 UNBS is mandated to develop and promote standardisation, quality assurance, laboratory testing and metrology.
The role of UNBS
Formulation and promotion of the use of standards;
Enforcing standards in protection of the public health and safety and the environment against dangerous, counterfeit and substandard products;
Ensuring fairness in trade and precision in industry through reliable measurement systems ;
Strengthening Uganda 's economy by enhancing competitiveness of local industries and promotion of quality exports through standardisation, quality assurance, testing and metrology.
UNBS Activities
In pursuit of its mandate, UNBS carries out the activities below
Standards development;
Assisting industrialists /manufacturers and producers to improve on the quality of their products and services;
Providing efficient information services on all matters related to standards, quality assurance, metrology and testing ;
Market surveillance to rid the market of dangerous, counterfeit and substandard products;
Verifying accuracy of weighing and measuring instruments used by traders and consumers in commercial transactions and calibrating measuring
and testing equipment used in industry;
Carrying out shipment inspection and conformity assessment for exports, imports and tender supplies;
Assisting the private sector, procurement agents, government and the general public in conformity assessment of goods by testing , measuring and inspection against standards and or specifications;
Carrying out factory inspection to evaluate conformance with standards; and
Liaison with national, regional and international standardisation and related bodies.
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