Standards

 This standard specified method of sampling and testing for oil and grease in water and wastewater.  It shall be read in conjunction with the latest version of GYS 207, “Interim guidelines for industrial effluent discharge into the environment”.

This standard prescribes methods of sampling and testing for lead (PH) in water and wastewater. This standards shall be read in conjunction with GYS 207: 2002 " Interim guidelines for industrial effluent discharge into the environment".

This standard prescribes methods of sampling and testing for Zinc (Zn) in water and wastewater.  It shall be read in conjunction with the latest version of GYS 207, “Interim guidelines for industrial effluent discharge into the environment.

This standard prescribes methods of sampling and testing for Nickel (Ni) in water and wastewater. This standard shall be read in conjunction with the latest version of GYS 207, “Interim guidelines for industrial effluent discharge into the environment.”

 This standard prescribes methods of sampling and testing for iron (Fe) in water and wastewater.  It shall be read in conjunction with GYS 207: 2002, “Interim guidelines for industrial effluent discharge into the environment.”

 This standard specifies the general requirements for a laboratory safety management system, which will enable a laboratory to formulate a policy and objectives. It takes into account legislative requirements and information about significant risks, that the laboratory can control and over which  it can be expected to have an influence, to protect its employees and others, whose health and safety may be affected by the activities of the laboratory. 

This standard specifies the general requirements for a laboratory safety management system, which will enable a laboratory to formulate a policy and objectives, taking into account legislative requirements and information about significant risks, which the laboratory can control and over which it can be expected to have an influence, to protect its employees and others, whose health and safety may be affected by the activities of the laboratory. In addition this standard specifies specific requirements for medical laboratories. This standard is applicable to any laboratory that wishes to: (a) implement, maintain and improve an Occupational Safety and Health Management System; (b) assure itself of its conformance with its stated safety policy; and (c) make s self-determination and self –declaration of conformance with this standard.

This International Standards specifics requirements for self-declared environmental claims including statements symbols and graphic , regarding products . It further describes selected terms commonly used in environmental claims and give qualifications for their use. This international standard also describes a general evaluation and verification methodology for self-declared environmental claims and specific evaluation and verification methods for the selected claims in this standard. The International standards does not preclude , override, or in any way change legally required environmental information, claims or labelling or any other application legal requirements.

This International Standard establishes the principles and procedures for developing type 1 environmental labelling programmers including the selection of products catalogues, product environmental criteria and product function characteristics and for assessing and demonstrating compliance . This International standard also establishes the certification procedures for awarding the label.

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.