SLBS / NMI, NSB SLBS / NMI, NSB SIM T & F WorkshopSIM T & F Workshop

October 2012, MexicoOctober 2012, MexicoPresenter: Kevin Charlemagne,Presenter: Kevin Charlemagne,

SLBSSLBS

About Saint LuciaAbout Saint Lucia Mountainous island with area of 616 kmMountainous island with area of 616 km22

Population 167000 (in 2010)Population 167000 (in 2010) Main economic activities are tourism, financial Main economic activities are tourism, financial

services, telecommunications services, services, telecommunications services, agriculture, agro-processing, construction, agriculture, agro-processing, construction, beverage production and manufacturingbeverage production and manufacturing

Independent country in the British Independent country in the British CommonwealthCommonwealth

Official language English but French Kweyol is Official language English but French Kweyol is also spoken by the majorityalso spoken by the majority

The Pitons/World Heritage SiteThe Pitons/World Heritage Site

HISTORYHISTORY 19111911: Weights & Measures Ordinance gives Police : Weights & Measures Ordinance gives Police

Force responsibility for weights & measuresForce responsibility for weights & measures 1970s1970s: Price Control Dept (now Consumer Affairs) : Price Control Dept (now Consumer Affairs)

commences weights & measures activitiescommences weights & measures activities 19941994: SLBS begins joint verification with Consumer : SLBS begins joint verification with Consumer

Affairs Dept. Four employees.Affairs Dept. Four employees. 20002000: Metrology Act No. 17/ 2000 repeals Ordinance: Metrology Act No. 17/ 2000 repeals Ordinance 20012001: Metrology Regulations No. 113/2001. Eleven : Metrology Regulations No. 113/2001. Eleven

employees.employees. 20042004: Relocated to new building. Area of 929 m: Relocated to new building. Area of 929 m22

20122012: Staff of 29 persons, five in Metrology Dept: Staff of 29 persons, five in Metrology Dept

Strategic Goals 2012/2013Strategic Goals 2012/2013

Align our metrology programmes with Align our metrology programmes with national economic and social prioritiesnational economic and social priorities

Sensitize the private and public sector Sensitize the private and public sector policy makers to the importance of policy makers to the importance of metrology in trade and industrymetrology in trade and industry

Advance the metrication of Saint Lucia Advance the metrication of Saint Lucia

Programmes Programmes

Pattern Approval of Measuring Pattern Approval of Measuring InstrumentsInstruments

Verification & Calibration of Measuring Verification & Calibration of Measuring DevicesDevices

Measurement AssuranceMeasurement Assurance Measurement Disputes InvestigationMeasurement Disputes Investigation

Verification/Calibration & Verification/Calibration & Measurement CapabilitiesMeasurement Capabilities

Initially developed to meet legal metrology Initially developed to meet legal metrology requirements for commerce, health, safety requirements for commerce, health, safety and environmentand environment

Growing demand by local industry for Growing demand by local industry for verification/calibration services and testingverification/calibration services and testing

Prohibitive regional transportation costs Prohibitive regional transportation costs have favoured development of local have favoured development of local NLMS/NMI capabilityNLMS/NMI capability

SLBS CapabilitiesSLBS Capabilities

MassMass (weight): verification/calibration of (weight): verification/calibration of weights, laboratory, counter/platform & weights, laboratory, counter/platform & hopper scales, weighbridgeshopper scales, weighbridges

VolumeVolume: verification of fuel dispensers & : verification of fuel dispensers & flow meters, test measuresflow meters, test measures

ForceForce: verification of compression : verification of compression machinesmachines

Time & FrequencyTime & Frequency: SIM GPS System : SIM GPS System

Customer calibration & testing Customer calibration & testing requests/needsrequests/needs

TemperatureTemperature: thermometers (for labs & food industry): thermometers (for labs & food industry) PressurePressure: manometers (on boilers), barometers, aviation: manometers (on boilers), barometers, aviation ElectricalElectrical: digital multimeters, energy meters: digital multimeters, energy meters TorqueTorque: torque wrenches: torque wrenches DimensionalDimensional: gauge blocks, micrometers, EDMs: gauge blocks, micrometers, EDMs VolumeVolume: large storage tanks, flowmeters: large storage tanks, flowmeters MassMass: large mass (hopper scales): large mass (hopper scales) ChemicalChemical: spectrometers, pesticide residues, heavy : spectrometers, pesticide residues, heavy

metals, water quality, biochemical, CEHI metals, water quality, biochemical, CEHI

Time & FrequencyTime & Frequency

NMI should have national time & NMI should have national time & frequency standardfrequency standard

Provide traceability to power company, Provide traceability to power company, telecommunications providers and telecommunications providers and regulators (ECTEL and NTRC)regulators (ECTEL and NTRC)

Calibration of time & frequency equipmentCalibration of time & frequency equipment

UtilitiesUtilities

Power company maintains grid frequency Power company maintains grid frequency at 50 Hz +/- 3 % through System Control at 50 Hz +/- 3 % through System Control Centre equipped with SCADA and GPS Centre equipped with SCADA and GPS receiverreceiver

Telecommunications providers’ time Telecommunications providers’ time reference through fibre optic network and reference through fibre optic network and interconnectioninterconnection

Telecommunications RegulatorsTelecommunications Regulators

ECTEL responsible for spectrum ECTEL responsible for spectrum management, licensing, interconnection management, licensing, interconnection and other policy issues across five and other policy issues across five sovereign OECS countriessovereign OECS countries

NTRC responsible for enforcement and NTRC responsible for enforcement and type approval in individual countries type approval in individual countries

NTRC does spectrum monitoring through NTRC does spectrum monitoring through spectrum analyzer spectrum analyzer

T & F Challenges for SLBST & F Challenges for SLBS

Temperature stability of laboratoryTemperature stability of laboratory Upgrade uninterruptible power supply Upgrade uninterruptible power supply

(UPS) (UPS) Need to demonstrate relevance and Need to demonstrate relevance and

impact of time & frequency capabilityimpact of time & frequency capability Limited financial resources Limited financial resources Personnel Personnel

Progress/Way ForwardProgress/Way Forward SIM Time & Frequency Measurement System donated in May 2010 SIM Time & Frequency Measurement System donated in May 2010

through SIM Time & Frequency Working Groupthrough SIM Time & Frequency Working Group

SIM T&F Measurement System installed in May 2010 and now a SIM T&F Measurement System installed in May 2010 and now a SIM Time Scale (SIMT) disciplined system in 2012 with no need for SIM Time Scale (SIMT) disciplined system in 2012 with no need for manual steeringmanual steering

Active participation in SIM T&F Network and TFWGActive participation in SIM T&F Network and TFWG

Provide T&F traceability to industryProvide T&F traceability to industry

Acquire by procurement or donation a Network Time ServerAcquire by procurement or donation a Network Time Server

““Time by the St. Lucia Bureau of Standards is…”Time by the St. Lucia Bureau of Standards is…”

THANK YOUTHANK YOUGRACIASGRACIASMERCIMERCI