MARKET VERIFICATION SCHEDULE 2019 2020
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TTBS Ensures Customers Receive Value For Money At The Markets
2019-10-09 On Wednesday 9th October, 2019 Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS), launched the verification of market scales – “stamping of scales” at the Sangre Grande Municipal Market. The verification exercise is currently being rolled out in phases across all municipal markets nationwide, and will be conducted during the...
TTBS Hosts Workshop on Hazardous Waste Management
In April, 2018, the Cabinet of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and. Tobago (GoRTT) approved the National Quality Policy of Trinidad and Tobago (NQP-TT) for the period 2018-2030. Amongst other priorities, the NQP-TT Implementation Plan included a programme to get public laboratories accredited in support of the national...
Congratulations to the TTBS Metrology and Laboratory Teams!
TTBS is proud to announce its successful transition of its Laboratory Quality Management System from ISO/IEC 17025:2005 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPETENCE OF TESTING AND CALIBRATION LABORATORIES system to the revised ISO/IEC 17025:2017 system. Making the transition was no easy task and required updating the management system to conform to...
Workshop on Hazardous Waste Management
The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) is hosting a workshop on Hazardous Waste Management on the 17th – 19th September, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at our office located at 1-2 Century Drive, Trincity Industrial Estate, Macoya. Hazardous waste, is waste that is dangerous or capable...
Metrology Staff Celebrates World Metrology Day, 2019
In photo: Staff of the Metrology Division in celebration of World Metrology Day 2019.
World Metrology Day 2019
To celebrate the launch of its recently revised version, “The International System of Units – Fundamentally better” has been chosen as the theme of this year’s World Metrology Day.
Press Release: Fuel Quality Conforms to National Compulsory Standards Established by TTBS
“The motoring public can be assured that the fuel quality being imported to Trinidad and Tobago conforms to current national compulsory standards”. This assurance was given by Mr Lawford Dupres, Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS), on Monday 15th April, 2019 during a media conference at...
LMI Conducts Market Awareness Session
When we go to the market, almost everything we buy is priced based on its weight – bananas, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, etc. It is therefore important that the weighing scale is measuring the weight accurately. If the scale is under-weighting, then the vendor is at a disadvantage. For example, if...
ATTENTION: Sangre Grande Market Vendors
The Legal Metrology Inspectorate (LMI) a unit of the TTBS, will be visiting Sangre Grande Market vendors to hold discussions regarding Market Scale Verification – “Stamping of scales” on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th April, 2019, from 5.00a.m. – 12noon. This awareness exercise will be done in all markets across...