"AFRICA" (Asbestos Fibre Regular Informal Counting Arrangement)
EPTIS Ringversuch Nr. 131364 | Letze Änderung 2018-08-23 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts131364 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts131364
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| Name des Anbieters | Institute of Occupational Medicine Institute of Occupational Medicine | ||||||
| Ansässig in | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Sprache(n) | English | ||||||
| Anmerkungen | For more information regarding the operation of AFRICA, including a copy of our Operational Procedure and an application form, visit: https://www.iom-world.org/research/iom-research-expertise/africa-asbestos-fibre-counting/ For any queries, please contact us at africa@iom-world.org. | ||||||
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| Produktgruppen |
Air
Hazardous substances |
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| Prüfgebiete |
Environmental conditions
Environmental protection Occupational safety Safety evaluation |
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| Zielgruppe des Ringversuchs | AFRICA is an international proficiency testing scheme for laboratories over the world which measure airborne asbestos fibre concentrations using the phase contrast optical microscopy counting method. | ||||||
| Relevante Rechtsvorschriften oder Normen | The AFRICA Scheme is run following the principles of ISO/IEC 17043 and ISO/IEC 17020, although is not formally accredited to these standards. The IOM has extensive external Quality Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17020 and ISO/IEC 17025 through UKAS. This covers asbestos sampling in air, asbestos fibre counting, surveying of asbestos in buildings, analysis of asbestos in bulk materials, asbestos analysis by scanning electron microscopy a wide range of chemical analysis using several analytical techniques, occupational hygiene sampling, specialist ventilation testing and protective suit testing. | ||||||
| Weitere Ziele | characterisation of reference materials | ||||||
| Teilnehmerzahl | 36 | ||||||
| Anbieter unabhängig überprüft (akkreditiert, benannt, anerkannt) | |||||||
| Die Durchführung des Ringversuchs ist in Auftrag gegeben durch | World Health Organization (WHO) | ||||||
| Kosten | |||||||
| Teilnahmegebühr | 699 GBP per year (2 rounds) | ||||||
| Regelmässig durchgeführt | Ja (Twice per year) | ||||||
| Der Ringversuch wird durchgeführt seit | 1983 | ||||||
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| Anbieter | Kontaktperson | ||||||
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Institute of Occupational Medicine
Research Avenue North, Riccarton EH14 4AP Edinburgh United Kingdom Telefon: +44 131 449 8000 Fax: +44 870 850 8084 Web: http://www.iom-world.org/research/africa_scheme.php http://www.iom-world.org/research/africa_scheme.php |
Miss Emma Carnaghan
Telefon: +44 131 449 8096 Fax: +44 870 850 8084 E-Mail: emma.carnaghan@iom-world.org emma.carnaghan@iom-world.org |
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