Date: July 9th 2021. Children are vulnerable members of society and toys containing high levels of hazardous chemicals can potentially pose a risk to them. To mitigate such risks, stakeholders from the children’s toy industry were formally advised of a moratorium period of sixty (60) days for the enforcement of...
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TTBS Celebrates 47th Anniversary
In celebration of this milestone TTBS reaffirms its commitment to develop, promote and enforce standards in order to improve the quality and performance of goods produced or used in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
TTBS Electronic Payment Services – Update #6
TTBS and its subsidiary Premier Quality Services Limited (PQSL), will continue to maintain its risk mitigation strategy of non-acceptance of payments at its offices until further notice.
Lodging of Consumer Complaints – Update #4
Members of the public wishing to lodge complaints, queries and questions are asked to contact us via email at complaints@ttbs.org.tt, call (868) 662-8827 ext. 2268 or message us on our social media sites.
TTBS is proud to announce successful transition of its ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by the Inter-American Metrology System (SIM)
The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) is proud to announce successful transition of its ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, quality system by the Inter-American Metrology System (SIM) on June 01st 2021. While TTBS received similar approval from its then accreditation body...
Virtual Stakeholder Consultation – Standard for Safety of Toys
All manufacturers, importers, distributors, prospective importers and other stakeholders of toys. You are invited to participate in a Stakeholder Consultation on the National Compulsory Standard: TTCS 3: 2020 – Safety of Toys– Compulsory Requirements Key Objectives: To increase awareness of the requirements of this national compulsory standard To provide details...
TTBS to Commence Mandatory Enforcement for Laundry Detergent
Date: 2021-06-11 Stakeholders from the laundry detergent industry were formally advised of a moratorium period of sixty (60) days for the enforcement of the National Compulsory Standard: TTCS 7: 2020 – Laundry Detergent – Compulsory Requirements. The moratorium commenced on the 26th May 2021 and will conclude on the 1st...
Trinidad and Tobago Laboratory Accreditation Service Signs Memorandum of Understanding
Date: 2021-06-09 As the international community celebrates World Accreditation Day (WAD) 2021, the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) and the Trinidad and Tobago Laboratory Accreditation Service (TTLABS) has commenced a five-day webinar series highlighting the significant role accreditation plays in strengthening Trinidad and Tobago’s national quality infrastructure. The...
TTBS Celebrates World Metrology Day 2021
Today, we join the regional and international community in celebrating World Metrology Day, which is commemorated annually on May 20th in recognition of the worldwide measurement system that supports industrial manufacturing and international trade. World Metrology Day recognizes the positive impact of the measurement system in its effect on the...
Ensuring value for money at CNG dispensers
Dispensers at Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)service stations across the country are in the process of being verified by the Legal Metrology Inspectorate (LMI), a unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS). The LMI recently commenced its verification work on nozzles of dispensers installed and maintained by the...