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The Quality and Standards Authority 
of Ethiopia (QSAE)

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

  • International standards

  • ISO 9000 and ISO 14000

  • ISO Management systems

  • Customer services

  • ISO store

The Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia (QSAE) [top]
www.qsae.org  

About QSAE [ top]
http://www.qsae.org/web_en/About%20Us/en_aboutQSAE.htm
Organizational structure, Principal officers, Vision, mission and objectives, Core business areas, Quality policy, Strategies, QSAE's quality programs, About standardization.

Ethiopian Standards [ top]
http://www.qsae.org/web_en/Standards_info/Standards_gen_info.htm
What is a standard? Why standardize? How are Ethiopian standards developed? International relations.

Inspection and Certification [ top]
http://www.qsae.org/web_en/Inspcertification/en_geninfoca.htm
Conformity assessment, Assurance of conformity, Testing services, Inspection, Supplier's declaration, Product certification and registration, System certification, Accreditation, Licensed companies, Withdrawn licences.

Metrology [ top]
http://www.qsae.org/web_en/metrology/en_metrology_gen_info.htm
Metrology is the field of knowledge concerned with measurement, and includes all aspects both theoretical and practical with reference to measurements, whatever their level of accuracy, and in whatever fields of science or technology they occur.

Duties of the national metrology laboratories, National measurement technology assisting society and industry, Systeme international, Calibration services.

Testing [ top]
http://www.qsae.org/web_en/Testing/en_testing_gen_info.htm
Products/materials testing is perhaps the most common form of conformity assessment and generally, it can include other activities like measurement and calibration. Testing also provides the basis for other forms of conformity assessment – for example, it is the main technique used in product certification.
QSAE operates in the following fields of testing: Mechanical testing (including construction materials, textiles, leather, and polymeric materials): Electrical testing, Chemical testing, Microbiological testing

Training and Education [ top]
http://www.qsae.org/web_en/service/en_training.html
Program material, Training programs, Seminars/workshops.

Technical information [ top]
http://www.qsae.org/web_en/Technical_Information/en_technicalinfo.htm
ICT and standards information, Management systems, Available information at QSAE, Membership, Documents for download.

News [ top]
http://www.qsae.org/web_en/news/articles/en_article.html
Latest news articles to standardization, Archived news, speeches/Presentations, Announcements

Related Webpages [ top]
http://www.qsae.org/web_en/links/en_links.html

  • ARSO - African Regional Organization for Standardization

  • CI - Consumers International

  • COMESA - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

  • ECoSA - The Ethiopian Computer Standards Association

  • Engineering manufactures catalogues

  • ESTC - Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission

  • Eur-Lex - European Union Law

  • IAF - International Accreditation Forum, Inc.

  • IFAN - International Federation of Standards Users

  • ILAC - International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation

  • ISO 9000 and ISO 14000

  • ITC - International Trade Centre

  • NAPT - National Association for Proficiency Testing

  • NML-CSIR - National Metrology Laboratory of South Africa

  • OIML - International Organization of Legal Metrology

  • SADCMET - Southern Africa Development Community Cooperation in Measurement Traceability

  • WCN - World Chambers Network

  • WTO - World Trade Organization

  • WSSN

  • Other sources of information

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) [ top]
www.iso.org

The following items will be linked soon:

  • International standards

  • ISO 9000 and ISO 14000

  • ISO Management systems

  • Customer services

  • ISO store

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