Vellum_options-page https://gottbs.com Trinidad & Tobago Bureau of Standards Fri, 30 May 2025 12:20:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://gottbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-logo_pin-32x32.png Standards For Public Comment – TTBS https://gottbs.com 32 32 For Public Comment: Draft CARICOM Regional Standards For Cocoa Beans https://gottbs.com/2025/05/26/for-public-comment-draft-caricom-regional-standards-for-cocoa-beans/ Mon, 26 May 2025 14:30:50 +0000 https://gottbs.com/?p=18984 The CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality has issued two (2) voluntary draft CARICOM Regional Standards for public comment:

  • DCRS 82:202X, Cocoa bean quality – Sampling requirements
  • DCRS 83:202X, Cocoa bean quality – Specifications

These Draft CARICOM Regional Standards can be viewed using the link: https://tinyurl.com/2DCRSCOCOA

Members of the public are invited to share your views on the standards using the comment form provided via the link above.

Comments are to be submitted to: nkechi.williams@ttbs.org.tt

Deadline date for comments:  6th July 2025

A regional webinar to discuss the draft standards has been scheduled for the 13th June, 2025 at 10:00 am.

For more information about the webinar or to register, please click here.

For further information, please contact Nkechi Williams at nkechi.williams@ttbs.org.tt or (868) 662-8827 ext. 2047.

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For Public Comment: Draft Trinidad & Tobago Voluntary Standard – PCTTS 667:20XX, Guidelines for Sustainable Garment Manufacturing https://gottbs.com/2025/05/02/for-public-comment-draft-trinidad-tobago-voluntary-standard-pctts-66720xx-guidelines-for-sustainable-garment-manufacturing/ Fri, 02 May 2025 13:04:55 +0000 https://gottbs.com/?p=18925 The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards has issued the following draft voluntary standard for Public Comment.

PCTTS 667:20XX, Guidelines for Sustainable Garment Manufacturing

 

Members of the public are invited to review and provide feedback on the draft document.

PCTTS 667:20XX, Guidelines for Sustainable Garment Manufacturing (Read-only access)

 

Please submit comments via email to Ms Beverly Monroe- beverly.monroe@ttbs.org.tt.
DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: 19th July 2025
For further information, please contact Ms Beverly Monroe at beverly.monroe@ttbs.org.tt  or 662-8827 ext. 2043.

 

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For Public Comment: DRAFT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO VOLUNTARY STANDARD – PCTTS 590:20XX, Asphalt – Refined Trinidad Lake Asphalt (TLA) – Specification https://gottbs.com/2025/04/23/for-public-comment-draft-trinidad-and-tobago-voluntary-standard-pctts-59020xx-asphalt-refined-trinidad-lake-asphalt-tla-specification/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:54:03 +0000 https://gottbs.com/?p=18908 The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards has issued the following draft voluntary standard for Public Comment.

  • PCTTS 590:20XXAsphalt – Refined Trinidad Lake Asphalt (TLA) – Specification

 

Members of the public are invited to review and provide feedback on the draft document.

 

Please submit comments via email to Ms. Beverly Monroe- beverly.monroe@ttbs.org.tt.

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: 12th July 2025

For further information, please contact Ms Beverly Monroe at beverly.monroe@ttbs.org.tt  or 662-8827 ext. 2043.

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For Public Comment: Draft Voluntary National Standards Related to the Circular Economy https://gottbs.com/2025/03/25/for-public-comment-draft-voluntary-national-standards-related-to-the-circular-economy/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:32:30 +0000 https://gottbs.com/?p=18815 The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards has issued the following draft Voluntary National Standards for Public Comment (click for read-only access):

  • PCTTS/ISO 59004:20XX, Circular economy — Vocabulary, principles and guidance for implementation
  • PCTTS/ISO 59010:20XX, Circular economy — Guidance on the transition of business models and value networks

 

Stakeholders can submit comments either through the Google Form ( see links below).

 

Comments can also be submitted via email, using the comment form below and submitting to kenlee.hadai@ttbs.org.tt:

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Voting On Final Draft CARICOM Regional Standards For Hazardous Substances https://gottbs.com/2025/03/10/voting-on-final-draft-caricom-regional-standards-for-hazardous-substances/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:25:52 +0000 https://gottbs.com/?p=18777 CROSQ has issued the following Final Draft Regional Standards for Voting:

TTBS is pleased to invite stakeholders to indicate whether there is any objection to the draft standards moving forward as CARICOM Regional Standards.

Please note that comments on the draft standards submitted at this voting stage may not be considered unless there is strong accompanying justification.

Any feedback on the draft standards should be provided using the Comments Form below via email to:

📧 ttbspubliccomment@gmail.com and kenlee.hadai@ttbs.org.tt

Click here for comment forms and the disposition of the comments received during the Public Enquiry period.

Deadline: 14th March 2025

 

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Draft Standard For Public Comment – PCTTS 661: 20XX, Trinidad and Tobago Plumbing Code https://gottbs.com/2025/02/20/draft-standard-for-public-comment-pctts-661-20xx-trinidad-and-tobago-plumbing-code/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:08:48 +0000 https://gottbs.com/?p=18744

TTBS will be hosting a virtual Stakeholder Consultation on the Trinidad and Tobago Plumbing Code at 9:30 am on Thursday, 10th April 2025. Please register at the following link:

https://tinyurl.com/plumbingforum

The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards has issued the following draft Standard for public comment.

  • PCTTCS 661:20XX, Trinidad and Tobago Plumbing Code

Members of the public are invited to review and provide feedback on the draft document.

Completed comment forms shall be submitted via email to darryl.thomson@ttbs.org.tt

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Thursday 1st May, 2025.

For further information, please contact Darryl Thomson at darryl.thomson@ttbs.org.tt or 662-8827 ext. 2051.

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For Public Comment: Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change Management and Related Activities https://gottbs.com/2025/02/04/for-public-comment-greenhouse-gas-and-climate-change-management-and-related-activities/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:23:14 +0000 https://gottbs.com/?p=18692 PCTTS/ISO 14090:20XX, Adaptation to climate change — Principles, requirements, and guidelines

PCTTS/ISO 14091:20XX, Adaptation to climate change — Guidelines on vulnerability, impacts, and risk assessment;

PCTTS/ISO/TS 14092:20XX, Adaptation to climate change — Requirements and guidance on adaptation planning for local governments and communities; and

PCTTS/ISO 14093:20XX, Mechanism for financing local adaptation to climate change — Performance-based climate resilience grants — Requirements and guidelines

We invite you to share your views on the draft Voluntary National Standards.

Click here to review the draft standards:

  1. PCTTS/ISO 14090:20XX, Adaptation to climate change — Principles, requirements, and guidelines;
  2. PCTTS/ISO 14091:20XX, Adaptation to climate change — Guidelines on vulnerability, impacts, and risk assessment;
  3. PCTTS/ISO/TS 14092:20XX, Adaptation to climate change — Requirements and guidance on adaptation planning for local governments and communities; and 
  4. PCTTS/ISO 14093:20XX,Mechanism for financing local adaptation to climate change — Performance-based climate resilience grants — Requirements and guidelines

 

Click here to submit comments on any of the draft standards

Closing Date for Comments 12th April 2025  

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For Voting: Draft CARICOM Regional Standard For Labelling of Prepackaged Foods https://gottbs.com/2024/08/19/for-voting-draft-caricom-regional-standard-for-labelling-of-prepackaged-foods/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:14:15 +0000 https://gottbs.com/?p=18267 The CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality has issued the following final draft voluntary standard for voting:

This CARICOM Regional Standard is applicable to the labelling of all pre-packaged foods to be offered to the consumer or pre-packaged foods for catering purposes.

This standard is not applicable to food:

  • weighed or measured in or counted into the package in the presence of the purchaser or consumer;
  • intended for export only, which complies with the requirements of standards or laws on labelling of the country to which they are being exported; and
  • repackaged from bulk at the place where the food is sold by retailer

Members of the public are invited to review and provide feedback, that is: acceptance / acceptance with comments / non-acceptance of the draft document.
Please note that a technical justification is required for non-acceptance of the draft standard.

Feedback on the standard is to be provided using the Comments Form below.

Feedback is to be submitted to adrienne.stewart@ttbs.org.tt .

DEADLINE: 10th September 2024

For further information, please contact Adrienne Stewart at adrienne.stewart@ttbs.org.tt or (868) 662-8827 ext. 2048

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For Public Comment: Draft CARICOM Regional Standard For Hazardous Substances https://gottbs.com/2024/08/13/for-public-comment-draft-caricom-regional-standard-for-hazardous-substances/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:33:26 +0000 https://gottbs.com/?p=18251 The CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality has issued the voluntary standards for your comments:

We invite you to share your views on the following draft CARICOM Regional Standards:

Members of the public are invited to provide feedback on the standards using the Comments Form provided below.

Comments are to be submitted to adrienne.stewart@ttbs.org.tt .

DEADLINE: 20th September 2024

For further information, please contact Adrienne Stewart at adrienne.stewart@ttbs.org.tt or (868) 662-8827 ext. 2048

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DRAFT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO STANDARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT – TTS/ISO 56001, INNOVATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – REQUIREMENTS https://gottbs.com/2024/08/13/draft-trinidad-and-tobago-standard-for-public-comment-tts-iso-56001-innovation-management-system-requirements/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:11:49 +0000 https://gottbs.com/?p=18241 DRAFT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO STANDARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT – TTS/ISO 56001, INNOVATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – REQUIREMENTS

  • TTS/ISO 56001:20XX, Innovation management system – Requirements

 

Members of the public are invited to review and provide feedback on the draft standard.

 

Comments can be submitted using the comment form in MS Word –  https://tinyurl.com/56001COM  and emailed to nkechi.williams@ttbs.org.tt .

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: 21st October, 2024

For further information, please contact Ms. Nkechi Williams at nkechi.williams@ttbs.org.tt  or 662-8827 ext. 2047.

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