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Legal Metrology School

Briefing on the outcomes of the event Hammamet, Tunisia 8 to 17 October 2014

July 2015

Today’s Agenda

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The Legal Metrology School

The presenters

The participants

Conclusion

Introduction

Evaluation of training outcomes

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Introduction

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Preparing the Legal Metrology School

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Hammamet, Tunisia

8-17 October 2015

Who?

The Legal Metrology School

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Designing and planning the training

Participants

Legal Metrologists in the early stages of their career: application form, CV, institution’s recommendation letter

Programme

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Designed to provide participants with theoretical and practical knowledge in key technical fields, according to the needs of AFRIMETS members

59 participants sponsored by the ACP-EU-TBT programme 17 participants sponsored by UNIDO

Presenters

Experts with an extensive knowledge and experience in the field. Priority given to experts from the region

Sponsorship

Plenary session: Setting Background

Basics Measurements

Measurements

uncertainties Plenary session:Legal Metrology

Legal System

Metrology Legislation OIML

Technical Courses: Quality Aspects of Legal Metrology Volume Mass Pre-packages

Practical Training:Technical Visits to Industry

Group AssignmentPractical Training in Industry

COURSE PRESENTER

Pre-packaged goods I Jacob Marneweck En

Pre-packaged goods I Seifeddine SOUAHLIA (ANM) Fr

Pre-packaged goods II Jacob Marneweck En

Pre-packaged goods II Seifeddine SOUAHLIA (ANM) Fr

COURSE PRESENTER

Volume metrology. Tanks and standards capacity. Victor Mundembe En

Volume metrology. Fuel dispensers. Water meters. Jaco Marneweck En

Volume metrology (all courses) Mouadh MADANI Fr

COURSE PRESENTER

Mass Metrology: OIML R111 Victor Mundembe En

Requirements and verification for NAWIs Brian Beard En

Mass Metrology. Requirements and verification for NAWIs Hichem BEN HADJ BRAHIM (ANM) Fr

COURSE SPEAKER LANGUAGE 8-Oct 9-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct 17-Oct

Opening Ceremony En

Concepts of measurement: Metrology, the science of measurement

Andy Henson BIPM Fr

Basics: Quantity Maths and Physics with applicability in metrology

Lassaad Abene Fr

Measurement uncertainties and measurement errors George Bonnier Fr

The legal system and metrology Peter Mason En

. Legal Metrology and the OIML Luis Mussio En

Metrology related infrastructure and legislation Brian Beard En

Legal Metrology regulatory functions and practices Brian Beard En

Conformity assessment Loukoumanou Osseni Fr

Quality aspects of Legal Metrology 1: ISO 9000, ISO 17020 Kanama VIKIMBUYA Fr

. Quality aspects of Legal Metrology 2: ISO 17025 Kanama VIKIMBUYA Fr

Training and qualification of Legal Metrology personnel Mourad Ben Hassine Fr

Trends and applications of legal metrology Ian Dunmill En

Benefits of legal metrology Samia KHADHRI Fr

Training lectures

Practical training in the industry

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Enterprise Field of work

1. Etablissement TORKHANI Manufacture of balances and scales

2. SONELECT Manufacture, calibration and reparation of electronic scales

3. SIMATRA Production and commercialization of all types of trailers

4. Maghreb Compteurs Production of water and gas meters

5. Société GIAS Manufacture and marketing of margarine, ingredients for bakery and confectionery

6. TOTAL Tunisie Production of Effimax diesel and Effimax unleaded diesel

7. Etablissement ATITALLAH Frères

Construction of high quality and accuracy weighing devices

8. SOPOS Manufacture of mixers, gauges and standard tanks in stainless steel

The following eight companies were visited:

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The presenters

The presenters of the LMS

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Andy Henson, France

Lassaad Abene, Tunisia

Georges Bonnier, France

Peter Mason, United Kingdom

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)

DEFNAT (Benchmarked Laboratory at the national level).

CNAM/INM

International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML)

Mourad Ben Hassine, Tunisia

Ian Dunmill, United Kingdom

Victor Mundembe, Zimbabwe

Jaco Marneweck, South Africa

National Metrology Agency in Tunis

International Organization for Legal Metrology (OIML)

Namibian Standards Institution (NSI)

Responsible for all legal metrology regional offices in

South Africa

Brian Beard, South Africa

Loukoumanou Osseni, Benin

Victor Kanama Viki Mbuya

Hichem Ben Haj Brahim,

Tunisia

Souahlia Seifeddine,

Tunisia

Mouadh Madani, Tunisia

South African national legal metrology authority

Certified expert LNE in Metrology structures

Congolese Control Office

Senior engineer at the National Agency for Metrology

Agence Nationale de Métrologie (ANM)

Agence Nationale de Métrologie (ANM)

The participants

Application process110 applications were received, including 38 African countries and two applications from outside Africa (Haiti)

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A total of 86 participants from 38 countries, including 15 women, 2 participants from Haiti and 10 participants from Tunisia, attended the Legal Metrology School.

Application process

Accepted

Algeria; 1 Benin; 1Botswana; 2Burkina Faso; 2

Burundi; 2Chad; 2

Comoros ; 1Congo; 2

Cote d'Ivoire; 3

Djibouti; 1Ethiopia; 2

Gabon; 3

Ghana; 2

Ghuiné Bisssau; 2

Haiti; 2

Kenya; 4Lesotho; 1

Liberia; 1Mali; 2

Mauritania; 4Mauritius; 1Mozambique; 2Namibia; 2

Niger; 2Nigeria ; 3

Rwanda; 2Senegal; 2

Seychelles; 2Sierra Leone;

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Sudan ; 2Swaziland; 1

Tanzania; 3

The Gambia; 2

Togo; 2

Tunisia; 10

Uganda; 4Zambia ; 2

Zimbabwe; 2

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Evaluation of training outcomes

Evaluation of the Legal Metrology School

The participants were satisfied with the training: clear objectives, motivating content, appropriate duration, adequacy of theoretical and practical training

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The expert was understandable, was able to manage the group; the training material was adequate and the audiovisual presentations were clear The

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Overall assessment of train-ing implementation and con-

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1- Disagree 4- Strongly agree

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Agree0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80% 76%

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Average evaluation of presenters

English presen-tersFrench presen-ters

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Voluntary questionnaires were filled by 66 participants

The training

Comments and suggestions

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The duration of the LMS should be extended: 10-days were found to not be sufficient; the time was very tight and it was difficult to assimilate the courses;

The LMS should include more practical training: it was very interesting but the content of the training included more theoretical than practical training;

The courses on pre-packages goods were found very useful, therefore they should be presented into more details at other future events

Include additional courses in the programme of the LMS, such as electricity meters, gas meters, and petroleum

All about the 2014 Legal Metrology School

All the materials related to the 2014 AFRIEMTS LMS can be found under the following link: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxPqApWQOL_QQ1pfcmstR2tqR0k&usp=sharing

Join us to exchange experiences and ideas among participants of the event:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1538803926354706/ 

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