Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)
The Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM) is is mandated by the Government of Malaysia to function as the National Standards Body (NSB) as well as the National Accreditation Body (NAB) through the Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 (Act 549). DSM operates under the Ministry of Investment Trade and Industry. Its vision is "To lead the Nation to be an effective global player in Standards & Accreditation".
To fulfill this vision, DSM has a mission 'To provide Credible Standardization and Accreditation of Conformity Assessment services in order to facilitate Malaysian products and services to be competitive globally; to support Government policy makers and regulators; and to advance quality of life of Malaysians'.
DSM promulgates and promotes standardization and accreditation as a means of:
· advancing the national economy;
· benefiting the health, safety and welfare of the public;
· protecting the consumers;
· promoting industrial efficiency and development;
· facilitating domestic and international trade; and furthering international cooperation.
For more detailed information about DSM’s initiatives and impact, please visit their official website.
Institutions
- ASQ - American Society for QualityIEC - International Electrotechnical CommissionISO - International Organization for StandardizationInternational Accreditation Forum (IAF)International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC)GFSI & The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)
- CEN CENELECAssociation Française de Normalisation (AFNOR)Comité Français d'Accréditation (COFRAC)Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN)Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS)Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)Italian Accreditation Body - AccrediaNederlands Normalisatie Instituut (NEN)Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA)Asociación Española de Normalización (UNE)Entidad Nacional de Acreditación (ENAC)Swedish Standards Institute (SIS)Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment (SWEDAC)Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV)Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS)British Standards Institution (BSI)United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)Austrian Standards (AS)Akkreditierung AustriaBureau de Normalisation (NBN)Belgian Accreditation Body (BELAC)Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing (ÚNMZ)Czech Accreditation Institute (CAI)Danish Standards (DS)Danish Accreditation Fund (DANAK)Finnish Standards Association (SFS)Finnish Accreditation Service (FINAS)Hungarian Standards Institution (MSZT)National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB)National Accreditation Body of Hungary (NAH)Romanian Accreditation Association (RENAR)Polish Committee for Standardization (PKN)Polish Centre for Accreditation (PCA)Instituto Português da Qualidade (IPQ)Portuguese Institute for Accreditation (IPAC)Romanian Standards Association (ASRO)Federal Accreditation Service (RusAccreditation)Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandart)Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST)Bulgarian Institute for Standardization (BDS)Bulgarian Accreditation Service (BAS)Croatian Standards Institute (HZN)Croatian Accreditation Agency (HAA)Cyprus Organization for Standardization (CYS)Icelandic Standards (IST)Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS)Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS)Belarusian State Centre for Accreditation (BSCA)Belarusian State Committee for Standardization (BELST)Icelandic Accreditation (ISAC)Latvian Standard (LVS)Latvian National Accreditation Bureau (LATAK)European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT)Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia (INMETRO)Instituto Argentino de Normalización y Certificación (IRAM)Organismo Argentino de Acreditación (OAA)Instituto Nacional de Normalización (INN)Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación (ICONTEC)Organismo Nacional de Acreditación de Colombia (ONAC)Fondo para la Normalización y Certificación de la Calidad (FONDONORMA)Instituto Uruguayo de Normas Técnicas (UNIT)Organismo Uruguayo de Acreditación (OUA)
- South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)South African National Accreditation System (SANAS)Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS)Egyptian Accreditation Council (EGAC)Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ)Institut Algérien de Normalisation (IANOR)Algerian Accreditation Body (ALGERAC)Ethiopian Standards Institute (IES)Ethiopian Accreditation Service (EAS)Ghana Standards Authority (GSA)Ghana National Accreditation Service (GhaNAS)Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS)Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS)Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS)Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle (INNORPI) - TunisiaTunisian Accreditation Council (TUNAC)Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)Southern African Development Community Accreditation Services (SADCAS)
- National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (BSN)Standardization Administration of China (SAC)China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS)Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC)Japan Accreditation Board (JAB)Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)Saudi Accreditation Committee (SAC)National Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)Standards Institution of Israel (SII)Israel Laboratory Accreditation Authority (ISRAC)Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA)Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC)Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS)Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB)Singapore Standards Council (SSC)Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC)Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)Korea Accreditation Board (KAB)Turkish Standards Institution (TSE)Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK)Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC)Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI)Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB)Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS)Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control (COSQC)Iraqi Accreditation System (IQAS)Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO)Jordan Accreditation Unit (JAC)National Standards And Quality Department (NSQD) MyanmarSri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI)Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB)Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology (MASM)Mongolian National Accreditation System (MNAS)Institute of Standards of Cambodia (ISC)Cambodia Accreditation Council (CAC)Iran National Standards Organization (INSO)National Accreditation Center of Iran (NACI)GCC Standardization Organization - GSO