COEPT - The Comparison of the Operating Protocols of European Proficiency Testing Schemes
Abstract
Proficiency Testing is the assessment of the technical competence of laboratories by evaluation of their performance in interlaboratory comparisons. Proficiency testing represents, furthermore, a powerful tool to investigate and realise the comparability of testing results in different countries, which is part of the fundamental harmonisation concept of the European Commission. Participation in a proficiency testing scheme (PTS) is often used in the accreditation process and for endorsement as an authorised laboratory. The fundamental aim of this project is to provide evidence that indicates the comparability of data between PTS and thereby encourage regulatory authorities, and other organisations specifying participation in particular PTS, to accept data from similar PTS operating in the same sector. The project aims to underpin the measurement infrastructure within the EU by leading to improved organisation of PTS in Europe. Two series of comparison studies are conducted, covering the sectors of water, food, soil and occupational hygiene. The first comparison study will evaluate the statistical outputs of a number of equivalent PTS. This will be achieved by statistical evaluation, by each PTS provider, of a series of common data sets. The second comparison study will be conducted by distributing common samples through a number of PTS and evaluation of the statistical outputs.
keywords Interlaboratory Comparisons Analytical Quality Assurance Proficiency Testing Analytical Chemistry Comparability
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Wolfgang Kandler
Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Wolfgang Kandler
wolfgang.kandler@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-97308
Project Leader
01.01.2003 - 30.06.2005