Standards
This publication:
- Provides technical guidance on the storage and dispensing of petroleum products including petrol, diesel, autogas (also known as LPG) and biofuels (blends of petrol or diesel containing up to 10 % biomass derived component), used as fuels for motor vehicles, primarily at filling stations to which the general public have access.
- Covers civil, mechanical, hydraulic and electrical installation issues for the planning, design, construction, commissioning, modification, maintenance and decommissioning of filling stations.
- Provides information aimed at minimizing the risks from fire and explosion, to safety, health and to the environment.
- Describes good practice and certain legal requirements, particularly those applicable in the UK.
- Is primarily intended to be applicable to both new sites and existing sites that are modified/refurbished. The guidance should also be useful in providing a benchmark to assist the duty-holder to undertake periodic review of their risk assessment(s) required under specific legislation applying to the facilities.
- Provides general principles that may be applicable to other types of installation where fuels are stored and dispensed for non-retail use.
This standard specifies the general labelling requirements for electrical equipment, fittings and electrical appliances and their detachable heating element(s) if any, offered for sale in Guyana.
This Guyana Standard shall be applied to all electrical equipment, fittings and electrical appliances and should therefore be a standard for a particular product. It shall be applied in conjunction with the labelling requirements of this standard.
This standard specifies the general labelling requirements for Electrical Equipment, Fittings and household electrical appliances and their detachable heating element(s) if any, offered for sale in Guyana. This Guyana Standard shall be applied for all Electrical Equipment, Fittings and household electrical appliance, should there be a standard for a particular product it shall be applied in conjunction with the labelling requirements of this standard.
This standard specifies the requirements for brown sugar which is the initial
product made from sugar-cane juice packed in containers not exceeding 50 kg,
net weight.
This publication was last reviewed and confirmed in 2025. Therefore this version remains current.
This standard specifies the requirements for baby powder prepared from a blend of materials to produce the characteristics set out in Clause 4. It applies to baby powder used for newborns (birth to 1 month), infants (1 month to 1 year), and young children (1 year through 6 years). It does not apply to aerosols.
This Standard applies to self-contained household refrigerators and freezers designed to be installed and used in residential occupancies in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, CSA Standard C22.1, and the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.
The requirements cover television equipment intended for household and commercial use on supply circuits in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.
This standards covers thermoplastic and rubber tapes for use as electrical insulation at not more than 600 V and at 80C (176 F) and lower temperatures on joints and splices in wires and cables in accordance with the National Electrical Code. It is intended that rubber tape on a joint or splice be mechanically protected by a covering such as friction tape . Thermoplastic tape is acceptable without the additional mechanical protection.