BIS organises awareness programme for footwear manufacturers in Vellore
The Hindu
BIS Chennai held an awareness programme in Vellore to inform footwear and component manufacturers about its various schemes. 50 participants from Vellore and nearby districts were briefed on IS specifications, Quality Control Orders, product manuals and cluster testing facility guidelines.
The Chennai branch of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) organised an awareness programme on its various schemes to footwear and footwear component manufacturers in Vellore.
According to a press release, around 50 related manufacturers, laboratory personnel from Vellore and nearby districts participated in the programme where they were briefed about the different footwear, its components, products with the pertinent Indian Standard (IS) specifications brought under mandatory certification.
They were also informed about Quality Control Orders issued for footwear products, covering 27 of its products and components, product manuals and cluster based testing facility guidelines, the release said.
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