Marais, EL2009-01-142009-01-142006Marais, EL. 2006. Case studies on the impact of poor traceability in testing and measurement. 2006 Test and Measurement Conference, Emperors Palace Convention Resort, Johannesburg International Airport, 22-25 October 2006, pp 10http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2813Also available in the NML reports database, report number NML-06-0220. Presented at the 2006 Test and Measurement Conference. Copyright held by the National Laboratory AssociationThe importance of traceability for every measurement that is made cannot be over-emphasised. For calibration and testing laboratories, traceability is normally imported through calibration of the standards and equipment used in the laboratory. When this is done, the discussion can be closed. Obtaining a traceable calibration for standards and equipment can unfortunately lead to a false sense of security. What if the uncertainty assigned to the measurements performed on the standard is not small enough to satisfy the requirements of the subsequent measurements or tests? Are there any correction factors to be applied? Or is the certificate simply filed and forgotten? This paper investigates a few examples where poor traceability caused invalid tests and measurements to leave the door of accredited calibration and testing laboratoriesenTraceabilityMeasurementsCalibrationLaboratoriesConference PresentationMarais, E. (2006). Case studies on the impact of poor traceability in testing and measurement. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2813Marais, EL. "Case studies on the impact of poor traceability in testing and measurement." (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2813Marais E, Case studies on the impact of poor traceability in testing and measurement; 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2813 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Marais, EL AB - The importance of traceability for every measurement that is made cannot be over-emphasised. For calibration and testing laboratories, traceability is normally imported through calibration of the standards and equipment used in the laboratory. When this is done, the discussion can be closed. Obtaining a traceable calibration for standards and equipment can unfortunately lead to a false sense of security. What if the uncertainty assigned to the measurements performed on the standard is not small enough to satisfy the requirements of the subsequent measurements or tests? Are there any correction factors to be applied? Or is the certificate simply filed and forgotten? This paper investigates a few examples where poor traceability caused invalid tests and measurements to leave the door of accredited calibration and testing laboratories DA - 2006 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Traceability KW - Measurements KW - Calibration KW - Laboratories LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 T1 - Case studies on the impact of poor traceability in testing and measurement TI - Case studies on the impact of poor traceability in testing and measurement UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2813 ER -