1. SOUTH AFRICA’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL SQAM
Prags Govender
T & M Conference 2017
1st August 2017 – Centurion, South Africa

2. SQAM/Technical Infrastructure background
Regional
Continental
Global
Laboratory Associations – Role
NLA – SA contributions
SANAS contributions
NIMISA contributions
SABS contributions
Importance of it all

3. Accreditation Standards Metrology Conformity assessment 3
SANAS - the mandate to accredit to facilitate trade
Standards
SABS – the mandate to develop, monitor and enforce compulsory specifications based on national standards
Conformity
assessment
Specifications
NRCS - compulsory specifications and technical regulations
Metrology
NMISA – the mandate to ensure global measurement equivalence 3

4. Act No. 5, 2008
Act No. 08, 2008
Act, No. 18 of 2006
Act, No. 19 of 2006

5. ILAC/IAF MRA/MLA EAC COMESA SADC KENAS EGAC ENAO TUNAC SANAS SADCAS
Measurement science for growth in AFRICA
ILAC/IAF
MRA/MLA
EAC
COMESA
SADC
MULTI-ECONOMY
ACCREDITATION
BODY
NATIONAL
ACCREDITATION
BODIES
KENAS
EGAC
Signatory to ILAC/IAF MRA
ENAO
TUNAC
Signatory to ILAC/IAF MRA
MAURITAS
SANAS
Signatory to ILAC/IAF MRA
SADCAS
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES

6. Quality Infrastructure (SQAM)
Measurement science for growth in AFRICA
Quality Infrastructure (SQAM)
International
Africa
SADC (COMESA, EAC, ECOWAS ETC.)
Regional
Economic
Communities
Regional
SADCMEL
SADCA.
SADCSTAN
SADMET
National
SABS
NMISA.
SANAS
NRSC
Commerce
Industry
Consumers
Government
Regulators (Environment)
Research instiutions
Trade

8. SADC Regional Laboratory Association (SRLA)

12. Global participation within influence in International Metrology
Contributions to Global testing and measurement activities – PT & ILC
Ensuring the rightful place of developing economies during global decision making
Protecting the interests of developing countries in the drawing up of documents and policies governing International Metrology
Ensuring that the voice of the NLA Stakeholder associations are heard

18. Member of ARSO .

19. UNBROKEN CHAIN OF TRUST

20. THANK YOU