STANDARDS AND STANDARDS AND

REGULATIONSREGULATIONS

Bright Amisi - Ag Executive SABS Standards Division

African Utility Week – 16 March 2011

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SABS

Standards and regulations

Programme of work

Agency of the dti

Established in 1945 by the Standards Act to: develop, promote and maintain South African National Standards; promote quality in connection with commodities, products and services; and

render conformity assessment services and matters connected therewith

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Standards developmentOver 6 000 SANS.

Testing according to standardsOver 90 laboratories

Certification against standards

25 certification schemes

Training on standards implementation

400 SABS Committees

Member of 377 ISO Committees Member of 130 IEC Committees

Holds several leadership positions in ISO and IECLeading standardization body in Africa

Holds SADCSTAN SecretariatParticipation in Tripartite Standards Committee and AFSEC.

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www.sabs.co.za/index.php?page=standardspurchase

Online purchase of SANS, ISO and IEC standards

Standards searchFree standards alert service

Document previews enabling users to make an informed purchase

Standards available in hardcopy and electronic (PDF or CD) formatSubscription packages

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Proposal Stage 1

Preparatory Stage 2

Committee Stage 3

New Work Item Proposal (NP)

Working Draft(s) (WD)

Committee Drafts (CD) and Final Committee Draft (FCD)

Draft South African Standard (DSS)

Approval Stage 4

Publication Stage 5

60 Days Home Grown30 Days Adopted Standard

Consensus principle• General agreement to be reached• Conflicting arguments to be reconciled

South African National Standard (SANS)

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Voluntary standards can encourage self-regulation.Mandatory standards are referenced in legislation

Harmonised standards can neutralise cross border bottlenecks – SADC, SADC/EAC/COMESAFacilitates market access allowing for smaller countries to benefit from economies of scaleEncourages investment by reducing the chances of failure

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Departments of Energy and Trade

Climate Change StrategyIPAP

National Energy StrategyGauteng Integrated Energy Strategy

NRCS Regulated specificationsStrategic Advisory Group on Energy Efficiency (SAG-E)

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SANS 60901:Single-capped fluorescent lamps - Performance specifications

Regulated: Compulsory Specification (NRCS)

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Comparative energy labels

Informs the consumer and enables comparison on energy performance

Endorsement labels

seals of approval given according to a specified criteria

Energy labels

can stand alone or complement energy standards

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TC 61 Rotating machinery

TC 62 Electrical measurements

TC 63 Batteries

TC 64 Lighting and optics

SC 64A " - Lamps and auxiliaries

SC 64C " - Luminaires

TC 65 Explosion prevention

TC 66 Electric cables

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TC 67 Electricity distribution systems and components

SC 67A - Components - hv switchgear

SC 67B - Lv switchgear

SC 67C - Electrical accessories

SC 67D - Insulators

SC 67E - Electricity distribution

SC 67F - Installations

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TC 68 Security systems

TC 69 Power electronics

TC 72 Safety of appliances

TC 75 Performance of household & similar electrical appliances

TC 76 Acoustics, electro-acoustics & vibration

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IEC 61400-series, Wind TurbinesPart 1: Design requirementsPart 2: Design requirements for small wind turbinesPart 3: Design requirements for offshore wind turbines

Part 11: Acoustic noise measurement techniquesPart 12-1: Power performance measurements of electricity producing wind turbinesPart 13: Measurement of mechanical loads

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Part 22: Conformity testing and certification

Part 23: Full-scale structural testing of rotor blades

Part 24: Lightning protectionPart 25-1 to 5: Communications for monitoring and control of wind power plants

Part 14: Declaration of apparent sound power level and tonality values Part 21: Measurement and assessment of power quality characteristics of grid connected wind turbines

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Thank YouThank You

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