Airports Authority Baggage Scales Pass Verification Tests
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 responsible for checking the accuracy of baggage scales at the airport? To...
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...