Hellenic Accreditation System

Annex F2/12 to the Certificate No. 196-6

SCOPE of ACCREDITATION
of the
Calibration Laboratory
of the
‘CQS S.A.– Calibration and Quality Services’
Measurand /
Calibration item / Range of measurement / Calibration & Measurement Capability(k=2)* / Remarks
Mass measurements
Mass/
Mass standards / 1 mg / 0,012mg / Ability of calibration standards weights up to:
OIML ClassF2
2 mg / 0,012mg / ,,F2,,
5 mg / 0,012mg / ,,F2,,
10 mg / 0,012mg / ,,F2,,
20 mg / 0,012mg / ,,F2,,
50 mg / 0,013mg / ,,F2,,
100 mg / 0,014mg / ,,F1,,
200 mg / 0,015mg / ,,F1,,
500 mg / 0,016mg / ,,F1,,
1 g / 0,019mg / ,,F1,,
2 g / 0,019mg / ,,F1,,
5 g / 0,021mg / ,,F1,,
10 g / 0,030mg / ,,F1,,
20 g / 0,030mg / ,,F1,,
50 g / 0,060mg / ,,F1,,
100 g / 0,14mg / ,,F1,,
200 g / 0,17mg / ,,F1,,
500 g / 1,3mg / ,,F2,,
1 kg / 1,4mg / ,,F1,,
2 kg / 60mg / ,,M2,,
5 kg / 130mg / ,,M2,,
10 kg / 370mg / ,,M2,,
20 kg / 230mg / ,,M1,,
Measurand /
Calibration item / Range of measurement / Calibration & Measurement Capability(k=2)* / Remarks
Mass /
Non-automatic electronic weighing instruments / 1 mg / 0,0028 mg / Available standards:
OIML Class E2 : 1 mg – 200 g,
max grouped load 420g
OIML Class F1 : 1 mg – 1 kg,
max grouped load 2,1kg
OIML Class F2 : 1 mg – 5 kg
max grouped load 11,1 kg
OIML Class M1 : 5 kg – 20 kg
max grouped load 120 kg
OIML Class M1 : 20 kgstandards
max grouped load 1000 kg
Calibration is performed on-site, according to EURAMET cg-18 v3.0 (03/2011) “Guidelines on the Calibration of Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments”, 2011.
2 mg / 0,0028 mg
5 mg / 0,0028 mg
10 mg / 0,0041 mg
20 mg / 0,0049 mg
50 mg / 0,0059 mg
100 mg / 0,0069 mg
200 mg / 0,0087 mg
500 mg / 0,011 mg
1 g / 0,014 mg
2 g / 0,018 mg
5 g / 0,022 mg
10 g / 0,027 mg
20 g / 0,035 mg
50 g / 0,042 mg
100 g / 0,07 mg
200 g / 0,14 mg
500 g / 0,35 mg
1 kg / 2 mg
[2 - 10] kg / 7·10-6
20 kg / 400 mg
[50- 1100] kg / 6·10-5
[1100 -11000] kg / (6 ∙10-5 m + 1,2∙ N) kg
m : mass inkg
N : number of substitution loads / AccordingtoEURAMET/cg-18/v.03:03/2011 Guide, by use of substitution loads.
All calibrations are performed on-site
Force measurements
Force /
Compression testing machines / [2 – 10]kN / 0,12 % / Class 0,5 machines
[10 – 100]kN / 0,12 % / Class 0,5 machines
[100 – 2000]kN / [0,20 - 0,12] % / Class 1 machines
According to ELΟΤΕΝ ISO 7500-1: 2004.
Calibration can be performed on-site.
Pressure measurements
Pressure /
Analog and digital gauge pressure measuring instruments of direct reading / (0,25 – 40) bar / 0,0041bar / Gas pressure medium , according to guide DKD-R 6-1 01/2003
(50 – 500) bar / 0,24 bar / Oil pressure medium, according to guide DKD-R 6-1 01/2003
Measurand /
Calibration item / Range of measurement / Calibration & Measurement Capability (k=2)* / Remarks
Dimensional Measurements
Length /
Digitalanalog Calipers / (0…300) mm /
d=10 μm
d=20 μm
d=50 μm
d=100 μm / 6μm
12 μm
29 μm
58 μm / According to guide
VDI/VDE/DGΟ 2618, part 9.1: 2006
Length /
Digital & analog external axis Micrometers / (0…25) mm /
d= 1 μm
d= 10 μm
(25…100) mm /
d= 1 μm
d= 10 μm
(100…500) mm /
d= 10 μm
d= 100 μm / 0,6 μm
6 μm
0,7 μm
6 μm
7 μm
58 μm / According to guide
VDI/VDE/DGΟ 2618, part 10.1: 2001
Using the standard gauge blocks and horizontal measuring instrument TRIMOS
Length/
Length measuring instrument TRIMOS / (0…500) mm/
d= 1μm / 1μm - 3 μm / Based on guide
VDI/VDE/DGΟ 2618, part 9.1:2006 & 10.1: 2001
Temperature Measurements
Temperature /
Climaticandisothermalchambers,Ovens, Incubators, Refrigerators, Freezers, Autoclaves, Isothermal liquid baths with volume up to 2000 l / [-20….150) oC / 0,19oC / According to guide DKD-R 5-7 07/2004, and
ELΟΤΕΝ 60068-3-5:2002, using temperature resistance probes Pt 100.Calibration is carried out in the useful volume or in selected locations in the chamber.
Calibration can be performed on-site.
(150…250] oC / 0,6 oC
Temperature /
Climaticandisothermalchambers,Ovens, Incubators, Refrigerators, Freezers, Autoclaves, Isothermal liquid baths with volume up to 2000 l / [-20….150) oC / 0,35 oC / According to guide DKD-R 5-7 07/2004, and
ELΟΤΕΝ 60068-3-5:2002, using type K thermocouples.Calibration is carried out in the useful volume or in selected locations in the chamber.
Calibration can be performed on-site.
(150…250] oC / 0,8 oC
(250…500] oC / 1,2oC
(500…600] oC / 1,3oC / Using type K thermocouples. Calibration is carried out in the useful volume or in selected locations in the chamber.
Calibration can be performed on-site.
Temperature /
Thermal cyclers (PCR),
Apparatus for determining COD,
Kjeldahl devices,
heatingblock / [-40 … +150)oC / 0,3oC / According to guide EURAMET/cg-13/v.01: 2007,
using temperature resistance probes Pt 100.
The calibration is carried out in the entire block or at selected points.
Calibration can also be performed on-site.
(+150…+250]oC / 0,4oC
Measurand /
Calibration item / Range of measurement / Calibration & Measurement Capability (k=2)* / Remarks
Temperature /
Thermal cyclers (PCR),
Apparatus for determining COD,
Kjeldahl devices,
heating block / [-40 … +100)oC / 0,3oC / According to guide
EURAMET/cg-13/v.01: 2007, using type K thermocouples.
The calibration is carried out in the entire block or at selected points.
Calibration can also be performed on-site.
(+100…+250)oC / 0,4oC
(+250…+420]oC / 0,9oC
(+420…600]οC / 1,2 oC
Temperature /
Dissolutiontesters and disintegrationtesters / (+30… +50)°C / 0,3 0C / Using temperature resistance probes Pt 100
Temperature /
Dryblockcalibrator / [-80 … +250)°C / 0,2 0C / Using temperature resistance probes Pt 100.
accordingtoguide
EURAMET/cg-13/v.01: 2007
(+250…+ 400] °C / 0,32 0C
Temperature /
Analog, digital thermometers of direct reading, Temperature data loggers / [-30 –0) oC / 0,054 oC / Comparative calibration using liquid bath and temperature resistance probes Pt 100.
Calibration can also be performed on-site.
0 oC / 0,023oC
(0 – 150] oC / 0,029oC
(150 – 250] oC / 0,036oC
(250 – 400] oC / 0,32 oC / Comparative calibration using using dry block calibrator and temperature resistance probes Pt 100.
(400 – 500] oC / 0,32 oC
(500 – 600] oC / 0,32 oC
Temperature /
Total immersion liquid-in-glass thermometers / [-30 –0) oC / 0,054 oC / Comparative calibration using liquid bath and temperature resistance probes Pt 100.
0 oC / 0,023 oC
(0 – 150] oC / 0,029 oC
(150 – 250] oC / 0,036 oC
Temperature /
Analog, digital thermometers of direct reading, Temperature data loggers / [-40 …0) oC / 0,23oC / Comparative calibration using climatic chamber and temperature resistance probes Pt 100.
(0… + 180] oC / 0,28 oC
Temperature /
Platinum Resistance Thermometers Sensors (iPRT) / [-30 –0) 0C / 0,054 oC / Measurement of probe resistance.
Using temperature resistance probes Pt 100.
According to guide DKD-R 5-1 10/2003
0 0C / 0,023 oC
(0 – 150]0C / 0,029oC
(150 – 250] 0C / 0,036oC
(250 – 400] 0C / 0,32oC / Comparative calibration using dry block calibrator and standard thermometer
Relative Humidity
Relativehumidity chambers with volume up to 2000 l / (30 – 98) % RH
at 23οC / 2,0 %RH / According to guide DKD-R 5-7 (2004)
Relative humidity /
Analog and digital instruments measuring and logging relative humidity of direct reading. / [30 – 70) % RH
at 23οC / 1,4 %RH / Comparative calibration using climatic chamber and standard hygrometer.
(70 – 98] % RH
at 23οC / 1,9%RH
Measurand /
Calibration item / Range of measurement / Calibration & Measurement Capability (k=2)* / Remarks
Spectrophotometric measurements
Absorption (Α) / UVVis spectrophotometers in the range 235-635nm / visible spectrum
(Α ≤ 0,5 AU) / 3,1mAU ** / ASTME 275:2008 (Re 2013)
Calibration can also be performed on-site.
visible spectrum
(0,5 < Α ≤ 1,0 AU) / 3,6mAU **
UV spectrum
(Α ≤ 0,5 AU) / 5,7mAU **
UV spectrum
(0,5 < Α ≤ 1,5 AU) / 7,7mAU **
Volume Measurements
Volume /
Piston operated measuring pipettes / 2μl / 7,1 % / According to guide PTB-Mitteilungen 112 (2002) No. 2, pp.139-149
10 μl / 1,4 %
20 μl / 0,7 %
100 μl / 0,15 %
1000 μl / 0,04 %
5 ml / 0,02 %
10 ml / 0,02 %
Volume /
Piston operated volume measuring instruments –Dispensers, Dilutors, Piston burettes / [1 – 100]ml / [0,05 - 0,03] %
Volume /
Burettes / [1 - 100]ml / [0,20 - 0,05] %
Volume /
Volumetric flasks / 5 ml / 0,05 %
10 ml / 0,08 %
100 ml / 0,02 %
1000 ml / 0,02 %
2000 ml / 0,02 %
Volume /
Volumetric Cylinders / [10 - 1000]ml / [0,6 - 0,2] %
Volume / Bulb pipettes / [1 - 100]ml / [0,04 - 0,01] %
Volume/
Volumetric vessels «IN» of “slicker plate” and “neck scale” types” / 2 l / 0,06 % / Based on standards
PTB-Mitteilungen 112 (2002) No. 2, pp.139-149,
EURAMET cg-19,
EURAMET cg-21,
NIST SP250-72
20 l / 0,03 %
100l / 0,03%
Measurand /
Calibration item / Range of measurement / Calibration & Measurement Capability (k=2)* / Remarks
Liquid Volume /
Metal Storage Tanks / 0,5 – 15 m3 / 0,12 %
of nominal tank volume / Methodfollowed:using standard flow meter
Calibration medium: Tap water
Standards followed:
ΕΙΜ: Calibration Guidance / Tank volume measurement with volumetric method
EURAMET cg-19 Version 2.1 (03/2012)“Guidelines on the determinationof uncertainty in gravimetric volume calibration”
OIML R 71 (2008)
“Fixed storage tanks. General requirements.”
ISO 4269:2001 “Petroleum and liquid petroleum products -Tank calibration by liquid measurement-Incremental method using volumetric meters”
The calibration can be performed on site.
15 – 50 m3 / 0,10 %
of nominal tank volume
50 – 100 m3 / 0,08%
of nominal tank volume

*Where uncertainty is accompanied by the corresponding unit, it is absolute, while where it is not accompanied by a unit, it is relative.

**Uncertainty values were estimated assuming a spectrophotometer having a resolution of 0,1 mAU.

Site of assessment: Permanent laboratory premises, 44 Αg. Triados Str. - Pefka, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Approved Signatories: A. Kougioumtzidis, C. Vratmiras, S. Fotiadis, N. Thermos, A. Kanoulas

This Scope of Accreditation replaces the previous one dated November 14th 2014.

The Accreditation Certificate No. 196-5,to ELOT EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005, is valid until 22.3.2017.

Athens, October27th, 2015

Ioannis Sitaras

Director of the Laboratories Accreditation Division

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