SABS is a recognised brand in the market and is synonymous with quality, reliability, impartiality and dependability.
SABS is a recognised brand in the market and is synonymous with quality, reliability, impartiality and dependability.
Standards have become such integral components of our economic, social and legal systems that they are frequently taken for granted and their crucial role in a modern society is often not recognised.
The SABS Standards Division has more than sixty years of experience in its core function, namely, the development of national standards and maximising the benefits of international standards through adoptions, which enhances the competitiveness of the South African industry and advance international trade.
In South Africa our standards enhance competitiveness and provide the basis for consumer protection, health and safety.
Standards ensure that consumers are protected from hazards to their health and safety.
Standards promote and protect economic interests of consumers.
Standards ensure that consumers have easier access to and greater choice in goods and services.
Standards ensure improved quality and reliability.
Standards ensure better operation and compatibility between products and services.
Standards ensure the availability of effective consumer redress.
Standards ensure that consumers are protected from hazards to their health and safety.
Standards promote and protect economic interests of consumers.
Standards ensure that consumers have easier access to and greater choice in goods and services.
Standards ensure improved quality and reliability.
Standards ensure better operation and compatibility between products and services.
Standards ensure the availability of effective consumer redress.
Standards ensure that consumers are protected from hazards to their health and safety.
Standards promote and protect economic interests of consumers.
Standards ensure that consumers have easier access to and greater choice in goods and services.
Standards ensure improved quality and reliability.
Standards ensure better operation and compatibility between products and services.
Standards ensure the availability of effective consumer redress.
Standards are designed for voluntary use and do not impose any regulations. However, laws and regulations may refer to certain standards and make compliance with them compulsory.
Any standard is a collective work. Committees of manufacturers, users, research organizations, government departments and consumers work together to draw up standards that evolve to meet the demands of society and technology. SABS Standards' staff act as secretaries to these committees and project manage the production of standards. Crucial to this process are 450 technical committees and subcommittees that are responsible for developing standards.
At present, more than 6100 standards are maintained by Standards Division and new standards are developed at a rate of approximately 500 per annum.
Electrotechnical standards are harmonized internationally by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).