PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

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TTBS
Your Company

• Hand in Hand
• Partnering for a better tomorrow

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What is TTBS ?

• The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards-TTBS
  is a corporate body established in 1974. It
  operates under the Ministry of Trade and Industry
  and through the Standards Act No.18 of 1997
• It has the responsibility of being the -
• national standards body
• national quality certifying body
• national laboratory accrediting body.

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• The Standards Regulations, 2004 states that TTBS
  can certify against national, regional and
  international standards and guides.
• TTBS therefore is responsible for instituting a
  National Quality System and establishing,
  administering and operating schemes of
  certification of goods. TTBS uses System 5 as
  outlined in ISO/IEC Guide 672004 to achieve
  conformity identification.

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What is Product Certification ?

• Product Certification is an activity by which a
  third-party gives written assurance that a
  product (including process and service) fulfills
  specified requirements.
• ISO/IEC Guide 672004
• The third party (TTBS) then gives permission
  for the conforming product to bear a mark of
  conformity, which is the Trinidad and Tobago
  Product Certification Mark.
• Batch Certification- TTBS can issue a
  Certificate of Conformity indicating that the
  batch of product conforms to product standards
  or standards covering specific properties of the
  product.

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How does TTBS ensure quality ?

• TTBS uses Product Certification System 5 which
  involves testing of your product both at the
  point of manufacture or distributing warehouse as
  well as an assessment of elements of your Quality
  Management System. In addition there is
  surveillance of your product in the marketplace
  by periodic testing to ensure consistency.

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Company submits application form questionnaire

• Each Stage in this scheme brings you closer to
  gaining permission to use the Trinidad and Tobago
  Product Certification Mark on your product

Completion of the Self-Evaluation questionnaire
Site Visit is made Product withdrawn for testing

Quality System Audit conducted
Licence Certificate Agreement granted for use
of the Product Certification Mark
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These are selected quality assurance elements
to be assessed. In total there are-
10 elements for manufacturers 8
elements for Stockist /Distributor

• Selected Criteria for Manufacturers
• Organisation Structure
• Training
• Calibration and Maintenance of Test Equipment
• Documentation

• Selected Criteria for Stockist/Distributor
• Attitude of Top Management to Quality
• Control of Nonconforming product
• Customer Complaints
• Storage, Preservation Handling and Delivery

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High Five
5 Reasons why Product Certification is Important

• You will be saying YES to Quality
• It will increase your market share
• You will have a consistently high performing
  product
• You will fulfill Governmental requirements
• You will have a refined Quality Management System

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• SO GET ON BOARD TODAY

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