You contact the respective standards officer at info@saz.org.zw

Not quite. SAZ's work programme ranges from standards for traditional activities, such as agriculture and construction, through mechanical engineering to the newest information and communications technology (ICT) developments.

Our standards are developed by the people that need them, through a consensus process. National experts and industry stakeholders develop the standards that are required by their sector

Developing, publishing and maintaining SAZ standards incurs a cost, and revenues from selling them helps SAZ to cover an important part of these costs. Charging for standards allows us to ensure that they are developed in an impartial environment and therefore meet the needs of all stakeholders for which the standard is relevant. This is essential if standards are to remain effective in the real world.

Working through the SAZ community, it is the people who need the standards that decide. The need for a standard is felt by an industry or business sector, which communicates the requirement to SAZ Standards Development Section. The idea is then proposed to SAZ as a whole.

If accepted, the project is assigned to an existing technical committee. Proposals may also be made to set up technical committees to cover new scopes of technological activity. In order to use resources most efficiently, SAZ only launches the development of new standards for which there is clearly a market requirement. If you feel there is a need for a standard in your sector, please contact info@saz.org.zw

SAZ standards are voluntary. SAZ is a non-governmental organization and it has no power to enforce the implementation of the standards it develops. A number of SAZ standards - mainly those concerned with health, safety or the environment - have been adopted as part of the regulatory framework, or are referred to in legislation for which they serve as the technical basis.

However, such adoptions are decisions by the regulatory authorities or the government. SAZ itself does not regulate or legislate. Although voluntary, SAZ standards may become a market requirement, as has happened in the case of ZWS ISO 9001 quality management system

You contact the Information Centre at info@saz.org.zw

Contact the Standards Development Team at info@saz.org.zw

No, we develop standards and encourage their use. Other services include certification, inspection and testing, and standards based training.

Training on awareness, development and implementation, internal auditing then the certification process

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