General Notice No. 110 of 2019

Standards Act, 2008 » Standards Matters

Title	Standards Act, 2008 » Standards Matters
Department	Trade and Industry
Gazette	National Gazettes, No. 42258 of 01 March, 2019, 3 page(s), 247Kb

STAATSKOERANT, 1 MAART 2019                       No. 42258    105
                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
                                         DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

No.                                                                                  2018
                                                   NOTICE 110 OF 2019

STANDARDS ACT, 2008
                                                STANDARDS MATTERS

In terms of the Standards Act, 2008 (Act No. 8 of 2008), the Board of the South African Bureau of Standards has acted in
             regard to standards in the manner set out in the Schedules to this notice.

SECTION A: DRAFTS FOR COMMENTS

The following draft standards are hereby issued for public comments in compliance with the norm for the development of
             the South Africa National standards in terms of section 23(2)(a) (ii) of the Standards Act.

Draft Standard No.                                                         Closing Date
                    and Edition                       Title, scope and purport
                    SANS 1137        Standard  test  method  for collection and  measurement  of dustfall   2019-04-15
                       Ed 2          (settleable particulate matter). Covers a procedure for the collection of
                                     dustfall and its  measurement.  Describes the determination  of  water-
                                     soluble and insoluble particulate matter.
                    SANS 8559-1      Size designation of clothes - Part 1:Anthropometric definitions for body   2019-04-15
                       Ed 1          measurement.  Provides  a description  of  anthropometric  measurements
                                     that  can  be  used  as  a basis  for  creation  of physical  and  digital
                                     anthropometric databases.
                    SANS 8559-2      Size  designation of clothes-Part  2:Primary  and  secondary dimension   2019-04-15
                       Ed 1          indicators.  Specifies primary  and secondary dimensions  for specified
                                     type  of garments  to  be  used  in  combination with  ISO 8559-1
                                     (anthropometric definitions for body measurement).
                    SANS 1221        Detergent skin cleansers. Specifies the characteristics of three types of   2019-04-15
                       Ed 3          detergent skin cleanser that are suitable for use in detergent dispensers.
                    SANS 306-4       Fire extinguishing  installations and  equipment on  premises  Part  4:   2019-04-24
                       Ed 1          Specification  for carbon  dioxide systems.  Specifies requirements  and
                                     gives recommendations  for the provision of carbon  dioxide fire
                                     extinguishing systems in buildings or industrial plant. These systems are
                                     designed to convey carbon dioxide from a central source on the premises
                                     as  and  when  required  for the extinction  of fire  or the protection of
                                     particular plant or parts of the premises against possible fire risk. It gives
                                     requirements  and characterisitics for  carbon dioxide,  the types  of fires
                                     for which it is a recommended extinguishing medium, and requirements
                                     and recommendations for three established types of piped system for the
                                     application  of  carbon dioxide.  Two  methods of operation,  i.e.  manual
                                     and automatic, are also specified.
                   SANS 10105-1      The use and  control  of  fire-fighting equipment Part  1:  Portable  and   2019-04-2
                       Ed 4          wheeled (mobile)  fire extinguishers. Specifies the requirements for the
                                     sellection, installation and use of portable and mobile fire extinguishers.

SCHEDULE A.1: AMENDMENT OF EXISTING STANDARDS

The following draft amendments are hereby issued for public comments in compliance with the norm for the development
             of the South African National Standards in terms of section 23(2)(a) (ii) of the Standards Act.

Draft Standard No.          Title                      Scope of amendment            Closing
                  and Edition                                                                        Date
                 SANS 10160-3   Basis of  structural design  and  Amended to update definitions, and a table on   2019-04-09
                    Ed 2.1      actions  for  buildings  and  recommended values of ? for cylinders, polygonal
                                industrial structures Part 3: Wind
                                actions.                   sections, rectangular sections, sharp-edged
                                                           structural sections and lattice structures.
                  SANS 142      Narrow elastic fabrics and strip.   Amended  to delete the  footnote on commercial   2019-04-15
                    Ed 2.4                                 detergent.

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