The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) will commence the verification of tint and sound level meters on Monday, 13th July, 2026.
The new verification services are intended to ensure the accuracy and reliability of instruments used to measure vehicle Visible Light Transmission (VLT) and environmental sound levels, in accordance with established standards and regulatory requirements.
At the launch of the verification services at GNBS Head Office on Thursday, Executive Director of the GNBS, Trevor Bassoo said the addition of the two new services will build on the long relationship shared with both the Guyana Police Force, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
“These services will support enforcement in regulations which include the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations of 2026, which was recently passed and published in the official gazette in January 2026, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency’s noise regulation,” Bassoo said.
The GNBS currently conducts the verification of scales used by the Police to measure narcotics, as well as the verification of breathalyzers, speed guns, and stationary speed cameras.
Traffic Chief Mahendra Singh said the verification services support the work of the Police, and often aid in successful prosecution.
“The Guyana Police Force in a bid to improve the service or the quality of that service that we deliver to the members of the public, we rely heavily on our partner – the Guyana National Bureau of Standards. To do what? Not only, improve but to ensure that the equipment that we are using in the traffic department, its accuracy is at 100 and not less. That the equipment in use will guarantee that we will get a successful prosecution in a court of law, specifically, the tint meter”, he said.
He said the GNBS also trains Police Officers on the correct use of the law enforcement equipment, as well as the testing and calibration of the instruments every six months, or in some cases, annually.
Meanwhile, the Head of the GNBS Legal Metrology Services Department, Shailendra Rai, said the new services were added based on requests made by the Guyana Police Force, the EPA and the Occupation, Safety and Health Department of the Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning.
He said in light of those requests, the GNBS took steps to build its capacity to provide the necessary services, and acquired the necessary equipment and standards to perform the services.
Inspectors from the Legal Metrology Department, along with representatives from the Guyana Police Force and the EPA, also completed specialized training sessions in the verification of sound level meters and tint meters.
“The verification of the tint meters and the sound level meters, basically involve the comparison of the instrument with established national standards. These standards were purchased by the GNBS, and in the case of the tint meters, the standards are traceable to NIST, which is the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the US. For the sound level meters, basically our traceability will come from Peru, who is one of the recognized or accredited national metrology institutes in the area of sound level meters,” he explained.
With the addition of the new services, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards is encouraging Government agencies, and other users of tint and sound level meters to have their instruments verified within the prescribed six-month period to ensure compliance with regulatory requirement.
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