Ammon News - The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) Vice President for Technical Affairs, Tareq Hasan, said the work of the Jordan National Metrology Institute (JNMI) was central to the holistic response envisioned by the Chairman of RSS, HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal, to the Covid-19 crisis.

In a statement on 15th anniversary of establishing the JNMI coinciding with World Metrology Day 2021, Hasan said the "JNMI’s vital work was key to ensuring food, pharmaceutical and medical products were safe and secure to support the national economy during the pandemic."

JNMI was established in 2006 in cooperation with the Government of Japan as a centre of excellence at the RSS, under an agreement between the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization, which oversees Jordan’s national measurement systems, and the RSS.

National reference measurement standards were provided through collaboration with the Government of Japan.

The RSS’s unmatched expertise and capacity for testing, calibration and conformity, including the work of JNMI, ensured that vital consultations and services were provided to the government and private sector throughout the pandemic. From manufacturing specifications to product testing, RSS ensured accurate conformity of technical standards to uphold the nation’s effort to combat the health, economic and social effects of Covid-19, Hasan explained.

He added that under the leadership of HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of the RSS, new and responsive tests were developed at RSS, including those for face masks and protective suits; medical, pharmaceutical, food and sanitation products; inspection and calibration of medical ventilators; and testing, conformity and calibration services for medical products and consumables.

Director of JNMI, Fawaz Al Labadi, said that the centre had provided vital calibration services to the medical, pharmaceutical, food and sanitation sectors and laboratories to ensure the maintenance of Jordan’s supply chains throughout the pandemic. JNMI also issued crucial calibration certifications for sanitization gates to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

JNMI is a largely unknown national hero that works to uphold national standards of measurement, ensure traceability to international standards, and provide highly accurate nationally and internationally recognized metrology and calibration services to the scientific, economic, industrial, health and legal sectors, contributing to the national economy and preserving the rights, health, safety, and environment of citizens.

"To achieve its goals, JNMI builds and implements modern systems consistent with international practices in the field of metrology by providing, developing and stimulating human resources and using highly specialized expertise and know-how," added Al Labadi.

JNMI is nationally and internationally accredited, and provides services to thousands of companies, institutions and laboratories in the public and private sector, both in Jordan and regionally. It currently issues more than 7,000 calibration certificates every year through 14 specialized laboratories. Many of these are uniquely ranked as national laboratories.

Plans for future expansion include a new state-of-the-art laboratory to measure and calibrate water flow for standardized calibration all water meter testing devices. JNMI will also provide training courses and consultations in the metrology field for regional institutes through its partnership with the German Metrology Institute.