The Department of Standards Malaysia (Standards Malaysia) is the National Standards Body and the National Accreditation Body, providing confidence to various stakeholders, through credible standardisation and accreditation services for global competitiveness.[1] Governed by the Standard of Malaysia Act 1996 (Act 549), the Department of Standard Malaysia (Standards Malaysia) is an agency established on 28 August 1996 under the purview of Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).
Develop and promote Malaysia Standard (MS)
As the National Standards Body, Standards Malaysia functions and roles are in line with the 11th Malaysia Plan.
Accredit conformity assessment bodies consist of testing and calibration labs, inspection bodies and certification bodies.
As stipulated in the Act 549, the primary task of Standards Malaysia with respect to accreditation is to be responsible for the assessment and accreditation of conformity assessment bodies (CABs). CAB, as defined by the ISO/IEC 17011: Conformity assessment – Requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies, is a body that performs conformity assessment services and that can be the object to or of accreditation, such as laboratories, certification bodies, inspection bodies, test facilities and proficiency testing providers. The Accreditation Division of Standards Malaysia carries out this specific task. Currently there are four accreditation schemes available, Skim Akreditasi Makmal Malaysia (SAMM), Scheme for the Accreditation of Certification Bodies (ACB), Malaysia Inspection Bodies Accreditation Scheme (MIBAS), Malaysia Proficiency Testing Provider Accreditation Scheme (MyPTP) and one compliance programme called Good Laboratory Practice Compliance Programme (GLP CP).
Malaysia, through Standards Malaysia has been accepted as a signatory to various regional and international arrangements. At the regional level Standards Malaysia is a signatory to the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement (APLAC MRA) and Pacific Accreditation Cooperation Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (PAC MLA). As for at the international level, Standards Malaysia is a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement (ILAC MRA) and International Accreditation Forum Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (IAF MLA).
The main functions of the MSAC are:
3. Annual report 2019 http://www.jsm.gov.my/documents/10180/2524471/2020.2.11_Annual+Reporth12a4+%28JSM%29%20%281%29.pdf/06bba240-4232-4a94-ad42-e490b8ed7cb3