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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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Somali Standards (SOS)
8
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2026
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11 standards

  1. Adopted Somali Standard
    SOS EAS 132:2021

    Adopts EAS 132:2021·EAS

    Hoe — Specification

    This East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for forged hoes; both plain and fork handheld hoes used for digging. It also covers double headed hoes

    ICS 65.060Agricultural machines, implements and equipmentHand-held ToolsEd. 2202163 ppView standard
  2. Adopted Somali Standard
    SOS EAS 188:2021

    Adopts EAS 188:2021·EAS

    Machete — Specification

    This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for general purposes machete. This standard covers curved and straight blade machetes.

    ICS 25.140.01Hand-held tools in generalEd. 220213 ppView standard
  4. Adopted Somali Standard
    SOS EAS 1021:2021

    Adopts EAS 1021:2021·EAS

    Steelhead Hammer — Specification (1st Edition)

    This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for hammers with head made of steel. It applies to hammers used to strike items having a maximum hardness of 46 HRC. This standard does not apply to steel hammer heads with a head mass of less than 100 g.

    ICS 53.120Materials handling equipmentEquipment for manual handlingEd. 1202110 ppView standard
  8. Adopted Somali Standard
    SOS EAS 1179:2024

    Adopts EAS 1179:2024·EAS

    Hand-held hedge shears - Specification

    This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for both powered and non-powered hand-held hedge shears used for trimming (cutting, pruning), hedges or solitary shrubs (bushes).

    ICS 25.140.30Manufacturing engineeringHand-held ToolsEd. 1202414 ppView standard
  9. Adopted Somali Standard
    SOS EAS 1180:2024

    Adopts EAS 1180:2024·EAS

    Picks and mattocks - Specification

    This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for picks and mattocks. This standard covers: a) two types of picks; b) one type of beater pick; and c) six types of mattocks.

    ICS 53.120Materials handling equipmentEquipment for manual handlingEd. 1202416 ppView standard
  10. Adopted Somali Standard
    SOS EAS 1181:2024

    Adopts EAS 1181:2024·EAS

    Agricultural machinery - Disc ploughs - Specification

    This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for disc ploughs used in four-wheel tractors or riding agricultural tractors. This standard does not cover two-wheel tractors or walking agricultural tractors.

    ICS 65.060AgricultureAgricultural machines, implements and equipmentEd. 1202416 ppView standard

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