Establishment of a Water Sub-Committee at the NLA-SA Steve Sidney Director NLA-SA
Agenda Introduction Background Water Subcommittee – why Representation Next steps Next Meeting T&M 2017 Conference & Workshop
Background – 1 NLA-SA formed in 1998 Beginning of current form 2000 Membership : Testing and Calibration Labs Focus: General quality and related issues Training PT Professional recognition T&M 2017 Conference & Workshop
Background – 2 Need for specialisation Formation of Subcommittees Automotive Civil Materials Testing – MatCivils Stack Emission Testing – STSA Water – Name? T&M 2017 Conference & Workshop
Why a Water Subcommittee No forum for some water lab issues to be discussed
Water issues Interface with the regulator Blue & Green Drop Methods Support for standards development Sampling Training T&M 2017 Conference & Workshop
Critical Success Factors Lab buy in Support of other bodies Independence
NLA-SA Water Committee Positive decision from previous meetings
Next steps Formation Membership Agree on critical issues Chairmanship Form working groups if needed T&M 2017 Conference & Workshop
Next meeting Proposed date Week of 25-28 September, 2018 Venue: NLA-SA Time:10h00 – 13h00 T&M 2017 Conference & Workshop