issued by
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
2 Pine Trees, Chertsey Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HR, UK
Laboratory location:
The customers site or premises must be suitable for the nature of Temperature Site
the particular calibrations undertaken and will be the subject of Humidity
contract review arrangements between the laboratory and the
customer.
DETAIL OF ACCREDITATION
Calibration and
Measurement
Measured Quantity Capability (CMC) Location
Range Remarks
Instrument or Gauge Expressed as an Code
Expanded
Uncertainty (k = 2)
ELECTRICAL CALIBRATION
DC VOLTAGE Lab
1 kV to 2 kV 0.20 % + 0.12 V
2kV to 40kV 0.20 % + 12V
DC VOLTAGE RATIO Unity to 10-7 2.6 x 10-7 of input Input voltage range 1 V to Lab
100 V
DC RESISTANCE
Calibration and
Measurement
Measured Quantity Capability (CMC) Location
Range Remarks
Instrument or Gauge Expressed as an Code
Expanded
Uncertainty (k = 2)
DC RESISTANCE (continued)
10 Hz to 30 kHz
90 mV to 100 V 60 ppm
100 V to 1.1 kV 80 ppm
90 mV to 350 mV
30 kHz to 200 kHz 200 ppm
200 kHz to 500 kHz 400 ppm
500 kHz to 1 MHz 0.12 %
Calibration and
Measurement
Measured Quantity Capability (CMC) Location
Range Remarks
Instrument or Gauge Expressed as an Code
Expanded
Uncertainty (k = 2)
AC VOLTAGE (continued) 0.35 V to 100 V Lab
30 kHz to 200 kHz 110 ppm
0.35 V to 35 V
200 kHz to 500 kHz 0.040 %
500 kHz to 1 MHz 0.11 %
1 V to 3.5 V
10 Hz to 20 MHz 0.65 %
20 MHz to 50 MHz 1.3 %
50 Hz
1 kV to 2 kV 0.40 % + 0.12 V
2 kV to 20 kV 0.40 % + 12 V
AC RESISTANCE 50 Hz Lab
0.06 , 0.1 , 0.2 , 0.5 , 1 , For calibration of loop
5 10 , 100 and 1 k 0.60 % + 30 m testers
40 Hz to 1 kHz
2 mA to 6 mA 0.070 %
40 Hz to 10 kHz
6 mA to 10 mA 0.025 % All other values within this
range: 0.060 %
18 mA to 30 mA 0.025 %
60 mA to 100 mA 0.025 %
180 mA to 300 mA 0.025 %
600 mA to 1A 0.025 %
1.8 A to 3 A 0.025 %
6 A to 10 A 0.025 %
50 Hz
10 A to 100 A 0.15 % + 20 mA
RCD Trip test current 3 mA to 300 mA 1.2 % + 0.25 mA For trip times of 190 ms Lab
and greater
300 mA to 1 A 1.2 % + 2.5 mA
1 A to 3 A 1.3 % + 20 mA
Calibration and
Measurement
Measured Quantity Capability (CMC) Location
Range Remarks
Instrument or Gauge Expressed as an Code
Expanded
Uncertainty (k = 2)
FREQUENCY 1 mHz to 10 kHz 1.0 in 107 Lab
10 kHz to 100 MHz 1.2 in 108
TEMPERATURE SIMULATION
Calibration and
Measurement
Measured Quantity Capability (CMC) Location
Range Remarks
Instrument or Gauge Expressed as an Code
Expanded
Uncertainty (k = 2)
DIMENSIONAL
CALIBRATION
In addition to the items listed other similar items, including parts of measuring instruments and machines, may be calibrated in accordance with
the stated CMCs. Where the item or part calibrated is of lower quality due to wear, errors in geometry or form, poor surface texture, or where
any other factor that adversely affects the measurement capability, greater uncertainties may be assigned. All linear calibrations can be also
be provided in inch units.
LENGTH
Diameter:
Plain plug gauges (parallel) 1 to 10 0.50 Lab
cylindrical setting standards, 10 to 150 1.0
and rollers 150 to 200 1.3
200 to 250 1.6
250 to 300 1.9
Diameter:
Plain ring gauge (parallel) and 2 to 50 1.5 Lab
setting standards 50 to 150 2.0
150 to 250 3.0
250 to 300 4.0
Screw plug gauges (parallel) 1 to 100 3.0 Single start, symmetrical Lab
thread
including check and setting forms only.
plugs
Screw ring gauges (parallel) 2.5 to 100 5.0 Single start, symmetrical Lab
thread
100 to 150 7.0 forms only.
Calibration and
Measurement
Measured Quantity Capability (CMC) Location
Range Remarks
Instrument or Gauge Expressed as an Code
Expanded
Uncertainty (k = 2)
LENGTH (continued)
Receiver and position gauges, Maximum dimensions Dependent on size and Lab
jigs, fixtures 0 to 400 x 200 x 75 features
Minimum per
coordinate
3.0 + (20 x length in m)
ANGLE
Angle plates and box angle As BS 5535:1978 Squareness: The quoted CMCs are for Lab
plates 50 to 600 3.0 + (1.0 per 100 mm) the departure from
Parallelism: flatness, straightness,
1.0 + (1.0 per 100 mm) parallelism, or squareness,
i.e. the distance separating
the two parallel planes
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS which just enclose the
AND MACHINES surface under
consideration.
Micrometers External As BS 870:2008 Heads 2.0 between any Lab
0 to 600 two points.
Setting and extension
rods
1.0 + (8.0 x length in m)
Calibration and
Measurement
Measured Quantity Capability (CMC) Location
Range Remarks
Instrument or Gauge Expressed as an Code
Expanded
Uncertainty (k = 2)
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
AND MACHINES (continued)
TEMPERATURE
Calibration and
Measurement
Measured Quantity Capability (CMC) Location
Range Remarks
Instrument or Gauge Expressed as an Code
Expanded
Uncertainty (k = 2)
Relative humidity 20C to 25C Site
20% rh to 50% rh 1.5% rh
50% rh to 98%rh 2.7% rh
25C to 40C
20% rh to 98% rh 2.7% rh
END
The definitive statement of the accreditation status of a calibration laboratory is the Accreditation Certificate and the associated Schedule of
Accreditation. This Schedule of Accreditation is a critical document, as it defines the measurement capabilities, ranges and boundaries of the
calibration activities for which the organisation holds accreditation.
The capabilities provided by accredited calibration laboratories are described by the Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC), which
expresses the lowest uncertainty of measurement that can be achieved during a calibration. If a particular device under calibration itself
contributes significantly to the uncertainty (for example, if it has limited resolution or exhibits significant non-repeatability) then the uncertainty
quoted on a calibration certificate will be increased to account for such factors. The CIPM-ILAC definition of the CMC is as follows:
A CMC is a calibration and measurement capability available to customers under normal conditions:
(a) as published in the BIPM key comparison database (KCDB) of the CIPM MRA; or
(b) as described in the laboratorys scope of accreditation granted by a signatory to the ILAC Arrangement.
The CMC is normally used to describe the uncertainty that appears in an accredited calibration laboratory's schedule of accreditation and is the
uncertainty for which the laboratory has been accredited using the procedure that was the subject of assessment. The CMC is calculated
according to the procedures given in M3003 and is normally stated as an expanded uncertainty at a coverage probability of 95 %, which
usually requires the use of a coverage factor of k = 2. An accredited laboratory is not permitted to quote an uncertainty that is smaller than the
published CMC in certificates issued under its accreditation.
The CMC may be described using various methods in the Schedule of Accreditation:
In general, only units of the SI and those units recognised for use with the SI are used to express the values of quantities and of the associated
CMCs. Nevertheless, other commonly used units may be used where considered appropriate for the intended audience. For example, the term
ppm (part per million) is frequently used by manufacturers of test and measurement equipment to specify the performance of their products.
Terms like this may be used in Schedules of Accreditation where they are in common use and understood by the users of such equipment,
providing their use does not introduce any ambiguity in the capability that is being described.
When the CMC is expressed as an explicit function of the measurand or of a parameter, this often comprises a relative term (e.g., percentage)
and an absolute term, i.e. one expressed in the same units as those of the measurand. This form of expression is used to describe the
capability that can be achieved over a range of values. Some examples, and an indication of how they are to be interpreted, are shown below.
Over the range 100 mV to 1 V, the CMC is 0.0025 %V + 5.0 V, where V is the measured voltage.
Hydraulic pressure, 0.5 MPa to 140 MPa: 0.0036 % + 0.12 ppm/MPa + 4.0 Pa
Over the range 0.5 MPa to 140 MPa, the CMC is 0.0036 %p + (0.1210-6p10-6) + 4.0 Pa, where p is the measured pressure in Pa.
It should be noted that the percentage symbol (%) simply represents the number 0.01. In cases where the CMC is stated only as a percentage,
this is to be interpreted as meaning percentage of the measured value or indication.
Thus, for example, a CMC of 1.5 % means 1.5 0.01 i, where i is the instrument indication.