Introduction to Measurement Uncertainty for Life Science Testing Laboratories

PLEASE NOTE: This class is suitable to those testing laboratories whose test fall within the category of Type II or III in accordance with the A2LA Interim Policy on Measurement Uncertainty.

The material is presented for the attendee to receive a basic idea of evaluating and calculating uncertainty for testing laboratories. The tables and information contain a combination of information from several reference sources and practical experience.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The students should accomplish the following objectives by the end of the course:

SUMMARIZE the current application of measurement uncertainty for conformance to ISO/IEC 17025 requirements for life science and other non-metrology testing laboratories.

IDENTIFY procedures for calculating uncertainty for data produced from testing laboratories using federally mandated or consensus methods.

IDENTIFY procedures for calculating uncertainty for newly developed or custom test methods.

IDENTIFY international definitions and other terms used in scientific measurement for defining the estimation of uncertainty.

IDENTIFY the accreditation body requirements for testing laboratories for determining expanded uncertainty of measurements.

Participants are encouraged to bring examples of test methods requiring the identification of measurement uncertainty. The test methods may be used to review the application of various measurement uncertainty techniques during the course.

The information is not presented as the sole method, procedure or information for reviewing measurements. Regulatory and accrediting body specific policies, procedures and methods must be used for establishing specific uncertainty planning and implementation.

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