MEASUREMENT UNITS AND MEASUREMENT STANDARDS BILL,

2006

 6 September 2006

SOUTH AFRICA’S TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENTProve technical requirements are met

Testing, Inspection & CertificationSUPPLIER CUSTOMER

VOLUNTARY

SECTOR

Customer/Market

Requirements

REGULATORSAdminister regulations

REGULATED

SECTOR

GOVERNMENTSet policy, laws &

technical regulations

NMI- MEASUREMENTUnderpins testing & calibration

through national measurement standardsSANAS- ACCREDITATION

Assures competence

SABS- STANDARDSSpecific technical requirement

of a product or a system

An example of the Traceability chainAn example of the Traceability chain

Calibration of Industry measuring equipment± 0,1 um

Calibration of Industry measuring equipment± 0,1 um

-For example Car piston, all industrial measurements to accuracy ± 1um-Underpins/safeguard total Automotive export

-For example Car piston, all industrial measurements to accuracy ± 1um-Underpins/safeguard total Automotive export

NationalStandard for

Length (± 0,25 nm)

NationalStandard for

Length (± 0,25 nm)

Transfer laser standard ± 1nm

Calibration of all industry diameter standards± 0,07 um

Mandate

• The National Metrology Institute is the body in South Africa responsible to provide for the use of measurement units of the International System of Units and certain other measurement units;

• designate national measurement standards and for keeping and maintaining national measurement standards and units; and

• disseminate traceability to the South African industry

Objects

The objects of the NMI are to:

(a) maintain the units described in the Act for South Africa in accordance with units defined by the CIPM and advise the Minister on other units described in the Act;

(b) keep and maintain all national measurement standards;

(c) arrange for the appropriate periodic comparison of the national measurement standards with the corresponding national measurement standards or references recognised as such and ensure its correction, if necessary;

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(d) certify reference materials and arrange for the comparison of the related procedures and primary methods with the corresponding other national procedures and primary methods and ensure its correction, if necessary;

(e)ensure compliance and validation with the stipulations of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement and effect the inclusion of the Republic’s calibration and measurement capabilities in this arrangement; and

(f) co-ordinate, interact and manage the international, regional and bilateral interaction with other national metrology institutes, and bodies affiliated to the CIPM.

Board of the NMI

 

The Board will consists of—• Ten to fifteen members appointed by the Minister;• (a) the Chief Executive Officer appointed by

virtue of his or her office;• (b) not more than two senior managers of the

NMI appointed by the Minister as executive board members.

• (c) the rest of the members, who are non executive members and appointed by the Minister

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• When appointing members to the Board, the Minister must ensure that those members—

(a) are broadly representative of the population of the Republic; and

(b) have sufficient knowledge, experience or qualifications relating to the functions of the NMI and the responsibilities of the Board including, in particular, business management, finance, marketing, international or regional metrology, standardisation and technical regulatory matters.

The chairperson of the Board must be selected by the members and be approved by the Minister.

Forum

• The Board must establish an consultative forum consisting of representatives of bodies with an interest in metrology and representatives of accredited bodies.

• The Board must ensure that different interests are adequately represented in the Forum.

• The Forum must advise the Board on:

(a) matters in respect of which the NMI could play a role;

(b) any other matter on which the Board requests advice.

• The Board must establish a constitution and, if necessary, rules for the Forum.

Acting CEODr Wynand Louw

Metrology in ChemistrySara Prins

Strategic R&D ManagerShravan Singh

Electromagnetic MetrologyNatasha van Tonder

Mechanical MetrologyBenjamin van der Merwe

Regional and Africa ManagerDr Mukayi Musarurwa

Infrastructure and Technical ManagerMichael Streak

Metrology Group Leaders Electromagnetic Metrology

-Zakhiti Msimang-Shravan Singh

Metrology Group Leaders:Chemical Metrology-Martin van Staden-Angelique Botha

-Betty-Jayne de Vos

Metrology Group Leaders: Mechanical Metrology

-Sam Thema-Ian Veldman

Quality; Global MRA (ISO 17025)Diane de Jager

PA/secr to the CMsIlse Lourens

PA/secr to the CMMartha Kgaka

NMI Overall

Financial ManagerNothando Msimango

The envisaged NMIThe envisaged NMI

•Contracted Contracted ServicesServices

NMLNML

•BIPMBIPM

•IndustryIndustry

•SABSSABS•SANASSANAS

Advisory Advisory ForumForum

Electromagnetic/Mechanical/Chemical

Acting CEODr Wynand Louw

NMI Board

Dti QuarterlyDti Quarterly

Technical InfrastructureTechnical Infrastructure

Staff

The chief executive officer and all other employees are transferred to NMI as if section 197 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995) were applicable .