Agency

The Namibian Standards Institution is mandated to carry out the following functions:

• • To manage and coordinate the implementation of the National Quality Policy and promote quality in society.
  • To develop, adopt and publish Namibian standards (NAMS) in compliance to World Trade Organisation requirements.
  • To provide training to external stakeholders on selected standards.
  • To provide accurate measurement traceability to international standards through the Metrology laboratory.
  • To provide reliable testing services mainly on fish and fishery products, shelfish, portable water, sea water and wastes to aquaculture, fishing and other industries through its Chemistry and Microbiology laboratories.
  • To provide inspection services on land-based factories and vessels, sensory evaluation on chilled as well as frozen fish.
  • To conduct inspection on canned fish and beef products and provide food safety technical support to fishing and mariculture industries.
  • To certify products and organisations’ management systems through the Marks of Conformity.