{"id":19941,"date":"2024-05-29T14:56:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19941"},"modified":"2024-05-29T14:56:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:56:45","slug":"gnbs-hosts-awareness-event-at-gti-for-world-metrology-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/gnbs-hosts-awareness-event-at-gti-for-world-metrology-day\/","title":{"rendered":"GNBS Hosts Awareness Event at GTI for World Metrology Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Gillis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) hosted an awareness event at the Guyana Technical Institute (GTI) to educate students on the importance of weights and measurements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event was part of the celebrations for World Metrology Day, observed today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session aimed to highlight the critical role of accurate measurements in various sectors, including business, environmental sustainability, and global development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lloyd David, Head of Corporate Communications at GNBS, emphasized that today&#8217;s measurements significantly impact future outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He illustrated this by explaining how environmental monitoring relies on precise measurements to assess damage and progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, accurate measurements are crucial in construction to ensure buildings meet necessary standards and requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shailendra Rai, Head of the Legal Metrology Department, highlighted the importance of human resources in achieving sustainability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained that engaging students from technical institutes is essential because they are on the brink of entering the workforce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By exposing them to various measurement magnitudes, they will be better prepared to apply these skills in their future careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the event, students had the opportunity to interact with and use a range of measuring instruments, including scales, masses, measures, thermometers, test measures, and calipers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These instruments, which are verified and calibrated by the GNBS, provided practical exposure to the importance and application of accurate measurements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event underscored the GNBS&#8217;s commitment to promoting metrology and its significance in ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency in various sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Gillis The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) hosted an awareness event at the Guyana Technical Institute (GTI) to educate students on the importance of weights and measurements.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19941"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19943,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19941\/revisions\/19943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}