NEWS AND EVENTS
Tanzania appointed ISO technical committee group chairman, 28th June 2008.
Tanzania has been appointed chairman of the Developing Countries
Contact Group (DCCG) of the International Organization for
Standardization Committee on Environmental Management Standards
(ISO/TC 207) for a three years period from 2008 to 2011.
The appointment was made by ISO/TC 207 in its 15th meeting held
in Bogotá, Colombia, from 21st to 28th June, 2008.
Tanzania, through the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS), takes over from Mexico who had been in the chair for the last three years and it will be assisted by Colombia as Vice Chair, while Kenya will produce the secretary.
DCCG is a group within the ISO/TC 207 which coordinates efforts of
developing countries in enhancing participation of developing countries in the preparation of international standards and in capacity building on the use of environmental standards.
Because of its position in the DCCG, it follows that Tanzania automatically becomes a member of the Chair’s Advisory Committee, CAG – a forum constituting of the chairpersons of the different subcommittees, who advise the Chair in making various decisions on matters of preparing various environmental management standards, and their application.
The meeting was attended by several delegates from all over the world, including representatives of national standards bodies, environmental organizations and other stakeholders. Tanzania was represented by Mr. Leandri Kinabo, Head of Process Technology Standards Department at TBS, which oversees preparation of national standards in various areas including standards for environmental management.
ISO/TC 207 deals with the preparation of environmental management standards and tools in support of sustainable development.
TBS launches mobile calibration unit, 16th May 2008.
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has launched a mobile calibration unit which will test the measuring equipment of industries,
businesses and laboratories across Tanzania.
The launching was done by the Deputy Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing, Hon. Dr. Cyril Chami,at the TBS headquarters in Dar es Salaam on Friday, May 16, 2008.
Speaking during the event, Dr. Chami underscored the importance of calibration, insisting that without calibration industries cannot be able
to produce quality products which conform to the requirements of both local and international markets.
On the mobile laboratory, Hon. Dr. Chami expressed his delight that TBS will now reach testing laboratories andindustries scattered all-over the country.
TBS appointed cotton centre for East and Central Africa, 18th April 2008.
The Tanzania Bureau of Standard (TBS) has been appointed centre for regional technical services under Commercial Standardization of Instrument Testing of Cotton (CSITC) Project.
Speaking during the opening of the awareness workshop on CSITC at Kilimanjaro Kempisk Hotel in Dar es Salaam on Friday, April 18, 2008, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing Dr. Stergomena L. Tax said that the project will benefit the cotton producing countries at large.
The centre will cater for Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
The project aims at assisting the cotton producingcountries,especially the developing countries to meet the emerging quality assessment demands of the cotton market so as to strengthen or at least
maintain their competitive position in the world market.
Apart from Tanzania, Dr. Tax said, another Regional Technical Centre will be in Mali, West Africa. The centres are expected to perform instrumental testing of cotton from the region before it is exported to the international markets.
Dr. Tax advised TBS to use that opportunity effectively so as to enable the stakeholders in the cotton industry to benefit from the project. The project will enable the cotton producing countries especially the developing ones to sell their cotton based on reliable and comparable test results.
The one day workshop was attended by participants from Mozambique,South Africa, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Zambia, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and Germany.
Accreditation- Delivering trust in the Global Economy
June 9 2008 has been designated International Accreditation Day
June 9th 2008 has been designated as the first International Accreditation Day by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC). Accreditation – as independent and authoritative attestation of the competence, impartiality and integrity of conformity assessment bodies (CABs) and in turn the value and credibility of the corresponding attestations of conformity – underpins trust in the global market.
The value of accreditation has been widely recognised and adopted by economies and societies worldwide. Trust, the theme for this year’s International Accreditation Day, has been chosen to highlight the way in which accreditation rules and procedures are harmonized at a worldwide level to underpin free global trade of products and services conforming to customer’s requirements and to legal requirements regarding health and safety and protection of public interests in general.
Accreditation touches, in some way, every level of our lives. When something is supplied, whether it is drinking water or complex IT systems, trust is placed in the supplier. The competence of the supplier can be evaluated through the use of third-party assessment. But it is through accreditation of third-party evaluators that society can have confidence that when something is measured, calibrated, inspected, tested or certified the job has been done competently. The ability to distinguish between a proven, competent evaluator ensures that the selection of a laboratory or certification body is an informed and trusted choice and not a gamble.
In competitive and open markets, both government and business rely on trust to ensure a fair exchange of safe goods and services. The essential aspect of accreditation is that it underpins this confidence because it is a valid means of verifying claims about quality, performance, and reliability. With the globalization not only of trade, but of many other issues such as climate change and environmental protection, security and health, trust must be achieved on a global scale. The use of internationally-recognised standards as the reference criteria for accreditation and the development of the ILAC and IAF Multilateral agreements are therefore key to building trust across borders and promoting best practices in conformity assessment worldwide.
PT Evaluation Report-Arusha, Feb.2008
Downloads available ( Sub-committees-Testing-Bluebox)
Arusha Tanzania, April 21st-23rd 2008,
16th meeting of the East African Standards Technical Sub-Committee (EASTSC) for harmonization of draft standards
TBS emphasizes raw food quality, 17th March 2008.
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) will put more emphasis on the quality and safety of raw food so as to enable sellers to compete in local and international markets.
The remark was made by TBS Director, Charles Ekelege when officiating at a seminar for Ilala District food products sellers on food quality on Monday, March 17, 2008
at TBS Headquarters in Dar es Salaam.
Mr. Ekelege said since its establishment, TBS was mostly absorbed in dealing with industrial manufacturers, but of recent it has decided to conduct seminars on food safety and quality among those engaged in raw food business throughout Tanzania, starting with Kinondoni, Ilala and Temeke Districts in Dar es Salaam.
Already, Kinondoni and Ilala districts raw food entrepreneurs have been trained and Mr Ekelege said the same training will be extended to other regions so as to
ensure that all products in the markets abide by quality requirements.
Ekelege appointed TBS director, 26 th November 2007.
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has appointed Mr. Charles M Ekelege (51) the new Director of the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) with effect from 26th November, 2007.
The appointment follows the retirement on 19th January 2007 of former TBS Director Mr. Daimon Mwakyembe.
Prior to this appointment, Mr Ekelege has been the Acting Director of TBS since January 21, 2007. He has worked for TBS for over 25 years in various capacities including 15 years in the top management position of TBS as Head of the Engineering Standards Department.
Apart from his engagement in standardization activities in Tanzania, Mr. Ekelege has also been actively participating in Standardization work in the East African region. He participated in the drafting of the Standardization, Quality Assurance, Metrology and Testing (SQMT) Protocol and the SQMT Act 2006 for the East African Community.
He is an electrical engineer by profession. He holds a B.Sc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dar es Salaam obtained in 1982 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical Power Distribution Systems from the University of Trodheim, Norway, obtained in 1990.
He is a registered Quality Management Systems Auditor by the International Register of Certificated Auditors of the United Kingdom and also a Registered Trainer by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on ISO 9000 implementation course.
Mr. Ekelege has occasionally been hired as a consultant on Standardization and Quality Management by international organizations such as the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Danish International Development Agency (Danida). He is a member of several Boards of Directors and professional organizations in Tanzania. He has also authored several reports and papers related to Standardization and Quality Management
TBS Food Microbiology Laboratory accredited, 17th December 2007.
The Food Microbiology Laboratory of the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has been accredited against ISO 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
Accreditation is a formal confirmation by a recognized independent third party that a laboratory conforms to the requirements of ISO 17025 and is therefore competent to perform its tasks.
The Food Microbiology Laboratory which becomes the second to be accredited in Tanzania, received the accreditation certificate from South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) on Monday, December 17, 2007 at TBS Headquarters in Dar - es - Salaam .
Presenting the certificate, SANAS Chief Executive Mike Peet said the certificate means that the laboratory’s test results will now be recognized worldwide.
Tanzania appointed ISO technical committee group chairman, 28th June 2008.
Tanzania has been appointed chairman of the Developing Countries
Contact Group (DCCG) of the International Organization for
Standardization Committee on Environmental Management Standards
(ISO/TC 207) for a three years period from 2008 to 2011.
The appointment was made by ISO/TC 207 in its 15th meeting held
in Bogotá, Colombia, from 21st to 28th June, 2008.
Tanzania, through the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS), takes over from Mexico who had been in the chair for the last three years and it will be assisted by Colombia as Vice Chair, while Kenya will produce the secretary.
DCCG is a group within the ISO/TC 207 which coordinates efforts of
developing countries in enhancing participation of developing countries in the preparation of international standards and in capacity building on the use of environmental standards.
Because of its position in the DCCG, it follows that Tanzania automatically becomes a member of the Chair’s Advisory Committee, CAG – a forum constituting of the chairpersons of the different subcommittees, who advise the Chair in making various decisions on matters of preparing various environmental management standards, and their application.
The meeting was attended by several delegates from all over the world, including representatives of national standards bodies, environmental organizations and other stakeholders. Tanzania was represented by Mr. Leandri Kinabo, Head of Process Technology Standards Department at TBS, which oversees preparation of national standards in various areas including standards for environmental management.
ISO/TC 207 deals with the preparation of environmental management standards and tools in support of sustainable development.
TBS launches mobile calibration unit, 16th May 2008.
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has launched a mobile calibration unit which will test the measuring equipment of industries,
businesses and laboratories across Tanzania.
The launching was done by the Deputy Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing, Hon. Dr. Cyril Chami,at the TBS headquarters in Dar es Salaam on Friday, May 16, 2008.
Speaking during the event, Dr. Chami underscored the importance of calibration, insisting that without calibration industries cannot be able
to produce quality products which conform to the requirements of both local and international markets.
On the mobile laboratory, Hon. Dr. Chami expressed his delight that TBS will now reach testing laboratories andindustries scattered all-over the country.
TBS appointed cotton centre for East and Central Africa, 18th April 2008.
The Tanzania Bureau of Standard (TBS) has been appointed centre for regional technical services under Commercial Standardization of Instrument Testing of Cotton (CSITC) Project.
Speaking during the opening of the awareness workshop on CSITC at Kilimanjaro Kempisk Hotel in Dar es Salaam on Friday, April 18, 2008, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing Dr. Stergomena L. Tax said that the project will benefit the cotton producing countries at large.
The centre will cater for Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
The project aims at assisting the cotton producingcountries,especially the developing countries to meet the emerging quality assessment demands of the cotton market so as to strengthen or at least
maintain their competitive position in the world market.
Apart from Tanzania, Dr. Tax said, another Regional Technical Centre will be in Mali, West Africa. The centres are expected to perform instrumental testing of cotton from the region before it is exported to the international markets.
Dr. Tax advised TBS to use that opportunity effectively so as to enable the stakeholders in the cotton industry to benefit from the project. The project will enable the cotton producing countries especially the developing ones to sell their cotton based on reliable and comparable test results.
The one day workshop was attended by participants from Mozambique,South Africa, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Zambia, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and Germany.
Accreditation- Delivering trust in the Global Economy
June 9 2008 has been designated International Accreditation Day
June 9th 2008 has been designated as the first International Accreditation Day by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC). Accreditation – as independent and authoritative attestation of the competence, impartiality and integrity of conformity assessment bodies (CABs) and in turn the value and credibility of the corresponding attestations of conformity – underpins trust in the global market.
The value of accreditation has been widely recognised and adopted by economies and societies worldwide. Trust, the theme for this year’s International Accreditation Day, has been chosen to highlight the way in which accreditation rules and procedures are harmonized at a worldwide level to underpin free global trade of products and services conforming to customer’s requirements and to legal requirements regarding health and safety and protection of public interests in general.
Accreditation touches, in some way, every level of our lives. When something is supplied, whether it is drinking water or complex IT systems, trust is placed in the supplier. The competence of the supplier can be evaluated through the use of third-party assessment. But it is through accreditation of third-party evaluators that society can have confidence that when something is measured, calibrated, inspected, tested or certified the job has been done competently. The ability to distinguish between a proven, competent evaluator ensures that the selection of a laboratory or certification body is an informed and trusted choice and not a gamble.
In competitive and open markets, both government and business rely on trust to ensure a fair exchange of safe goods and services. The essential aspect of accreditation is that it underpins this confidence because it is a valid means of verifying claims about quality, performance, and reliability. With the globalization not only of trade, but of many other issues such as climate change and environmental protection, security and health, trust must be achieved on a global scale. The use of internationally-recognised standards as the reference criteria for accreditation and the development of the ILAC and IAF Multilateral agreements are therefore key to building trust across borders and promoting best practices in conformity assessment worldwide.
PT Evaluation Report-Arusha, Feb.2008
Downloads available ( Sub-committees-Testing-Bluebox)
Arusha Tanzania, April 21st-23rd 2008,
16th meeting of the East African Standards Technical Sub-Committee (EASTSC) for harmonization of draft standards
TBS emphasizes raw food quality, 17th March 2008.
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) will put more emphasis on the quality and safety of raw food so as to enable sellers to compete in local and international markets.
The remark was made by TBS Director, Charles Ekelege when officiating at a seminar for Ilala District food products sellers on food quality on Monday, March 17, 2008
at TBS Headquarters in Dar es Salaam.
Mr. Ekelege said since its establishment, TBS was mostly absorbed in dealing with industrial manufacturers, but of recent it has decided to conduct seminars on food safety and quality among those engaged in raw food business throughout Tanzania, starting with Kinondoni, Ilala and Temeke Districts in Dar es Salaam.
Already, Kinondoni and Ilala districts raw food entrepreneurs have been trained and Mr Ekelege said the same training will be extended to other regions so as to
ensure that all products in the markets abide by quality requirements.
Ekelege appointed TBS director, 26 th November 2007.
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has appointed Mr. Charles M Ekelege (51) the new Director of the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) with effect from 26th November, 2007.
The appointment follows the retirement on 19th January 2007 of former TBS Director Mr. Daimon Mwakyembe.
Prior to this appointment, Mr Ekelege has been the Acting Director of TBS since January 21, 2007. He has worked for TBS for over 25 years in various capacities including 15 years in the top management position of TBS as Head of the Engineering Standards Department.
Apart from his engagement in standardization activities in Tanzania, Mr. Ekelege has also been actively participating in Standardization work in the East African region. He participated in the drafting of the Standardization, Quality Assurance, Metrology and Testing (SQMT) Protocol and the SQMT Act 2006 for the East African Community.
He is an electrical engineer by profession. He holds a B.Sc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dar es Salaam obtained in 1982 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical Power Distribution Systems from the University of Trodheim, Norway, obtained in 1990.
He is a registered Quality Management Systems Auditor by the International Register of Certificated Auditors of the United Kingdom and also a Registered Trainer by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on ISO 9000 implementation course.
Mr. Ekelege has occasionally been hired as a consultant on Standardization and Quality Management by international organizations such as the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Danish International Development Agency (Danida). He is a member of several Boards of Directors and professional organizations in Tanzania. He has also authored several reports and papers related to Standardization and Quality Management
TBS Food Microbiology Laboratory accredited, 17th December 2007.
The Food Microbiology Laboratory of the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has been accredited against ISO 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
Accreditation is a formal confirmation by a recognized independent third party that a laboratory conforms to the requirements of ISO 17025 and is therefore competent to perform its tasks.
The Food Microbiology Laboratory which becomes the second to be accredited in Tanzania, received the accreditation certificate from South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) on Monday, December 17, 2007 at TBS Headquarters in Dar - es - Salaam .
Presenting the certificate, SANAS Chief Executive Mike Peet said the certificate means that the laboratory’s test results will now be recognized worldwide.
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