Proposal to adapt the workplace analysis scheme for proficiency (WASP) programme to fibre counting tests

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-334

  Grzebyk, M ^a   Kauffer, E ^a   Freville L ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Fibres; Proficiency testing scheme; Quality control

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; TEST FACILITIES; LABORATORIES;

LABORATORY CLASSIFICATION; WORKPLACE ANALYSIS SCHEME FOR PROFICIENCY (WASP);

LABORATORIES; QUALITY CONTROL;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; FIBER; FRANCE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MINERAL FIBERS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES;

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; GREAT BRITAIN; LABORATORY CLASSIFICATION; PROFICIENCY TESTING SCHEMES; PROFICIENCY TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; WORKPLACE ANALYSIS SCHEME FOR PROFICIENCIES;

EID: 20444369151     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mei017     Document Type: Article

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