Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2022
Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2022
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, vide its notification dated 10th February 2022, has published the Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2022, to amend further the Safety Glass (Quality Control) Order, 2020. With this Notification, DPIIT has clarified that this order shall be in force from 1st April 2023 instead of 1st April 2022.
Safety Glass (Quality Control) Order, 2020
To comply with the latest version of Safety Glass safety standards and to support the Standard Mark, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the Government of India, issued the Safety Glass (Quality Control) Order, 2020.
- This PPE Footwear quality control order seeks to tighten quality norms for Safety Glass, both imported and manufactured.
- This quality order mandates the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for the Safety Glass imports.
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Purpose of Safety Glass (Quality Control) Order
Introducing the Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2022 aims to ensure quality footwear products for the customer and strengthen the government’s current policy of keeping non-essential imports under check.
Applicability of Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2022
Safety Glass (Quality Control) Order relates to the regulation of Safety Glass. The products included in the order are as follows:
- Safety Glass for Architectural uses
- Safety Glass for Building uses
- Safety Glass for General uses
- Safety Glass for Road Transport uses
Significance of Quality Control Order
The introduction of quality control orders by DPIIT is to formulate technical regulations such as safety and quality standards for 350 products to curb imports of non-essential Safety Glass items.
According to the quality order, the notified items cannot be produced, imported, traded, and stocked unless they bear the Bureau of Indian Standard mark (BIS mark).
Conformity to Standards and Essential Requirements
Every Safety Glass product specified in the quality control order needs to conform to the corresponding Indian standards defined in the order.
Safety Glass specified in the order must conform to Indian Standards established in the qualifying order, bearing Standard Mark, and must accompany the input material test certificate.
Goods specified in the order need to conform to the corresponding essential requirement under a Certificate of Conformity from the Bureau as per Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018:
Exclusion of Export in Quality Control Order
The Safety Glass (Quality Control) order excludes the products meant for shipping/export. Elimination of export in the quality control order is for the purpose that Indian traders make such items for foreign market needs, and they need to comply with the destination market standards.
Compulsory Use of Standard Mark
As mentioned above, every Safety Glass product must bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau as per Scheme–I of Schedule–II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.
Certification and Enforcement Authority
As per the Safety Glass (Quality Control) Order, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) would certify and enforce authority for all Safety Glass products imported and manufactured in India.
Indian Safety Standards for Safety Glass Products
The Safety Glass Products manufactured or imported in India should comply with the Indian standards on safety aspects such as mechanical and physical properties.
| Sl.No | Goods or Articles | Indian Standard | Title of Indian Standard |
| 1 | Safety Glass (Architectural, Building, and General uses) | IS: 2553 (Part 1): 2018 | Safety Glass Specification Part 1 Architectural, Building, and General uses |
| 2 | Safety Glass (For Road Transport) | IS: 2553 (Part 2): 2019 | Safety Glass Specification Part 2 For Road Transport |
The DPIIT official document about the Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2022 is attached here for reference:
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