Standards

This Code of Practice specifies managerial requirements necessary to ensure the efficient running of any restaurant establishment which seeks to ensure quality in the sight of its customers. With the application of this standard the following is expected: (a) that management of a restaurant shall be made aware of their responsibilities with regard to efficient practices in the restaurant service; (b) that customer satisfaction shall be made the ultimate goal in such an establishment; (c) high productivity for the restaurant service; and (d) that the service shall be made more competitive at local and international levels. This standard does not apply to institutional food services, such as school feeding programmed; and to food vans or vendors, in which food is sold from a vehicle or carts on the road side.

This Code of Practice specifies acceptable practices to be used by tour operators and tour guides. It is intended to be used as a quality tool by tour guides and tour operators; present and prospective members of tour parties; and the relevant authorities and agencies responsible for tourism in Guyana. This Code of Practice does not specify the criteria necessary to obtain registration as a Guyana tour operator or license as a Guyana tour guide, as provided for in the laws of the Republic of Guyana.

This standard recommends proper packaging and transport practices of fresh fruit and vegetables in order to maintain produce quality during transportation after packaging and marketing.

This Code of Practice details the essential principles of food hygiene within the food chain from primary production to the final consumer, stipulating the acceptable hygienic conditions for producing food that is safe and suitable for consumption.

This standard is intended to satisfy the demand for basic safety information which should be understood by each paintball game participant prior to the start of the player's first game on the day of play. The information specifies rules of personal conduct, which might affect the safety of persons who are in close proximity to a paintball marker or a propellant gas storage vessel.

This practice establishes minimum safety requirements for the operation of paintball playing fields, and provides for certain materials and procedures required.

This code gives recommendations for the design, location, construction, and maintenance  of  VIP Latrine as a sanitary household solution for human excreta.

This standard specifies the labelling requirements for toys and playthings sold in Guyana, whether they are locally made or imported. This standard shall be read in conjunction with GYS 9-1:1994, “Specification for labelling of commodities - Part 1: General principles”.

This standard specifies basic methods for testing the physical properties of paints and surface coatings.

The standard prescribes a maximum limit on the lead content in paints and varnishes supplied in fluid form. It applies to paints and varnishes that are used in households, on domestic furniture and appliances, in buildings and places open to the public shops, offices, factories, or for commercial purposes. This standard does not apply to paints supplied in the form of dried powder, or intended for industrial use.