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National Standards for Withdrawal

TTS 21 20 500 Part 3: 1984, Requirements for Advertising – Advertising of Tobacco Products TTS 76: Part 11: 1995 (Formerly TTS 21 10 500: Part 11: 1989) (First Revision) Requirements for Labelling Part 11- Labelling of Retail Packages of Cigarettes   Parties that may be affected by the proposed...

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First “Certificate of Approval of Quality Management System” for CARICOM Signatories to the CIPM-MRA

TTBS, Metrology Division is pleased to announce that its Quality Management System ISO/IEC 17025 supporting mass and related quantities was approved by the Inter-American Metrology Systems (SIM) on September 24th 2018 at the SIM-General Assembly week of activities. This approval recognizes Trinidad and Tobago as the first CARICOM signatory to...

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Metrology SIM Assessment

The Metrology Division at The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) is “On the Road” to have its best “Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)” for the discipline of mass approved and recognized on the BIPM-Key Comparison Database. The ability to report our best measurement capability on this international measurement...

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TTBS Acts to Ensure Value for Money at Gas Stations on June 5, 2018

June 5, 2018:- Consumers can now ensure they are getting value for money at the nation’s pumps with the commencement of fuel verification exercises by the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) a statutory agency under the purview of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The activity which commenced...

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TTLABS hosts its Annual Laboratory Update Meeting

The Trinidad and Tobago Laboratory Accreditation Service (TTLABS) hosted its fourth annual Laboratory Update meeting held at the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) on Wednesday 18th April 2018. Mr Theodore Reddock, Executive Director (Acting) of TTBS welcomed a total of forty-four participants from testing, calibration and medical laboratories...

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The New ISO 14001 Standard

The standard which sets requirements for an environmental management system was revised and published on 2015-09-15.  This is one of the world’s most popular standards for environmental management with more than 300 000 certificates issued globally. The revision was completed by 121 experts from 88 countries who were assigned to...

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