STUDY ON THE USAGE OF MALAYSIAN STANDARDS

Dear Malaysian Stakeholders,

SIRIM Berhad had been appointed as the consultant by the Department of Standards Malaysia (STANDARDS MALAYSIA) to conduct a study on the usage of Malaysian Standards (MS). The objective of this study is to ascentain and gauge the level of usage of Malaysian Standards by the Malaysian stakeholders. The study will examine and analyse the level of application and usage of all existing Malaysian Standards developed under each of the 24 Industry Standards Committees and identify factors that contribute to the usage of Malaysian Standards i the sectors.

This study uses the questionnaire survey approach for gathering data information. The questionnaire has been designed in three sets intended for three target groups:

* Government agencies (regulatory and non-regulatory);
* Non-government entities (inductries and inductries associations, NGO, etc.); and
* Public at large.

We humbly request your cooperation to fill in the set of questionnaire that is relevent to you and duly return it before the 30th of June 2012 to:
anuja@sirim.my or arifd@sirim.my of fax to: 03-5510 6389

The official letter from STANDARDS MALAYSIA and the questionnaire for all these three target groups are uploaded for your reference.

Alternatively, you could visit the following url address for the online survey (please choose the set of questionnaire that is relevent to you).

Your feedback is very important to us as the information will able to guide the policy maker in setting the direction for future standardisation activities.

For any enquiries, please contact:
Ms. Anuja Balachandran (Tel: 03-5544 6331) or Mr. Arifuddin Abdullah (Tel: 03-5544 5109)