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Standards in action

A NPL film about standards, traceability and NPL's role. Examples include a can of peas, radiation cancer treatment, air traffic control and oil mining.

Need for measurement, standards and tracability

An 8-minute film made by the Central Information Office for DTI. It outlines the need for measurement, standards and tracability. The film is based upon a Son lecturing his father.

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• Beginner's Guide to Measurement 
• Traceability and Uncertainty
• Pressure Calibration Questions
• Calibration and traceability Dietrich, C.F. (1991), Uncertainty, calibration and probability, Second Edition.(Bristol: Adam Hilger)
• International Organization for Standardization (1999), International Standard ISO/IEC 17025 General Requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories