A meeting was held at the Azerbaijan Metrology Institute (AzMI), operating under the State Service for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control, with Associate Professor Gültekin Coşkun, head of the National Ground Safety Institute (UZGE) located in the technopark of Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Turkey.
The meeting was attended by Vilayət Vəliyev, Rector of Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU), Mehmet Şimşir, Vice-Rector of Turkey-Azerbaijan University (TAU), as well as representatives of the Azerbaijan Standardization Institute (AZSTAND).
During the meeting, information was presented about AzMI’s areas of activity, service sectors, measurement and calibration capabilities, existing calibration and verification laboratories, and newly established reference laboratories.
Later, Gültekin Coşkun spoke about the development of engineering and safety standards being implemented, discussed methods and equipment used to measure slip frequency on indoor floors in both public and private sectors, and outlined the key international standards applied during such measurements.
As part of the meeting, discussions were held on the application of European and Turkish standards related to pedestrian infrastructure safety, including:
- EN 16165 “Determination of slip resistance of pedestrian surfaces – Test methods”
- TS 13882 “Classification rules for pedestrian surfaces – General requirements and test methods”
- EN 14231:2003 “Natural stone test methods – Determination of slip resistance by means of a pendulum tester”
- EN 13036-4:2011 “Road and airfield surface characteristics – Test methods – Part 4: Measurement of slip/skid resistance by the pendulum test”
Additionally, discussions were held on allowing AzTU and TAU students to use AzMI laboratories for scientific research, preparing new projects in the field of metrology, and expanding cooperation in this area.
In conclusion, the parties reviewed topics related to mutual cooperation and the application of relevant international experience in Azerbaijan.
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