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 Tobago. The TTTIC Programme (pronounced t-tick) is the procedure by which an...
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 Division @ electrical-products.lab@ttbs.org.tt
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 (Ag), TTBS TTBS Standards Development Process – Nadita Ramachala, Head Standardization Division...
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 physical artifacts. The event was the 26th General Conference of Weights and...
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, our valuable stakeholders. We hope that you enjoy and we welcome your...