Main Activities of
PSQCA 1 Establishment of National Standards.
2 Enforcement of National Standards under compulsory/voluntary Certification
Marks Scheme.
3 Registration of Inspection Agencies.
4 Testing and assessment of industrial raw materials and finished kproducts
to establish their quality, grade and composition with reference to national
or international specifications in the fields like textile, chemical and
mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic goods and appliances,
and building materials etc.`
5 Assistance to metal industry in product improvement, technological advancement
and increased productivity.
6 Promotion of development of metallurgical techniques and kills in the
country through the transfer of technology and expertiese in the metallurgical
fields.
7 Research and Development (R&D) work on standardization, on analytical/testing
techniques in chemical and other fields and on metallurgical techniques.
8 Dissemination of technical information about standardization, quality
control and metrology through seminars, workshops, symposia, press, print
and electronic media to increase awareness about quality and to create
Standards
Development Centre (SDC)
Formerly PSI, and then the National Standards Body of Pakistan was established
at Karachi in 1951. The Head Office of this Centre is located at Karachi
while the regional offices are located at Karachi (Sindh), Lahore (Punjab),
Peshawar (NWFP), Quetta (Balochistan) with total staff of 152 personnel
(36 scientists and engineers).
Self-financing: Self finance institution since 1999.
As per notification issued by Govt. of Pakistan, all the ISO Standards
(About 14000) have been directly adopted as Pakistan Standards. All Pakistan
Standards, developed earlier, are being reviewed and the standards which
can be replaced by ISO standards would be re-designated and only those
standards would be retained as Pakistan Standard which are specific to
our local products, raising number of Pakistan Standards to about 15,000.
Certification Marks Scheme: At present operating with 46 domestic Products
(include edible oils, Banaspati Ghee, Drinking Water, Portland cement
oil pressure stoves, biscuits, electric items and building materials etc.).
During last five years, inspections were made and new licenses were issued
/ renewed; Registration of Inspection Agencies; registered Agencies 52.
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