BSTI Certification Course

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PRESENTATION
ON
ACTIVITIES OF BSTI
Dr. Md. Nozir Ahmmod Miah
Asst. Director(CM) and Lead auditor (QMS & FSMS)

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BANGLADESH STANDARDS &BANGLADESH STANDARDS &
TESTING INSTITUTION (BSTI)TESTING INSTITUTION (BSTI)
BSTI is the Only National StandardsBSTI is the Only National Standards
Body (NSB) in BangladeshBody (NSB) in Bangladesh
Established in 1985 through anEstablished in 1985 through an
Ordinance (Ordinance XXXVII of 1985)Ordinance (Ordinance XXXVII of 1985)
with the merger of Bangladeshwith the merger of Bangladesh
Standards Institution and the CentralStandards Institution and the Central
Testing Laboratories.Testing Laboratories.

3. In 1995, an another Government
department, the department of
Agriculture Grading and Marketing
was abolished and merged with
BSTI.

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THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF BSTITHE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF BSTI
To formulate and develop the nationalTo formulate and develop the national
standards of goods and testing of goods.standards of goods and testing of goods.
Certification for quality of products as perCertification for quality of products as per
Bangladesh Standards.Bangladesh Standards.
To provide metrology and calibration serviceTo provide metrology and calibration service
throughout the country.throughout the country.
BSTI is also issuing the Management SystemBSTI is also issuing the Management System
Certificates (MSC) on ISO 9001, ISO 14001 andCertificates (MSC) on ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and
ISO 22000 .ISO 22000 .

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Also empowered to improve and upgradeAlso empowered to improve and upgrade
standards (for both mandatory & voluntarystandards (for both mandatory & voluntary
products) through SRO/Gazetteproducts) through SRO/Gazette
Notifications (total 155 items are underNotifications (total 155 items are under
mandatory control)mandatory control)
Administrative Ministry is the Ministry ofAdministrative Ministry is the Ministry of
Industries.Industries.

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Organs of BSTI
BSTI Council
The Director General and Staff
Different Wings

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BSTI CouncilBSTI Council
Council is the highest decision making organ of
BSTI.
Council Members: 33
Chairman: The Honorable Minister, Ministry of
Industries
Apex body responsible for
Policy making
Overseeing the implementation of the policies.

8. THE COMMITTEES
• The council appoints such committees, including
standards formulating six Divisional Committees.
• Divisional Committees appoint such relevant 72
Technical committees.
• Each committee is headed by a chairman and consists
of members from stakeholders, Industry, Govt.
organizations, chambers, consumer groups, research
organizations, professional institutions and
educational establishments.

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THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
AND STAFF
◘ The Director General is the chief
executive officer of the institution.
◘ BSTI performs its responsibilities
through 6 (six) wings. Each wing is
headed by a director.

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART :
BSTI
STANDARDS
WING
METROLOGY
WING
CHEMICAL
TESTING WING
PHYSICAL
TESTING WING
CERTIFICATIO
N MARKS
WING
ADMINISTRATION
WING
Apart from its head office in Dhaka, it has six regional offices
at Six divisional headquarters.

11. STANDARDS WING
◘ Responsible for the adoption/formulation/
revision/ amendment/reaffirm of
standards
in Bangladesh.
◘ Total number of standards formulated/
adopted are around more than 3500
◘ Number of adopted international standards
(ISO, IEC, ISO/IEC,CAC) are 1200.
Around 900 eminent Scientists, Engineers, Professors
and Experts are related in the relevant fields.

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Physical Testing WingPhysical Testing Wing
There are 3 Divisions in this wing;There are 3 Divisions in this wing;
Textile Testing DivisionTextile Testing Division
Electrical, Electronics and EngineeringElectrical, Electronics and Engineering
DivisionDivision
Civil, Physical and MechanicalCivil, Physical and Mechanical
Engineering DivisionEngineering Division

13. Physical Testing Wing (Contd.)
• AC Energy Meter
Testing
• Cement & Building
Material Testing
• Cables Testing
• GI Sheet Testing
LightingLighting
Equipments TestingEquipments Testing
Textile TestingTextile Testing
Leather & RubberLeather & Rubber
Products TestingProducts Testing
condom Testingcondom Testing
Etc.Etc.

14. The Labs under Civil, Physical and MechanicalThe Labs under Civil, Physical and Mechanical
Engineering DivisionEngineering Division t
1. Cement TestingCement Testing Lab
2. Brick TestingBrick Testing Lab

15. 3.Mechanical Engineering Lab
4.4. condom Testingcondom Testing Lab

16. The Labs under Electrical, Electronics andThe Labs under Electrical, Electronics and
Engineering DivisionEngineering Division t
1. Electrical and Cable Testing Lab
2. Fan Testing Lab
3. Electro-mechanical Lab

17. 4. Energy Meter Testing Lab
5. Lighting Product Testing Lab

18. The Labs underThe Labs under Textile Division t
1. Textile Mechanical Lab
2. Textile Chemical Lab

19. Chemical Testing Wing
• There are 2 Divisions in this wing;
• Chemical Division
• Food and Bacteriological Division

20. Chemical Testing Wing (Contd.)
• Food & Microbiological Testing
• Fats and Oil Testing
• Milk and Milk Products Testing
• Trace Metal Analyze
• Drinks & Beverages Analyses
• Industrial analysis of organic and inorganic materials
• Analysis of petroleum and petroleum products
• Analysis of Cereal & Bakery products
• Analysis of processed Fruit products and Fruit Drinks
• Soap and Detergents, Pulp & Paper, Gum-Glue
• Leather products, Chemical Fertilizer

21. The Labs underThe Labs under Food and BacteriologicalFood and Bacteriological
DivisionDivision t
1. BakeryBakery & Bakery products& Bakery products Lab
2. processed Fruit products and Fruit Drinksprocessed Fruit products and Fruit Drinks Lab
3. Water & Beverages Lab
4. Microbiological Lab

22. UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
5. Instrumental Lab
6. Oils and Fats Lab
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

23. 7. Milk and Milk Products Lab
8. Sugar and Sugar Products Lab
9. Cereal & Pulses Lab
10. Spices & Condiments Lab

24. The Labs under Chemical DivisionThe Labs under Chemical Division t
1. Building Materials Lab
2. Cosmetics &Toiletries Lab
3. Petroleum Products
4. Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer LabFertilizer Lab
5. Soap and DetergentsSoap and Detergents Lab
6. Leather & LeatherLeather & Leather products Labproducts Lab
7. Analysis of organic and inorganic materials Lab

25. Instrumental Labs t
1. Atomic Absorption Lab
2. GC-MS Lab
3. HPLC Lab

26. Functions and responsibilities :
* Promotion of quality control.
* Ensuring compliance of products with the
Bangladesh Standards.
* Implementation of Bangladesh Standards
through National Certification Marks
scheme ; and
* Certify quality of commodities and materials,
produces for local consumption, export
or import.
Certification Marks Wing (CM) :

27. Metrology Wing
• Providing National Metrology Infrastructure under
Weights & Measures Ordinance 1982
• Implementing Metric System
• Enforcing Legal Metrology
• Scientific & Industrial Metrology Service Provider

28. Metrology Wing (Contd.)
Calibration, Verification & Stamping WeightsCalibration, Verification & Stamping Weights
and Measuresand Measures
Calibration of All weighing machinesCalibration of All weighing machines
Calibration of Fuel Dispensing UnitsCalibration of Fuel Dispensing Units
Oil Tanker and Tank Lorry CalibrationOil Tanker and Tank Lorry Calibration
Also enforcing the Packaged Commodity
Rules 2007

29. National Metrology Laboratory
(NML)
The National Metrology Laboratory (NML-
BSTI) of Bangladesh was established in 2009
and Accredited By Bangladesh Accreditation
Board & Norwegian Accreditation authority in
this year.

31. There are six laboratories in the National
Metrology Laboratory. These are as follow:
(i) Mass (ii) Length & Dimension (iii)
Temperature (iv) Volume, density & Viscosity
(v) Time, Frequency & Electrical Measurement
(vi) Force & Pressure.

32. ADMINISTRATION WING
• Overall Human
Resource Management
& Training
• Logistics and
Coordination among
the Wings
• International
Cooperation and
Memberships
Assets & PersonnelAssets & Personnel
ManagementManagement
Procurement &Procurement &
BudgetBudget
Corporate,Corporate,
Financial, MarketingFinancial, Marketing
PlansPlans
DevelopmentDevelopment

33. MANDATORY ITEMS
At present 155 Products has been brought under
Compulsory Certification marks Scheme
by the Govt.
Group wise products are:
A. Food & Agricultural Products : 64
B. Chemical Products : 40
C. Jute and Textile Products : 11
D. Electro-Technical Products : 25
E. Engineering Products : 15

34. CITIZEN CHARTER:
To make the activities of BSTI more
transparent and vibrant, a Citizen Charter has
been introduced. The time frame of activities
of BSTI’s Certification Marks, Metrology,
Physical and Chemical Testing wing and the
rate of the required fees to get these services
have been listed specifically in the citizen
charter. The BSTI authority has taken decisive
steps to implement the citizen charter
(Contd.)(Contd.)

35. ONE STOP SERVICE CENTER:
The objective of One Stop Service Centre is
to provide quick services within the stipulated
time according to citizen charter, through
extending BSTI’s activities to the concerned
producers, importers and distributors of
various products/items that need to undergo
testing for the issuing of a CM license.
As such, BSTI has started a One Stop
Service Centre as part of fulfilling its
commitment for rendering better service to the
people. It also facilitates the services of
calibration of instrument/ apparatus.

36. ACCREDITATION OF LABORATORIES.
BSTI testing and calibration laboratories
have been modernized with new infrastructure
and equipped with sophisticated equipment.
The BSTI Testing Wing has prepared a Quality
Manual for its laboratories as per ISO/IEC
standard 17025:2005. BSTI laboratories have
the mandate to implement the quality
management system in their all activities, right
from the receipt/collection of testing items to
the reporting and submission of the test results
to customers.

37. TOTAL ACCREDITED PARAMETERS
ARE -139
► Chemical Parameter- 106
► Mechanical Parameter-29
► Biological Parameter - 04

38. ACCREDITATION OF PRODUCT
CERTIFICATION SYSTEM:
The Product Certification system of BSTI has
been awarded accreditation from the
internationally recognized Accreditation Body
NABCB (National Accreditation Board for
Certification Bodies), India on 9th January 2012.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NABCB
Mr. B Venkataraman formally handed over the
accreditation certificate to the Director General
of BSTI Mr. A K Fazlul Ahad on 31st January
2012 at the BSTI head office in Dhaka.

39. Accreditation Status of BSTI
Wing/Scheme Int. Standard &
Authority
Scope of Accreditation Users
Testing Wing:
(Food, Chemical and cement
Laboratory)
ISO/IEC 17025
NABL, India
Total 148 test parameters Certification Marks Wing,
Domestic Producers ,
Different regulatory
agencies and Importers
Certification Marks Wing
(Mandatory & Voluntary
Product Certification
Scheme)
ISO/IEC 17065
NABCB, India
Chutney, Fruit Drinks, Edible
Jell. Wafer Biscuit, Protein Rich
Biscuit, Soybean Oil, Edible
Plam Oil, Refined Palm Oil,
Pasteurized Milk, Flavoured
Milk, and Cement
Domestic Producers and
Exporters.
Total License is 164
Management System
Certification Cell
ISO/IEC 17021
Norwegian
Accreditation
Authority (NAA)
ISO9001, ISO 14001 & ISO
22000
Domestic Producers,
Business Farm and
Exporters.
Total License is 21
National Metrology
Laboratory (NML)
ISO/IEC 17025
NAA & BAB
Mass, Pressure, Temperature &
Volume
Industries & Diff.
regulatory agencies