
Previous newsletters can be found on the Newsletter page.
Thanks to the kind support of colleagues in Iran, the EEE-PT Working Group is has published new Farsi translations of two of our Information leaflets, on Use of surplus PT materials, and on Investigating Poor Performance in PT.
The May 2021 Eurachem workshop on Trends and Challenges in Ensuring Quality in Analytical Measurements, scheduled for May 2021 in Prague, will now be held online over three days. Full details of the new programme and registration are available at http://eurachem2021.cz/ and on our website.
Organised by Eurachem colleagues in the Czech Republic, the workshop will discuss experience with the revised ISO 17025:2017, present current Eurachem activities in the field of analytical QA, and discuss future challenges from both research and practical perspectives.
The EEE-PT Working Group (EA-Eurolab-Eurachem) are pleased to publish the latest edition of their popular guidance on Selection, Use and Interpretation of Proficiency Testing (PT) Schemes.
This third edition brings the guide up to date with standards and guidance documents that have been revised and developed since the second edition was released in 2011. In particular it aligns the guide with ISO 13528:2015 and with current guidance on developing a PT participation strategy and selecting the most appropriate PT schemes.
Read more: 2021 revision of "Selection and use of PT schemes" Guide published
Thanks to the work of our colleagues in Turkey the EEE-PT Working Group is pleased to announce Turkish translations of three of our Information leaflets, on PT schemes for sampling, Use of surplus PT materials, and Investigating Poor Performance in PT.
