KENYA BUREAU OF STANDARDS ISO WORKSHOP

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1 KENYA BUREAU OF STANDARDS ISO WORKSHOP : SCOPE OF QUALITY REQUIREMENTS KENYAN PERSPECTIVE Tuesday 21 June

2 General - Remarks Quality has always been an important issue, and numerous publications have appeared on this subject in the past in all parts of the world. The spirit of globalization has been blowing throughout the world triggering an immense exchange of products and services, hence an emergence of new perspective Aspects of quality are now being transformed from subjective perceptions into worldwide marketable and generally agreed objectives within organizations. In these organizations, structures have been put in place for harmonization and facilitation of mutual recognition by partner states.

3 Challenges There is a great challenge national policy makers are facing when adapting the quality infrastructure of a country to harmonized criteria and international requirements. To enable also small national economies with limited resources to master this challenge, it is necessary instead of developing many separate quality services to create a joint national concept for a recognized quality infrastructure, a concept which does not aim for the highest technical level but is rather tailored to the needs of the respective users.

4 trazeability National Quality System Value chains Customer National MSTQ - System International System ISO Guide 62, 65, etc Accreditation IAF ILAC ISO 9000, ISO 14000, HACCP, etc Product Certification, CE, GS, etc Certification - products - processes National Standards International Standards Standardization ISO CODEX Certificate Testing, Analysis Investigation Testing Laboratories ISO Intercomparisons Proficiency tests Product with Certificate Metrology ISO BIPM Calibration of Equipment Reference Materials - Calibration Laboratories - Metrology in Chemistry

5 NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE KENYA all elements of quality infrastructure. Standards Metrology Testing & Inspection Certification Accreditation Networking with TPO s Quality Infrastructure is considered to be a systemic unit.

6 Intervention Levels Macro Policy Level Policy / Decision Makers Meso Institutional Level QI Institutions Business Service Providers SME Promotion Agencies Export Promotion Agencies Etc. Micro Customer Level (Target Group Level) Producers / Suppliers (local market and export) Consumers / Buyers

7 TPOs bodies in Kenya Kenya Accreditation Services (KENAS), Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services (KEPHIS), The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), Department of Weights and Measures, Export Processing Zones Authority Kenya Jua Kaly Association Kenya National Chambers of Commerce & Industries and similar bodies.

8 Engagement so Far Technical Committees and NMC s National Workshop Agreements (NWAs) draws much more resources than earlier anticipated Regulation mainstreaming Development of PAS Note: more often than not the challenge is inherent in the constitution of committees

9 Quality Scope SQMT NSB Standards Conformity Assessment Total Quality Management Metrology (NMI) Normative Documents CB s & TRs Labs. Testing & Calibration Product Certification System Certification personnel Certification Accreditation (KENAS) Training(Quality Awards)-NQI Industry NMI-National Metrology Institute, KENAS-Kenya Accreditation Service, NQI-National Quality Institute CBs- Certification Bodies, NSB-National Standards Body, TR- Technical Regulators

10 Challenges revisited Quality scope is too large and keeps on expanding by the day. This stretches the NSBs capacity in terms of human resource, financial, etc. Information asymmetry between the NSBs and the TPOs. Plethora of legislations leading to duplication of roles. Dwindling resources

11 Conclusion Adherence to applicable Standards improve ethical practice in training, consultancy, certification, accreditation Use of competent personnel (structures) Strengthen the PVoC systems More budgetary and otherwise allocations More focus on SMEs and services sectors Strengthen professionalism

12 Thank you Oyoo T.O. Manager Services Standards Department