British Standards Institution

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for monitoring the work, collating public comment and voting on the documents that they produce. SS/6 is responsible for nominating and briefing UK experts to attend meetings of the sub-committee and its working groups; ISO/TC69/SC6/WG1 Accuracy of measurement methods and results; ISO/TC69/SC6/WG4 Statistical aspects of the preparation and use of reference materials; ISO/TC69/SC6/WG5 Capability of detection; ISO/TC69/SC6/WG7 Statistical methods to support measurement uncertainty evaluation; ISO/TC69/SC6/WG8 Practical guide to ISO 5725; CEN/BT/WG122; and with input into the following: ISO/REMCO, ISO/TAG 4, JCGM

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In Progress (10)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
CWA 15261-3:2005, CEN/WS 011, WS011003	Measurement Uncertainty in Mechanical Testing Categories: Testing \| Standardization. General rules \| Quality \| Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General \| Testing. General Proposal begins : 2019-12-05	Proposal
CWA 15261-2:2005, CEN/WS 011, WS011002	Measurement Uncertainty in Mechanical Testing Categories: Testing \| Standardization. General rules \| Quality. General \| Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General \| Testing. General Proposal begins : 2019-12-05	Proposal
CWA 15261-1:2005, CEN/WS 011, WS011001	Measurement Uncertainty in Mechanical Testing Categories: Testing \| Standardization. General rules \| Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General \| Testing. General Proposal begins : 2019-12-05	Proposal
BS ISO 5725-6	Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results —. Part 6: Use in practice of accuracy values Categories: Metrology and measurement. General Public comment begins : 2025-06-16	Public comment
BS ISO 5725-5:2025	Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results. Part 5: Alternative methods for the determination of the precision of a standard measurement method Categories: Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General Approval begins : 2025-07-04	Approval
BS ISO 5725-2	Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results —. Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method Categories: Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General Approval begins : 2025-11-26	Approval
BS ISO 28037	Determination and use of straight-line calibration functions Categories: Statistical methods. Application Approval begins : 2025-06-02	Approval
BS ISO 13528:2022/Amd 1	ISO 13528:2022/DAmd 1 Statistical methods for use in proficiency testing by interlaboratory comparison. Amendment 1 Categories: Statistical methods. Application Public comment begins : 2025-09-05	Public comment
BS ISO 11843-6	Capability of detection —. Part 6: Methodology for the determination of the critical value and the minimum detectable value in Poisson distributed measurements by normal approximations Categories: Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General Approval begins : 2025-07-30	Approval
BS ISO 11843-1	Capability of detection — Part 1: Terms and definitions Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-12-27	Drafting

Published (28)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 28038:2018	Determination and use of polynomial calibration functions Categories: Metrology and measurement. General Published standard begins : 2018-12-21	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 27878:2023	Reproducibility of the level of detection (LOD) of binary methods in collaborative and in-house validation studies Categories: Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General Published standard begins : 2023-02-15	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 23471:2022	Experimental designs for evaluation of uncertainty. Use of factorial designs for determining uncertainty functions Categories: Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General Published standard begins : 2022-11-30	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 17503:2015	Statistical methods of uncertainty evaluation. Guidance on evaluation of uncertainty using two-factor crossed designs Categories: Metrology and measurement. General Published standard begins : 2015-11-19	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 27877:2021	Statistical analysis for evaluating the precision of binary measurement methods and their results Categories: Statistical methods. Application Published standard begins : 2021-11-10	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 22971:2005	Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results. Practical guidance for the use of ISO 5725-2:1994 in designing, implementing and statistically analysing interlaboratory repeatability and reproducibility results Categories: Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General Published standard begins : 2005-10-27	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 13587:2012	Three statistical approaches for the assessment and interpretation of measurement uncertainty Categories: Statistical methods. Application Published standard begins : 2012-12-12	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 13519:2012	Guidance on the development and use of ISO statistical publications supported by software Categories: Statistical methods. Application Published standard begins : 2013-01-04	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 11843-8:2021	Capability of detection. Guidance for the implementation of the ISO 11843 series Categories: Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General Published standard begins : 2022-04-27	Published standard
PD 6461-4:2004	General metrology. Practical guide to measurement uncertainty Categories: Metrology and measurement. \| Metrology and measurement. General Published standard begins : 2004-08-19	Published standard

Withdrawn (9)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
DD ISO/TS 21748:2004	Guidance for the use of repeatability, reproducibility and trueness estimates in measurement uncertainty estimation Categories: Metrology and measurement. General Withdrawn begins : 2010-11-10	Withdrawn
BS ISO 21748:2010	Guidance for the use of repeatability, reproducibility and trueness estimates in measurement uncertainty estimation Categories: Metrology and measurement. General Withdrawn begins : 2017-07-10	Withdrawn
BS ISO 13528:2015	Statistical methods for use in proficiency testing by interlaboratory comparison Categories: Statistical methods. Application Withdrawn begins : 2022-08-26	Withdrawn
BS ISO 13528:2005	Statistical methods for use in proficiency testing by interlaboratory comparisons Categories: Statistical methods. Application Withdrawn begins : 2015-08-06	Withdrawn
BS ISO 11843-7:2018	Capability of detection. Methodology based on stochastic properties of instrumental noise Categories: Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General Withdrawn begins : 2025-04-09	Withdrawn
BS ISO 11843-7:2012	Capability of detection. Methodology based on stochastic properties of instrumental noise Categories: Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General Withdrawn begins : 2018-09-07	Withdrawn
BS ISO 11843-6:2013	Capability of detection. Methodology for the determination of the critical value and the minimum detectable value in Poisson distributed measurements by normal approximations Categories: Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General Withdrawn begins : 2015-10-15	Withdrawn
BS ISO 11843-5:2008	Capability of detection. Methodology in the linear and non-linear calibration cases Categories: Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General Withdrawn begins : 2017-11-24	Withdrawn
BS ISO 11843-2:2000	Capability of detection. Methodology in the linear calibration case Categories: Statistical methods. Application \| Metrology and measurement. General Withdrawn begins : 2008-04-02	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

A M D E A - Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances
B A E SYSTEMS
Committee Manager
Institute of Measurement and Control
L G C Group
National Engineering Laboratory
National Physical Laboratory
Royal Statistical Society
Sellafield Ltd
United Kingdom Accreditation Service

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - RMI/1
Individual Capacity - Measurement uncertainty traceability
Individual Capacity - Metrology
Individual Capacity - Metrology and international standardisation
Individual Capacity - Proficiency Testing Expert
Individual capacity – quality assurance and control

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

SS/6 - Statistical procedures for measurement methods and results

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