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May 28^th, 2025.

As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen Trinidad and Tobago’s national quality infrastructure, the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) hosted two critical stakeholder engagements on Wednesday, May 28^th. The sessions aimed at advancing electrical safety and promoting sustainability in garment manufacturing.

Strengthening Electrical Safety Practices

Organized by TTBS’ Laboratory Services Division, the virtual seminar, “Ensuring Electrical Safety: Focus on Rubber Insulated Gloves and Hot Sticks,” offered guidance on the application of ASTM standards for electrical protective equipment.

The seminar spotlighted safety practices essential to the high-risk work environments in the electrical, utility, HSE and energy sectors. Industry professionals, as well as academia, benefited from insights shared by local and international experts, and explored TTBS’ own testing capabilities through its Electrical Products Laboratory.

Advancing Sustainable Garment Manufacturing

On the same day, TTBS’ Standardization Division hosted a public stakeholder consultation on the draft voluntary standard TTS 667:20XX – Guidelines for Sustainable Garment Manufacturing, the first of its kind in the western hemisphere.

The virtual session brought together designers, garment manufacturers and textile stakeholders to provide feedback on a proposed national standard with a focus of integrating sustainability, ethical practices and circular economy principles into the local garment manufacturing industry.

Delivering the opening remarks for the session, Executive Director of the TTBS, Mr Jose Trejo noted, “This standard offers a roadmap for sustainability, from sourcing to recycling. It reduces ambiguity with clear, measurable criteria, builds brand credibility and empowers both businesses and consumers to make better choices. In a rapidly evolving global market, this standard will ensure that our fashion and textile industry flourish with resilience and innovation.”

Stakeholders in the garment manufacturing are encouraged to review and submit comments on the draft standard by July 19^th 2025, via a downloadable form which can be accessed on TTBS’ website: www.gottbs.com.

These dual events form part of TTBS’ broader commitment to supporting safety, sustainability and economic transformation across key sectors.

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For further information on electrical testing, please contact:
Email: lab.services@ttbs.org.tt
Phone 662-8827 Ext. 2361

For further information on standards development, please contact:
Email: standardization@ttbs.org.tt
Phone 662-8827 Ext. 2042

Date: Friday June 13, 2025

Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (Barbados Time).

The two (2) Draft CARICOM Regional Standards for discussion at the webinar are:
DCRS 82: 202x – Cocoa Bean Quality – Sampling requirements
DCRS 83: 202x – Cocoa Bean Quality – Specifications

Interested stakeholders are invited to join us to learn about the key technical requirements of these draft standards.
Register today at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/QxhNnK_JSdyeUNchrYj-bQ

To view the Draft CARICOM Regional Standards for Cocoa beans, please click here

• 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:  6^th July 2025

A regional webinar to discuss the draft standards has been scheduled for the 13^th 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.

This code is derived from the CARICOM Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code, which in turn is adapted from the ICC International Energy Conservation Code.

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When completed, the Trinidad and Tobago Plumbing Code is intended to be used by the relevant national authority to ensure safe drinking water and hygienic disposal of domestic liquid waste.

• TTS/ASTM D6626:2002, Standard specification for graded Trinidad Lake Modified Asphalt binder
• TTS/ASTM D5710:2012, Standard specification for Trinidad Lake Modified Asphalt

Please contact the Standards Information Centre at TTBS (ttbs@ttbs.org.tt ) to view the aforementioned standards.

Please feel free to submit comments to Ms Beverly Monroe (beverly.monroe@ttbs.org.tt ).

The deadline for comments is 19^th July 2025.

Sustainable garment manufacturing
TTS 667:20XX, Guidelines for sustainable garment manufacturing
Review and provide comments using this link
The deadline for comments is 19^th July 2025.

Date of virtual Stakeholder Consultation for sustainable garment manufacturing: 2025-05-28
Time:                              1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Registration link