{"id":7697,"date":"2017-11-09T15:23:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T19:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/website\/?page_id=7697"},"modified":"2020-04-24T08:39:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T12:39:27","slug":"standardization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/standardization\/","title":{"rendered":"Standardization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row video_bg=&#8221;yes&#8221; video_bg_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GvsFUezRJUk&amp;feature=youtu.be&#8221; video_bg_parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1538670256780{margin-top: -15% !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1540080229349{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1540130668820{margin-top: 16% !important;margin-bottom: 2% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 35px; line-height: 5px; text-align: center; text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">STANDARDIZATION DIVISION<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; text-size: 18px; line-height: 1px; color: #ffffff; text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #000000;\"><strong>Tel: (868) 662-8827 Ext 2041 or 2042 | Fax: (868) 663-4335<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; text-size: 18px; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1px; text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0standardization@ttbs.org.tt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504633827686{background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504723187252{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10768&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1540410354241{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504724507544{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1553608345079{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-top-width: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 20px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000; line-height: 5px; text-align: left;\"><strong>STANDARDIZATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000; line-height: 5px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #dd3333;\">OVERVIEW<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Standardization Division formulates national standards with the objective of improving local industrial practices and enhancing trade opportunities regionally and internationally. The Division also facilitates public education by hosting seminars on the various standards developed.<\/p>\n<p>The process of developing national standards involves seeking consensus from a wide cross-section of stakeholders to ensure that their relevant interests are addressed in the final document. The national standards include specifications, codes of practices and test methods. These documents form the basis of the monitoring, testing and certification activities of the Bureau.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"\/standards-development-process\/\">View the standards development process<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1540079806677{padding-top: 1% !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 1% !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background: #dd3333 url(http:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/red-public-comment7.jpg?id=9490) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1540082168630{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1540080439491{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 2px !important;}&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7720 alignright\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/comments-white.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"114\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1540081958681{padding-top: 4% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 35px; text-align: left; line-height: 10px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Standards for Public Comment<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 15px; text-align: left;\"><a class=\"clearBtn\" style=\"margin: 8px 5px 8px;\" href=\"\/category\/standards-for-public-comment\/\">CLICK HERE TO VIEW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510757743815{background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510757735504{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1541441894605{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 30px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 12% !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 3% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000; line-height: 5px; text-align: right;\"><strong>WHAT IS A\u00a0<\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #dd3333;\">STANDARD?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">A standard is a document that provides technical specifications or other precise criteria to be used constantly as rules, guidelines or definitions of characteristics, to ensure materials, products, processes and services are fit for their intended purposes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards develops standards through consultation with relevant interest groups, and public comment is invited on all draft standards before they are declared as Trinidad and Tobago Standards in accordance with the provisions of the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #517494;\" href=\"http:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Stds_Act.pdf\">Standards Act No. 18 of 1997<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 15px; text-align: right;\"><a class=\"btn impactBtn\" style=\"margin: 5px 5px 8px;\" href=\"http:\/\/ttstandards.ttbs.org.tt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Search Our Standards Database<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510756142686{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9290&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1538413951767{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504635452314{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504807264608{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1511374601501{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000; line-height: 5px; text-align: right;\"><strong>NATIONAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000; line-height: 5px; text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #dd3333;\">STANDARDS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Mandate of TTBS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">In accordance with the <a href=\"http:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Stds_Act.pdf\">Standards Act No. 18 of 1997<\/a>, the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) shall promote and encourage the development and maintenance of standards and further shall establish standards for the following: to improve goods produced or used in Trinidad and Tobago; to ensure industrial efficiency and development; to promote public and industrial welfare, health and safety; and to protect the environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Types of standards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">TTBS develops two types of standards based on the principles of consensus, openness and transparency:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Voluntary standards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">A voluntary standard is a document which can be used by stakeholders at their own discretion, it\u00a0does not have the force of law, i.e. it is not a mandatory document.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Compulsory standards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">A Compulsory Standard is a declared national standard, which has been accorded compulsory status by the Minister of Trade and Industry, in accordance with Section 18 of the <a href=\"http:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Stds_Act.pdf\">Standards Act No. 18 of 1997<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1511374683833{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510596044410{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000; line-height: 5px; text-align: left;\"><strong>BENEFITS OF<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000; line-height: 5px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #dd3333;\">STANDARDS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As consumers, we all benefit from the work carried out in the sphere of standardization. The technological advancement and sophistication in production processes have increased the variety of goods and products available to the consumer. This has led standard bodies and certification agencies to provide safeguards and assurances that the products that we buy meet the minimum acceptable standards. In this way, standards serve to protect the consumer and ensure satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>Consumer protection programmes benefit from standards that contain realistic, practical and meaningful, health, safety and performance requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Consumer goods are made to be used by the consumer and therefore they need to be represented and consulted in the development of the standard. To ensure this, the Specification Committee should have at least one member representing the interests of the consumers. This provides them with the opportunity to influence the development of the standard.<\/p>\n<p>Benefits of standards<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment of the level of quality, thereby allowing products to be evaluated and compared;<\/li>\n<li>Streamlined production and improved manufacturing processes;<\/li>\n<li>Increased productivity and enhance efficiency;<\/li>\n<li>Reduced costs for consumers;<\/li>\n<li>Provision of the basis for trade transactions;<\/li>\n<li>Minimization of waste;<\/li>\n<li>They ensure safety and performance;<\/li>\n<li>They ensure products and services perform their necessary functions;<\/li>\n<li>They facilitate interchangeability of products and services designed for the same purpose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504633827686{background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1540080285154{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1511375286325{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 20px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 12% !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 3% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000; line-height: 5px; text-align: right;\"><strong>REGIONAL &amp; INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000; line-height: 5px; text-align: right;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #dd3333;\">STANDARDS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Regional Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">The CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) was established by an Intergovernmental Agreement signed by CARICOM Member States on February 4th, 2002. It replaced the CARICOM Common Market Standards Council (CCMSC) that was operating since 1976. The change was motivated by trade liberalization and globalization of markets leading to increased international competition for CARICOM goods, the free trade of goods and services within the region, the inability of the CCMSC to handle issues outside of its original terms of reference and increased consumer awareness and choices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>International standards<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo of the major International Standardizing bodies responsible for the development of International Standards are:<br \/>\nISO, International Organization for Standardization; and<br \/>\nIEC, International Electrotechnical Commission.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510756142686{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px 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