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Our Vision |
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In line with the Millennium
Development Goals, the ‘TBS Vision
2015’ is to be an organization that
is nationally and
internationally known as the
centre of excellence in
Standardization and Quality
Assurance activities.
TBS will strive to achieve
the following by the end of the year
2015: |
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a. |
have its quality management system
installed and functional as per ISO
9001; |
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b. |
have its inspection unit accredited
against ISO 17020; |
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c. |
have its product certification unit
accredited against ISO 17065;
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d. |
have its system certification unit
accredited against ISO 17021;
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e. |
have its laboratories accredited
against ISO 17025; |
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f. |
use of state of the art technology
to provide its services to its
clientele; |
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g. |
initiate zonal offices at Mwanza,
Mbeya and Arusha; |
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h. |
certify at least 300 SMEs to use
‘tbs’ mark; |
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i. |
operate certification scheme in the
service sector and certify at least
twenty firms; |
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j. |
train and certify at least 40
companies to ISO 9000, 14000, 22000
Quality Management Systems and OHSAS
18000, an international occupational
health and safety management system
standard and |
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k. |
adequately train employees and
protect them and their families
against illness and drudgery to make
them more resourceful humans.
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Our Mission |
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The organization’s mission is to
inculcate awareness into, and
promote adoption of standardization
and quality assurance by the
industry and commercial sectors with
a view to complement national
efforts to offer products of better
quality and higher competitive edge
on both the internal and external
markets, with the overall objective
of promoting the availability of
good and safe products for the
Tanzanian public and enhancing
economic development. |
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Our Quality Policy |
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On the policy front, Tanzania Bureau
of Standards (TBS) shall endeavour
to satisfy her customers by ensuring
that standards and quality assurance
services are delivered in the right
quality and at the right time, so as
to retain customers, royalty and
that each employee shall be
personally responsible for the final
quality of his/her job. |
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Our Core Values |
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Professionalism |
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TBS shall uphold the highest
professional standards in service
delivery to its customers by
ensuring that services are delivered
in the right quality and at the
right time. |
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b |
Quality culture |
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TBS shall ensure that quality
culture is sustained and all
stakeholders are involved in
standardization and quality
assurance activities. |
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c. |
Accountability |
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Every TBS employee shall be
personally responsible for the final
quality of his/her job, exercise
diligence to duty and efficient
utilization of resources. |
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d. |
Internationalization |
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TBS shall participate in regional
and international standardization
work. |
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e. |
Team
work |
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TBS employees shall demonstrate
highest level of commitment, by
working together, collaborating and
coordinating in discharging their
duties. |
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f. |
Transparency
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TBS employees shall exercise
openness, impartiality, accurately
and promptly share information with
all stakeholders. |
