Standards Division

Standards Development Process

The Ghana Standards Board develops and promulgates standards for all sectors of the economy.

These standards are produced by a process of consensus between stakeholders in an open and transparent manner.

Standards are used by the Government, Private Sector and Consumers in procurement, trade, production, manufacturing and provision of services.

The development of a Ghana Standard is initiated by stakeholders. These stakeholders are mainly:

1. Regulators and the Government Sector
2. Industry
3. Consumers and Non Governmental Organizations
4. Professional Bodies and Associations
5. Research and Technical Bodies
6. Educational Institutions

Standards are developed through Technical Committees and their Sub-Committees. They are made up of representatives of the relevant stakeholders in a particular subject area or industry sector.

The steps involved:

The steps involved in the development of a Ghana Standard are as follows:

STEP  1:   Request for the development of a Standard in a particular subject area or  
industry sector.

STEP  2:   Consideration of request and approval

STEP  3:   Request referred to the relevant Technical Committee

STEP  4:   Preparation of working Draft by working group

STEP  5:   Consideration of working draft by Technical Sub-Committee (SC)   
Members

STEP  6:   Consideration of Committee draft document by Technical Committee    
(TC) Members

STEP  7:   Draft document circulated among Stakeholders, other Standards Bodies     
etc. for comments (Public Comments Stage)

STEP  8:   Final Technical Committee (TC) meeting to consider comments received   
from Stakeholders

STEP   9:   Editing and publishing of document

STEP 10: Gazetting of the Standard through the Legal Unit of GSB and the  
Attorney General's Department.