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Importance of

Standardization and Quality

By

Pawan Kumar

Scientist-B

BIS, New Delhi

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Standardization or standardisation is the process of

implementing and developing technical standards

based on the consensus of different parties that

include firms, users, interest groups, standards

organizations and governments (Stakeholders).

Standardization can help to maximize

compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability

and quality.

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Standardization in India

Organized standardization activity in Indiastarted with establishment of IndianStandards Institution (ISI) in 1947.

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) took overwork of ISI through enactment of BIS Act(1986) by the Indian Parliament.

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Objectives

Harmonious development of activities ofstandardization, marking and quality certification

To provide new thrust to standardization andquality control

To evolve a national strategy for accordingrecognition to standards and integrating themwith growth and development of industrialproduction and exports

BIS –

Locations

HQs – Delhi

5 Regional

Offices

33 Branch

Offices in 28

locations

8 Testing and

Calibration

centres

5 BIS

Jammu

(33 IN 28 PLACES)

Quality

Quality Guru Juran describes quality as fitness for

use - meaning that customers or users of a product

should be able to count on it for what they needed

it for.

Quality of conformance is the ability of a product,

service, or process to meet its design

specifications.

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Standards Formulation

Conformity Assessment

Laboratory

Consumer Affairs

International Activity

Training Services

Core Activities

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Standards Formulation

Technical Departments

Chemical

Civil Engineering

Electronics and Information Technology

Electro-technical

Food and Agriculture

Management and Systems

Mechanical Engineering

Medical Equipment and Hospital Planning

Metallurgical Engineering

Petrochemical, Coal & Related Products

Production and General Engineering

Textile

Transport Engineering

Water Resources

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Standards Formulation .. contd

Thrust areas – Make in India, Swachh Bharat, e-Governance

and smart cities

408 standards were formulated (New & Revised)

Achievements (as on July 2017)

Standards in force 19067

Harmonized with ISO/IEC Standards 5169

Division Councils 14

Sectional Committees 328

No. of experts in technical committees 10409

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International Activity

India (BIS) is a member of International Organization forStandardization (ISO) and International Electro-technicalCommission (IEC)

Membership of ISO/IEC Committees (as on March 2017)

ISO IEC

Participating (P) 433 86

Observer (O) 226 72

Secretariat responsibilities held for 8 ISO Committees(2 Technical Committees & 6 Sub-Committees)

BIS Standard Mark for

Product Certification

IS XXXX

CM/L-

XXXXXX

Items under Mandatory Certification

Infant Milk Substitutes, Milk Powders, Plastic FeedingBottles

Packaged Drinking Water, Packaged Natural MineralWater

Cement

Pneumatic Tyres and Tubes

LPG Cylinders, Regulators, Valves, Oil Pressure Stoves

Electrical Appliances and Cables

Steel and Steel Products

Clinical Thermometers

Diagnostic Medical X-ray Equipment

A total of 112 items comes under mandatory Certification

HALLMARKING

Accurate determination and official recording of the

proportionate content of precious metal in precious metal

articles.

IS 1417 for gold

IS 2112 for silver

Gold HM available in three grades of 14 Carat, 18 Carat and

22 Carat and must carry four essential marks

BIS logo

Purity in carat and Fineness (e.g. 22K916 for 22 carat)

Assaying center’s identification mark

Jeweler’s identification mark.

A special mark which depict the standard markand the Eco logo adorns such Eco friendlyproducts.

The Eco-Mark

BIS Registration Scheme

Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, have issued“Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements forCompulsory Registration) Order, 2012” notifying identifiedproducts for compulsory registration w.e.f. 03 Apr 2013.

Registration Scheme is being operated by BIS whereby amanufacturer may apply for registration of the notified productsalong with the test report(s) issued by BIS recognized laboratories.

As on date, BIS has granted 2600 registrations to manufacturerslocated throughout the world and in India for 30 notified products.

13 more products have been brought under the Registration Schemewef. Aug 17, 2017.

Standard Mark for Registration

POPULAR ITEMS UNDER

MANDATORY BIS REGISTRATION

Tablets/ Notebooks

Printers/ Scanners

LED/ LCD

Set top box

Mobile phones

Power banks for portable applications

UPS / Invertors of rating ≤ 5kVA

Microwave ovens

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Consumer Affairs

Functions :

State level committee meetings,

Consumer awareness and education,

Consumer protection and complaint redressal,

Industry awareness,

Standards promotion,

Educational programmes for students,

Publicity and sale of standards.

World Standards Day,

Fertigation

Fertigation is the injection of fertilizers, soil

amendments, and other water-soluble products into

an irrigation system. Fertigation is related to

chemigation, the injection of chemicals into an

irrigation system.

A good fertigation system must be complimented

with a good irrigation system.

Fertigation and Irrigation

TechniquesFarm Irrigation and Drainage Systems Sectional Committee, FAD 17 of

Food and Agriculture Department of BIS deals with these subjects.

Scope of FAD 17:

Methods of evaluation and adoption of quality of irrigation water,

efficiency of irrigation, water requirement of crops and guidelines for

various practices associated with soil water management as well as

various irrigation equipment and systems (excluding centrifugal and

hand pumps), soil conservation practices.

All types of farm drainage practices, design, material, drainage and

sub surface drainage systems and equipment, all types of on farm

water management practices including construction and improvement

of water distribution systems, land levelling & all equipment

&machinery dealing with command area development.

FAD 17 has formulated the following

standards on fertigation techniques:

1) IS 14483 (Part 1) : 1997 “Fertilizer and

chemical injector system - Part 1 Venturi

injector”.

2) IS 14483 (Part 2) : 2002 “Fertilizer and

Chemical Injector System - Part 2 : Water-

Driven Chemical Injector Pump”.

3) FAD 17 (02583) “Fertilizer and Chemical

Injector System Part 3 Fertilizer Tank”

(Under print)

Scope of IS 14483 (Part 1) : 1997

This standard prescribes the requirements of

Venturi Injectors used for injecting fertilizer and

chemicals in the sprinkler and drip irrigation

systems.

Venturi Injector operates on the principle that

when a pressurized operating (motive) fluid enters

the injector it is constricted towards the injection

chamber and changes into a high velocity jet

stream. The increase in velocity inside the

injection chamber results in decrease in pressure,

thereby enabling an additive liquid material to be

drawn through the suction port and entrained into

the motive stream.

Scope of IS 14483 (Part 2) : 2002 This standard specifies the construction and

operational requirements and test methods for waterdriven chemical injector pumps.

These injector pumps are intended to operate at watertemperatures of up to 50oC and with the types andconcentrations of chemicals routinely applied inirrigation.

This standard does not relate to back-flow preventiondevices (which are not an integral part of an injectorpump).

This standard does not relate to venturi-principleinjection devices to inject chemicals into an irrigationsystem.

Scope of FAD 17 (2583) Draft

Standard This standard specifies the mechanical and functional

requirements for fertilizer tanks used in irrigationsystems, test methods and the data to be supplied bythe manufacturer to permit correct installation andoperation in the field.

To specify the nominal sizes and classify differenttypes of fertilizer tanks according to the techniquesused.

To specify technical requirements for the effective andefficient use of the equipment.

To specify health and safety aspects related to the

equipment.

To specify maintenance requirements to sustain the

corrosive action of fertilizers

To specify suitable test methods for evaluating the

performance parameters of the equipment.

Standards for Irrigation System

IS 12786 : 1989 “Irrigation Equipment -

Polyethylene Pipes for Irrigation Laterals”

IS 13487 : 1992 “Irrigation Equipment – Emitters”

IS 13488 : 2008 “Irrigation Equipment -emitting

Pipes System”

IS 14482 : 1997 “Irrigation Equipment -

Polyethylene Micro Tubes for Drip Irrigation”

IS 14151 ( Part 1) : 1999 “Irrigation Equipment -

Sprinkler Pipes - Part 1 Polyethylene Pipes”

IS 14151 (Part 2) : 2008 “Irrigation Equipment -

Sprinkler Pipes : Part 2 Quick Coupled

Polyethylene Pipes and fittings”

IS 14605 : 1998 “Irrigation Equipment - Micro

Sprayer”

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Procedure for obtaining BIS

Certification Marks license The Product Certification Scheme of BIS aims at

providing Third Party assurance of quality, safety

and reliability of products to the customer. Presence

of BIS certification mark, known as Standard Mark,

on a product is an assurance of conformity to the

specifications.

The details for obtaining BIS license is given on BIS

website, under the link http://www.bis.org.in/. For

details the following links may be accessed :

http://www.bis.org.in/home_product.asp

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