World Standards Day 2020: Protecting the planet with standards
World Standards Day 2020 Joint Message By IEC, ISO and ITU Earth, a finite vessel of life in the vastness of our solar system. Life on earth depends on energy coming from the sun. However, over the last century human and large-scale industrial activities of our modern civilization have added to the earth’s natural greenhouse gases. They negatively impact our climate and with it all...
Legal Metrology Services Update #5 – 2020-09-30
All verification services provided by the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) through the Legal Metrology Inspectorate (LMI) will cease until October 12, 2020. Additionally, owners of all measuring devices that have expired Certificates of Verification are kindly asked to submit your request for verification through TTBS’ online portal, then make the payment for the verification at https://gottbs.com/lmi_request/ If you have...
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: OSHA and TTBS sign MOU
Cooperation will lead to more efficient enforcement activities.
Virtual Focus Group Meeting: TTCS 11:20XX – Energy Labelling of CFLs and LEDs – Compulsory Requirements
Objectives: To highlight the key technical requirements of this proposed Compulsory Standard To obtain feedback to assist in the finalization of the standard Register Online Click here to read draft standard Click here to submit comments on the draft standard Closing Date for Comments: Extended until 9th October 2020.
Recommended International Specifications for Cloth Face Masks
Wearing a face mask to slow the spread of COVID-19 will only be effective if it’s worn correctly. TTBS notes there are many questions and concerns regarding cloth face masks and takes this opportunity to provide the public with the recommended face mask guidelines such as preferable types of fabrics, number of layers and the composition etc. These specifications were extracted from...