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Tuesday, August 03, 2004 DTI urges use of metric system By Art Tibaldo
TO BE globally competitive in all aspects of trade and investments, the Bureau of Product Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-BPS) encourages all businesses, schools, offices and the general public to use the modern metric system.
The International System of Units, also known as Sl, is the standard for measurement that has been adopted worldwide for harmonization and efficiency in measurements to foster trade and investment.
Director Jesus Motoomull of the DTI-BPS said the National Standards Body of the country advocates the use of the metric system for it facilitates standardization and it is easier to formulate and implement product standard measurement specifications.
The BPI official also said that the General Conference on Weighs and Measures is based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 31 Parts 1-14 and the ISO 1000.
The modern metric system that should be used as per the BPS are: millimeter, meter, kilometer (for length); square millimeter, square kilometer, hectare (for area); cubic millimeter, cubic centimeter, cubic meter (for volume of solids); milliliter, liter, kiloliter (for volume of -liquids); milligram, gram, kilogram, metric ton (for-mass or weight); degree Celsius (for temperature) meter per second, kilometer per hour (for speed or velocity); hertz, kilohertz, megahertz (for frequency); watt, kilowatt (for power).-, Newton (for force); joule, kilojoule (for energy); paskal, kilopascal (for pleasure); and gram per cubic meter for density).
The English measurement units that should not be used are inch, foot, yard, mile, square inch, square foot, square meter, square yard, square mile (for area); cubic inch, cubic foot, cubic yard (for volume of solids); fluid ounce, pint, quart, gallon (for volume of liquids); ounce, pound, short ton, long ton (for mass weight); degree Fahrenheit (for temperature); miles per hour, feet per second, knots (for speed or velocity); cycle per second (for frequency); horsepower (for power); calorie (for energy); pound force (for force); ounce per square inch (for pressure or stress); and, pound per cubic inch (for density)
Motoomull said the use of only one measurement system in the market provides uniformity in the measurements, costing and pricing of goods and facilities and better understanding and goodwill between the buyer and the seller.
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