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 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 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 standard specifies requirements for brewery products including beer, stout, shandy and malta; to be sold or traded in the CARICOM region.

 It is not applicable to beverages that are not derived from cereals, sold under common names including the words "beer" and "ale".

EXAMPLE Ginger beer, ginger ale, root beer are not covered by this standard.

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”.

EXAMPLE   Ginger Beer, Ginger Ale, Root Beer are not covered by the standard.

This standard specifies requirements for labelling of brewery products to be sold in the Caribbean Common Market. It does not cover beverages sold under common names, including the words “beer” and “ale”, that are not derived from cereals (for example, ginger beer, ginger ale, root beer).

This standard specifies procedures for the nutrition labelling of foods. It applies to the nutrition labelling of all foods. It does not apply to foods for special dietary uses, more detailed provisions may be developed.

This standard specifies the requirements for the operation of POCT sites with special requirements for VCT and PMTCT sites. The requirements of this standard apply when testing is carried out at POCT, VCT, PMTCT and community testing sites. This standard does not cover home testing or self testing sites