Ghana Standards Authority - Developing National Standards

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Responsible for the development and promulgation of national standards in Ghana, the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) plays a crucial role in ensuring high-quality goods for local consumption and export. The GSA, established by the Standards Decree of 1973, promotes standardization in industry and commerce to enhance industrial efficiency, public welfare, and safety. Through systematic review processes, the GSA aims to uphold the relevance and effectiveness of established standards. Discover the benefits of adhering to standards and the key stages in the standards development process.

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Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) National Statutory Body responsible for the development and promulgation of National Standards. Standards Decree 1973(NRCD 173) To establish and promulgate standards with the object of ensuring high quality of goods in Ghana, whether for local consumption or for export. Ghana Standards Authority; 2

Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) Standards Decree 1973(NRCD 173) To promote standardization in industry and commerce To promote industrial efficiency and development To promote standards in public and industrial welfare, health and safety Ghana Standards Authority; 3

Standard Definitions document, established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context (ISO/IEC Guide 2:2004, Standardization and related activities -- General vocabulary.) Ghana Standards Authority; 4

Standard NOTE: Standards should be based on the consolidated results of science, technology and experience, and aimed at the promotion of optimum community benefits. Ghana Standards Authority; 5

Benefits of Standards Cost savings Enhanced customer satisfaction Access to new markets Increased market share Environmental benefits Opening up world trade Ghana Standards Authority; 6

Summary of Standards development process Standards development process Proposal stage Preparatory stage Committee stage Enquiry / Public Comments stage Approval stage Publication stage Ghana Standards Authority; 7

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Every standard should be reviewed by the Technical responsible not more than five years after publication, revision or obsolescence to establish whether it is still current and, if it is not, to identify and set in hand appropriate action. Committee reaffirmation, declaration of Ghana Standards Authority; Documentaiton and Information Centre 8

AMENDMENT PROCEDURE Typographical errors and reference changes are corrected as a matter of routine by issue of corrigendum. The technical amendment which alters and / or adds to previously agreed technical provisions in an existing Ghana Standards requires committee approval, and normally made available for public comment. The amendments require approval of the Chairman of Technical concerned Committees Ghana Standards Authority; Documentaiton and Information Centre 9

Constitution of Technical Committees Academia and research Industry Consumer advocacy groups Consumers Conformity assessment Regulatory bodies Government Ghana Standards Authority; 10

Eg: National Technical Committee on Water Quality Constitution of the National Technical Committee on Water Quality Ghana Water Company Environmental Protection Agency CSIR Water Research Institute Food and Drugs Authority Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Community Water and Sanitation Agency Water Resources Commission Ghana Urban Water Company Limited Water Manufacturing Companies The Ghana Standards Authority Ghana Standards Authority; 11

THE WORK OF THE STANDARDS COMMITTEES Work is done from the scratch when it involves a product without any existing standard If there is an existing standard, that standard is studied by the Technical Committee for identical or modified adoption. Ghana Standards Authority; 12

INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION & COLLABORATION i IEC ISO CODEX National Standards Body ARSO ECOSHAM MoUs CEN- CENELEC SABS BSI IEEE ASTM 13

GSA ISO (FULL MEMBER) Participation in Committees: P-Membership - 13 O-Membership - 20 PDC 3 ISO/CASCO - Committee on conformity assessment ISO/COPOLCO - Committee on consumer policy ISO/DEVCO - Committee on developing country matters Twinning Co-Secretary ISO/TC 34/SC 18 14

P-MEMBERSHIP - 13 1. ISO/TC 34 - Food products 2. ISO/TC 34/SC 17 - Management systems for food safety 3. ISO/TC 34/SC 18 - Cocoa ( Secretariat ) 4. ISO/TC 207 - Environmental management 5. ISO/TC 207/SC 2 - Environmental auditing and related environmental investigations 6. ISO/TC 207/SC 3 - Environmental labelling 7. ISO/TC 217 Cosmetics 15

P-MEMBERSHIP - 13 8. ISO/PC 245 - Cross-border trade of second-hand goods 9. ISO/TC 249 - Traditional chinese medicine 10.ISO/PC 283 - Occupational health and safety management systems 11.ISO/TC 285 - Clean cook stoves and clean cooking solutions 12.ISO/TC 218 - Timber 13.ISO/TC 207/SC 1 - Environmental management systems 16

GSA ARSO(Full Member) Participation in Committees: Agriculture and Food Products African Traditional Medicine 17

GSA CODEX ( FULL MEMBER) National Codex Contact Point Participating in 11Codex Sub-Committees 1. Contaminants in Food (CCCF) 2. Food Labelling (CCFL) 3. Food Hygiene (CCFH) 4. Pesticides Residues(CCPR) 5. Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV) 18

GSA CODEX ( FULL MEMBER) Participating in 11Codex Sub-Committees 7. Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS) 8. Fish and fishery Products (CCFFP) 9. Food Additives (CCFA) 10.Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (CCFFV) 11.General Principles 12.Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA) 19

GSA ECOSHAM GSA is an active member in the West African Participation in Committees: Agriculture THC 1 Food Products, THC2 Chemical Products, THC3 Construction and Building Materials THC4 Electrotechnical, THC5 TourismTHC6 20

GSA IEC GSA is an Affiliate Plus member of International Electro-technical Committee (IEC). Have so far adopted about 400 IEC Standards. Now seeking for Associate membership to the IEC 21

GSA ASTM GSA has signed an MOU with ASTM for adoption of their standards. GSA has adopted a number of ASTM Standards. 22

GSA ACI GSA has signed an MOU with American Concrete Institute (ACI) for adoption of their standards. GSA has so far adopted six (6) of their standards under Fibre Reinforced Polymer bars. 23

GSA MIDA GSA is currently under a four (4) year agreement with MIDA to support GSA in the development or adoption of standards for 20 different electrical products. This includes Refrigerators, air- conditioners, solar panels, invertors and batteries 24

OTHER NEEDED STANDARDS- BUILDING CODE Arrangements are being made to adopt the International Building Code (IBC) with its relevant ASTM standards 25

CHALLENGES IN STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT The challenge of getting operational institutions to buy into the use of standards adopted. Funds to promote the set of developed or adopted standards Funds for training staff in various fields of standardization activities 26

STANDARDS AND US-GHANA COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP Ghanaians are increasingly becoming aware of the importance of standards in trading Standards is therefore gradually increasing the commercial relationship between US and Ghana 27