Quality Assurance Division

The Quality Assurance Division consists of three Departments namely:

1. Product Certification Department
    
2. System Certification Department
    
3. Destination Inspection Department

The Quality Assurance Division of the GSB provides a comprehensive range of Quality Assurance services which include Certification, Inspection and Testing services. 

Certification Activities 

The Division carries out Product Certification and facilitation of Quality System Certification for industry.  The various certification schemes are enumerated below;

The GSB Product Certification Mark Scheme:

The Ghana Standards Certification Mark Rules, 1970, LI 662 (amended by LI 664)   enjoins all producers/manufacturers to obtain a valid licence to use the GSB Certification Mark on any locally produced goods before they are exhibited for sale, sold, distributed, prepared for export or exported. Despite this mandate, the Board operates a voluntary certification scheme in line with requirements of the World Trade Organization. 

The GSB therefore serves as an independent third party, undertaking the certification of products with the aim to provide confidence and assurance that a product complies with specified specifications contained in national and international standards. Licenses are then issued out to the manufacturer of that product for the use of the GSB Conformity or Certification Mark on their products.

The GSB Certification Mark Committee consists of representatives of the underlisted stakeholder groups to ensure consensus building, protection of stakeholders’ interest and to attract the necessary public confidence in locally produced goods.

1. Association of Ghana Industries (AGI)
2. National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI)
3. Ghana Institute of Engineers (GHIE)
4. Consumer Partnership
5. Public Procurement Authority (PPA)
6. Ghana Journalist Association (GJA)
7. Ministry of Trade, Industry, Private Sector Development and President’s Special Initiatives