World Sleep Day is an annual event that is celebrated on the third Friday of March to raise awareness of the importance of good sleep and its benefits. In 2023, World Sleep Day will be on March 17th and the theme for this World Sleep Day is ‘Sleep is Essential for Health’. It focuses on […]
2 December 2022 This award recognises Guardian Independent Certification’s (referred to as GICG) efforts to help enterprises demonstrate good cybersecurity practices which are essential to help organisations digitalise safely. Mr. Baljit Singh, Head of Certification, GICG Singapore received the award from Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and Ministry
23 November 2022 The Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC) has awarded GIC Testing & Inspection Services Sdn. Bhd. as an Accredited Testing Laboratory for Electrical Testing. View certificate here: SAC has also recognised GIC Testing & Inspection Services Pte. Ltd. as an Accredited Testing Laboratory and renewed their certificate for Electrical Testing. View certificate here: Edmund
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Blog article by Tan Sim Bee, Certification Manager Today, certificates of any kind can easily be counterfeited, and ISO certificates are no exception. The ability to differentiate an ISO certificate’s authenticity has become extremely difficult. For users of an ISO certificate, it is absolutely necessary to find out if the ISO certificate received or came
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Do you know that most fires that happened in workplace and homes can be prevented? Edmund, GICG’s Regional Manager (Technical & Process Excellence) explains the importance of choosing the right appliances and power voltage for your home and about ways to prevent fires, including methods such as inspecting your heat sources, electrical appliances, maintain your
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Toys that are stuffed are suitable for a wide range of users, ranging from toddlers as young as 2 months to adults at any age. The shape and images of these toys are often based on popular icons, such as cartoon characters. Due to the fact that plush toys are commonly found around the world,
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Taking place every year on 14 October, World Standards Day offers the opportunity to increase understanding of the importance of standardization. It is a collaborative initiative of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), who each year develop campaign elements to empower the global community,
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GICG will join organizations around the world to celebrate World Accreditation Day (#WAD2022) on 9 June 2022. It is a global initiative established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) to promote the value of accreditation. This year’s theme, Accreditation: Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment, focuses on
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by Lim Yee Khim, Certification Executive The idea of World Ocean Day was initially suggested in 1992 by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) and the Ocean Institute of Canada (OIC) at the Earth Summit, at a UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However, it was officially recognised
by Edmund, Regional Operational and Technical Manager, GICG The little laundry symbols found on clothing tags aren’t just suggestions. We read and test all these clothes label symbols at GICG. Care labels can now be found on most textile products, ranging from apparel we wear to home textiles such as carpets and curtains, as a
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