Newsletter Eurolab N. 4/2019
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> NEWSLETTER EUROLAB N. 4/2019 __ È disponibile la quarta Newsletter EUROLAB del 2019, il bollettino informativo di EUROLAB aisbl – European Federation of National Associations of Measurement, Testing and Analytical Laboratories – che fornisce le ultime notizie e aggiornamenti di interesse per le Organizzazioni che operano nel settore TIC (Testing, Inspection and Certification). Segnaliamo la lettera di apertura del Presidente EUROLAB Àlvaro Silva Ribeiro, che riassume le iniziative portate avanti nel 2019 per promuovere le attività dei laboratori e per consolidare il ruolo della Federazione in ambito internazionale. Sono inoltre disponibili alcune anticipazioni sulle attività in programma nel 2020, che sarà caratterizzato dalla celebrazione del 30° anniversario della Federazione e da diverse tematiche riguardanti il “Laboratorio del Futuro”: 5G, Cybersecurity, Open data, GDPR, proprietà intellettuale, intelligenza artificiale, transizione al digitale, sostenibilità, economia circolare... Nelle sezioni “National Members News” e “TIC Market Trends” sono disponibili le notizie condivise da tutti i membri della Federazione EUROLAB aisbl, tra cui le novità sulle operazioni di Mergers and Acquisition (fusioni e acquisizioni) e gli sviluppi commerciali. Augurandovi buona lettura, per ogni eventuale informazione sulle attività della Federazione e nel caso in cui desideriate contribuire alla prossima edizione della Newsletter EUROLAB, ricordiamo che ogni Associato ALPI può contattare e inviare i propri articoli alla Segreteria ALPI scrivendo all’indirizzo e-mail [email protected]. ALPI - Associazione Laboratori e Organismi di Certificazione e Ispezione Sede Legale: Via Lipari, 9 - 20144 Milano – Sede Operativa: Via Ferrarese, 3 - 40128 Bologna – P.IVA 08884120158 Tel. 051 4198445 – Fax. 051 4198450 – [email protected] – www.alpiassociazione.it – www.eurolabitalia.it 1 EUROLAB Newsletter © Relacre Newsbriefing No. 4/2019 Dear EUROLAB members, Please find below the fourth EUROLAB Newsbriefing of 2019 with information regarding the actions carried out by EUROLAB, and relevant developments to the Laboratory Community. 2019 is coming to an end and, as such, is the right time to reflect on what has Inside this issue: been done and what lies ahead. This year, EUROLAB continued its action to promote the importance of the laboratory community for the economy and society, as a key National Members‘ News 2 player in the implementation of conformity assessment, safety assurance and quality of products and services. In the global world, measurement and testing, together with accredi- TIC Market Trends 5 tation, contribute decisively to the enhancement of international trade. Accreditation and 7 Standardisation In 2019, EUROLAB continued to follow the transition of ISO/IEC 17025 by publishing docu- The Laboratory of the 10 ments supporting the laboratories in their implementation. Also noteworthy is the important Future role that EUROLAB plays in the international context, working with stakeholders to develop Policy News 11 economic activity in accordance with the principles of fair competition. Once again, EUROLAB had a strong support of its Members and the many Experts, allowing to promote Chemicals 11 the development of the European Laboratory Community. Environment and climate 11 2020 will be a special year for EUROLAB as it will celebrate its 30th Anniversary being a mo- Cybersecurity 12 ment to reflect on its role and mission in terms of what was defined in its creation and the Food 12 challenges ahead. As for its mission, it’s undeniable that today the activity of laboratories is still key to achieve the objectives of the European project. Some of the challenges Europe EU Projects 12 faces now are the implementation of the eSingleMarket, the digital transition and new legis- lation to promote climate policies and the laboratories will take part in these processes. Trade 13 For the celebrations of its 30th Anniversary program, EUROLAB has decided to focus on a theme that reflects these challenging times: "Lab of the Future". Therefore, its 2020 activities The von der Leyen 14 are being prepared to discuss and develop the knowledge about this topic, and we can al- Commission ready announce that EUROLAB will promote the organization of an International Conference Events 15 for this purpose. Looking forward to increase co-operation with you, aiming to achieve the highest purpose of promoting the laboratories contribution to the improvement of safety and quality of life. I wish to all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous holiday season, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, may you realize all your best dreams and wishes. Yours Sincerely, Álvaro Silva Ribeiro Contact details: EUROLAB President EUROLAB Secretariat Rue du Commerce 20-22 B-1000, Belgium 2 National Members News ASCOLAB News EUROLAB CZ News • During the Test and Measurement Conference & • Technical and Test Institute Workshop held on 16-18 September 2019 at Misty for Construction Prague, SOE, member of EUROLAB- Hills Johannesburg South Africa, Mr Victor Kanama CZ is now improving field tes- Viki Mbuya shared the concept VUCA. What does VU- ting. The new pile integrity test CA mean? (PIT), or as standards refers to it as "low strain impact integrity testing of deep foundation” is a widely used nondestructive test method for the evaluation of pile quality, integrity and to help estimate the unknown length of existing piles and foundations. The new cross-hole analyzer (CHA) is designed for evaluation of concrete quality in deep foundations by the crosshole sonic logging method, it VUCA is an acronym, first used in 1987, to describe or to assesses concrete quality and con- reflect on the Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and sistency of drilled shafts and other Ambiguity of general condi- cast-in-place concrete structures. tions and situations. VUCA began from 2002 and it has subsequently taken root in Croatian Metrology Society emerging ideas in strategic • Croatian Metrology Society – the main challenges leadership that apply in a in 2020. The regular Annual Assembly of the Croatian wide range of organizations. Metrology Society (HMD) was held on 3rd December If you look at the historic of 2019. The members of HMD, individual experts and re- management in laboratory, the first standard was publis- presentatives of numerous hed in 1978, 1982, 1989, 1990, and 2000/2005. At the Croatian companies, elected same period the accreditation concept was introduced Managing and Supervising in 1987. Today, ISO/IEC 17025:2017 innovated the labo- board, approved reports on ratory organization based on the VUCA leadership and it annual working and financial means Vision, Understanding, Clarity and Agility. plans, and accepted working and financial plans for the next year. The main topics to be focused on in 2020 are: Education and training in cooperation with the Euro- pean Centre for Laboratory Excellence (ECLE): seminars and workshops on implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (on monthly basis). New seminars on important issues in sampling, state- ment on conformity and rules for taking decisions. Monthly meetings on various actual metrology themes for HMD members. Journal “World by measure”, the unique Croatian jour- nal on metrology, standardisation, accreditation and conformity assessment. Edition of two new books covering measurement themes. 3 The 8th biannual conference on exchange of expe- ernment to Greek Accreditation System (ESYD) and rience in implementation of ISO/IEC 17025. National Quality Infra- structure System Organizing the 15th National Conference on Metrology (N.Q.I.S.) which sup- and Accreditation. ports both standardiza- Co-organizing the 3rd International Conference on tion and metrology Food Safety & Quality, in cooperation with the (ELOT, EIM). “Teaching Institute for Public Health Dr. Andrija Stam- • HELLASLAB has also launched a website to be used par”, and South East European Network for Food Safety by its Scientific Committee, presenting the work and Quality Control (SEEN-FSQC), under the title “Food, that has been done – mainly 7 National Metrology Health and Climate Changes”. Congresses. It is currently only in Greek but next year it will have an English section too. Organizing and hosting IMEKO TC 10 & EUROLAB con- ference “Global trends in Testing, Diagnostics & Ins- pection for 2030” International activities in IMEKO, EUROLAB and ILAC: participation in annual meetings, conferences and pro- jects. HMD is a liaison body between IMEKO and EU- ROLAB based on the IMEKO&EUROLAB MoU. The great challenge for HMD is organizing and hosting the IMEKO TC 10 & EUROLAB conference on “Global trends in Testing, Diagnostics & Inspection for 2030”, the biggest event in 2020 regarding testing, diagnos- TURKLAB tics and technical inspection, and their prospects for • MAKLAB 4th Quality and the next decade of the 21st century. Distinguished invi- Competence Conference, 3- ted speakers from all over the world and top experts 5 October, 2019. Upon the from various scientific areas, coming from industry, uni- invitation extended by Mace- versities, research & development and TIC sector donian Association of Laboratories and Inspection Bod- (testing, inspection and certification) are challenge for ies, Mr. Halit Karaboğa, the Chairman of TURKLAB’s all interested parties to come to Dubrovnik and partici- Board of Directors took part in the 4th pate in the conference. Quality and Competence Conference, as a speaker. The event saw presenta- tions covering the following