Ghana Standards Authority Archives

10 May

Ghana Standards Authority Shuts Down Chinese Metal Company

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A Chinese-owned company, Fenis Metal Technology Company, has been shut down by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) for operating without proper certification. The exercise which was led by the Head of Enforcement at GSA, George Anti, was aimed at removing substandard products from the Ghanaian market. The local electric cable and copper rod manufacturing plant in Prampram, according to Mr Anti lacked important information, including product batch numbers, date of manufacture, expiry, name and address of the producer. He further noted that the company was also deceitful about the origin of its products. The exercise, the Head of Enforcement at…

10 May

Clinker Substitute Factories Being Established In Ghana – GSA

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The Director-General of Ghana Standards Authority, Prof Alex Dodoo, has confirmed that plans are underway for the establishment of factories that can manufacture a substitute for clinker in Ghana. According to him, this is to help reduce the importation of clinker, which is a major component for the manufacture of cement in Ghana. Cement clinker is a solid material produced in the manufacture of Portland cement as an intermediary product. “We have published a few papers on how we can use local substitutes to replace a significant proportion, probably 50% of the clinker we use, using clay. And, I am…

27 Apr

Standards Authority IT Officer Slumps During Staff Protest, Dies Days Later

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It has been reported that an IT officer at the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has died days after he collapsed at the office during a protest by the junior staff. According to a 3news.com report, the deceased, whose name has not been given, collapsed during an altercation with the GSA’s Director of Administration on March 7, 2023. He is said to have been rushed to the hospital but died on admission three days later. The report added that the agitated workers again protested on Wednesday, March 26, over the management’s silence following the death of their colleague. They have called…

20 Apr

Top Officials Of Ghana Standards Authority Cited For Contempt

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Some top officials of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) have been cited for contempt for allegedly failing or refusing to restore two employees to their original positions. The officials cited for contempt are Chairman of the GSA Governing Board Prof Felix Mills Robertson, other board members Marty Taylor and Idrissu Abdulai and Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah. The employees behind the action are Richard Asiedu Ofori who, prior to the events leading to the legal action, was Head of the Industrial Metrology Department and Evans Asiedu who was Head of Legal Metrology Department. Mr Ofori was transferred to the GSA’s Eastern…

29 Mar

New Building Code Could Create Over 100,000 Jobs – GSA Director-General

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President of the African Organisation for Standardisation and Director-General Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Prof. Alex Dodoo, has stated that the newly developed national building code and regulation framework when properly implemented can create much-needed jobs in the real estate sector. He said effective implementation of the new building code – Ghana Building Code (GhBC) GS 1207:2018 which is a modified adoption of the International Building Code (IBC) that lays down the essential requirements that buildings must conform – has potential to create an additional 100,000 jobs along the building and construction value chain. The new code takes cognisance of the…

16 Nov

No ‘Certification Of Conformance’, No Used Vehicles To Enter Ghana From January 1, 2023 – Standards Authority

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The Ghana Standards Authority is informing the public and more specifically importers of used vehicles that beginning January 1, 2023, all used vehicles imported into Ghana shall be accompanied by a valid Certificate of Conformance (CoC) from an approved body. The certificate must thus demonstrate conformance of the used vehicle to requirements of the Ghana Standard for used vehicles GS 4510:2022 Road vehicles — requirements for imported used motor vehicles. This is in line with the Customs (Amendment) Act 2020, Section 61 of Act 891 amended and related legislation. Enforcement of this aspect of the law shall ensure improved safety,…