NIGERIAN STANDARDS FOR MATERIAL HANDLING

Published by Law Nigeria Admin at 18th July 2019

1	Standard for Pallet for Material Handling- Flat Pallet Part 3: Maximum Working Loads	NIS ISO 8611-3:2011	Adopted
2.	Pallets for Material Handling- Flat Pallet Part 2: Performance Requirements and Selection of Test	NIS ISO 8611-2:2011	Adopted
3.	Standard for Pallet for Material Handling- Flat Pallet Part 1: Test Method	NIS ISO 8611-1:2011	Adopted

	Standard Title	Code
	MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
1.	Specification for Shovels for General Purposes	NIS 215: 1985

PACKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS

	Standard Title	Code
	SACKS AND BAGS
1.	Specification for Woven Bags (Polypropylene)	NIS 261: 1989
2.	Standard for Vest Shaped Carrier Plastic Shipping Bags	NIS 422: 2000
3.	Specification for B Twill Jute Bag	NIS 132: 1981
	BOTTLE, POTS AND JARS
4..	Soft Drinks & Beer Glass Bottles	NIS 381: 2004
5.	Standards for Plastic Jerry Can	NIS 423: 2000
	AEROSOL CONTAINERS
6.	Specification for Household Aerosol Insecticides & Performance Requirement for Filled & Unfilled Aerosol Insecticides Dispenser	NIS 425: 2000
	CASES BOXES AND CRATES
7.	Standards for Plastic Cates to Hold	NIS 258: 2000
8.	Boxes and Enclosure for Electrical Accessories for Household and similar fixed Electrical Installations – Pt. 1 – General	NIS/IEC 60670-1: 2002
9.	Boxes and Enclosures for Electrical Accessories for Household and Similar Fixed Electrical Installations – Pt – 23: Particular Requirements for Floor Boxes and Enclosures	NIS/IEC 60670-23: 2006
10.	Boxes and Enclosures for Electricity Accessories for Household and Similar Fixed Electrical Installations – Pt – 24: Particular Requirements for Housing Protective Devices and Similar Power Consuming Devices	NIS/IEC 60670-23: 2005

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STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA, SON
Agriculture	Food Technology	Packaging, Distribution of Goods
Audio, Video, Audio-Visual, Image & PrecisionTech.	Generalities	Paint & Colour Industry
Chemical Technology	Glass & Ceramic Industries	Paper Products and Technology
Civil Engineering	Healthcare Technology	Petroleum and Related Technology
Clothing Industry	Image Technology	Precision Mechanics
Construction Materials & Building Manufacturing Engineering		Road Vehicle Engineering
Domestic & Commercial Equipment	Information Technology and Office Equipment	Rubber, Plastic Tyre, Adhesives and Cellular Materials
Electrical Engineering	Material handling Equipment	Sociology Services
Electronics	Manufacturing Engineering	Telecommunications Engineering
Entertainment and Sports	Metallurgy	Testing
Environment & Health Protection	Metrology & Measurement of Physical Phenomena	Textile and Leather Technology
Fluid Systems, Pipelines & Components for General use	Office Equipment	Wood Technology

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LEGAL STANDARDS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
The Constitution	National Legislations	Treaties of the Federation
Federal Court Rules	State Court Rules	Court Judgments
MDA Regulations	SON Standards	Executive Orders
Nig. Nuclear Reg. Auth., NNRA	NAFDAC	NESREA
Dept of Pet. Res. DPR	Securities & Exchange Comm., SEC	NERC
Fed. Inland Rev. Service, FIRS	Fed. Road Safety Corps., FRSC	Central Bank of Nigeria, FBN
Nig. Communications Comm., NCC¹	Nig. Broadcasting Comm., NBC	Nig. Copyright Comm., NCC²
Bio-Chemical and Bio-Safety	Service & Quality	Others

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