1. MALAWI BUREAU OF STANDARDS
Promoting Standardization and Quality Assurance in Malawi
Update on ISO Standards on Improved Cookstoves and Clean Cooking Solutions
Presented at the Clean CookStove Camp, Sol Farm, Lilongwe
7th June 2018

2. Outline of Presentation
Introduction
Standards Development Work
Overview of ISO TC 285
Working Groups and Task Groups
ISO TC 285 Deliverables
Update on work Progress
Quality Assurance for cookstoves
What Happens Next

3. Introduction
National Technical Committee (TC) on Cookstoves and clean-cooking technologies is a mirror committee and adopted the name of ISO TC 285.
Malawi established its first Mirror Committee of ISO/TC 285 in 2014 and it had the first meeting in September 2014 just before the ISO TC face to face working group and task force meetings that took place in Guatemala in October 2014.
Previously Cookstoves were being developed under another MBS TC 21 (TC mainly for water heaters only.)
Malawi became full member of ISO in January 2014.

4. Introduction…….
Currently Malawi is a participating member (P- member) of ISO/TC 285 on Cook stoves and Clean Cooking Solutions.
The Committees have convened many meeting since it was instituted.

5. Introduction………
The ISO TC 285 has 4 working groups and 3 task groups with their convenors.
Likewise the mirror committee in Malawi has working groups and task groups.
The committee is chaired by Polytechnic while MBS is just a secretariat.

6. Standards Development Work
Malawi has National Standards on Cookstoves BUT the challenge has been the implementation of the standards.
Through participation in the International Standards we have learnt a lot with regards to challenges commonly faced by countries in implementing Cookstoves standards especially biomass stoves due to numerous factors that could affect the performance of the stove.

7. ISO TC 285 Overview Launched in 2014
Business plan:
Scope: Standardization in the field of cookstoves and clean cooking solutions
Chairperson (until end 2019): Dr. Ranyee Chiang
Secretariat: ANSI (Secretary: Ms. Sally Seitz (ANSI)
Twinned Secretariat: KEBS (Twinned secretary: Mr. Zacharia Lukorito )

8. Membership of ISO TC 285

9. ISO/ TC 285 Deliverables Technical Report (2 documents in progress)
May include data obtained from a survey, for example, or from an informative report, or information of the perceived “state of the art ”
Must pass a single TC 285 ballot to be published
The details in the deliverables are for the stakeholders to determine through their contributions!

10. ISO/ TC 285 Deliverables Standard (3 documents in progress)
Rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or for their results. Includes product standards, test methods, codes of practice, guideline standards and management systems standards.
Must pass Committee Draft (CD)
Draft International Standard (DIS) and
Final Draft International standard (FDIS) ballots to be published

11. Update on work progress
The ISO/ TC 285 has achieved the following:
published 2 ISO standards 
ISO :2018, Clean cookstoves and clean cooking solutions -- Harmonized laboratory test protocols -- Part 1: Standard test sequence for emissions and performance, safety and durability
ISO/TR 21276:2018, Clean cookstoves and clean cooking solutions -- Vocabulary

12. Update on work progress…………….(continued)
3 ISO standards under development 
ISO/PRF TR , Clean cookstoves and clean cooking solutions -- Harmonized laboratory test protocols -- Part 3: Voluntary performance targets for cookstoves based on laboratory testing
ISO/DIS 19869, Clean cookstoves and clean cooking solutions -- Guidance on field testing methods for cookstoves
ISO/NP TR 19915, Clean cookstoves and clean cooking solutions -- Guidelines for social impact assessment

13. Quality Assurance for cookstoves
For quality assurance the following are the criteria:
Design and construction;
Fuel efficiency;
Emissions of fine particulate matter and carbon monoxide;
Indoor emissions particulate matter and carbon monoxide;
Safety.

14. What happens next? Current projects
Continue progress, according to target dates
For projects with stalled progress’ ongoing communication between WG leaders and ISO, co-secretariats,
TC 285 chairperson to avoid expiration and deletion
Encourage countries to review drafts & nominate experts
Working Groups & Task Group Meetings to continue

15. What happens next? After publication
Publish the best possible document now, living with some disagreement and research gaps
The ISO process is designed as an ongoing and iterative process
International Standards must be reviewed every 5 years
Technical reports are recommended to be regularly reviewed

16. Thank You for Your Attention