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 the minimum requirements for retreading car and commercial vehicle pneumatic tyres beyond which retreading shall not be attempted. The examination, limits of damage, preparation permitted to the tyre casing before processing, and inspection after curing are also specified.
This East African Standard covers minimum requirements for plastic containers of nominal capacities up to and including 5 litres intended for storage of commodities other than explosives, compressed gases and radioactive materials.
This East African Standard specifies tyre dimensions designation and marking requirements; and load ratings. It also gives laboratory test requirements for strength endurance for tyres primarily intended for trucks and buses.
This East African Standard specifies tyre dimensions designation and marking requirements; and load ratings. It also gives laboratory test requirements for bead unseating resistance, strength, endurance and high- speed performance for tyres primarily intended for passengers.
This East African Standard specifies tyre dimensions, designation, marking requirements and load ratings. It also gives laboratory test requirements for bead unseating, strength and endurance performance for light truck tyres. This East African Standard also specifies sampling methods and disposition of non conforming tyre
This East African Standard specifies tyre dimensions, designation and marking requirements and load ratings. It also gives laboratory test equipments for strength for tyres primarily intended for agricultural implements. All tyres however shall be subjected to visual inspection to ensure good workmanship. It includes the physical dimensions test for assessing the capability of the tyre, with respect to size and specified rims. The test methods presented in this East African Standard applies to all agricultural implement tyres. This East African Standard also specifies sampling methods, certification and disposal of non conforming tyres.
This East African standard specifies requirements for carrier bags that are made from plastic materials. This standard covers plastic carrier bags both domestically produced and imported, for use within the East African Community. This standard covers the thickness and printing requirement of these bags. This standard does not cover some specific plastic packaging materials such as bread bags, candies, laundry bags, refuse bags, bin liners and cement bags. Packages of specific items that must use plastics will be covered by separate standards.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for plastic buckets for general purpose use. This standard does not apply to plastic buckets intended for food handling.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for plastic basins.
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for a brush used for scrubbing and cleaning toilet bowls and urinal trenches.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for sweeping brooms (push brush).
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for cobweb duster used for removing cobwebs on ceilings and part of the walls that are not easily reached by human hands.
This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for hand operated rubber squeezers for floors and windows.
This East African Standard specifies codes for identifying the resin content of plastic products used by the public and for facilitating sorting as prerequisites for successful plastic recovery and recycling. The codes are not intended to be a guarantee to consumers that a given item bearing the code will be readily accepted for recycling. Users of the codes are encouraged to adhere to the guidelines of this standard.
This East African Standard specifies requirements and test methods for the evaluation and selection of plastic monobloc chairs for adults. This standard does not apply to chairs intended for children and bathroom use
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for rubber teat (nipple) for baby feeding bottle
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Somali Standards are developed by Technical Committees with the participation of industry, regulators, academia and consumers. Sign in to the Applicant Portal to request membership of a committee or to comment and vote on a specific standard.
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