A.F.R.I.C.A. SCHEME

IOM A.F.R.I.C.A. (Asbestos Fibre Regular Informal Counting Arrangement) is an international proficiency testing scheme for laboratories measuring airborne asbestos fibre concentrations using the standard optical microscopy method. These tests participating labs twice a year.

IOM stopped their proficency testing rounds in 2007, and stated it again in 2009 providing the round 42.

The table shows F.lli Lauricella-LAM ratings and scores across years for each round involved.
Our chemical laboratory has been one of the fwe laboratory in Italy to participate at the international proficency testing schemes since 1995.

YEAR	ROUND N°	F.lli Lauricella-LAM		Participants
		RATING	SCORE	Total world laboratories	Italian laboratories  (can included)
1995	17	C	–	31	3
1995	18	B	–	31	3
1996	19	B	–	32	3
1996	20	A	–	29	3
1997	21	A	–	32	4
1997	22	A	–	29	4
1998	23	B	–	30	4
1999	25	A	–	32	3
1999	26	A	–	30	3
IOM changed the score classification from A,B,C to 1,2,3
2000	27	1	100%	31	3
2000	28	2	65%	30	3
2001	29	2	75%	27	3
2001	30	1	100%	27	2
2002	31	1	75%	27	2
2002	32	2	88%	28	2
2003	33	1	87%	26	2
2003	34	1	100%	28	2
2004	35	1	100%	30	2
2004	36	1	100%	30	3
2005	37	1	100%	32	3
2005	38	1	100%	32	4
2006	39	1	100%	34	8
2006	40	1	85%	34	10
2007	41	1	100%	28	11
2009	42	2	81%	29	11
2010	43	1	100%	32	11
2010	44	1	100%	34	11
2011	45	1	100%	34	12
2011	46	2	84%	34	12
2012	47	1	100%	43	19
2012	48	1	100%	42	20
2013	49	2	72%	45	23
2013-2014	50	1	87%	47	24
2014	51	1	100%	48	23
2015	52	1	100%	49	26
2015	53	1	100%	54	30
2015	54	2	73%	52	28
2016	55	1	93%	51	27
2017	56	1	100%