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Title: ISO Flow Measurement Standards - Report On The ISO Tc 30 Meeting In November 2006
Author: Michael Reader-Harris
Source: 2007 South East Asia Flow Measurement Conference
Year Published: 2007
Abstract: It has been recognised for some time that standards are an important enabler of innovation and international technology transfer. They have an important role in national and international trade and in wealth creation. Standards contributed to about 13 per cent of the growth in labour productivity in the UK over the period 1948-20021, and contribute u2.5 billion annually to the UK economy. Many other national economies must have benefited similarly. By developing and adopting standards, barriers to trade are lowered, transaction costs are reduced and the operation of markets is improved through the smooth flow of goods and services. Standards enable compliance to be demonstrated, provide confidence in product performance, and help to eliminate or reduce disputes between companies and across borders. They help smaller firms by transferring technology from larger ones. Poorer countries may benefit similarly. Flow measurement is an important area of standardization. For example UK natural gas demand averages around u10 billion annually, and most of this is measured (generally more than once) using ISO 5167. Avoidance of both inaccuracy through inadequate specification and excessive cost through over-specification is absolutely vital. Accuracy in taxation is of great importance to Government. Standards produced largely in one sector but used in others enable technology to be transferred from one sector to another. Work done for the upstream or gas transmission sectors is valuable to refineries, aerospace and the chemical industries, and indeed more widely. Participation in standards-making is an opportunity not only to share knowledge but also to gain it. Standardization is not only important for economic reasons. Accurate measurement of discharges, of produced water, for instance, is important to ensure a cleaner environment. The author of this paper is the Chairman of ISO TC 30, but the views expressed here are his own.

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