weights and measures agency - tanzania
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AGENCY
TANZANIA
Presented at the 49th CIML MEETING[Auckland, 2014]
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- Geographically located in the eastern part of Africa
- Has a total surface area of 945,087 sq.km
- With a population of 47.6 million (UN 2012)
- and some of the continent’s greatest concentrations of wild animals
Facts about Tanzania
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Contents
• Introduction• International and regional affiliation• Verification and Inspection Activities Covered • Achievements • Challenges• Future plans
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WMA was transformed into an Executive Agency in May 2002. Formerly, it was a department within the Ministry of
Industry and Trade
The governing legislation for weights and measures activities is the Weights and Measures Act Cap 340 [R.E 2002], but The new Legal Metrology Act is now being developed
Introduction
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Introduction…..(contd) Staff Profile
Inspectors
196 106
SupportStaff
302total
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International and Regional Affiliation
international
continental
sub-regional
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Sources of Income
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Activities Covered- Traditional
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• New areas
e.g. Fish Processing Industry
(a) Pre-packages inspections
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New areas – contd… (b) Calibration of Bulk Storage Tanks
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Non-traditional activities – contd….
(c ) Inspection of LPG Cylinders
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Achievements(a) Extend consumer protection to more areas (e.g. prepackages
inspection at ports and some borders, verifying quantities of imported fuels, etc)
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(b) More field vehicles procured (35 brand new) and installed with tracking systems
Achievements-contd…
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(c) 30 technical staff trained in electronic scales and dispensing pumps based on OIML recommendations & documents [invitations were extended to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Uganda]
Achievements-contd…
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(d) Finalizing the regulation for measuring instruments in the new sector of natural gas
Achievements-contd…
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(e) Received two awards Africa Achievements-contd…
(i) Public Service Week-June 2013 (in Ghana)
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Achievements-contd… (ii) OIML Award – Vietnam (October, 2013)-------------------------
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Challenges
1. Influx of sub-standard scales from outside Tanzania due to scarcity of genuine scales
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Challenges - contd…..
2. Demand for verification of other instruments such as medical syringes, traffic speed measuring instruments, etc.
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Challenges - contd…..
3. Fast growing technology in legal metrology (e.g. the shift from mechanical to electronic equipment) Vs the capability to build capacity
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Future Plans1. Construction of modern calibration bay for vehicle tanks
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Future Plans – contd…..
2. Construction of buildings for regional offices
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3. Procurement of a special truck for verification of weigh-bridges
Future Plans – contd…..
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4. Continuous capacity building (training, modern equipment, etc)
Future Plans – contd…..