Participant Training Workbook - Belize

10th EDF-EPA Programme – Technical Barriers to Trade Component
“Support to the Caribbean Forum of the ACP States in the implementation of the commitments
undertaken under the Economic Partnership Agreement”
Standard wording in the scope clause
Instructions
 The following extracts are taken from published standards.

 Replace the underlined text in A and B with the correct standard wording.
 Provide standard wording for extract C.
A. Specification
This standard outlines requirements for type L (laboratory instruments) and type F (field
instruments) meters for the measurement of phototopic illuminance. This standard deals
specifically with meters for the measurement of planar illuminance. Annex A gives
recommendations for the choice of meter range.
B. Recommendations
This code of practice describes the techniques to be followed and tasks to be completed in the
remanufacture of a spark or compression ignition engine or of a major assembly.
C. Method of test
This International Standard for the

determination of unsaturation in raw polybutadiene rubber (BR) and butadiene based rubbers
soluble in carbon tetrachloride.

1
Writing the scope clause
Instructions
 Listed below are some of the questions to be asked before starting to draft a standard.
 From the information given next to each question, formulate a scope and title.
What is being standardized ? Subsurface safety valve equipment for

use in petroleum and natural gas
industries
Whom is the standard addressing ? Manufacturers of such equipment and

its potential users
What kind of provisions does the — definitions;

standard contain ? — requirements for materials;
— requirements for manufacture;
— requirements for testing;
— requirements for identification,
documentation and preparation for
transport;
— recommendations for the reporting
of failure;
— recommendations for information to
be included when ordering SSSV
equipment;
What products, processes, Subsurface safety valves, safety valve

materials etc. are covered ? locks, safety valve landing nipples,
and all components that establish
tolerances and/or clearances which
may affect performance. They may be
produced by different manufacturers
and thus be supplied as separate
items.
What particular provisions does the The subsurface safety valve is an

standard not contain that a emergency safety device which is not
prospective reader might expect to designed nor intended for operational
be included ? activity, such as production/injection
2
reduction, production stop, or as a

backflow valve.
What type of document is the A specification

standard ?
3
Cloves
On the attached page you will find some preliminary text that was submitted to form the basis of
part of a standard on herbs and spices. The particular standard is a specification that covers
requirements for cloves.
Instructions
1. The first part of the process is to read through the text to sort the information.
2. Work out which information is directly relevant to a specification (i.e. the normative content)
and which is simply background information (i.e. the informative content). The background
information can be put to one side.
3. Are there any terms that it might be reasonable to provide definitions for? If yes, list these.
4. What requirements have you found?
5. Are there any requirements noted in the text that you wouldn’t expect to find in a voluntarily
agreed standard?
6. Is the language/expression of requirements correct for use in a specification?
4
Cloves – Storage advice
This standard is concerned with cloves, which are the dried unopened flower buds of the tree
Syzygium aromaticum (L.), processed for food use. It lists requirements for both whole cloves
and ground cloves.
Cloves have a strong, aromatic, spicy odour and a characteristic warming aromatic flavour that
is quickly followed by a numbing sensation (see BS 5929 for methods of sensory analysis).
They commonly originate from the Malagasy Republic, Zanzibar, Ceylon, Reunion and Malaya.
The whole clove comprises a receptacle containing, in its upper part, two loculi containing
numerous ovules and crowned by four acute divergent sepals surrounding a dome-shaped
head consisting of four paler unexpanded membranous imbricate petals enclosing numerous
incurved stamens and a single stiff erect style. The whole clove is nail shaped in character, red-
brown and approximately 12 mm to 19 mm long. Cloves consisting of only the receptacle and
sepals and which have lost the dome-shaped head are termed headless cloves. You might also
cone across mother cloves which are the fruits of the clove tree in the form of ovoid brown
berries surmounted by four incurved sepals.
For the purposes of this standard, whole cloves must have no more extraneous matter than
shown below, and foreign matter shall not exceed 0.2.5% (m/m). The maximum levels of trace
metals are to be no higher than .5 mg/kg for arsenic (as given in the Arsenic in Food
Regulations 1959 (SI 19.59 No. 831)), 10 for lead (Lead in Food Regulations 1979 1979 (SI
1979 No. 12.54)), 200 for tin (un in Food Regulations 1992 (SI 1992 No. 496), 20 for copper and
.50 for zinc. These last two are covered by the Food Standards Committee recommendations
(1951). SI’s are of course likely to be amended so it’s sensible to make sure that you’re using
the latest version.
Extraneous matter in whole cloves
Headless Mother cloves Khoker cloves Clove stems Other extraneous

cloves matter
% (m/m) max.
% (m/m) max.
% (m/m) max. % (m/m) max. % (m/m) max.
5.0 3.0 3.0 1..5 1.0
Part 1 of BS 4585 (Methods of test for Spices and Condiments, part 1 Determination of
Extraneous Matter) should be used when making these measurements, and Part 1 of BS 4.540
(Sampling of Spices and Condiments, part 1 Methods of Sampling) needs to be used (taking
due account of the amount required for each test) when preparing laboratory samples.
Cloves shall be free from mustiness and other foreign odour and taste when examined by
5
sensory analysis and from living insects and mould growth when inspected visually. They are
usually packed in hessian, synthetic fibre or multi-ply paper sacks, but whichever is chosen it
must be permeable to air to avoid condensation.
6
Drafting workshop
Instructions
1. Subject
 agree the subject

 decide interface (aim, audience and type of standard)
2. Draft the Scope, Title and Plan
 include in Plan: definitions, verification, references, annexes (if appropriate)
3. Draft definitions clause
 introductory text
 at least one definition
4. Draft at least one main clause/subclause
Remember:
 consistency
 no contradiction
 references
 verification
 standard wording (Scope, normative references, definitions, cross-references)
7
Normative and informative text
Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible materials
4 General constructional requirements
The materials used for the room or enclosure shall be as resistant, chemically and physically, as
is necessary for the use intended; moreover they shall be able to withstand the maximum
surface temperature at which they are intended to be used without affecting the type of
protection.
Consideration shall be given to the nature of the environment in which the room or enclosure
shall be installed, including mechanical, chemical, thermal, corrosive and solvent factors and
ultraviolet exposure.
Where the room is subject to hosing down, means should be provided to ensure that safe and
satisfactory operation of the equipment is not impaired.
The pressurized enclosure shall withstand a pressure equal to 1.5 times the maximum
overpressure specified by the manufacturer for normal service with all outlets closed with a
minimum of 200 Pa.
If a pressure can occur in service that can cause a deformation of the enclosure, a safety device
should be fitted by the manufacturer to limit the maximum internal overpressure to a level below
that which could adversely affect the type of protection.
In certain circumstances, such as where it is necessary to maintain operation of the electrical

equipment, it may be advisable to provide two sources of protective gas so that the alternative
source may take over in the event of failure of the primary source. Each source shall be capable
of maintaining, independently, the required level of pressure or rate of supply of protective gas.

Participant Training Workbook - Belize

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

You might also like

Participant Training Workbook - Belize

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Participant Training Workbook - Belize

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

10th EDF-EPA Programme – Technical Barriers to Trade Component

Standard wording in the scope clause

 The following extracts are taken from published standards.

This International Standard for the

Writing the scope clause

What is being standardized ? Subsurface safety valve equipment for

Whom is the standard addressing ? Manufacturers of such equipment and

What kind of provisions does the — definitions;

What products, processes, Subsurface safety valves, safety valve

What particular provisions does the The subsurface safety valve is an

reduction, production stop, or as a

What type of document is the A specification

4. What requirements have you found?

6. Is the language/expression of requirements correct for use in a specification?

Cloves – Storage advice

Extraneous matter in whole cloves

Headless Mother cloves Khoker cloves Clove stems Other extraneous

5.0 3.0 3.0 1..5 1.0

 agree the subject

2. Draft the Scope, Title and Plan

 include in Plan: definitions, verification, references, annexes (if appropriate)

3. Draft definitions clause

4. Draft at least one main clause/subclause

Normative and informative text

Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible materials

4 General constructional requirements

In certain circumstances, such as where it is necessary to maintain operation of the electrical

You might also like