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Oleh Siti Chodijah, Selasa, 13 Agustus 2019 | 09:42 WIB - Redaktur: Siti Chodijah - 1K
Jakarta, InfoPublik – The National Standardization Agency (BSN) has compiled and established ISO 14064 series on Greenhouse Gases which refers to ISO international standards as a guide to measure, monitor, report and verify greenhouse gas emissions.
In addition, BSN as the secretariat of the National Accreditation Committee (KAN) has the authority to accredit third party organizations/bodies implementing ISO/IEC 14065: 2013, SNI ISO 14064-3: 2009, and ISO 14066: 2011 to validate and verify greenhouse gases" said Head of BSN, Bambang Prasetya, as quoted in BSN release, Jakarta, Wednesday (8/7).
On the sidelines of the 17th Workshop of the APMP/TCQM Gas Analysis Group and the 2019 APMP/Focus Group Workshop on Climate Change and Clean Air held in Yogyakarta from 5 to 7 August 2019, Bambang Prasetya said that BSN National Standard Laboratory of Measurement Units (SNSU) has developed national measurement standards relating the physical properties of the atmosphere such as temperature, humidity, and wind speed. It also has developed national measurement standards relating atmospheric chemical properties such as gas concentrations in ambient air and greenhouse gases.
As an institution responsible for National Metrology in Indonesia, Deputy of SNSU BSN has responsibilities to realize national measurement standards in Indonesia and to disseminate the value of these standards to their end users through calibration services and provision of Certified Reference Material (CRM).
SNSU BSN Deputy Hastori explained, standards relating physical and chemical metrology developed by SNSU BSN can directly support laboratories or air quality monitoring stations as well as greenhouse gases in Indonesia in obtaining the measurement results that have been traced to the International System unit.
Policy making relating air quality control and climate change mitigation by the government must be supported by data on atmospheric air conditions that are valid and accurate. "Metrology as a scientific measurement plays an important role in ensuring the validity of the measurement results by comparing them to measurement standards that can be traced to the International Unit System (SI)," Hastori explained.
In the near future, BSN will also establish a Technical Commission (Komtek) relating the Formulation of the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) within the scope of Gas Analysis in an effort to guarantee traceability of gas measurements in Indonesia. The technical commission will consist of stakeholders representing various background such as government/regulators, manufacturers, consumers, and experts/academics.
This technical commission is expected to develop SNI in the field of gas measurement to be used as a reference by the stakeholders which in turn can create same understanding among stakeholders regarding the traceability of gas measurements.
The 17th Workshop of APMP/TCQM Gas Analysis Group and the 2019 APMP/Focus Group Workshop on Climate Change and Clean Air organized by BSN was a forum to discuss a number of topics regarding metrology for climate change and clean air. The workshop featured 17 experts of the National Metrology Institute from various countries such as China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The workshop was also attended by around 39 participants from local stakeholders involved in the sectors of energy, environment, universities and gas standard manufacturer.
With this national measurement standards to determine the nature of the atmosphere, it is expected that a valid, reliable and strong atmospheric air condition data can be obtained based on scientific evidence, to help the government in making a better policy relating air quality control and effective climate change mitigation.
Reporter: G. Suranto
Translator: Wilda Stiana
