Somali Bureau of Standards · National Standards
The official register of Somali Standards (SOS), comprising standards developed locally by the Somali Bureau of Standards through its Technical Committees, together with East African Standards and ISO, IEC, ARSO, ASTM, EN, Codex and AOAC standards formally adopted as Somali Standards. Each adopted standard retains its original reference for full traceability.
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This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid white and coloured school chalks intended to be used on chalkboards. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (EAS 25:2000), which is hereby withdrawn.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for two grades of laundry soaps. This standard covers two grades of laundry soap pure and built laundry soap in the form of cakes, tablets or bars, produced from vegetable or animal oils or fats or a blend of all or part to these materials. It does not cover any soap in which synthetic detergents have been added to enhance its performance.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for tomato sauce and ketchup /catsup/catchup intended for human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for tomato juice obtained from fresh tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.), puree, paste or concentrates, intended for direct human consumption.
This East African Standard specifies requirements for sampling and testing water for lead acid batteries.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for sulfuric acid. This standard covers four grades of sulfuric acid namely, technical, battery, pure and analytical reagents. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, EAS 122:1999, Sulfuric acid — Specification, which is hereby withdrawn.’
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for distilled water. This third edition cancels and replaces the first edition, EAS 123:2010, Distilled water — Specification, which is hereby withdrawn.
This East Africa Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for petroleum jelly for cosmetic use. This standard does not cover petroleum jelly for industrial use
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for synthetic detergents for household use. This standard does not cover machine wash and industrial detergent powders
This East African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for synthetic detergent powder for machine wash. Thid standard does not cover hand wash powders and industrial detergent powders. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (EAS 127- 2:2013), which has been technically revised.
1.1 This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for carbon dioxide used in the beverage industry. 1.2 This standard does not apply to the following: a) carbon dioxide used for fire extinguishers, refrigeration, inflation rafts, welding applications and other general commercial purposes; and b) Carbon dioxide intended for medical use.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap. It does not apply to carbolic soap or specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap, beauty soap or sea-water soap
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for liquid bathing soap. It does not apply to hand wash liquid detergents, shampoo and products for specific purposes such as those for industrial and surgical uses
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for toothpaste (fluoridated and non- fluoridated) for use with a toothbrush in the cleaning of teeth.
This specification prescribes requirements and methods of test for water emulsion floor polish buffable type
This East African Standard specifies requirements and methods of test for synthetic household scouring powder for the removal of tenacious soil from hard surfaces and kitchen utensils.
This East African Standard specifies methods that can be used for the preservation of wood by pressure creosoting and other methods of treatment with coal tar creosote.
This East African Standard prescribes procedures for treatment of timber using water borne Copper/Chromium/ Arsenic (CCA) preservative formulations. This standard does not specify details of treatment relating to specific end uses
This East African Standard gives guidance on the general procedures to be followed in the sampling and preparation of preservatives and preservative- treated timber for analysis and is applicable to the provision of appropriate samples for analysis which may be used to check the content of active components in preservative formulations, and to determine the identity, location and concentration of preservatives in treated timber. This standard does not provide detailed procedures to be adopted for control purposes at manufacturing plants where large volumes of preservative are to be sampled. This standard does not define any detailed methodology to be followed in operations in these areas because this can depend upon the nature of the preservative, the method of treatment, and the particular requirements of relevant approval authorities
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for type C waterborne preservative containing mixtures of compounds of Copper (II), Chromium (VI) and Arsenic (V). This standard does not apply to type A and type B preservatives.
This East African Standard provides the list of products that are categorized as cosmetics
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for cologne, hydrosols and toilet waters intended for human use. This standard does not apply to baby colognes and air fresheners.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for alkaline thioglycolic-based hair remover (also known as chemical depilatory). This standard does not apply to hair removers of the epilatory type and those having metallic sulphides or stannite composition.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for henna powder.
This East African Standard specifies requirements and methods of sampling and test for chemical hair relaxers and hair waving products. This standard applies to chemical hair relaxers based on alkalis or thioglycollates, as well as hair waving (curling) products based on thioglycollates.
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