Introduction

The National Quality Infrastructure is supported by the Ghana Standards Board (GSB), which is the national standards body on behalf of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI).

The Ghana Standards Board

GSB was established in 1967, and undertakes:

1. National Standards development and dissemination;
2. Testing Services;
3. Inspection Services;
4. Product Certification scheme;
5. Calibration, Verification and Inspection of weights, measures and weighing and measuring instruments;
6. Pattern approval of new weighing and measuring instruments;
7. Destination inspection of imported High-risk goods;
8. Promoting Quality Management Systems in Industry; 
9. Advising the Ministry of Trade and Industry on standards and related issues.

GSB has four technical divisions as follows:

1. Metrology Division
2. Standards Division
3. Testing Division
4. Quality Assurance Division

And two supporting divisions:

1. Administration and Organizational Development Division and
2. Finance and Corporate Planning Division

Testing and Quality Assurance constitute GSB’s commercial operations while Standards and Metrology form its core activities. In its efforts to promote a sound Quality infrastructure, GSB also collaborates with relevant government institutions in Ghana and other international and national Standards-setting bodies.