Engineering Standards Department
The Engineering Standards Department is one of the two departments responsible for the preparation of Tanzania Standards, which is among the core functions of the Bureau. The department is constituted of four sections covering major sectors of the economy in the engineering field. These sections include Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Building and Construction Engineering and General Techniques.

The work of standards formulation is done through committees and there are four supervisory committees also known as Divisional Committees, comprising of about 12 members each drawn from a cross-section of stakeholders that include the government, academia and research, manufacturers, distributors and consumers.

Under each Divisional Committee there exists Technical Committees of up to eight members which are drawn from manufacturers, controlling authorities, consumer organizations, government departments, universities, research and development organizations, service organizations, etc. In some cases, the Technical Committee may form Working Groups of about 3-4 experts that prepare the preliminary drafts.
Below is the list of current Divisional and Technical Committees under the Engineering Standards Department:

Electrical Engineering Divisional Standards Committee (EEDC) Technical Committees operating under this Divisional Committee include
	EEDC 1 - Electrical equipment EEDC 2 - Cells and batteries EEDC 3 - Electrical installations EEDC 4 - Manned security systems EEDC 5 - Solar PV systems
Mechanical Engineering Divisional Standards Committee (MEDC) Technical Committees operating under this Divisional Committee include
	MEDC 1 - Basic standards MEDC 2 - Metals and structures MEDC 4 - Metal pipes and fittings MEDC 9 - Automotive components MEDC 10 - Farm implements MEDC 11 - Hand pumps MEDC 12 - Stoves MEDC 13 - Fire and fire fighting
Building and Construction Divisional Standards Committee (BCDC) Technical Committees operating under this Divisional Committee include
	BCDC 1 - Concrete BCDC 2 - Masonry BCDC 3 - Load BCDC 4 - Cement and lime BCDC 5 - Roads BCDC 6 - Sawn timber, logs and wood based components BCDC 7 - Sanitation BCDC 8 - Aggregates and sand BCDC 9 - Roofing materials and finishes BCDC 10 - Bridges BCDC 11 - Steel for construction BCDC 12 - Timber structures BCDC 13 - Foundation BCDC 14 - Building and civil engineering general BCDC 15 - Doors and windows BCDC 16 - Soil for civil engineering purposes
General Techniques Divisional Standards Committee (GTDC) Technical Committees operating under this Divisional Committee include
	GTDC 1 - Quantities, units, symbols and conversion factors GTDC 2 - Sieves, sieving and other sizing methods - Building and construction GTDC 3 - Application of statistical methods and quality assurance GTDC 4 - Packaging GTDC 5 - Sieves, sieving and other sizing methods - Agriculture and food

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