Note: Proficiency Testing Committee publications can be found on the PT Series page and agenda papers and minutes can be found on the members only Proficiency Testing Committee page
Proficiency testing, including measurement audits, is an important tool used by accreditation bodies to assist in their assessing the technical competence of laboratories. It is also an important tool for DRAJA777 | APLAC in evaluating the comparability of tests and calibration results among laboratories accredited by DRAJA777 | APLAC members. To this end, DRAJA777 | APLAC provides a series of proficiency testing programs, each of which is coordinated by an DRAJA777 | APLAC member accreditation body.
A list of DRAJA777 | APLAC interlaboratory comparisons appears below. A more detailed report on the current status of DRAJA777 | APLAC proficiency testing, including updates on procedural and policy matters is available from the Chair of the DRAJA777 | APLAC Proficiency Testing Committee, Philip Briggs, on email: pbriggs@pta.asn.au phone +61 2 9736 8397 or fax: +61 2 9743 6664.
Program | Coordinator | Starting Date | Final Report Distribution |
M001 Dimensional Metrology | NATA | May 94 | October 96 |
M002 Mass | NATA | November 94 | November 96 |
M003 Resistance | TAF | November 94 | December 00 |
M004 AC/DC Voltage | HKAS | January 95 | December 98 |
M005 Thermometer | SAC | May 96 | October 98 |
M006 Pressure | NATA | July 96 | January 99 |
M007 Force | NATA | October 99 | November 04 |
M009 RF Power | NATA | May 01 | September 05 |
M010 Sound Level | NATA | March 01 | March 07 |
M017 Mass (South loop) | KAN | July 05 | January 07 |
T001 Metals in Water | NATA | April 96 | October 96 |
T002 Tensile | NATA | October 96 | March 97 |
T003 Dust in Air | TAF | November 96 | August 99 |
T004 Food Additives | HKAS | November 96 | July 97 |
T005 Aluminium Alloys | NATA | February 97 | July 97 |
T007 Milk Powder | IANZ | June 97 | December 97 |
T008 Textiles | NATA | July 97 | November 97 |
T009 Fish | NATA | December 97 | July 98 |
T010 Electrical Safety | NATA | February 98 | August 98 |
T011 Concrete | NATA | June 99 | January 00 |
T012 Plastics | A2LA | May 98 | July 99 |
T013 Toy Safety | HKAS | August 98 | July 99 |
T014 Pharmaceutical | SAC | September 98 | April 99 |
T015 Tensile | NABL | October 99 | July 00 |
T016 Toy Safety | HKAS | November 99 | June 00 |
T017 SAR | TAF | September 04 | December 05 |
T018 ADSL Terminal Equipment | TAF | April 04 | March 05 |
T019 Telephone Set | TAF | April 04 | March 05 |
T020 Portland Cement | TAF | May 05 | February 06 |
T021 Alcoholic Beverage | TAF | May 05 | February 06 |
T022 Toy Safety | HKAS | June 00 | August 02 |
T023 Electrical Safety | NATA | March 00 | January 01 |
T024 Coal | NATA | October 00 | February 01 |
T025 Flour | SAC | December 00 | December 01 |
T026 Low Alloy Steel | JAB | February 01 | October 01 |
T027 Rockwell Hardness | IAJapan | December 01 | December 02 |
T028 Egg Powder | NABL | August 01 | March 03 |
T029 Food | NATA | July 01 | November 01 |
T030 Food Microbiological | CNAL | June 02 | January 03 |
T032 Dairy | NATA | June 02 | October 02 |
T033 Geochemical | KOLAS | April 02 | January 04 |
T034 Genetically Modified Organism | CNAL | Sep 03 | May 04 |
T035 Food Additives | CNAL | May 03 | August 04 |
T036 Food Veterinary Drug Residues | CNAL | March 03 | November 04 |
T037 Rice Flour | NATA | May 03 | November 03 |
T038 Pharmaceutical | HKAS | July 03 | August 04 |
T039 Toy Safety | HKAS | December 03 | March 06 |
T040 Coal | BoA | March 04 | January 05 |
T041 Coliforms | NATA | May 04 | October 04 |
T043 Herbal Medicine | HKAS | June 05 | January 06 |
T044 Textiles | HKAS | May 05 | November 05 |
T045 Fastener | TAF | June 05 | February 06 |
T047 Animal Materials in Feedstuff | CNAL | June 05 | July 06 |
T048 Beef Veterinary Drug Residues | CNAL | June 05 | November 05 |
T049 Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Herbal Medicine | HKAS | February 06 | June 06 |
T055 Metals in Waters | CAEAL | October 06 | June 2007 |
T057 Heavy Metals in Seawater Shrimp | HKAS | November 2006 | July 2007 |
Program | Coordinator | Starting Date | Final Report Distribution (Tentative Date) |
M008 Capacitance/Inductance | NVLAP | December 99 | Late 2007 |
M013 Internal Cylindrical Standards | NATA | April 02 | Late 2008 |
M014 High Resistance | SCC | March 02 | Late 2007 |
M015 Resistance | JAB | August 04 | Late 2007 |
M016 Watt-Hour Meter | IANZ | August 04 | Late 2007 |
M017 Mass (North loop) | HKAS | July 05 | Late 2007 |
M018 Short Gauge Blocks | IAJapan | June 05 | Late 2007 |
M019 Pressure Meter | KOLAS | February 07 | Early 2008 |
M020 DC Current Measurement | SM | February 07 | Mid 2008 |
M021 Volume | KAN | May 07 | Mid 2008 |
T031 Cement | IAJapan | January 02 | Late 2007 |
T042 Paper | A2LA | July 04 | Late 2007 |
T046 Food Microbiological | CNAS | May 07 | Late 2007 |
T051 Heavy Metal Elements in Plastic | TAF | July 06 | Late 2007 |
T052 Mechanical Properties of Metal | TAF | May 07 | Late 2007 |
T053 Thermal Insulation | IAJapan | April 06 | Late 2007 |
T054 Bluetooth Application | TAF | November 06 | Late 2007 |
Program | Coordinator | Starting Date |
M011 Thermocouples | SAC | Late 2007 |
M012 Screw Thread Gauges | NATA | Late 2007 |
T050 Prawn Nitrofuran Metabolites | CNAS | Mid 2007 |
T056 Pesticide Residues in Rice | CNAS | Mid 2007 |
T058 Malachite Green in Swamp Eels | HKAS | Mid 2007 |