Department of Standards Malaysia


The Department of 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. Governed by the Standard of Malaysia Act 1996, the Department of Standard Malaysia is an agency established on 28 August 1996 under the purview of Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
WWW jsm.gov.my

History

  • April 23, 1996 - Parliament of Malaysia passed the Standards of Malaysia Act 1996
  • August 28, 1996 - Establishment of Standards Malaysia through Standards of Malaysia Act 1996
  • September 1, 1996 - Standards Malaysia officially started its operation at 21st Floor, Wisma MBSA, Shah Alam, Selangor.
  • September 3, 2001 - Standards Malaysia moved its operations from Shah Alam to the Federal Government Administrative Centre in Putrajaya.
  • 2008 - Standards Malaysia moved its operation to Century Square, Cyberjaya.
  • 5 April 2019 - Standards Malaysia moved to its own building at Tower 2, Menara Cyber Axis, Jalan Impact, Cyber 6, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor

Director General

  • YBhg Dato' A Aziz Mat
  • YBrs Tn. Hj. Ir. Mah Lok Abdullah
  • YBhg Dato' Mariani Mohammad
  • YBhg Datuk Fadilah Baharin
  • YBrs Tn. Hj. Shaharul Sadri Alwi

Function

National Standards Body

Develop and promote Malaysia Standard

National Accreditation Body

Accredit conformity assessment bodies consist of testing and calibration labs, inspection bodies and certification bodies.
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 and Pacific Accreditation Cooperation Multilateral Recognition Arrangement. As for at the international level, Standards Malaysia is a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement and International Accreditation Forum Multilateral Recognition Arrangement.

Advisory Committees - Malaysian Standards and Accreditation Council (MSAC)

The main functions of the MSAC are:
  • Subject to the direction and control of the Minister, the duties of the Council shall be to advise and submit recommendations for consideration and approval of the Minister relating to standardisation and accreditation based on Section 13 Act 549.
  • The council is responsible in ensuring continual implementation of activities required to accomplish duties and functions related to standardisation and accreditation and other relevant matters.
  • Subject to Act 549 and any direction of the Minister, the Council may establish the rules for their own activities.

Examples of MS standards