STANDARDS

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• STANDARDS CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
• IN MALAYSIA
• Presented by
• Department of Standards Malaysia

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Scope of presentation

• Introduction
• Department of Standards Malaysia
• Standards Activities
• Implementation of Malaysian Standards
• Conclusion

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COMPONENTS OF STANDARDIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE

• STANDARDS
• METROLOGY
• CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ( of which ACCREDITATION is
  an associated activity)

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NATIONAL STANDARDIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT MALAYSIA
STANDARDS AND ACCREDITION COUNCIL
MALAYSIA (ADVISORY COUNCIL)
DEPARTMENT OF STANDARDS MALAYSIA
NATIONAL NIEC COMMITTEE
NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE
STANDARDS DIVISION
ACCREDITATION DIVISION
(ADVISORY COMMITTEES)

• National Standardization
• International Standardization

• Accredits
• Certification bodies
• Laboratories
• (Testing Calibration)

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Department of Standards Malaysia

• Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 (Act 1571996)
• Department under the Ministry of Science,
  Technology and the Environment.

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Mission
TO FACILITATE, THROUGH STANDARDIZATION AND
ACCREDITATION, THE MALAYSIAN GOODS AND SERVICES
TO BE GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE AND RENOWN.

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ROLE

• FOSTERING AND PROMOTING STANDARDS AND
• ACCREDITATION AND STANDARDISATION OF
• SPECIFICATIONS AS A MEANS OF

- advancing the national economy - benefiting the
health, safety and welfare of the public -
assisting and protecting the consumers -
promoting industrial efficiency and development -
facilitating domestic and international trade,
and - furthering international cooperation in
relation to standards and accreditation
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FUNCTIONS
1. STANDARDS

• national standards
• international standards

2. ACCREDITATION

• certification bodies
• laboratories - testing and calibration

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MALAYSIAN STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURE
Minister Ministry of Science, Technology and
Environment
DSM
Malaysian Standards and Accreditation Council
Director-General Department of Standards Malaysia
(DSM)
National Accreditation Committee (NAC)
National IEC Committee
National Standards Committee (NSC)
Standards Writing Organization (SWO) PORIM
MECWA MRB MISIF MPMA CCA CIDB
MTIB TEEAM JPP MFE
Industry Standards Committee (ISC) ISCA ISC B ISC
C ISC D ISC E ISC F ISC G ISC H ISC J ISC K
ISC L ISC M ISC Y ISC Z
TCs/WGs
SIRIM Bhd
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STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR MALAYSIAN
STANDARDS
Publication of Malaysia Standards
Responsibility DSM/SIRIM Berhad DSM DSM SIRIM
Berhad SIRIM Berhad SIRIM Berhad Technical
Committee Technical Committee/Working Group
SIRIM Berhad DSM and/or SIRIM Berhad
Approval by Minister
Verification by DSM
ISC Acceptance of Final Draft
Review of Public Comments
Alternative Process for Standards Developed by
SWOs operating without balanced committees
Issue for Public Comments
Review by ISC
Committee Draft
Working Draft
Subsimission to ISC and Registration
New Work Item Registered
Association/SWO Draft Standards
Request for New Standards
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MALAYSIAN PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL
STANDARDISATION
IEC
ISO
DSM
NIEC
SIRIM Berhad

• Current Malaysia Participation in International
  Standardization
• TC/SC P membership in ISO
• TC/SCO membership in ISO

Secretariat of ISO Technical Committee and
Subcommittees
Industry Standards Committee (Coordination
Function)
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Malaysia Participates in-

• Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Sub-Committee
  on Standards and Conformance. (APEC SCSC)
• ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and
  Quality (ACCSQ)
• Pacific Area Standards Congress.(PASC)
• Asia-Europe-Trade Facilitation Action Plan
  Standards and Conformity Assessment (ASEM -TFAP
  SCA)

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IMPLEMENTATION OF MALAYSIAN STANDARDS

• Reference in Regulations/Government
  Administrative Circulars
• Conformity Assessment

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ACTIVITIES/PROCESS OF RECOGNITION
LEVELS
BODIES
EXAMPLES
International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Asia
Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
(APLAC)
REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Regional/International Org.
Peer evaluation
NATIONAL National Standards
Accreditation Body
Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)
Accreditation
THE RECOGNITION PROCESS
ORGANIZATION
Certification/Registration Agency

• SIRIM-QAS SDN BHD
• AOQC Moody SDN BHD

Certification /Registration
MANUFACTURERS/ Supplier/Company A SERVICE
SUPPLIERS
Quality Assurance
CUSTOMERS Customer A
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CURRENT STATUS ON ACCREDITATION ACTIVITIES

• Accredited under the national accreditation
  scheme, a total of
• 182 testing/calibration laboratories (SAMM)
• 2 certification bodies (ACB)
• Recognition have been achieved for the
  accreditation of certification bodies certifying
  quality systems to ISO 9000 through
• PAC MRA- Pacific Accreditation Co-operation
  Multilateral Recognition Agreement
• IAF-MRA - International Accreditation Forum
  Multilateral Recognition Agreement

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CURRENT STATUS IN STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT-
1. Food Agriculture (A) 429 2. Chemical
(B) 515 3. Consumer Products
(C) 326 4. Civil Engineering
Building(D) 177 5. Electrical/Electronic
(E) 388 6. Mechanical (F) 133 7. Information
Technology (G) 398 8. Petroleum Gas
(H) 120 9. Plastic Rubber (J) 176 10. Envi
ronmental Management (Z) 10 11. Quality
Management Assurance (Y)
65 12. First Safety and Prevention (M)
55 13. Road Vehicles (L) 61 14. Packaging (K
) 56 JUMLAH 2889
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CONCLUSIONS

• Future development of standardization in
  Malaysia depends on
• an intergrated national standards structure
• strong standardization at user, industry and
  association level
• effective participation in international
  standardization

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