Vol. XLII JULY – DECEMBER 2016 NO. 2 ISSN 0856 - 0374 20 29 34 inside stories Members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives Committee for Finance, Business and Agriculture in a group photo with the TBS Management during their familiarization visit at TBS headquarters VISION A model of excellence in standardization and quality assurance services by 2025. To promote standardization and quality assurance in industry and commerce MISSION through standards development, quality assurance, metrology and testing services for sustainable socio-economic development. Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) endeavours, as mandated, to QUALITY deliver quality products that include standards and quality assurance POLICY services by meeting and even exceeding customers’ requirements so as to retain their loyalty. TBS provides resources and continually improves her processes to ensure that employees are capable of consistently producing quality products at the right time. CORE VALUES i. Customer focus We deliver services to meet consumers’ expectations. ii. Quality culture We employ the best available practices and professional values in performing our duties. iii. Transparency We exercise openness, impartiality, accurately and promptly share information with all stakeholders. iv. Integrity We constantly demonstrate impartiality, fairness and honesty while upholding the highest ethical standards. v. Team work We work together through concerted efforts to achieve our corporate goals. CONTENTS EDITORIAL 4 TBS role in industrialization is beyond descriptions NEWS IN BRIEF 6 EAC countries strive to phase out lead in paints 7 TBS grants 96 licences, certificates to manufacturers 7 TBS urged to strengthen public education in rural A model of excellence in standardization and quality assurance services VISION areas by 2025. 8 Mwijage urges TBS staff to work diligently 8 Reps committee commends TBS 9 TBS urges SMEs to observe quality 9 RC commends TBS efforts To promote standardization and quality assurance in industry and commerce MISSION through standards development, quality assurance, metrology and testing ACTIVITIES REPORT services for sustainable socio-economic development. 10 Meetings Held 12 Finalized Standards 14 Standards Floated for Stakeholders’ Comments 17 New Projects Initiated 20 Training Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) endeavours, as mandated, to QUALITY 20 Product Samples Tested and Calibrations Made deliver quality products that include standards and quality assurance 21 Staff Matters services by meeting and even exceeding customers’ requirements so as POLICY 22 New Arrivals EDITORIAL BOARD to retain their loyalty. TBS provides resources and continually improves her processes to ensure that employees are capable of consistently Ms. Matilda Kasanga - Chairperson ISO NEWS producing quality products at the right time. 26 Enabling sustainable and smart cities for improved Ms. Roida Andusamile - Secretary 3 quality of life Mr. Mwesiga Mulinda - Member 27 New ISO standard to help communities manage sustainable development Mr. Jabir S. Abdi - Member 27 First International Standard for sustainable Ms Angela Ndanshau - Member CORE VALUES procurement nears publications 28 Improve the bottom line with a new range of human Mr. Hamisi Sudi - Member resource management standards Mr. Safari Fungo - Member i. Customer focus 29 ISO publishes powerful new tool to combat bribery We deliver services to meet consumers’ expectations. Mr. Joseph James - Member CERTIFICATION DATA Mr. Alpha Nuhu - Member ii. Quality culture 31 List of licences for tbs quality mark We employ the best available practices and professional values in performing our duties. 35 List of tested product certificates 35 List of licences extended 36 Batch certificates issued iii. Transparency Tanzania Bureau of Standards We exercise openness, impartiality, accurately and promptly share information with all FEATURE ARTICLES Ubungo Area, Junction Morogoro/Sam stakeholders. 37 UNEP brings together regulators in promoting Nujoma Roads standards P O Box 9524, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA iv. Integrity 38 Non calibration of pressure gauges can lead to road Telephone +255 22 245 0298 We constantly demonstrate impartiality, fairness and honesty while upholding the highest carnage +255 22 245 0206, +255 22 245 0949 ethical standards. 40 Consumers are responsible for product, service Telefax: +255 22 245 0959 quality Email: [email protected] 41 The impact of uncalibrated BP gauges in Tanzania v. Team work health industry We work together through concerted efforts to achieve our corporate goals. Editorial TBS role in industrialization is beyond description At 41, the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) TBS has contributed to industrial development boasts of enviable progress in supporting through training on good manufacturing practices, institutional infrastructure for the industry and good hygienic practices and other related quality commerce sectors of the economy. Mandated assurance training to producers, manufacturers to undertake measures for quality control of and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This products of all descriptions and to promote has enabled producers, manufacturers and SMEs standardization in industry and commerce, the to produce quality products which can access Bureau has proved to be a stimulus to industrial markets, safeguard consumers, and also adhere development. with environmental issues. Standardization is one of the basic components The Bureau’s product certification has provided which any infrastructure must include in order to the ideal partnership to industries to add value to develop a sound economy. It is the foundation their businesses, to help manufacturers to have which a country needs in order to be able to market access – break into new markets, market assimilate imported technology and utilize its development, speed to market, risk management, potential. product differentiation and competitive edge. 4 During its existence, TBS has shown the road to The Fifth Phase Government of President a more plentiful life in registering and promoting John Magufuli has vowed to build resilient standards for hundreds of users in the country, infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable and tested hundreds of thousands of products industrialization and foster innovation as part of through its ultramodern testing laboratories the Tanzania Development Vision 2025 which lays based in Dar es Salaam. emphasis on a diversified and semi-industrialized economy with a substantial industrial sector By and large, the nation’s standards watchdog has comparable to typical middle-income countries. fulfilled its mission of inculcating awareness into, and promoting adoption of standardization and The objectives of this policy pronouncement are quality assurance by the industry and commerce two-fold, first that Tanzania’s entire industrial sectors with the view to complement national production should be increased, second that effort to offer products of better quality and production should be geared towards more higher competitive edge on both internal as well efficient economic and social use. as external markets with the overall objective of promoting the availability of good and safe This comes from the realization that to participate products for the Tanzanian population and effectively in the global trade, Tanzania must enhancing economic development. develop the capacity to meet international standards. This is a formidable challenge in order The Bureau has done so through rationalizing the to achieve sustainable growth in the economy as manufacturing process, eliminating or reducing envisaged in the Development Vision. wasteful material or labour, reducing inventories of both raw materials and finished products, The long-term objective is to improve the reducing the cost of manufacture, and assuring economy by strengthening standardization and the quality of goods purchased and services quality assurance at the in-plant and national received. levels, which will help improve the quality of Editorial locally-produced goods, make the quality of local Shortage of staff is the biggest challenge to TBS materials more efficient and reduce costs, help operations followed by lack of enough space within ensure fairness in trade and commerce, and in the existing laboratories which can accommodate the control of imports and promotion of exports. both human resources as well as equipment. But challenges as challenges are a source of Emergent industrializing nations such as Tanzania inspiration since the impact of standardization in must produce both for domestic consumption the national economy is massive and attracting and export. This means that compulsory national increasing political importance. standards must be established for specific consumer products which can affect the health Good luck! TBS has won the ground for quality or safety or for which there is monopoly of assurance. ownership. TBS has, therefore, a very important role to play in the day-to-day management of Tanzania’s economy in order to create more order in the goods/money-worthiness and quality despite some challenges hindering its performance. These challenges include the lack of capacity to generate sufficient income to fully meet its operating and development costs. The major sources of internally generated income are from certification activities. These include implementation of standards through the 5 Standards Mark Licensing and Batch Certification Scheme which have grown remarkably since the promulgation