LAB WROL About Us
Fields of Testing:
Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical and Microbiological Testing.
Referral Assay Lab (RAL) for gold testing has also been established in March 2022.
Total Testing sections: 5
WROL has total five testing sections comprising of Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Microbiological and Referral Assay Lab with a Scientific Cadre officer as Officer In-charge of respective testing sections
Technical manpower available section wise:
- Electrical lab has 8 Testing persons and 4 Technicians
- Chemical lab has 12 Testing persons
- Mechanical lab has 13 Testing persons and 9 Technicians
- Microbiology lab has 6 Testing persons
- RAL has 5 Testing persons and 1 Technician
Major Product tested/ Test equipment facility:
Major product tested at Electrical section are Cables, Conductors, Switch, Sockets and wiring accessories, Domestic Electric appliances, Electrical Toys
Major product tested at Mechanical section are Utensils, Building Material, LPG stoves, LPG cylinders, Seamless cylinders, Agriculture product, Pressure cooker, CPVC and Plastic pipes, Toys.
Major product tested at Chemical section are Packaged Drinking Water and Packaged Natural Mineral Water, Cement, Steel and steel products, PVC Pipes, Skimmed milk powder, Baby food.
Major product tested at Microbiology section are Packaged Drinking Water and Packaged Natural Mineral Water, Skimmed milk powder, Baby food.
Test facilities available
- No. of ISs : 281
- Mandatory Certification: 150 ISs , Voluntary Certification: 131 ISs
New Initiatives:
- New Test facility has recently been created for 20 Products/Indian standards. Major products for which testing facility created are Electric Kettles, Electrical Toaster, Hair Dryer, Door Bell, Tube Light Starter, Electrical Toys, Mechanical Toys, Soldering Iron, Bed Mattress, Steel Furniture, Metal Chairs & Paper Bins, Thermosetting Sheets, Potassium Iodate – food grade and Cashew Kernels Expansion and renovation of Microbiology lab.
- Up gradation of testing of Packaged Drinking Water/ Packaged Natural Mineral Water.
- Creation of Referral Assay lab for gold testing.
- Testing capacity has been enhanced from 250 samples per month to more than 800 samples per month.
- Renovation of laboratory
Major Events:
Shri Pramod Kumar Tiwari, Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards has inaugurated renovated Western Block of laboratory on 25 January 2023
One day Conclave “TranscendX – A Leapfrogging” for Testing Equipments for UPVC Pipes & Fittings, HDPE Pipes and Related Plastic Products, March 17, 2023
One Day conclave “AuRAL” for latest gold testing equipments was organized on 03 May 2023.
Other events
Industrial visits:
To create awareness among industry on the testing infrastructure required for assessing quality of the products manufactured, frequent programmes are organized which includes interactive session with the participants on importance of quality and testing, familiarization of testing equipment’s and practical demonstration of testing of critical parameters.
In the year 2022-23, 17 exposure visits of quality control personnel were organized for various product groups.
Students Visit:
With an objective to promote scientific aptitude and quality consciousness in school students, exposure visit on Quality testing for students are organized regularly. In the year 2022-2023, 13 school students’ visits were organized.
Last Updated on June 30, 2023
