Quality, Standardisation, Testing and Metrology (QSTM) (Metrology)

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Global trade depends on quality and metrology to establish confidence between customers
and supplier. Global trade is open to all and in order to take part effectively in today’s global
economy, QSTM activities are essential to improve productivity and ensure social and economic
development. The basic concerns for QSTM programme are to ensure competitiveness, consumer
protection (health and safety), and the protection of the environment. Competitiveness is possible
by taking care of work culture, productivity, quality and environment. To meet customers require-
ments the new challenge is the production of high quality products, conformity to international
standards, testing certification and high accuracy of measurements. Metrological practices have to
take care of the increasing demand for international uniformity of measurements and the extension
of normalisation and quality control based on metrology, the extension and globalisation of trade
and to reduce all kinds of barriers, the continuous advent of new technologies and products calling
for major reduction of uncertainties in measurements, the extension of metrology to new physical
quantities, and the reinforcement of the presence of accurate metrology in fields of social importance
such as environmental control and medical care.
The national measurement system provides a coherent formal system which ensures that
measurements can be made on a consistent basis throughout the country. The contribution of
International Standards Organisation in establishing standards and guides, and their transparent
implementation by countries with the help of independent accrediation organisation has helped
building the confidence between customer and supplier across international borders.
Quality Council of India has been established in India to implement accrediation system in
line with international practice and to oversee and regulate conformity assessment process.
Conformity assessment organisation like Quality Council of India and Accrediation Boards
establish rules and regulations to be followed by companies in the business.