KEBS National Technical Committees for Standards
| TC No. | Division | TC NAME | TC SCOPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEBS/TC 001 | Agriculture | Cereals and pulses | Dried whole, broken, or flaked grain. |
| KEBS/TC 002 | Agriculture | Horticultural Fresh Produce | Fresh and dried fruits and vegetables including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and plant material |
| KEBS/TC 003 | Agriculture | Tea | Tea (Camelia Sinensis spp) value chain and derived products |
| KEBS/TC 004 | Agriculture | Coffee | Coffee value chain, coffee beans and derived products |
| KEBS/TC 005 | Agriculture | Animal Feeds | Animal feeding practices, production, nutrition, and feeds including olegineous seeds and fruits and oilseed meals |
| KEBS/TC 006 | Agriculture | Edible nuts and Seeds | Dried and processed nuts and seeds |
| KEBS/TC 007 | Agriculture | Propagation Materials | Seeds, cuttings, rhizomes, tubers, plantlets and related materials used for planting |
| KEBS/TC 008 | Agriculture | Tubers and tuber products | Fresh whole, Dried whole, diced, flaked, or milled roots and tubers |
| KEBS/TC 009 | Agriculture | Organic Farming and Organic products | Practices, inputs, and products of agricultural systems that use organic materials for soil fertility and conditioning, pest control, livestock feeding, growth regulation etc |
| KEBS/TC 010 | Agriculture | Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners | Inorganic soil conditioners/improvers, plant growth promoters or nutrients and excludes fertilizers and soil conditioners derived wholly from organic materials. |
| KEBS/TC 011 | Agriculture | Tobacco and Tobacco Products | Fresh, dried and processed tobacco, tobacco smoking and materials used for manufacturing tobacco products |
| KEBS/TC 012 | Agriculture | Phytosanitary Measures | |
| KEBS/TC 013 | Food | Processed Cereals and Pulses | The technical Committee is responsible for: Standardization of Products derived from cereal grains, pulses and legumes including bakery wares and developed of related standards deliverables such as guidelines, codes of practice among others; Development of country’s comments to international standards/regional standards or drafting of the international or regional standard when the country is assigned such responsibility; and As and when necessary advice on matters related to the work of the committee as may be requested by the management |
| KEBS/TC014 | Food | Processed Fruits and Vegetables | Processed fruits, vegetables including mushrooms and fungi |
| KEBS/TC 015 | Food | Milk and Milk products | Milk and milk products derived from milking animals (including analogues) but excluding milk fat products |
| KEBS/TC 016 | Food | Meat and Poultry Products | Fresh and processed products of meat, poultry, game and eggs |
| KEBS/TC 017 | Food | Fish and Fishery Products | Standardization in the field of aquaculture and fish and fish products including molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms in terms of but not limited to, terminology, technical specifications for equipment and for their operation, characterization of aquaculture sites and maintenance of appropriate physical, chemical and biological conditions, environmental monitoring, data reporting, traceability and waste disposal |
| KEBS/TC 018 | Food | Food Hygiene | Basic provisions on food hygiene applicable to either specific food items, food groups or all food; in relation to microbiological risk management and assessment |
| KEBS/TC 019 | Food | Sugar and Sugar products | All types of sugars and sugar products excluding honey bee products |
| KEBS/TC 020 | Food | Food labelling | The technical Committee is responsible for Standardization on labelling provisions on applicable to all prepackaged foods,Nutrition labelling and supplementary labelling informations such as front of the pack . |
| KEBS/TC 021 | Food | Drinking water | To establish standards, codes of practice, terminology, limits of specific contaminants and additives, microbiological limits, methods of test and analysis for drinking water |
| KEBS/TC 022 | Food | Food additives | The technical committee is responsible for: Standardization of the area of food additives and related field as used in food industry; Development of country’s comments to international standards/regional standards or drafting of the international or regional standard when the country is assigned such responsibility; and As and when necessary advice on matters related to the work of the committee as may be requested by the management |
| KEBS/TC 023 | Food | Alcoholic Beverages | Standardization in the field of alcoholic beverages such as establishing codes of practice, terminology, limits of specific contaminants , microbiological limits, methods of test and analysis alcoholic beverages |
| KEBS/TC 024 | Food | Spices, Culinary herbs, and Condiments | Dried, dehydrared, crushed forms of herbs and spices, food seasonings, condiments, meat tenderizers and salt substitutes. |
| KEBS/TC 025 | Food | Edible Fats and Oils | Fats and oils of animal, vegetable, and marine origin, fat spreads and oilseed and nut butters |
| KEBS/TC 026 | Food | Sensory analysis | Preparation of samples, equipment and methods used in sensory analysis of foods |
| KEBS/TC 027 | Food | Cocoa and Cocoa products | Cocoa beans, Cocoa products and chocolates |
| KEBS/TC 028 | Food | Apiculture Products | Honey and honey bee products e.g royal jelly, propolis etc |
| KEBS/TC 029 | Food | Nutrition and foods for special dietary use | The committee is also responsible for: Standardization of products related to foods/products intended for particular nutritional uses including foods for infant and young children, dietetic foods, iodized salt, fortified foods and food supplements as well as development of general provisions, as appropriate, concerning the nutritional aspects of all foods; Development of country’s comments to international standards/regional standards or drafting of the international or regional standard when the country is assigned such responsibility; and As and when necessary advice on matters related to the work of the committee as may be requested by the management |
| KEBS/TC 030 | Food | Biotechnology | Food, feed, seeds and propagules of food crops, commodity food crops, fruits, vegetables, materials and agricultural inputs produced from or containing traits derived from genetically modified organisms. |
| KEBS/TC 031 | Food | Water based flavoured drinks and ices | Carbonated, non-carbonated, concentrates (liquid or solid) and water ices including “sport”, “energy”, “electrolyte”, punches, ades |
| KEBS/TC 032 | Agriculture | Veterinary drug residues and antimicrobial resistance in food | Veterinary drugs in food, and maximum limits, methods of control and detection |
| KEBS/TC 033 | Chemical | Adhesives and Resins | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of Adhesives & Resins |
| KEBS/TC 034 | Chemical | Paints and Allied Products | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of paints, varnishes, coating powder and related products, including raw materials |
| KEBS/TC 035 | Chemical | Surface Active Agents | Standardization in the field of Surface Active Agents including classification, terminology, sampling, physical, chemical or other test methods, specifications, etc., of surface active agents and mixtures containing one or more surface active agents with or without other conventional components of soap and detergent formulations |
| KEBS/TC 036 | Chemical | Paper and Paper Products | Standardization in the field of paper, board and pulps, including terminology, sampling procedures, test methods, product and quality specifications, and the establishment and maintenance of appropriate calibration systems |
| KEBS/TC 037 | Chemical | Photography | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products primarily, but not exclusively in the field of still picture imaging - chemical - including, but not limited to: • Methods for measuring, testing, rating, packaging, labelling, specifying and classifying the dimensions, physical properties and performance characteristics of media, materials and devices used in chemical still imaging. |
| KEBS/TC 038 | Chemical | Rubber and Rubber Products | Standardization of terms and definitions, test methods and specifications for rubber in any form, rubber products (including their dimensional tolerances) and major rubber compounding ingredients |
| KEBS/TC 039 | Chemical | Graphical Technology | Standardization of terminology, test methods and specifications in the field of printing inks, writing inks and related products. |
| KEBS/TC 040 | Chemical | Writing Aids | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of writing aids such as pens, pencils and related products |
| KEBS/TC 041 | Chemical | Mining | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to minerals ores including coal, and materials and products in the field of of metals and alloys including corrosion test methods and corrosion prevention methods. Mining related to crude Petroleum is excluded. |
| KEBS/TC 042 | Chemical | Water Quality | Standardization in the field of water treatment chemicals, water for industrial use, water for analytical use and water for recreational use. Drinking water is excluded. |
| KEBS/TC 043 | Chemical | Air Quality | Standardization of tools for air quality characterization of emissions, workspace air, ambient air, indoor air, in particular measurement methods for air pollutants (particles, gases, odours, micro-organisms) and for meteorological parameters, measurement planning, procedures for Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) and methods for the evaluation of results including the determination of uncertainty. |
| KEBS/TC 044 | Chemical | Soil Quality | Standardization in the field of soil quality, including classification, definition of terms, sampling of soils, measurement and reporting of soil characteristics. |
| KEBS/TC 045 | Chemical | Clean Rooms and Associated Environment | Standardization of equipment, facilities, and operational methods for clean rooms and associated controlled environments. This includes procedural limits, operational limits and testing procedures to achieve desired attributes to minimize micro contamination. Topics of interest are non-viable particles, viable particles, surface cleanliness, room temperature and humidity profiles, airflow patterns and velocities, room vibration profiles, room light levels, room infiltration leakage, personnel procedures, personnel clean room clothing, equipment preparation, and any other topics related to optimizing clean room operations |
| KEBS/TC 046 | Chemical | Petroleum and Petroleum Products | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, classification and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of solid mineral fuels, liquefied petroleum gas, liquid fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids and petroleum products. |
| KEBS/TC 047 | Chemical | Polishes and Waxes | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of Polishes & Waxes |
| KEBS/TC 048 | Chemical | Industrial Solvents and Chemicals | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of Industrial Solvents, Chemicals, Laboratory reagents and Chemicals and related products |
| KEBS/TC 049 | Chemical | Disinfectants and Bleaches | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of Disinfectants & Bleaches |
| KEBS/TC 050 | Chemical | Plastics | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of plastics |
| KEBS/TC 051 | Chemical | Ceramics | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of Ceramics and Ceramic ware in contact with food |
| KEBS/TC 052 | Chemical | Glass, laboratory glassware and related apparatus | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of Glass and Glass Products, devices and apparatus for laboratory purposes, with respect to principles and to materials of construction, performance, dimensions and testing, as well as the terms and definitions used in connection therewith. |
| KEBS/TC 053 | Chemical | Packaging | Standardization in the field of packaging with regard to terminology and definitions, packaging dimensions, environmentally friendly packaging, performance requirements and tests. Bar code symbols, Radio frequency identification (RFID) techniques are excluded. |
| KEBS/TC 054 | Chemical | Highway Control Materials | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of Highway Control Materials |
| KEBS/TC 055 | Chemical | Gases | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of Gases |
| KEBS/TC 056 | Chemical | Wastes | Standardization the field of solid Wastes, liquid wastes and hazardous wastes. |
| KEBS/TC 057 | Chemical | Mattresses | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of Mattresses |
| KEBS/TC 058 | Chemical | Refrigerants and refrigeration lubricants | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of Refrigerants and refrigeration lubricants |
| KEBS/TC 059 | Chemical | Household products | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of Household products such as scouring pads, steel wools, tooth picks, brush ware(excluding tooth brush) and related products. |
| KEBS/TC 060 | Chemical | Pesticides | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of Pesticides formulations |
| KEBS/TC 062 | Chemical | Commercial explosives and pyrotechnics | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of commercial explosives and their accessories, pyrotechnics and fireworks preparations, safety matches and their raw materials |
| KEBS/TC 063 | Chemical | Transport of dangerous goods | Standardization of nomenclature, methods of test, and specifications applicable to materials and products in the field of transport of Dangerous Goods(TDG) and on the Globally harmonized system of Classification and labelling of chemicals(GHS) |
| KEBS/TC 064 | Textile & Leather | Yarns and Fibres | Terminology, test methods and specifications for yarns, blankets, threads and fibres, |
| KEBS/TC 065 | Textile & Leather | Dyestuffs,chemicals, auxilliaries and finishing in textiles | Terminology, test methods and specifications for Dyestuffs,chemicals, auxilliaries and finishing in textiles |
| KEBS/TC 066 | Textile & Leather | Hard fibres and related products | Terminology, test methods and specifications for hard fibres and related products |
| KEBS/TC 067 | Textile & Leather | Fabrics:woven,knitted and non-woven | Standardization of; - basic terms for describing weaves,and coding systems, -Fabrics made directly from textile fibers or from yarns (of natural or manufactured fibers or any combination thereof) using felting, weaving, knitting, and needle-punching, nonwoven, or other methods of production; -basic terms for knitting types and concepts -general defects and related defects after dyeing, printing or finishing |
| KEBS/TC 068 | Textile & Leather | Knitted fabrics | disbanded after merging it with TC 68 |
| KEBS/TC 069 | Textile & Leather | Towels, medical and hygienic textile products | Terminology, test methods and specification Towels, medical and hygienic textile products |
| KEBS/TC 070 | Textile & Leather | Ready made garments | Standardization of ; -Apparel,home furnishings -Components used in textile products, such as , zippers, snaps, buttons, hook and loop closures, battings, and interlinings -Size designations of clothing - Personal protective clothing against hazardous exposures such as heat, chemicals and mechanical action with the exclusion of radioactive materials. |
| KEBS/TC 071 | Textile & Leather | Narrow fabrics | Disbanded after Merged it with TC 66 |
| KEBS/TC 072 | Textile & Leather | Textile floor coverings and furnishings | Terminology, test methods and specifications for textile floor covering |
| KEBS/TC 073 | Textile & Leather | Textile machinery and allied accessories | Terminology, test methods and specifications for textile machinery and allied accessories |
| KEBS/TC 074 | Textile & Leather | Geosynthetics | Terminology, test methods and specifications for geosynthetics |
| KEBS/TC 075 | Textile & Leather | Leather and leather products | Terminology, test methods and specifications for Leather and leather products |
| KEBS/TC 076 | Textile & Leather | Hand Made Textile Products | Terminology, test methods and specifications for textile hand made products. |
| KEBS/TC 077 | Engineering (Civil) | Cements and Lime | Standardization - including definitions, methods of test and specifications - of various kinds of cement, and lime used in building construction and engineering, either for binding together the construction materials or as a constituent part of all kinds of paste, mortar and concrete. |
| KEBS/TC 078 | Engineering (Civil) | Concrete and concrete products | Standardization of the technology of concrete, of the design and construction of concrete, reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete structures, so as to ensure progressive development both in quality and in price reduction; and of definitions and terms, as well as testing procedures, to facilitate international exchange of research work. |
| KEBS/TC 079 | Engineering (Civil) | Steel | Standardization of qualities, dimensions and tolerances and other relevant properties appropriate to: - steel for the reinforcement of concrete - prestressing steel Standardization of test for the products listed above. |
| KEBS/TC 080 | Engineering (Civil) | Timber and timber products | Standardization of round, sawn and processed timber, and timber materials in and for use in all applications, including terminology, specifications and test methods. Standardization concerning structural applications of timber, wood -based panels, other wood based products, and related lignocellulosic fibrous materials including: -requirements for design; -structural properties, performance, and design values of materials, products, components, and assemblies and; -test methods and requirements to establish related structural, mechanical and physical properties and performance. |
| KEBS/TC 081 | Engineering (Civil) | Roads and road furniture | Standardization of road designs, and all related components and road furniture (all roadside objects used for safety and control of traffic in addition to those for assisting the driver). |
| KEBS/TC 082 | Engineering (Civil) | Geotechnics | Standardization of geotechnical aspects in the field of building and civil engineering, including (related) properties of soil and rock. |
| KEBS/TC 083 | Engineering (Civil) | Refractories | Standardization of raw materials and products of the refractories industry and their properties. |
| KEBS/TC 084 | Engineering (Civil) | Plywood and boards | Standardization in the field of plywood and boards including terminology, classification, dimensions, test methods and quality requirements |
| KEBS/TC 085 | Electrotechnical | Electric Lamps and Wiring Accessories | a) Electrical accessories - Connecting devices - Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers - Other electrical accessories b) Lamps and related equipment - Lamps in general - Lamp caps and holders - Incandescent lamps - Fluorescent lamps. - Discharge lamps |
| KEBS/TC 086 | Electrotechnical | Switchgear and distribution equipment | a) Protection devices - High voltage switches - Fuses and other overcurrent protection devices - Switchgear and controlgear - Relays b) Rotating machinery - Rotating machinery in general - Components for rotating machines - Generators - Motors c) Transformers. Reactors d) Power distribution networks - Power distribution networks in general - Substations. Surge arrestors - Power distribution lines - Other equipment related to power distribution networks e) Insulation - Electrical insulation in general - Insulators - Bushings f) Electric traction equipment - Linear motors - Trains - Superconducting equipment g) Measuring equipment - Metering - Recorders - Indicators - Telemetry |
| KEBS/TC 087 | Electrotechnical | Extra-low Voltage Equipment | Electronic components, electronic surveillance systems, electronic tracking systems, electronic measuring devices & systems, photosensitive switching devices, uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), battery chargers, convertors, invertors, adaptors, primary and secondary cells, intruder alarm systems and social alarm systems. a) Galvanic cells and batteries - Primary cells and batteries - Acid secondary cells and batteries - Alkaline secondary cells and batteries - Other cells and batteries a) Electronic components in general b) Resistors - Resistors in general - Fixed resistors - Potentiometers, variable resistors - Thermistors c) Capacitors - Fixed capaitors - Ceramic and mica capacitors - Paper and plastics capacitors - Tantalum electrolytic capacitors - Aluminium electrolytic capacitors - Variable capacitors - Power capacitors d) Semiconductor devices - Semiconductor devices in general - Diodes - Thyristors - Transistors e) Electronic tubes f) Electronic display devices g) Electric filters h) Printed circuits and boards i) Integrated circuits. Microelectronics j) Electromechanical components for electronic and telecommunications equipment - Electromechanical components in general - Plug and socket devices. Connectors - Switches k) Mechanical structures for electronic equipment |
| KEBS/TC 088 | Electrotechnical | Cables and Conductors | a) Magnetic materials b) Insulating materials - Insulating materials in general - Paper and board insulating materials - Plastics and rubber insulating materials - Glass and ceramic insulating materials - Insulating oils - Other insulating materials c) Conducting materials d) Electrical wires and cables - Electrical wires and cables in general - Wires - Cables f) Components for electrical equipment - Magnetic components g) Electrical accessories - Conduits for electrical purposes - Other electrical accessories h) Electricity. Magnetism. Electrical and magnetic measurements - Electricity. Magnetism. General concepts - Measurement of electrical and magnetic quantities - Other standards related to electricity and magnetism |
| KEBS/TC 089 | Electrotechnical | Communication equipment and Systems | a) Telecommunications in general b) Telephone and telegraph communications - Data and voice communications networks - wires, connections and circuits. c) Radio communications: - Radio communications in general - Receiving and transmitting equipment - Radio relay and fixed satellite communications systems. - Structured cabling systems - Cabled distribution systems - Mobile services. d) Integrated services digital networks (ISDN) e) Electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). f) Components and accessories for telecommunications equipment - Components and accessories in general - Coaxial cables. Wave guides - Wires and symmetrical cables - R.F. connectors - Aerials g) Special measuring equipment for use in telecommunications. h) Audio, video and audio visual engineering - Audio, video, and audiovisual systems in general - Amplifiers - Radio and televisions receivers - Sound recording systems - Video recording systems - Multimedia systems and teleconferencing equipment. - Other audio, video and audiovisual equipment. i) Fiber optic communications - Fibres and cables - Fibre optic interconnecting devices j) Optoelectronics. Laser equipment k) Telecontrol. Telemetering |
| KEBS/TC 090 | Electrical Tools and Appliances | The committee shall prepare draft Kenya standards on electrical appliances for household, commercial, industrial and any other similar usage. Information will be obtained from National standards, International standards issued by ISO/IEC and any other sources such as investigation and research” a) performance of household electric appliances - Electrical dish washers - Heating appliances - Home laundry appliances - Ironing and pressing appliances - Floor treatment appliances - Small kitchen appliances - Ovens and microwave ovens, cooking ranges and similar appliances - Etc b) safety of household and similar electric appliances - safety of microwave ovens - Household appliances for refrigeration - Appliances for air-conditioning for household and similar purposes - Safety of electrical commercial catering equipment - Safety of hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety of electrically operated farm appliances - Electrical motor-operated cleaning appliances for industrial use - Etc |
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| KEBS/TC 091 | Electrotechnical | Electrical installations and Distribution systems | The committee is charged with the responsibility of developing standards (specifications, codes of practice e.t.c.) in the areas of electrical installations, lightning protection and road lighting”. a) Electrical installations b) Protection against electric shock c) Protection of structures, equipment and buildings against lightning d) Earthing systems e) Electrical equipment for working in special conditions Electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres Other electrical equipment for working in special conditions f) Road lighting |
| KEBS/TC 092 | Electrotechnical | Renewable Energy and Energy Managemnet | SCOPE a) Renewable energy in general b) Solar energy engineering - Photovoltaic (PV) power systems and equipment - Solar thermal - Concentrating solar power (CSP) c) Hydropower systems and equipment - Hydropower in general - Small hydropower systems - Mini hydropower systems - Micro hydropower systems - Pico hydropower systems - Hydraulic turbines - Pump-turbines - Hydraulic pumps - Dams and appurtenant structures d) Windpower systems and equipment - Windpower in general - Turbines - Generators e) Hydrogen and bioenergy systems f) Electrochemical systems and equipment - Secondary batteries and related reversible chemical energy systems - Fuel cells and related ionic energy transfer systems - MHD g) Geothermal systems and equipment h) Flywheeling and potential energy storage systems - Capacitors - Inductors - Magnetics |
| KEBS/TC 092/SC 01 | Electrotechnical | Biogas | Standardization in the field of biogas produced by anaerobic digestion, gasification from biomass and power to gas from biomass sources. |
| KEBS/TC 092/SC 02 | Electrotechnical | Solar and Wind Technologies | The Technical Sub-Committee will be responsible for standardization of systems for conversion of solar energy and wind energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire energy system. The scope also covers standardization in the field of solar energy utilization in space and water heating, cooling, industrial process heating and air conditioning. |
| KEBS/TC 092/SC 03 | Electrotechnical | Hydropower | The Technical Sub-Committee will be responsible for standardization in the field of hydropower, including: resource assessment and feasibility studies, hydraulic structures, electrical design, mechanical design, procurement practices for electro-mechanical equipment, and environment impact assessment and mitigation measures. |
| KEBS/TC 092/SC 04 | Electrotechnical | Energy Management | Standardization in the field of energy management, including: - energy efficiency; - energy performance; - energy use; - energy supply; - procurement practices for energy using equipment and systems; - implementation of a measurement system to document, report, and validate continual improvement in the area of energy management; and - quantitative methods for evaluation of energy performance improvements. |
| KEBS/TC 092/SC 05 | Electrotechnical | Bioenergy | Standardization of terminology, classification, and specifications for solid and liquid biofuels, and analysis and testing for solid and liquid biofuels. |
| KEBS/TC 093 | ICT | Information security, cyber security and privacy protection | The development of standards for the protection of information and ICT. This includes generic methods, techniques and guidelines to address both security and privacy aspects, such as: 1. Security requirements capture methodology; 2. Management of information and ICT security; in particular information security management systems, security processes, and security controls and services; 3. Cryptographic and other security mechanisms, including but not limited to mechanisms for protecting the accountability, availability, integrity and confidentiality of information; 4. Security management support documentation including terminology, guidelines as well as procedures for the registration of security components; 5. Security aspects of identity management, biometrics and privacy; 6. Conformance assessment, accreditation and auditing requirements in the area of information security management systems; 7. Security evaluation criteria and methodology |
| KEBS/TC 094 | ICT | Software Engineering, IT service management and IT governance | This committee covers the development of standards relating to software engineering and programming languages. 1) Software Engineering a) System software documentation b) b) Tools and environment c) c) Evaluation and metrics d) d) Life cycle management e) e) Support of life cycle processes f) f) Software integrity g) g) Process assessment h) h) Software engineering data definition and representation i) i) Functional size measurement j) j) Enhanced LOTS k) k) ODP-Frameworks and components l) l) ODP-Quality of service m) m) Enterprise language 2) Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces a) APL b) COBOL c) Fortran d) Ada e) Binding techniques f) Modula-2 g) C h) POSIX i) Lisp j) Prolog k) Formal specification languages l) Internationalization m) C++ 3) Data management and interchange a) Open EDI b) MetaData c) Database language d) SQL/Multimedia and application packages e) Database access and interchange |
| KEBS/TC 095 | ICT | Office Equipment | This TC covers the development of standards relating to office equipment (Facsimile, typewriters, computers, etc.) from their procurement requirements to their usage. It will also cover the Government OSI Profile (GOSIP) and the codes of ethics in Information Technology Procurement and Training. a) User interfaces • Keyboards and input interfaces • User interface interaction • Graphical symbols • User interfaces for mobile devices b) Data storage devices • Data storage devices in general • Paper cards and tapes • Magnetic storage devices in general • Magnetic disks • Magnetic tapes • Cassettes and cartridges for magnetic tapes • Optical storages devices • Other data storage devices c) IT terminal and peripheral equipment d) Microprocessor systems |
| KEBS/TC 096 | ICT | Informatics Applications | This committee covers the development of standards relating to: • Document Formatting and Processing; • Analysis, Modelling and Simulation; • Image Processing Multimedia Representation; • Communication and Networking (Telematics); • Informatics maintenance Breakdown a) Open systems interconnection (OSI) • Open systems interconnection (OSI) • Multiplayer applications • Physical layer • Data link layer • Network layer • Transport layer • Session layer • Presentation layer • Application layer b) Networking • Home electronic systems • Customer premises cabling • Interconnection of computer systems and attached equipment c) Computer graphics and image processing • Multimedia representation and interchange • Image processing and interchange • Environmental representation d) Interface and interconnection equipment e) Applications of information technology • Application of information technology in general • IT applications in office work • IT applications in computer-aided design (CAD) • Identification cards and related devices • IT applications in industry • IT applications in information, documentation and publishing • IT applications in banking • IT applications in transport and trade • IT applications in science • IT applications in health care technology • IT applications in other fields f) Document description and processing languages • Information description • Information presentation • Information association g) Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information • Coding of still pictures • Coding of movie pictures and audio • Coding of multimedia and hypermedia information (MHEG) h) Automatic identification and data capture techniques • Data carrier • Data structure • Conformance • Radio frequency identification for item management |
| KEBS/TC 097 | ICT | Document Description and Processing Languages | standards for languages and resources for the description and processing of compound and hypermedia documents, including: - Standard Generalized Markup Language and support facilities - Document processing architecture and formatting for documents represented in SGML - Final-form document architecture and Standard Page Description Language - Font architecture, interchange format, and services - Glyph architecture and registration procedures - Hypermedia document structuring language and application resources - Content architectures and content notations for document architectures defined or supported by "Document Description and Processing Languages" standards. |
| KEBS/TC 098 | ICT | Information Technology for Learning, Education and Training | Standardization in the field of information technologies for learning, education, and training to support individuals, groups, or organizations, and to enable interoperability and reusability of resources and tools. |
| KEBS/TC 099 | ICT | Telecommunications and information exchange between systems | Standardization in the field of telecommunications dealing with the exchange of information between open systems including system functions, procedures, parameters, and equipment, as well as the conditions for their use. This standardization includes both the lower layers that support the physical, data link, network, and transport protocol and services, including private integrated services networking, as well as the upper layers that support the application protocols and services such as Directory and ASN.1. A vital aspect of this work is done in effective cooperation with ITU-T and other worldwide and regional standardization bodies e.g. IEEE and IETF. |
| KEBS/TC 100 | ICT | Cards and security devices for personal Identification, user interfaces and , biometrics | Standardization in the area of 1. Identification and related documents, 2. Cards, 3. Security devices and tokens 4. User interfaces 5. Biometrics |
| KEBS/TC 101 | ICT | Automatic identification and data capture techniques | Standardization of data formats, data syntax, data structures, data encoding, and technologies for the process of automatic identification and data capture and of associated devices utilized in inter-industry applications and international business interchanges. Excluded are: • the area of work on Automatic Electronic Identification for Containers and Container related Applications • the area of work on Identification of Animals • the area of work on RFID for Transportation and Control Systems • the area of work on Cards and Personal Identification • the area of work on Financial Transaction Cards, Related Media, and Operations • the area of work on Packaging Bar code Labels |
| KEBS/TC 102 | Metrology | Electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetic metrology | Electricity. Magnetism. General aspects Measurement of electrical and magnetic quantities Equipment for electrical energy measurement and load control Quantities and units, and their letter symbols Electroacoustics Instrument transformers High-voltage testing techniques Electromechanical components and mechanical structures for electronic equipment Piezoelectric and dielectric devices for frequency control and selection Dependability Power systems management and associated information exchange Industrial-process measurement and control Safety of measuring, control and laboratory equipment Optical radiation safety and laser equipment Electromagnetic compatibility Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems Measuring equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities Ultrasonics Superconductivity Electronics assembly technology Design automation Measuring relays and protection equipment Electrostatics Methods for the assessment of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields associated with human exposure Process management for avionics Flat panel display devices International special committee on radio interference |
| KEBS/TC 103 | Metrology | Mechanics, Acoustics and Dimensional Metrology | Quantities, units, symbols, conversion factors Geographic information/Geomatics Linear and angular measurements Linear and angular measurements in general Limits and fits Properties of surfaces Dimensional and geometrical product specifications and verification Measuring instruments Other standards related to linear and angular measurements Acoustics and acoustic measurements Acoustics Acoustic measurements and noise abatement in general Noise emitted by machines and equipment Noise emitted by means of transport Other standards related to acoustics Measurement of volume, mass, density, viscosity Measurement of time, velocity, acceleration, angular velocity Measurement of force, weight and pressure Measurement of fluid flow Measurement of fluid flow in general Flow in closed conduits Measurement of fluid flow in closed conduits Flow in open channels Hydrometry Velocity area methods Notches, weirs and flumes Terminology and symbols Instruments, equipment and data management Sediment transport Ground water Vibrations, shock and vibration measurements Mechanical vibration and shock Measurement and evaluation of mechanical vibration and shock as applied to machines, vehicles and structures Use and calibration of vibration and shock measuring instruments Human exposure to mechanical vibration and shock Condition monitoring and diagnostics of machines Vibration and shock generating systems Vacuum technology Vacuum flanges and fittings Pressure measurements, leak detectors and terminology Vacuum pumps — Performance |
| KEBS/TC 104 | Metrology | Thermodynamics, Photometry, Optics and Photonics. | Thermodynamics in general Heat. Calorimetry Temperature-measuring instruments Other standards related to thermodynamics Thermal performance and energy use in the built environment Test and measurement methods Calculation methods Thermal insulation products Optics and optical measurements Optics and optical measurements in general Colours and measurement of light CIE International Commission on Illumination Optical measuring instruments Other standards related to optics and optical measurements Optics and photonics Fundamental standards Optical materials and components Telescopic systems Microscopes and endoscopes Geodetic and surveying instruments Ophthalmic optics and instruments Electro-optical systems Microbeam analysis Terminology Electron probe microanalysis Analytical electron microscopy Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) |
| KEBS/TC 105 | Metrology | Instrumentation and Calibration Coordination | Designing, fabrications & in installation, Repair & Maintenance. Codes Laboratory certification systems Industrial automation systems and integration Physical device control Robots for industrial environments Industrial data Architecture, communications and integration frameworks Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments REMCO: Committee on reference materials Horology Shock resistant watches Water-resistant watches Luminescence Precious metal coverings Overall dimensions Technical definitions Indication of accuracy Antimagnetism Watch-glasses |
| KEBS/TC 106 | Metrology | Dosimetry, radiometry and non-destructive metrology | To develop and maintain standards and technical guides pertaining to the design, construction, performance testing, calibration, field response testing and safety considerations for measuring instruments and systems that incorporate or utilize ionizing radiation sources to detect, measure or alter the characteristics of materials, and that may control the associated processes, for industrial and non-medical applications. Nuclear energy instrumentation Radiation protection instrumentation Non-destructive testing Surface methods Acoustical methods Radiation methods Leak detection methods Personnel qualification |
| KEBS/TC 107 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Freight containers | Standardization of freight containers, having an external volume of one cubic meter (35.3 cubic feet) and greater, as regards terminology, classification, dimensions, specifications, handling, test methods and marking. |
| KEBS/TC 108 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Plastic Pipes, Fittings and Valves | Standardization of pipes, fittings, valves and auxiliary equipments intended for the transport of fluids and made from all types of plastic materials, including all types of reinforced plastics. Metal fittings used with plastics pipes are also included. This standardization includes - for pipes, flanges, fittings, valves and auxiliary equipments - dimensions and their tolerances; requirements for chemical, mechanical and physical properties and appropriate test methods; requirements and test methods for other properties relevant to particular applications; temperature and pressure ratings. |
| KEBS/TC 109 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Cutlery and table hollow-ware | Standardization in the field of cutlery, flat-ware and table and decorative metal hollow- ware. |
| KEBS/TC 110 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Boilers and pressure vessels | Standardization of construction of boilers and pressure vessels. Includes Standardization of gas cylinders and other pressure receptacles, their fittings and requirements relating to their manufacture and use. |
| KEBS/TC 112 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Containers and tanks | Standardization of storage containers & tanks and process cotainers & tanks used in a number of applications including short term storage, long term storage, mixing, blending, metering and dispensing. Terminologies and test methods related to above is also included. |
| KEBS/TC 113 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Welding and allied processes | Standardization of welding, by all processes, as well as allied processes; these standards include terminology, definitions and the symbolic representation of welds on drawings, apparatus and equipment for welding, raw materials (gas, parent and filler metals) welding processes and rules, methods of test and control, calculations and design of welded assemblies, welders' qualifications, as well as safety and health. |
| KEBS/TC 114 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Wire and wire products | Standardization of qualities, dimensions and tolerances of steel wire rod and steel wire products from a wire mill. Standardization of types and qualities of wire rod (unalloyed steel for wire drawing and wire rod for electrodes). Standardization of types and qualities of wires in so far as they are only used in that product form. |
| KEBS/TC 114/SC 01 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Steel wire ropes | Standardization of steel wire ropes, wire rope terminations and wire rope slings. |
| KEBS/TC 115 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Ships and marine technology | Standardization of design, construction, structural elements, outfitting parts, equipment, methods and technology, and marine environmental matters, used in shipbuilding and the operation of ships, comprising sea-going ships, vessels for inland navigation, offshore structures, ship-to-shore interface and all other marine structures subject to IMO requirements. |
| KEBS/TC 116 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Lifts and escalators | Standardization of all aspects, including safety, of lifts, service lifts, escalators, passenger conveyors and similar apparatus. |
| KEBS/TC 117 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Liquefied petroleum gas installations | Standardization of the tanks and materials, equipment and offshore structures used in the drilling, production, transport by pipelines, rail, road, ship, air and processing of gaseous hydrocarbons within the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Includes instalations of the above. |
| KEBS/TC 118 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Petroleum tanks and installations | Standardization of the tanks and materials, equipment and offshore structures used in the drilling, production, transport by pipelines, rail, road, ship, air and processing of liquid hydrocarbons within the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Includes instalations of the above. |
| KEBS/TC 119 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Iron mongery and builders hardware | Standardization of items made of iron made of steel, aluminium, brass, or other metals, as well as plastics used for protection, decoration, and convenience in buildings. |
| KEBS/TC 120 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Small tools | Standardization of any kind of tool to be used on machines, and any kind of hand tool. |
| KEBS/TC 121 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Steel and aluminium products and metallugy | Standardization of steel and aluminium produced from continuous mill flat rolled products. It includes all other products made of steel other than those covered by KEBS/TC 079 on Steel. |
| KEBS/TC 122 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Road vehicles | All questions of standardization concerning compatibility, interchangeability and safety, with particular reference to terminology and test procedures (including the characteristics of instrumentation) for evaluating the performance of the following types of road vehicles and their equipment as defined in the relevant items of Article 1 of the convention on Road Traffic, Vienna in 1968 concluded under the auspices of the United Nations: mopeds (item m); motor cycles (item n); motor vehicles (item p); trailers (item q); semi-trailers (item r); light trailers (item s); combination vehicles (item t); articulated vehicles (item u). |
| KEBS/TC 123 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Tyres, rims and valves | Standardization of classifications, size designations, dimensions and ratings of tyres, rims and valves. |
| KEBS/TC 124 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry | Standardization of tractors, machines, systems, implements and their equipment used in agriculture and forestry as well as gardening, landscaping, irrigation and other related areas in which such equipment is used, including electronic/electrical aspects and electronic identification as well as electronic identification of all categories of animals. |
| KEBS/TC 125 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Metal pipes and metallic fittings | Standardization in the field of steel tubes, cast iron pipes, flexible metallic tubes and metallic fittings, flanges, pipe supports, pipe threads and gauges, metallic and organic coatings and protections. |
| KEBS/TC 126 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Appropriate technology | Standardization of innovative products and systems for appropriate technology. Included standardization in the field of cookstoves and clean cooking solutions. |
| KEBS/TC 127 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Cranes and Industrial trucks | Standardization in the field of cranes and related equipment which suspend loads by means of a load-handling device, particularly in respect of terminology, load rating, testing, safety, general design principles, maintenance, operation and load lifting attachments. Standardization in the field of power-operated industrial trucks, hand-operated industrial trucks (including sack trucks, hand carts, trailers), all types of wheels and castors excluding those with pneumatic tyres and rubber solid tyres for pneumatic tyre rims, comprising : terminology and definitions; safety requirements related to: design and construction; testing and inspection methods operation and maintenance; principal dimensions to facilitate interchangeability where essential to the interest of users and manufacturers. Energy efficiency and other sustainability aspects |
| KEBS/TC 128 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Cycles | Standardization in the field of cycles, their components and accessories with particular reference to terminology, testing methods and requirements for performance and safety, and interchangeability. |
| KEBS/TC 129 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Equipments for fire fighting and Fire protection | Standardization in the field of all fire protection and fire fighting apparatus and equipment including extinguishing media as well as the personal equipment of the fire fighter, and related work on terminology, classification and symbols. Approval of advisory documents relating to the general principles and application of equipment and apparatus for fire protection and fire fighting. |
| KEBS/TC 130 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Aircrafts | Standardization of materials, components and equipment for construction and operation of aircraft and space vehicles as well as equipment used in the servicing and maintenance of these vehicles. |
| KEBS/TC 131 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Clay and clay products | Standardization of clay and products made from clay primarily for building and construction |
| KEBS/TC 132 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Assistive products for persons with disabilities | Standardization in the field of assistive products and related services to assist a person in compensating for reduced abilities. |
| KEBS/TC 133 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Masonry and natural stones | Standardization of rules for design and execution of unreinforced and reinforced masonry building constructions and appropriate test methods. |
| KEBS/TC 134 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Construction technology | General terminology for building and civil engineering organization of information in the processes of design, manufacture and construction General geometric requirements for building, building elements and components including modular coordination and its basic principles, general rules for joints, tolerances and fits; General rules for other performance requirements for buildings and building elements including the coordination of these with performance requirements of building components to be used in building and civil engineering; Geometric and performance requirements for components that are not in the scope of separate technical committees. |
| KEBS/TC 135 | Sanitation and water treatment | Standardization of the management concepts for service activities relating to drinking water supply, wastewater and stormwater systems. This structure includes activities necessary to fulfil the objectives of water supply, wastewater and stormwater systems. Water supply for purposes other than drinking water can be included in this management concept structure. |
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| KEBS/TC 136 | Hospital Equipment, Medical devices, Instruments and related tools | Standardization of transfusion, infusion and injection equipment for medical use, hospital equipment other than the ones mentioned above, terms and definition for such equipment, specification for quality and performance of materials and components.It also includes standardization of the performance of metred devices and supplies intended for administration of medicinal products including syringes, needles and intravenous catheters. | |
| KEBS/TC 136/SC 01 | Surgical Instruments | Standardization in the field of surgical instruments such as forceps, scissors, scapels and retractors. | |
| KEBS/TC 136/SC 02 | Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices | Standardization of the approach of medical and dental materials and devices together with standardization of biological test methods applicable to those materials and devices. | |
| KEBS/TC 136/SC 03 | Clinical Laboratory and in Vitro Diagnostic Test Systems | Standardization and guidance in the field of laboratory medicine and in vitro diagnostic test systems e.g. quality management, pre- and post-analytical performance, laboratory safety, reference systems and quality assurance. | |
| KEBS/TC 136/SC 04 | Implants for Surgery | Standardization in the field of implants for surgery 1) and their required instrumentation, covering terminology, specifications and methods of tests for all types of implants, and for the materials both basic and composite used in their manufacture and application. 1) Objects or devices which are surgically implanted in the body either temporarily or permanently for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. |
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| KEBS/TC 136/SC 05 | Services | Anaesthetic and Respiratory Equipment | Standardization of anaesthetic and respiratory equipment and supplies, related devices and systems |
| KEBS/TC 137 | Services | Dentistry and oral Hygien | Standardization of terminology, codes of practice, methods of test and specifications applicable to materials, instruments, appliances and equipment used in all branches of dentistry and oral hygiene. |
| KEBS/TC 138 | Services | Non-systemic Contraceptives and STI barrier prophylactics | Standardization of non-systemic contraceptives and sexually transmitted infections (STI) barrier prophylactics. |
| KEBS/TC 139 | Services | Pharmaceuticals and alternative medicines | Standardization in the field of pharmaceutical terminologies, packaging materials, alternative medicines, their processing, safety and identification. |
| KEBS/TC 139/SC 01 | Services | Pharmaceuticals and related Tools and Devices | The committee focuses on quality and safety of raw materials, manufactured products, including service standards limited to involving the safe use and delivery of devices & medicine, but not into the clinical practice or application of those products. |
| KEBS/TC 140 | Services | Beauty Services | Standardization in the field of beauty including terminologies, services and facilities. |
| KEBS/TC 141 | Services | Veterinary Services | Standardization in the field of veterinary services. |
| KEBS/TC 142 | Services | Health informatics | Standardization in the field of information for health, and the application of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for the management of health information at personal, corporate, communal, industry, national and international levels. |
| KEBS/TC 143/SC 01 | Services | Ergonomics | Standardization in the field of ergonomics, including terminology, methodology, and human factors data to create working and living conditions which fit the anatomical, physiological and psychological characteristics of human beings taking into account the physical, social and technical environment. |
| KEBS/TC 144 | Services | Disaster Management | Standardization in the area covering; Industrial safety helmets, for use on construction sites and many other premises, Fire-fighters’ helmets, Helmets for vehicle users, Helmets for pedal cyclists, also applicable for roller, skaters, Horse riders’ helmets, Helmets for other sports such as skiing, luge, canoeing, mountaineering, para-gliding and hockey and Helmets for young children |
| KEBS/TC 144/SC 01 | Services | Fire Safety services | Standardization of the methods of assessing fire hazards and fire risk to life and to property, the contribution of design, materials, building materials, products and components to fire safety and methods of mitigating the fire hazards and fire risks by determining the performance and behaviour of these materials, products and components, as well as of buildings and structures. |
| KEBS/TC 144/SC 02 | Services | Occupational Health and Safety | To develop and maintain up to date standards in the field of rescue systems of disaster management |
| KEBS/TC 145 | Services | Acoustics and Noise Pollution Abatement Management | Standardization in the field of acoustics, either the negative or positive aspects of sound. |
| KEBS/TC 146 | Services | Education Services | Education and learning services: Standardization in the field of education and learning services focused on, but not limited to services, management systems, facilitators, assessments, terminology and ethical conduct. The TC will base its work on market needs, currency and feedback taking into account the net benefit of the interested parties and learners with special need. |
| KEBS/TC 146/SC 01 | Services | Higher Education Services | Standardization in the field of University Education Which Includes; terminologies, management systems in Higher Education Institutions, Academic quality assurance processes, providers’ qualifications, learning facilities, technology, health and safety in the provision of higher Education Services. |
| KEBS/TC 146/SC 02 | Services | Basic Education Services | Standardization in the field of Tertiary Education services, including terminologies, Management systems in tertiary education institutions, academic, quality assurance processes, providers’ qualifications, learning facilities, technology, health and safety in the provision of the tertiary education services. |
| KEBS/TC 146/SC 03 | Services | Special education services | Standardization in the field of Special Education in Special Units or Mainstreamed learning institutions, including terminologies, providers’ qualifications, learning facilities, technology, health and safety in the provision of Special Education Services. |
| KEBS/TC 146/SC 04 | Services | Early Childhood care and education services | Standardization in the field of early education services, including terminologies, Management systems in early education institutions, academic, quality assurance processes, providers’ qualifications, learning facilities, technology, health and safety in the provision of the early education services. |
| KEBS/TC 146/SC 05 | Services | Professional Services | Standardization in the professional services. |
| KEBS/TC 147 | Services | Banking and other related Financial Services | TC 147 is designated to develop standards and technical reports for the financial services businesses and their transactions. Financial services include depository institutions (which traditionally are recognized as financial institutions), non-depository institutions (or finance companies), consumer and commercial lenders that raise funds in the capital markets. It also covers the standardized protection and development of security tools for transacting financial services transactions, systems and data ( data security, data privacy, access and entitlement ) |
| KEBS/TC 148 | Services | Information and documentation | Standardization in the field of information governance, including such areas as: information creation and capture, information storage and disposal, metadata for information management, system for management of information, information governance structures. |
| KEBS/TC 149 | Services | Tourism and Related Services | Standardization of the terminology and specifications of the services offered by tourism service providers, including related activities, touristic destinations and the requirements of facilities and equipment used by them, to provide tourism buyers, providers and consumers with criteria for making informed decisions. |
| KEBS/TC 149/SC 01 | Services | Eco. Tourism | Standardization in the field of ecotourism |
| KEBS/TC 149/SC 02 | Services | Tour Guide Services and Travel Agencies | Standardization in the field of tour guiding and travel agency services |
| KEBS/TC 149/SC 03 | Services | Sports Tourism | Standardization in the field of Sports and related facilities |
| KEBS/TC 149/SC 04 | Services | Tourism and Accommodation | Standardization in the field of tourist accommodation, restaurants and related services |
| KEBS/TC 149/SC 05 | Services | Cultural Heritage | Standardization in the field of cultural heritage |
| KEBS/TC 149/SC 06 | Services | Tourist Information Services | Standardization in the field of toursts information management services |
| KEBS/TC 149/SC 08 | Services | Training of Tourism Schools, Service providers and personnel | Standardization in the field of tourism related training and related services. |
| KEBS/TC 150 | Services | Social Responsibility | Social responsibility covers how business, government and organized societies/clubs take economic, governance, social and environmental impacts into the way they operate, working over and above compliance in order to maximize their benefits and society at large. The coverage of this TC includes good governance principles, fraud and corruption control, organizational codes of conduct, corporate social responsibility, whistleblower protection programs for entities and social accountability. |
| KEBS/TC 151 | Services | Facilities Management | Standardization in the field of facility management comprising management of facilities, assets, innovation, program and portfolios. |
| KEBS/TC 152 | Services | Sports and Related Equipments | Standardization of terms, dimensions, tolerances, functional, operational and performance requirements and safety requirements, as well as their testing, for sports and recreational facilities and equipment (e.g. ropes courses inflatables, water slides, camping tents, floating leisure articles, sleeping bags, winter sports equipment, ice hockey equipment and facilities). |
| KEBS/TC 153 | Services | Safety of Toys | Standardization of toys, playgrounds, amusement rides and devices, related facilities and equipment, with respect to safety. Excluded are all electrical aspects which are dealt with by Electro technical Committee. |
| KEBS/TC 154 | Services | Quality Management and Quality Assurarnce | Standardization in the field of management in quality, supporting technologies, consultancy, collaborative business relationship and risk management. |
| KEBS/TC 155 | Services | Conformity Assessment | To study means of assessing the conformity of products, processes, services and management systems to appropriate standards or other technical specifications. To prepare international guides and International Standards relating to the practice of testing, inspection and certification of products, processes and services, and to the assessment of management systems, testing laboratories, inspection bodies, certification bodies, accreditation bodies and their operation and acceptance. To promote mutual recognition and acceptance of national and regional conformity assessment systems, and the appropriate use of International Standards for testing, inspection, certification, assessment and related purposes. |
| KEBS/TC 156 | Services | Environmental Management Systems | Standardization in the field of environmental management systems and tools in support of sustainable development including climate change management. Greenhouse gases management Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances — Harmonized test methods for the release of dangerous substances from construction products Excluded — test methods of pollutants, setting limit values and levels of environmental performance, and standardization of products. |
| KEBS/TC 156/SC 01 | Services | Bulk Water Services | Standardization of the management concepts for service activities relating to drinking water supply, wastewater and storm water systems. This structure includes activities necessary to fulfil the objectives of water supply, wastewater and storm water systems. Water supply for purposes other than drinking water can be included in this management concept structure. Excluded are; normative target or threshold values for service quality criteria and normative limits of acceptability for drinking water quality or for wastewater and storm water discharges to the environment. |
| KEBS/TC 157 | Services | Refuse Disposal Services | Standardization in the field of refuse disposal services |
| KEBS/TC 158 | Services | Statistical Methods and Basic Measurement | Standardization in the application of statistical methods, including generation, collection (planning and design), sampling, analysis, presentation and interpretation of data and basic standards. |
| KEBS/TC 159 | Services | Graphical Symbols | Standardization of terminology, test methods and specifications in the field of printing and graphic technology from the originals provided to finished products. The scope includes in particular: composition; colour separation, colour management; storage of digital image data on electronic data carriers, display of graphical data on monitors and by projection, printing processes; finishing (for example binding); suitability of inks, substrates and other materials used in graphic technology. |
| KEBS/TC 160 | Services | Consumer and Related Services | Standardization in the field of consumer policy and product safety |
| KEBS/TC 160/SC 01 | Services | Marketing services | Standardization of the requirements for organizations and professionals conducting market, opinion and social research, psychological assessment, brand evaluation, rating services, billing services, product recall and exhibitions. |
| KEBS/TC 162 | ICT | E-Government interoperability | Standardization of ICT systems within government tailored to support and to ensure interoperability within and across government through developing a Government Interoperable framework (GIF) that will focus on: I. Interoperability II. Reusability III. Openness IV. Security, and V. Privacy |
| KEBS/TC 163 | Chemical | Cosmetics and related products | TC 163 covers cosmetics and Related products. These include the following: - Creams, emulsions, lotions, gels and oils for the skin (hands, face, feet, etc.) - face masks (with the exception of chemical peeling products) - Tinted bases (liquids, pastes, powders) - Make-up powders, after-bath powders, hygienic powders, etc. - Toilet soaps, deodorant soaps, etc. - Perfumes, Toilet waters and eau de cologne - bath and shower preparations (salts, foams, oils, gels, etc.) - Depilatories - Deodorants and anti-perspirants - Hair care products - Hair tints and bleaches - products for waving, straightening and fixing. - Setting products - Cleansing products (lotions, powders, shampoos) - Conditioning products (lotions, Creams, oils) - Hairdressing products (lotions, lacquers, brilliantines) - Shaving products (Creams, foams, lotions, etc.) - products for making-up and removing Make-up from the face and the eyes - products intended for application to the lips - products for care of the teeth and the mouth - products for nail care and Make-up - products for external intimate hygiene - Sun bathing products - products for tanning without Sun - skin-whitening products - anti-wrinkle products |
| KEBS/TC 164 | Services | Nutrition and Health Services | Standardization in the field of nutrition and how it affects the human health, including terminologies, services and procedures. |
| KEBS/TC 165 | Trade Affairs | Securities and other Related Financial Instruments | TC 165 covers standardization in the financial markets (buy and sell side of the securities markets) with the main focus on identification of counterparties, securities (bonds, equities, stocks derivatives) , trading venues, in securities transactions. |
| KEBS/TC 166 | Services | Human Resource Management Services | Standardization in the field of human resource management. |
| KEBS/TC 167 | Services | Furniture | Standardization in the field of furniture including: terms and definitions; performance, safety and dimensional requirements; requirements for specific components (such as hardware) and test methods. |
| KEBS/TC 168 | ICT | Geographic Information / Geomatics | Standardization in the field of digital geographic information. Note: This work aims to establish a structured set of standards for information concerning objects or phenomena that are directly or indirectly associated with a location relative to the Earth. These standards may specify, for geographic information, methods, tools and services for data management (including definition and description), acquiring, processing, analyzing, accessing, presenting and transferring such data in digital / electronic form between different users, systems and locations. The work shall link to appropriate standards for information technology and data where possible, and provide a framework for the development of sector-specific applications using geographic data |
| KEBS/TC 169 | Services | Sustainable cities and communities | Standardization in the field of Sustainable Cities and Communities will include the development of requirements, frameworks, guidance and supporting techniques and tools related to the achievement of sustainable development considering smartness and resilience, to help all Cities and Communities and their interested parties in both rural and urban areas become more sustainable. |
| KEBS/TC 170 | Services | Herbal Drinks | Standardization in the field of of natrural herbal drinks. |
| KEBS/TC 171 | Services | Natural Products and Services | Standardization in the field of natural products |
| KEBS/TC 171/SC 01 | Services | Coconut Products | Standardization in the field of natural coconut and related products and services. |
| KEBS/TC 172 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Refrigeration and Air Conditioning | Standardization in the fields of refrigeration and air-conditioning, including terminology, mechanical safety, methods of testing and rating equipment, measurement of sound levels, refrigerant and refrigeration lubricant chemistry, with consideration given to environmental protection. The scope includes factory-assembled air-conditioners (cooling), heat pumps, dehumidifiers, refrigerants, and refrigerant reclaiming and recycling equipment as well as other devices, components and equipment such as humidifiers, ventilation equipment and automatic controls used in air-conditioning and refrigeration systems |
| KEBS/TC 173 | Engineering (Civil) | Eurocode | Development of the national annexes of the Structural Eurocode standards |
| KEBS/TC 174 | Food | Savoury Snacks | Standardization in the field of Savoury snacks, in particular, terminology, sampling, methods of test and analysis, product specifications, requirements for packaging, storage and transportation. |
| KEBS/TC 175 | Services | Clinical Laboratory and in Vitro Diagnostic Test Systems | Standardization and guidance in the field of laboratory medicine and in vitro diagnostic test systems e.g. quality management, pre- and post-analytical performance, laboratory safety, reference systems and quality assurance |
| KEBS/TC 176 | Services | Alternative Medicines and related Services | |
| KEBS/TC 177 | Services | Occupational Health and Safety | To develop and maintain up to date standards in the field of rescue systems of disaster management |
| KEBS/TC 178 | Services | Higher Education Services | Standardization in the field of University Education Which Includes; terminologies, management systems in Higher Education Institutions, Academic quality assurance processes, providers’ qualifications, learning facilities, technology, health and safety in the provision of higher Education Services |
| KEBS/TC 179 | Services | Basic Education Services | Standardization in the field of Tertiary Education services, including terminologies, Management systems in tertiary education institutions, academic, quality assurance processes, providers’ qualifications, learning facilities, technology, health and safety in the provision of the tertiary education services |
| KEBS/TC 180 | Services | Special education services | Standardization in the field of Special Education in Special Units or Mainstreamed learning institutions, including terminologies, providers’ qualifications, learning facilities, technology, health and safety in the provision of Special Education Services |
| KEBS/TC 181 | Services | Early Childhood care and education services | Standardization in the field of early education services, including terminologies, Management systems in early education institutions, academic, quality assurance processes, providers’ qualifications, learning facilities, technology, health and safety in the provision of the early education services |
| KEBS/TC 182 | Services | Tertiary Education Services | |
| KEBS/TC 183 | Services | Intellectual Property Services | Standardization in the field of intellectual property including traditional knowledge. Covered is the application of law (natural law and legislated laws), principles, values, use of processes, use of human asset for the identification, protection, and utilization of intellectual assets for the promotion of commerce and industries (traditional industries, modern industries, local industries) and generation of value and capital. |
| KEBS/TC 184 | Services | Media and Publicity | |
| KEBS/TC 185 | Services | Tour Guide Services and Travel Agencies | Standardization in the field of tour guiding and travel agency services |
| KEBS/TC 186 | Services | Sports Tourism | Standardization in the field of Sports and related facilities |
| KEBS/TC 187 | Services | Tourism and Accommodation | Standardization in the field of tourist accommodation, restaurants and related services |
| KEBS/TC 188 | Services | Cultural Heritage | Standardization in the field of cultural heritage |
| KEBS/TC 189 | Services | Tourist Information Services | Standardization in the field of toursts information management services |
| KEBS/TC 190 | Services | Beaches | Standardization in field of beaches, beach related services and facilities |
| KEBS/TC 191 | Services | Training of Tourism Schools, Service providers and personnel | Standardization in the field of tourism related training and related services. |
| KEBS/TC 192 | Services | Eco. Tourism | Standardization in the field of ecotourism |
| KEBS/TC 193 | Services | Fire Safety services | Standardization of the methods of assessing fire hazards and fire risk to life and to property, the contribution of design, materials, building materials, products and components to fire safety and methods of mitigating the fire hazards and fire risks by determining the performance and behaviour of these materials, products and components, as well as of buildings and structures |
| KEBS/TC 194 | Services | Records and Archives management | Standardization in the field of information governance, including such areas as: information creation and capture, information storage and disposal, metadata for information management, system for management of information, information governance structures. Also included is information processing tools. |
| KEBS/TC 195 | Services | Distribution Services | |
| KEBS/TC 196 | Engineering (Mechanical) | Bamboo and Rattan | Standardization of requirements of bamboo culms, bamboo tubes, bamboo strips, bamboo slivers, bamboo bundles, bamboo filaments, rattan vines, rattan peel, and products made of the above mentioned materials, i.e. products made purely of bamboo, products made purely of rattan, products made of bamboo and rattan, and products which are mainly composed of bamboo and rattan materials, including bamboo flooring, bamboo-based panels, woven bamboo products, woven bamboo-rattan products, bamboo charcoal, bamboo-rattan furniture, bamboo-rattan handicrafts and consumer goods |
| KEBS/TC 197 | Services | Marketing services | Standardization of the requirements for organizations and professionals conducting market, opinion and social research, psychological assessment, brand evaluation, rating services, billing services, product recall and exhibitions |
| KEBS/TC 198 | Services | Bulk Water and Sewage Services | Standardization of the management concepts for service activities relating to drinking water supply, wastewater and storm water systems. This structure includes activities necessary to fulfil the objectives of water supply, wastewater and storm water systems. Water supply for purposes other than drinking water can be included in this management concept structure. Excluded are; normative target or threshold values for service quality criteria and normative limits of acceptability for drinking water quality or for wastewater and storm water discharges to the environment. |
| KEBS/TC 199 | Electrotechnical | Electric Mobility (E-Mobility) | Standardization of electrical power/energy transfer systems for electrically propelled road vehicles, motorcycles, bi-cycles, tri-cycles and industrial trucks (hereafter EV) drawing current from a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS). Possibilities to transfer power/energy include conductive power/energy transfer, wireless power/energy transfer and battery swap. The Electric Vehicles cover Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), Hybrid Electric Vehicles(HEVs), Plug in Hybrid Electric vehicles (PHEVs) & Fuel Cell Vehicles. EV include but are not limited to passenger cars and buses, two and three-wheel and light four-wheel vehicles, trucks and goods vehicles, trailers and special and industrial trucks. |
| KEBS/TC 200 | Services | Governance of organizations | Standardization in the field of governance relating to aspects of direction, control and accountability of organizations |