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 the International Committee for Weights and Measures–Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM-MRA), amongst the...

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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 database means that TTBS would be fulfilling the requirements of the CIPM-...

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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 on June 4 at the UNIPET service station in Brentwood Chaguanas involves...

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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 including representatives from Grenada and Aruba who participated online.  A special greeting...

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