The National Research Institute on Metrology (INIMET) of Cuban National Bureau of Standards as primary laboratory is the institution responsible for measurement standards and scientific metrology.

 

It is in charged of the following main activities:

-       to implement, improve, maintain and compare on at international level the Cuban national standards  of measurement units and transfer their values to secondary standards.

-       to carry out research and scientific-technical development in the field of metrology.

-       to calibrate the working standards and instruments of the secondary laboratories.

-       to out the pattern evaluation of measurement instruments.

-       to certificate the Cuban reference materials.

-       to participate in the elaboration of the standards and technical regulations for verification and calibration of measuring instruments.

-       to educate and to train specialists for legal metrology and industrial calibration laboratories.

 

INIMET laboratories have been accredited by the National Accreditation Body (ONARC) of the Republic of Cuba according to ISO IEC 17025 standard.

 

Management:	Mr. Antonio Lopez Maidique Director
Address:	Consulado No.206, e/ Animas y Trocadero   Centro Habana. La Habana.CP 10200  Republic of Cuba
Telephone:	+ 537  862 08 79; +537  863 08 91; +537 830 00 22
Fax:	+537  867 69 66
E-mail:	maidique@inimet.cu

 

 

The institutions responsible for Legal Metrology are:

 

a) The responsible of development of metrology and legal metrology are the Cuban National Bureau of Standards (NC) as the central steering body of state administration in the field of metrology.

The main tasks and activities of the NC in the field of metrology are:

-  Elaboration and realization of state policy in metrology.

-  Preparation of the laws and decrees referring to metrology.

-  Steering of metrology in the state in the scope given by the Law on metrology, including subordinate metrological institutions and Legal Metrology Service.

-  Methodical activity and supervision of activities in metrology.

-  Representation of the Republic of Cuba in the international metrological associations.

Management:	Dr. Nancy Fernández Rodríguez General Director    Dr. Martín  Antunez Ramírez        Director  Metrology
Address:	Calle E No 261 entre 11 y 13- Vedado La Habana 10400    Republic of Cuba
Telephone:	+ 537   830 08 79; + 537  830 08 91; + 537   830 00 22
Fax:	+ 537 836 80 48
E-mail:	nc@ncnorma.cu, metro@ncnorma.cu

 

 

b) Territorial Centres of Metrology (TCM) are subordinate institutions of NC

 

These institutions are charged with the following main activities:

-         to verify the legal measurement instruments,

-         to calibrate the working standards of measurement units (for industry),

-         to calibrate the ordinary measuring instruments for customers,

-         to carry out the pattern evaluation of measuring instruments.

 

TCM laboratories have been accredited by ONARC according to ISO IEC 17025 standard.

 

 

c) The other institutions in the field of legal metrology are Metrological Laboratories (Industry)

 

These institutions (established in factories or other organization) are calibration laboratories.            NC authorises some of them for verification of the specified kinds of legal measuring instruments if it is necessary.   

The calibration of ordinary measuring instruments is performed by more than 170 calibration laboratories, established in the framework of industry or other organizations.