SON SERVICES AND PRODUCTS DR JOSEPH I. ODUMODU(MFR) DG(SON) 20 October 2015

SON SERVICES AND PRODUCTS Standards Product Certification Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) SON Conformity Assessment Programme (SONCAP) Metrology and Instrumentation Testing Services (Accredited Food Testing Laboratory) Enforcement Conference and Training Management Systems Certification

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STANDARDS Development of National Standards Participation in International Standardisation - International Organization for Standardisation (ISO), International Electrochemical Commission (IEC), Codex Alimentarius Commission, Africa Organization for Standardization (ARSO), World Trade Organization (WTO) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) standards harmonization programme amongst others PRODUCT: Standards

PRODUCT CERTIFICATION Product Certification is the process of certifying that a product conforms with the requirements stipulated in the relevant specifications or standards. Product Certification is carried out through conformity assessment Conformity assessments involves factory inspections, testing, certification, auditing e.t.c. Product certification promotes global competitiveness among domestic manufacturers and encourage continual improvement on the quality of products in line with the statutory obligation of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria. PRODUCT: Product Certificate

MANCAP Ensures that all manufactured products conform to the relevant Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS) prior to sales in the markets or export. The scheme is aimed at protecting genuine manufacturers against unhealthy practices such as production of sub-standard products, faking and counterfeiting as well as unfair competition in trade. MANCAP aims at ensuring manufacturer compliance to standards, consumer satisfaction and confidence, environmental protection, maintenance of a database for locally manufactured goods, prevention of dumping of unsafe/counterfeited products, promotion of quality awareness and wealth creation. PRODUCT: MANCAP Certificate

SONCAP Standards Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Programme (SONCAP) is a pre-shipment verification process aimed at ensuring that products imported into Nigeria are in conformity with the applicable Nigerian Industrial Standards or approved equivalents, and technical regulations SONCAP provides a level playing field in terms of quality for both regulated and locally manufactured products in order to prevent unfair competition, facilitates trade, ensures environmental protection, prevents the dumping of substandard goods into the Nigeria market, guards against loss of foreign exchange, impedes loss of life and property etc. PRODUCT: SONCAP Certificate

METROLOGY AND INSTRUMENTATION The Metrology Section undertakes scientific and industrial metrology and renders calibration services in the following areas: temperature, mass, pressure, volume, dimension, electric PRODUCT: Calibration/Verification Certificates Instrument Support Service Center (ISSC) has the responsibility for maintaining Laboratory Equipment for SON and outside customers.

METROLOGY AND INSTRUMENTATION The ISSC currently offers maintenance and repair services covering: Electrical/Electronic testing equipment Civil and Mechanical engineering testing equipment Chemical technology testing/analytical equipment Food testing/analytical equipment Textile testing equipment PRODUCT: Equipment Maintenance Report

LABORATORY SERVICES Provides testing facilities to enable the effective performance of quality assurance activities during the implementation of standards. The tests carried out are mainly third party conformity assessment of products using the relevant Nigerian Industrial Standard or any other applicable International Standard. SON has five (5) principal specialised laboratories situated around the country viz: Food Technology (Accredited to ISO Standard), Chemical Technology, Electrical/Electronic, Engineering

TRAINING SON organises: conferences and training for industries (importers, manufacturers, exporters etc). training and conduct conferences to support organizations in the understanding and use of standards. standards and management system related training which includes a comprehensive range of training in the understanding, use, implementation, auditing and certification of standards through a three stage approach to standards and management system training PRODUCTS: Certificates of Attendance, NIS ISO Management System Auditor or Lead Auditor Certificate

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION SON Management Systems Certification offers third party certification service to organisations that have established, implemented, and maintained a management system that conforms to the requirements of the applicable management system standard. PRODUCT: Management Systems (NIS ISO 9001, 22000, or OHSAS 18001) Certificate

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