Proficiency Test on Metals in dried Paint started

The letter of instructions can be downloaded here as a pdf document. To download a document, please click the right mouse button and choose the "save as" option. The report form can be downloaded on this site when the deadline has expired.

Download the instuctions for iis17V01 here: The letter of instructions and the  report form.

Summary of this proficiency test:

On 5 April 2017 the proficiency test on Metals in dried Paint started with 133 participants from 32 different countries.

On that date, the samples were dispatched to the laboratories.

Please confirm sample receipt as soon as you have received the package and checked the contents, via www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis-cts/. Please enter the date of receipt and press the "save date" button.

The samples can be analyzed on: Sb, As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Pb, Hg, Ni and Se.

The deadline for reporting results is set on 12 May 2017. A laboratory that reports test results after the deadline will definitely not get direct feedback in case any of its results are suspect! So be in good time to get the most out of this proficiency test.

The test results should be reported via our internet based results reporting platform. A login ID and a password can be requested via email to iisnl@sgs.com