It is not unusual for airline passengers checking in at the flight counter to place their over-packed suitcase onto the baggage scale and hope that it is within the permissible limit, thus being spared from overweight baggage fees. However, if passengers are being charged for excess weight, which agency is...
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Boosting Tobago’s Tourism Through Certification
On 26th November 2018, The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) and the Tobago Tourism Agency Limited (TTAL) signed a one year Service Level Agreement (SLA), at Central Administrative Services in Scarborough, Tobago, to relaunch the Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Industry Certification (TTTIC) programme on the sister isle of...
Deck the halls, safely
Tis the season to unearth ornaments, lights and decorations. The Underwriters Laboratories (UL) posted 12 tips to help keep your real or artificial Christmas tree from becoming a fire hazard. The full article can be found on UL’s website here: https://www.ul.com/inside-ul/deck-the-halls-safely/ For further information, please contact the Electrical Products Laboratory, Laboratory Services...
Presentations from the stakeholder forum for the National Standardization Strategy (NSS)
Click on the titles below to download presentations from our stakeholder forum for the National Standardization Strategy (NSS), held on Wednesday 18th July 2018, at the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards. National Standardization Strategy (NSS) Linkage of the NSS to the National Quality Policy – Theodore Reddock, Executive Director...
Historic Vote Ties Kilogram and Other Units to Natural Constants
Versailles, France—A convocation of delegates representing 60 countries voted today, 16th November 2018 in Versailles to implement the most significant change to the International System of Units (SI) in more than 130 years. For the first time, all measurement units will be defined by natural phenomena rather than by...
TTLABS News Vol. 1 Issue 1 (November 2018)
Welcome to our first edition of TTLABS News, For all that’s accreditation! We are pleased to bring this publication to you on a quarterly basis. The intent is to keep you informed of events hosted by TTLABS and those that are upcoming and that may be of interest to you,...
Lab Services Division Stakeholder Engagement
Highlights from the Stakeholder Engagement Event, showcasing the testing capabilities of the TTBS Laboratory Services Division. 08-Nov-2018.
Lab Services Division Stakeholder Engagement
Industry Solutions: Tailored to your needs. Registration deadline: Monday 5th November, 2018
Trinidad & Tobago Bureau of Standards enforces the Metrology Act No.18 of 2004
All prescribed measuring devices used for trade such as supermarket scales, fuel dispensers and weigh bridges need to be monitored by the Legal Metrology Inspectorate (LMI).
T&T Ambassador to Washington DC congratulates TTBS on its achievement
Mrs Erica Caruth and Ms Saira Knox of the Metrology Division, Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards, attended The Student and Professional Organization of Trinidad and Tobago (The SPOTT) social event held at Ben’s Next Door on Friday 28th September 2018 in Washington DC. Upon learning that TTBS had received...