Session 3 – Working together, cooperation between standards bodies and regulators

Title : Cooperation between standards bodies and regulators

Subtitle : Sharing on cooperation between Standards Malaysia and regulators

ANURATHA SIVAM (MS) Standardisation Division

The Department Standards Malaysia

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WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO –THE DEPARTMENT OF STANDARDS MALAYSIA

NATIONAL STANDARDS BODY

ACCREDIT CONFORMITY BODIES

NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BODY

• Established on 28 August 1996

• Governed by Standard of Malaysia Act 1996 [Act 549]

• Under the purview of The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)

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THE DEPARTMENT OF STANDARDS MALAYSIA

DEVELOP MS AND PROMOTE USE OF

STANDARDS

NSC DESCRIPTIONTOTAL MS

DEVELOPED

ALIGNED MSINDIGENOUS/

ADAPTEDIDENTICAL MODIFIED

A Agriculture 251 43 0 208

B Chemicals and Materials 620 273 81 266

C Consumer Interests 1 0 0 1

DBuildings, Construction and

Civil Engineering371 189 18 164

EPower Generation,

Transmission and

Distribution of Energy449 276 44 129

F Mechanical Engineering 272 178 20 74

GInformation Technology,

Communications and

Multimedia201 156 0 45

H Petroleum and Gas 228 132 8 88

I Halal Standards 26 0 0 26

JPlastics and Plastics

Products390 179 23 188

K Packaging and Logistics 130 55 0 75

L Transport 254 143 9 102

M Fire Safety 97 33 12 52

NRubber and Rubber

Products163 95 14 54

NO OF MS AVAILABLE AS OF MARCH 2019

NSC DESCRIPTIONTOTAL MS

DEVELOPED

ALIGNED MSINDIGENOUS

/ ADAPTEDIDENTICAL MODIFIED

PMetallic Materials and Semi-

Finished Products256 142 19 95

Q Textiles and Apparels 59 38 3 18

RMedical Devices and Facilities

for Healthcare336 287 9 40

SElectrical and Electronic

Equipment and Accessories383 298 39 46

TTourism, Exhibition and

Hospitality Services14 10 2 2

U Food and Food Products 390 76 22 292

VTimber, Timber Products and

Timber Structure96 2 10 84

W Occupational Safety and Health 224 178 10 36

X Oil Palm and Oil palm products 0 0 0 0

YQuality Management and

Quality Assurance87 80 2 5

Z Environmental Management 104 73 4 27

TOTAL MS 5402 2936 349 2117

IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDS –MANDATORY STANDARDS

* Not all standardcan be made mandatory unless it affects safety of

consumers, environment & health

MANDATORY USE

Regulatory Body

Relevant Acts of Parliament

Technical Regulation

a) Compliance/Reference to MS

b) Conformity assessment requirements – testing,

inspection & certification

c) Penalty for non-

compliance

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Industry/ Business/Consumers

Voluntary Implementation

VOLUNTARY USE

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STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE

2. Undatedreference ofstandards inregulation

REFERENCE IN REGULATION / GUIDELINE

1. Direct datedreference of astandardin regulation

3. Use of standards in official information source

No. Regulatory

Body

Total

1 Food Safety and

Quality Division

(BKKM), MoH

12

2 Fire and Rescue

Department of

Malaysia (Bomba)

51

3 Construction Industry

Development Board

(CIDB)

81

4 Department of

Occupational Safety

and Health (DOSH)

1

5 Federal Agriculture

Marketing Authority

(FAMA)

54

6 Department of

Environment (DoE) 13

7 Federal Department of

Town and Country

Planning

3

8 Ministry of Housing

and Local

Government

27

No. Regulatory Body Total

9 Road Transport

Department18

10 Ministry of Domestic

Trade, Co-operatives

and Consumerism

16

11 Malaysia Cocoa Board 2

12 Medical Device Authority 1

13 Malaysia Palm Oil Board 1

14 Malaysian

Communications and

Multimedia Commission

17

15 National Water Services

Commission (SPAN)79

16 Energy Commission 163

Note: 539 is the total MS referred in regulations . More than 1 regulator may refer to the same MS. 9

16 REGULATORS MAKING MS MANDATORY

ISCNo. of mandatory

standards

A 54

B 28

D 66

E 88

F 17

H 17

J 34

L 17

M 48

P 27

R 2

S 89

U 14

W 1

Z 2

TOTAL 504

STANDARDS MALAYSIA COOPERATION WITH

REGULATORS

3 EXAMPLES

Sabah (state)

Standards on Design Of

Structures For

Earthquake Resistance -Part 1

1

DBKL (Local authority)

Standards on planning &

designing of urban

environment that meet all individual group

2 3

Standards for electronic cigarrete

Ministry (Federal agencies)

Sabah (state)

JUNE 5, 2015

RANAU

EARTHQUAKE TRAGEY6.0 MAGNITUDE

KILLED 18 PEOPLE

PROPERTIES DAMAGED

MS Published

2015 - 2017MS on EARTHQUAKE

MoU

Oct 2017MOU WITH SABAH STATE

AWARENESS TO

DEVELOPER/CONSULTANT/ENGINEER &

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Take into account requirements of

MS EN 1998 – National Annex to

Eurocode 8

1. COLLABORATION WITH STATE GOVERNMENT

Kementerian Kerajaan Tempatandan Perumahan(KKTP) Sabah

Published on 23 Nov 2017

Outcome of study onKajian bahaya dan risikogempa bumi dan tsunami di Malaysia :Need for National Standards

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MS DEVELOPED BY EXPERTS/STAKEHOLDERS REPRESENTING CATEGORIES OF INTEREST :

Representation from each category shall be less than 50% of the total membership

STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED

19 WGs

Related regulators engaged at the technical level

One of the WG involved

MoU signing ceremony between Standards Malaysia and Sabah State, Oct 2017

From left : DG - Datuk Fadilah Baharin, Minister of Ministry of Science Technology &

Innovation – Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau, Sabah’s Minister - Datuk Seri Hj. Hajiji

Noor, Undersecretary – Datuk Ginun Tangus and Director – TPr. Hj Mursidi

Four (4) awareness seminars were conducted

since 2017 :

27 Oct 2017 – Tawau Sabah

31 Oct 2017 – Shah Alam Selangor

12 Oct 2018 – Kota Kinabalu

15 Oct 2018 – Tawau Sabah

o Sept 2019 – Sandakan Sabah

o Oct 2019 – Kudat Sabah

Two (2) seminars are scheduled this year 2019

Target groups : Local authorities / engineers /

consultants / developer

Progress : MS EN 1998-1 is in the process of

being made mandatory at state level

PROMOTING THE MS……

2. COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY

DBKL (Local

authority)

Uniform Building By-Law (UBBL) 34A1) Any building or part thereof to which this by-law applies shall –

(a) be approved with access to enable disabled persons to get into, outof and within the building for which access is provided wholly ormainly for the inspection, maintenance or repair of the building, itsservices or fixed plant or machinery; and(b) be designed with facilities for used by disabled persons.

2) The requirements of this by-law shall be deemed to be satisfied by compliance with Malaysian Standard MS 1183 and MS 1184.

DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall)among the first local authoritythat help to promoteutilisation of MS 1184

Published on

3 June 2014

“MS will be pre-condition to all Certificate

of Completion and Compliance (CCC)

application which will be released by

professional architects for new building

construction in Kuala Lumpur. This

means that all construction and

development in future will follow the MS

guidelines”.” said Datuk Seri Hj. Ahmad

Phesal Bin Hj. Talib, Mayor of Kuala

Lumpur, 3 June 2014

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COLLABORATION WITH DBKL

MOU with Kuala Lumpur City Hall established on 24 April 2014

Back row- First from right - Standards Malaysia officer at the KL Mayor Universal Access Award 2018 launching ceremony – 12/4/2018

Collaboration:

Standards Malaysia officer appointed as part of the award programme panel

Promote usage of the Malaysian Standard

Issue on vape & vapour products

3. INVOLVEMENT WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES

2015

Trend/increase in the use of vape

Meeting with Ministry of Domestic Trade and

Consumer Affairs- Identified need to develop Malaysian

Standard

Cabinet decision to regulate electronic

cigarette

Ministry of Health

Regulate vape liquid (with

nicotine) and smoking/

vaping prohibitions

Ministry of Domestic

Trade and Consumer

Affairs

Regulate battery, device

and vape liquid (without

nicotine)

Ministry of Energy,

Science, Technology,

Environment &

Climate Change

Development of standards

to support regulatory

exercisePoisons Act 1952

(Act 366) Consumer

Protection Act 1999 (Act 599)

COMPONENTS

ENFORCEMENT

New regulation in the developmentAdoption of IEC

62133 Secondary cells and batteries

containing alkaline or other non-

acid electrolytes - Safety

requirements for portable

sealed secondary cells, and for

batteries made from them, for

use in portable applications

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ISC S

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Indigenous MS based

on foreign/association

standards

MS 2716:2019

Electronic cigarette

device-Safety

requirements and test

methods

batterydevice

MS IEC 62133:201710 Apr 2017

MS 2716:20193 Jan 2019

Assisting regulators for

regulation purposes through

standards development

OTHERS :EXAMPLE OF ENGAGEMENT

Participation of regulators in standards

development processes – TECHNICAL AND POLICY

PARTICIPATION OF REGULATORS IN POLICY COMMITTEE

Benefits :1) Regulators aware of current policies and

national/international developments in the area of standardisation

2) Identify areas of priority for standards development / discussion on related issues/ programmes

POLICY :Malaysian StandardsAnd Accreditation Council (MSAC)

Chairman :

YBhg. Prof Datuk Dr Marimuthu Nadason

Deputy Chairman :

Deputy Secretary General

Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment & Climate Change

Members :

1. Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs

2. Economic Planning Unit, Ministry of Economic Affairs

3. Ministry of Agriculture and Agro Based industry

4. Ministry of Primary Industries

5. Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment & Climate

6. Universiti Utara Malaysia

7. Institute of Chemistry Malaysia

8. Malaysia Service Providers Confederation

9. SME International Trade Association of Malaysia

10. Ministry of International Trade and Industry

11. Ministry of Health Malaysia

12. Ministry of Trade and Industry, Sabah State

13. Ministry of Industrial & Entrepreneur Development, Sarawak State

14. Public Works Department Malaysia

15. Institution of Engineers Malaysia

16. Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers

17. Federation of Malaysian Consumer Association

18. SIRIM Berhad

• Workshop with regulators – to learn about standards used in the regulation and how best both parties can work together for mandatory standards

• 2017 – 2018

WORKSHOP WITH REGULATORS

Annual update of the mandatory standards database by contacting all related regulators

Provide input for policy or guidelines

developed by regulators

– as and when required

UPDATES / INPUT

MS referred in guidance document by Federal

Department of Town & Country Planning,

Ministry of Housing & Local Government

**Guidance on development and management in

earthquake-prone areas**

ASSISTING REGULATORS

National Water Services Commission (SPAN)

GUIDELINES FOR LISTING AND REGISTRATION OF

PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIERS

Recognition of Accredited Test Report & Product Certification

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