The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) hosted a virtual Stakeholder Forum on Non-Medical Face Masks in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA), The University of the West Indies (UWI) and The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) on Wednesday 13^th January 2021.

The purpose of this forum was to solicit feedback on the draft Publicly Available Specification, TTPAS 1:20XX, Non-medical face masks – Specification.

Click the hyperlinks below to view recording and presentations from the Virtual Stakeholder Forum on Non-Medical Face Masks.

• Recording of the Virtual Stakeholder Forum on Non-Medical Face Masks

• Mandate of TTBS and proposed requirements for TTPAS 1:20XX, Non-medical face masks – Specification – Beverly Monroe, Standards Officer, Standardization Division, Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards

• UWI’s initiatives on face masks and PPE – Jeevan Persad, Senior Research Assistant, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine

• TTBS’ testing services related to non-medical face masks – Nirmala Matmungal, Standards Officer, Fibre Products Laboratory, Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards

• CARIRI’s testing services related to non-medical face masks and certification programme  – Miguel Andrews and Narrin Jonas, Caribbean Industrial Research Institute

To view the Publicly Available Specification and submit comments please use the link below.

• Click here to read draft PAS
• Click here to submit comments on the draft PAS

Closing Date for Comments – Friday 19th February 2021