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Good Laboratory Practice Series: Understanding Basic Measurements

This training helps lab personnel learn and understand traceability of measurements and how to ensure traceability is documented for basic measurements. This three part series presents a review of traceability in the first part and the remaining parts present traceability of temperature and mass.

This training series consists of the three classes listed below.

Part 1: Traceability of Measurements (Review)
Part 2: How to Measure temperature
Part 3: How to Measure Mass

Part 1: Traceability of Measurements (Review)
1. The reason
2. Do you always need traceability?
3. TNI requirements and The New ISO/IEC 17025:2017
4. Reference standards and Reference materials
5. Equipment calibration (e.g.; timers, pipets, pH, etc.)

Part 2: How to Measure temperature
Traceable to the SI
Correction factors
How to calibrate a thermometer
Liquid in glass thermometer (mercury & alcohol) Digital (electronic)
Infrared thermometer
Thermocouple
Thermistor
When to calibrate or verify the thermometer Reporting temperature on the test report
Keeping records
TNI requirements for support equipment or analytical equipment

Part 3: How to Measure Mass
Traceable to the SI
Correction factors
How to calibrate balances and scales
Balance analytical
Scale (various types such as top loaders) When to calibrate or verify the balance or scale Reporting methods that include mass (e.g.; solids)
Keeping records
TNI requirements for support equipment or analytical equipment

Audience: Lab managers, QA officers, analysts, assessors

Learning Outcome: The course objective is to learn how to ensure traceability in basic measurements and understand the concept of measurement traceability as defined in the TNI standard. A review of traceability is presented for temperature and mass as examples of measurement traceability.


 

Fees:
$140 for TNI members
$190 for non-members

Group rates are available: Each purchased webcast is to be viewed by only one student. If you would like multiple viewers, separate purchases must be made. A group rate of $650 for TNI members or $800 for non-members is available for groups of 5-10 students at a single location. Click here to purchase this webcast at the group rate.

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No certificates are automatically provided with this training. A Certificate of Attendance may be purchased for $20 per person during registration or webcast purchase. To receive your certificate, contact Paul Junio at [email protected] with date of purchase and date of training completion. See FAQs for additional information.

Format:
Webcast

About Webcasts: Upon receipt of your payment, you will receive a special link by e-mail to watch the webcast on your computer. The link is time-limited: you will have full access to the webcast and any associated handouts for 6 months after receipt of payment, at which time the link will expire. Webcasts cannot be downloaded; they are intended for viewing on your computer only during the 6-month window. If you have any questions, please contact Ilona Taunton at [email protected].

Length:
3 days

CEUs: 0.9

Presented By:


Marlene Moore

About the Presenter:
Marlene Moore founded Advanced Systems, Inc. in February 1992 as a consulting company specializing in quality systems for laboratory and sampling operations. She brings together the needs of quality system management, measurement operations and regulatory compliance.

Marlene Moore has worked and managed sampling and testing laboratories for over twenty years before providing her expertise to others. Current work includes assessing for laboratory accreditation programs to ISO/IEC 17025 and assessing to ISO/IEC 17065 for conformity assessment certification programs. Assessments are performed for A2LA, ANAB and ANSI. Additional assessor and auditor training was completed under the EPA Safe Drinking Water Program for State certification laboratory auditors for inorganic, organic and microbiology and as an ISO auditor for ISO 9000. Formerly an RAB ASQ/ANSI registered auditor.