Measurement uncertainties

There now exists a code of practice for the evaluation of uncertainty in measurement that has received wide acceptance internationally and in all disciplines of measurement. While there will continue to be discussions on the validity of the methods and on the way the uncertainty is reported this should not prevent a growing harmonisation between different echelons of a national measurement system that includes the providers and users of traceable measurements. The codes of practice used to make judgements of product compliance in the presents of significant measurement uncertainty still requires some more discussion between the providers and the users, in some disciplines of measurement