SERVICES OFFERED 

The main services of the Bureau are:

• The promulgation of national standards which facilitate trade and safeguard against goods which are hazardous to health and safety 

•  Providing national and international standards information 

•  Provide assistance in the development of national and regional stanards 

•  Providing international trade information as the World Trade Organization /Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO/TBT) Enquiry point 

•  Operating as Contact Point for the Codex Alimentarius Commission - the FAO/WHO body responsible for the establishment of international food standards 

•  Monitoring at ports of entry and the marketplace to ensure compliance with standards and regulations 

•  Testing and analyzing of raw materials, components and finished goods 

•  Certification of products, processes and systems 

•  Calibration of equipment 

•  Offering Industrial training as a mechanism to promote the application of standards through seminars and in-plant courses 

•  Research and development 

• Technical advice/Consultancy

The laboratories and departments that carry out these services are:
Chemistry, Microbiology, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Non-Metallic, The Inspectorate, Packaging, Civil Engineering, Metrology, Electrical/Electronics, Furniture, Standards and Certification, the Training & Development Centre and the Technical Information Centre.

Through analyses of feedback from our customers there is constant review for the continuous improvement of the services being offered.