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Some
of the duties of Inmetro are:
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to provide technical support
to Conmetro - the National Metrology, Standardization and Industrial
Quality
Council, responsible for establishing the national policies
on metrology and quality;
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to implement the national
policies on metrology and quality set by Conmetro;
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to maintain the national
measurement standards in the country; to establish and maintain
their metrological traceability to the units of the International
System of Units (SI), by participating in international or
regional comparisons establishing their equivalence to internationally
accepted standards and or to standards of other countries;
to extend the traceability chain to the standards of measurement
in the country, turning them internally harmonic and compatible
with the international level, envisaging its worldwide acceptance,
all of them
necessary to assure the quality of goods and services;
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Development of conformity assessment programs , in the areas of products, processes, services and personnel, mandatory or voluntary, which involve the approval of regulations.
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to plan and carry out the
activities of accreditation of calibration and testing labs,
of proficiency test suppliers, of certification bodies, of inspection,
drilling and others, all of which are necessary for the development
of the infrastructure of technological services in the country;
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to manage the Focal Point
for Technical Barriers to Trade, responsible for the Brazilian
WTO/TBT Enquiry
Point, for providing Brazilian exporters with information on
technical requirements, as well as supporting the Brazilian
government in all international negotiations on technical barriers
to trade;
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to harbor the use of the
management technique of quality by the Brazilian enterprises
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to foster the presence
of Brazil in the international activities related to metrology
and quality, plus promoting the interchange with and international
bodies.
 Strategic
Guidelines
Establishing Inmetro as the
National Metrology Institute of Brazil faces three basic challenges:
(a) the creation of the required conditions, according to international
parameters, for the full practice of the duties related to the Institute;
that includes a strong institutional and administrative framework,
a solid
and well equipped laboratory infrastructure, plus an adequate number
of
highly qualified personnel, both scientifically and technologically;
(b) to meet the country´s metrological demands, always taking
into consideration the competitiveness and productivity of the production
sector, plus full occupation of the pertinent spaces;
(c) expansion of Inmetro´s coordination actions for the metrological
activities of the country.
Inmetro´s
credibility confirmed
The most recent Inmetro poll carried
out by Brazil´s major opinion poll agency - the “Ibope”,
confirmed that Inmetro´s prestige among the Brazilian population
is on the rise, especially on what concerns the evolution of the
indicators of competence and trust in the institution.
With reference to the credibility of
its "quality seal" on products, the poll showed that 81%
of those researched replied that yes, the seal influences their
decision whether or not to buy a certain product. The highest level
of approval is in Brazil´s Northeastern region, where 84%
of the population says they trust Inmetro. In the Southeast Brazil,
which
includes Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, 77% say Inmetro is trustworthy.
An assessment showed that of the goods
surveyed, Fire Extinguisher is the one that deserves the highest
average of trust, with 75% of positive answers. It is followed by
motorcyclist helmets, tires, toys, pressure cooker, natural
latex rubber condoms,etc
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