Standards
This document specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, and gives guidance for its use, to enable organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health, as well as by proactively improving its OH&S performance. This document is applicable to any organization that wishes to establish, implement and maintain an OH&S management system to improve occupational health and safety, eliminate hazards and minimize OH&S risks (including system deficiencies), take advantage of OH&S opportunities, and address OH&S management system nonconformities associated with its activities. This document helps an organization to achieve the intended outcomes of its OH&S management system. Consistent with the organization’s OH&S policy, the intended outcomes of an OH&S management system include: a) continual improvement of OH&S performance; b) fulfilment of legal requirements and other requirements; c) achievement of OH&S objectives.
This standard specifies the typical layout plan, hygienic and sanitary, and basic requirements for an abattoir for carrying out slaughter of sheep, goats, pigs and large animals, for human consumption.
This standard prescribes the requirements and the methods of test for carbonated beverages.
This standard specifies the requirements for the essential and desirable characteristics required to be analysed for ascertaining the suitability of potable water.
This Standard specifies permissible/allowable noise levels for commercial, industrial, residential, institutional, educational, construction, transportation and recreational receptors in Guyana. This Standard will operate under the Environmental Protection (Noise Management) Regulations 2000.
This standard applies to the storage and handling of portable containers used for storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) and to the transportation of these containers.
NOTE International, national, or regional regulations or requirements can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.
This international standard specifies requirements for quality and competence in medical laboratories. It can be used by medical laboratories in developing their quality management systems and assessing their own competence. It can also be used for confirming or recognizing the competence of medical laboratories by laboratory customers, regulating authorities and accreditation bodies.
This standard specifies requirements for the labelling of brewery products to be sold or traded in the CARICOM region.
It is not applicable to beverages that are not derived from cereals and are sold under common names, including the words, “beer” and “ale”.