Intro To Calibration for Support Personnel

Started by Hawaii596, 03-13-2014 -- 10:03:10

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Hawaii596

03-13-2014 -- 10:03:10
I want to put together an "INTRO TO CALIBRATION FOR SUPPORT PERSONNEL" class for our support people.  All of you working in various types of labs I think will know what I am thinking of.  Does anyone out there have a good powerpoint or something like that they'd care to share.  I am thinking of one or two 4 hour classes.  If anyone has done this, I'd like to hear thoughts on things to include/exclude.  One comment I already received is stay away from the Physics aspects.  Enough details to help our support staff better understand what we do in the lab.  I was even thinking of setting up a few hands on lab items that they could easily and safely do.  We have a LOT of disciplines in our lab.  So ideas about what sorts of hands on items might be good would be useful.  We have a bunch of spare gage block sets in the warehouse that wouldn't get hurt (or wouldn't matter) if some skin oils got on them.  Maybe a monochromatic light demo.  Of course I'm an electrical type, but I don't want anyone getting shocked (why I'm thinking of Phys/D as the demos).  Thoughts??
"I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind."
Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)
from lecture to the Institute of Civil Engineers, 3 May 1883

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03-17-2014 -- 08:30:25
I think the old Navy film, "Why Calibrate?" is a good intro to people without overloading them with a bunch of intimidating concepts and/or mathematics. At one time, it was available free from NCSLi, who, incidentally, might be a good resource for other materials. Training is a very important aspect in the NCSLi's program, and I would be surprised if they couldn't offer, or at least, direct you to more resources.

Hawaii596

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03-17-2014 -- 08:42:56
We are members.  I'll have to get with upper management and see about the NCSLi idea.  Also, and thanks for that idea, seems like I recall that "Why Calibrate?" film maybe being on youtube.  I'll take a look.
"I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind."
Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)
from lecture to the Institute of Civil Engineers, 3 May 1883

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03-17-2014 -- 12:50:48
Michael L. Schwartz
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Cal Lab Solutions
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Phone - 303.317.6670

CalLabSolutions

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03-17-2014 -- 12:51:59
But you have to follow it up with
"The Worlds Roundest Object"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMByI4s-D-Y
Michael L. Schwartz
Automation Engineer
Cal Lab Solutions
  Web -  http://www.callabsolutions.com
Phone - 303.317.6670
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