Quality Management System of BND® Development in Collaboration with RMPs at CSIR-NPL, India

CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL), India, has recently initiated the activity of development and production of CRMs in various sectors (including Water & Chemicals, Cement and Building Materials, Petroleum Products, Precious Metals, Hardness Blocks, Ores & Minerals, Organic Substances, etc.) in collaboration with recognized RMPs under the “Make-In-India” initiative of the Government of India (GoI). The aim of this joint development activity is to harmonize the Quality Infrastructure and also to boost the production and availability of indigenous CRMs in the country. The developed CRMs are available with the trade name ‘BND®’. The procedure of the development and production of BNDs jointly by CSIR-NPL and concerned RMPs is controlled by the Quality Management System (QMS) of CSIR-NPL that is based on IS/ISO 17034: 2016 and IS/ISO/IEC 17,025: 2017. The ‘BND Outreach’ and ‘BND Management’ Sub-Divisions falling under the ‘BND Division’ at CSIR-NPL actively coordinate with numerous recognized RMPs for the joint development and production of BNDs. The ‘QMS’ system being followed by CSIR-NPL and concerned RMPs is being discussed in this article.