Standards
This document applies to single storey houses up to 7.62 m x 12.19 m (25 ft x 40 ft) plan, with hollow block masonry or timber framed walls, and timber framed or concrete roofs. It provides the user with the technical information to supervise the construction of a safe and durable house, and to facilitate checks on whether a safe and durable house is being built.
This document does not include construction details for utilities (including plumbing, electrical, communications, security, and natural gas. It also does not include construction details for solid brick masonry.
This standard specifies construction, operation, safety requirements, labelling and tests for domestic gas stoves with metallic bodies intended for use with liquefied petroleum gases at 2.452 to 3.432 kN/m2 (or equivalent) gas inlet pressure.
This standard shall be applied to the production and processing of raw to heat-treated liquid milk and factory milk for human consumption. Additionally, it covers the composition and labelling of fluid milk, and fluid milk products such as pasteurised, flavoured, condensed and evaporated milk. Since the sale of raw milk for direct consumption by the end-consumer is not recommended, this standard does not establish requirements for the sale of raw milk directly to the end consumer.
Additionally, it does not cover related milk products such as fermented milk products and cheeses.
This standard covers flat-bottomed water storage tanks of circular cross-section manufactured from unreinforced polyethylene by the process of rotational moulding. Included are requirements for physical characteristics, dimensions, materials performance, testing marking and labelling.
These specifications apply to tanks intended for:
(a) The storage of potable water at normal atmospheric pressure;
(b) Installation and use at environmental or service temperatures such that the material of tank remains between 15 °C and 80°C; and
(c) Vertical, above- ground installation on fixed, flat, fully- supporting bases.
This CARICOM Regional Standard provides requirements for implementation and maintenance of a food safety and sanitation programme for tourism establishments.
While these requirements may be applicable to other establishments where food is prepared and served, for the purposes of this document the standard applies to all food premises which are part of the tourism establishment.
This standard applies to structures, and food transport vehicles and associated equipment, fixtures and fittings used by the food business in the tourism establishment.
This standard does not apply to organisations such as government ministries, regulatory departments and agencies, associations and statutory bodies that do not provide a tourism related service.
This CARICOM Regional Standard specifies requirements for a water treatment management and efficiency programme for tourism establishments including:
a) the definition of terms common to water service providers;
b) basic requirements for drinking water supply and treatment systems;
c) guidelines for objectives, service assessment criteria and related performance indicators;
d) benchmarks for measuring performance of water management, treatment and efficiency.
This standard does not apply to:
a) organisations such as government ministries, regulatory departments and agencies, associations and statutory bodies that do not provide a tourism related service; and
b) objectives set forth by the national water authority and other relevant agencies which are to be achieved through implementation of national standards and compliance obligations.