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TTBS Celebrates World Standards Day 2019

As we celebrate World Standards Day 2019, the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) joins the International Community in celebrating this significant day aimed at acknowledging the tremendous contribution of all stakeholders involved in national, regional and international standardization. Standardization underpins national level policies and strategies aimed at trade...

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Update on the Stakeholder Meeting for Children’s Toys

Importers, prospective importers, distributors and other stakeholders of children’s toys attended a Stakeholder Consultation on the Revision of the National Compulsory Standard: TTS/ISO 8124-3 – Safety of Toys – Part 3: Migration of Certain Elements on Thursday 10th October, 2019, 9:30 a.m. at TTBS. TTBS is in the process of...

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TTBS Ensures Customers Receive Value For Money At The Markets

2019-10-09 On Wednesday 9th October, 2019 Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS), launched the verification of market scales – “stamping of scales” at the Sangre Grande Municipal Market.  The verification exercise is currently being rolled out in phases across all municipal markets nationwide, and will be conducted during the...

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Market Scale Verification – Sangre Grande Market

Have you heard of market scale verification? In a few days the Legal Metrology Inspectorate (LMI) a unit of TTBS, will begin Market Scale Verification – “Stamping of Scales” at the Sangre Grande Market. At this location the verification exercise will take place from 7th to 11th October 2019. Vendors...

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Notice: Stakeholder Meeting for Children’s Toys

All importers, prospective importers, distributors and other stakeholders of children’s toys. You are invited to attend a Stakeholder Consultation on the Revision of the National Compulsory Standard: TTS/ISO 8124-3 – SAFETY OF TOYS – PART 3: MIGRATION OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS on Thursday 10th October, 2019 9:30 a.m. at TTBS’ AUDITORIUM...

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Notice: Synthetic Laundry Detergent Powder Moratorium Extension

All Manufacturers, Importers, Prospective Importers, Distributors and Other Stakeholders of the Synthetic Laundry Detergent Powder Industry, are advised that there is an extension of the Moratorium Period on the enforcement of the requirements of the Compulsory National Standard for Synthetic Laundry Detergent Powder, TTS 466:2010, Detergent – Synthetic Laundry Detergent...

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TTBS to Host the 35th meeting of the Council of CROSQ

The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) will be hosting the thirty-fifth (35th) Meeting of the Council of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), as well as a technical workshop with the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) on “Building a safe infrastructure for Electric Vehicles” over the...

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Technical workshop – Building a safe infrastructure for Electric Vehicles

TTBS in collaboration with the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) and the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) hosted a technical workshop entitled “Building a safe infrastructure for Electric Vehicles” on Tuesday 1st October, 2019 at 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm at the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards...

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