SLBS gets Support from CSN for Capacity Building For two weeks in May, over two hundred employees of National Standards bodies, public and private sector laboratories from Saint Lucia and the CARICOM Region, received training in two critical standards to drive capacity in build expertise in key conformity assessment bodies in the Caribbean. Through the …
As part of the activities for Saint Lucia’s 40th Anniversary of Independence under the theme “All In, Our Journey, Our Future” the Ministry of Commerce will be hosting a Creativity Showcase featuring Saint Lucia’s “Very Own” producers and manufacturers. Date: April 10 -12… See More — with Slisba Slu,Startup Huddle St. Lucia, St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce Industry & …
PRESS RELEASE The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards will be hosting a multi-sectoral meeting for heads of its technical committees for discussion on the increased adoption of international standards under the Commonwealth Standards Network project (CSN) being undertaken here in collaboration with the British Standards Institute BSI and funded by the UK Government. The project …
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SLBS HOSTS SALCC LECTURES The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards is continuing efforts to bring standardization education to schools. For the fifth year running the SLBS partnered with the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC) for the schools engagement with standardization, conformity assessment and metrology awareness as part of activities to mark World Standards Day …
The Commonwealth Standards Network aims to provide a platform for collaboration between NSBs and key stakeholders throughout the Commonwealth. The objective of the network is to promote the role of standards as a tool to increase intra-Commonwealth trade and to strengthen the quality infrastructure in all our countries. The network will build on the shared …
Joint Statement by Emanuele Riva, IAF Chair, and Etty Feller, ILAC Chair The global accreditation organizations IAF and ILAC once again come together on 9 June to celebrate World Accreditation Day. The 2023 theme is “Accreditation: Supporting the Future of Global Trade” and aims to draw attention to how accreditation and conformity assessment are adapting …
In 2021 Technical Committee 21 was convened at the Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards. This Technical Committee (TC) had responsibility for the development and adoption of standards dealing with Cannabis & Cannabis Products. The Committee mirrored American Society for Technology & Materials (ASTM) Committee D37. Cannabis is an annual, dioecious, flowering herb. The leaves are …
Introduction Food is essential for health and well being but may also be a cause of illness. Food-borne illness can have seriously damaging effects on individuals. Education of food handlers in the basic principles of food hygiene is therefore critical as it constitutes an important measure in preventing food-borne illness. Prevention is better than cure. …
Plants are life – we depend on them for our food the oxygen we breathe. But international travel and trade has been associated with the introduction and spread of plant pests. Invasive pest species are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss and threaten the delicate web of life that sustains our planet. Pests …
Measurements supporting the global food system May 20 is World Metrology Day, commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875. This treaty provides the basis for a worldwide coherent measurement system that underpins scientific discovery and innovation, industrial manufacturing and international trade, as well as the improvement of the quality of …
The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards is updating its suitably qualified consultants in the following professional areas: – Standards & Certification Conformity Assessment Legal Metrology Calibrations Chemical Metrology Click on the link for additional information and the application form. Access Form Here…. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14reKUZA-VSa7krc5jx27-DWz5FEXUcqJzoq90noLJd4/edit?ts=6446bd35 Deadline for submission: 20th May 2023.
The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Honourable Philip J. Pierre received a courtesy call from Mr José E Trejo, Executive Director, Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) and Dr Alison Gajadhar, Saint Lucia’s representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 309 (ISO TC 309) via the Saint Lucia Bureau …
Blue Waters Once Again Certified to Use SLBS Standards Mark Blue Waters St. Lucia Ltd, manufacturers of Blue Waters – Purified Water and Paradise Water – Purified Water have again completed a rigourous audit against the requirements of two standards; Specification for Packaged Water and the Code of Hygienic Practice for the Collecting, Processing and …
Product Recall Chance Christmas Lights URGENT – PRODUCT RECALL The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS) and Palace House Co Ltd wish to advise the public of the immediate recall of Christmas Lights, which are non-compliant with the compulsory national standard SLNS 51: 2002 Christmas -Tree and Decorative Lighting outfits. This recall affects all Chance …
