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Background

Until year 1990s there are limited consumer participation in standards and standardization activities.  The needs of an organisation operating on social enterprise model needed to represent consumers at policy level.

Malaysian Association of Standards Users has been established in September 2004 and gained endorsement and support from Department of Standards Malaysia is a non-profit organization operating on social enterprise model

Focusing on users and beneficiaries of standards and compliance with standards i.e. Addressing consumer needs by enhancing industry/ business capacity. Standards Users working in the following areas:

  1. Capacity Building – train of trainer’s workshops, workshops, seminars, case studies.
  2. Advocacy – represent users interests to advance market relevance of standards and voluntary or mandatory compliance with standards.      
  3. Awareness and Promotion Sessions – promote importance of consumers’ involvement in standards and balance stakeholder participation.
  4. Reference Materials and Tools – Training Modules, self-assessment tools and coordinate standards development

Serving many stakeholders (namely: consumers, research institutions, industry and relevant agencies in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific region) with interest in standards, safety, social responsibility and sustainable development.

Our approach is tailor-made to suit the stakeholder’s needs and included developing suitable and effective education materials, training materials, workshops, round-table discussions, surveys, studies, comparative testing, position papers and memorandum.

Standards Users is the only NGO that specialises on the importance of safety standards for consumer product and services.

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Malaysian Association of Standards Users is a non-profit organization operating on social enterprise model which was established in September 2004. Serving many stakeholders (namely: consumers, research institutions, industry and relevant agencies in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific region) with interest in standards, safety, social responsibility and sustainable development.
Our approach is tailor-made to suit the stakeholder’s needs and included developing suitable and effective education materials, training materials, workshops, round-table discussions, surveys, studies, comparative testing, position papers and memorandum.
The only NGO that specialises on the importance of safety standards for consumer product and services.

‘SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY’

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ABOUT MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION OF STANDARDS USERS (STANDARDS USERS)

Malaysian Association of Standards Users is a non-profit organization operating on social enterprise model which was established in September 2004. Serving many stakeholders (namely: consumers, research institutions, industry and relevant agencies in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific region) with interest in standards, safety, social responsibility and sustainable development. It was set up with the endorsement and support from the Department of Standards Malaysia (JSM), the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations – FOMCA and Era Consumer Malaysia (ERA).
Our approach is tailor-made to suit the stakeholder’s needs and included developing suitable and effective education materials, training materials, workshops, round-table discussions, surveys, studies, comparative testing, position papers and memorandum.
In 2014, Standards Users through the nomination by the Department of Standards Malaysia was appointed chair of the ISO Consumer Policy Committee for the period of 2014 to 2017. We are the only NGO that specialises on the importance of safety standards for consumer product and services.

‘SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY’

VISION
Consumer Products and Services in the Marketplace are Safe and Accessible by All Malaysians.

MISSION
• To promote voluntary compliance (where possible) with of safety standards for consumer products and services in Malaysia.
• To become a self-funded organisation.
• To facilitate the standardization activities of consumer organisation in the Asia Pacific and South East Asian region.

OUR ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS
• Promote compliance with safety and performance standards for consumer products and services
• Advance education in Standardization
• Making trading of safer consumer products easier
• Regional resource center for Social Responsibility based on ISO 26000:2010