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Seven draft CARICOM Regional Standards related to tourism and health have been developed and are being made available by the Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI) for review and comment by stakeholders.

The standards are as follows:

  1. DCRS 66 – Draft CARICOM Regional Standard for Environmental Management Systems for the tourism industry.

  2. DCRS 67 – Draft CARICOM Regional Standard for Energy Management and Efficiency for the tourism industry.

  3. DCRS 68 – Draft CARICOM Regional Standard for Food Safety and Sanitation for the tourism industry.

  4. DCRS 69 – Draft CARICOM Regional Standard for Water Treatment, Management and Efficiency for the tourism industry.

  5. DCRS 70 – Draft CARICOM Regional Standard for Solid Waste Management for the tourism industry.

  6. DCRS 71 – Draft CARICOM Regional Standard for Sewage Treatment and Management for the tourism industry.

  7. DCRS 72 – Draft CARICOM Regional Standard for Integrated Pest Management for the tourism industry.

Interested persons wishing to comment on the draft standards are asked to contact the BNSI, located at The Small Business Development Centre Building, Fontabelle, St. Michael, at 426-3870.  They may also contact, via email, Renate Sealy at  rsealy@bnsi.com.bb and/or Fabian Scott at fscott@bnsi.com.bb .

The deadline for comments is the 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8.

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) established the Regional Tourism and Health Programme (THP) in 2014, in partnership with the Caribbean Tourism Organisation and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association.

The THP is an integrated programme, which includes an alert and response tourism-based surveillance system, food safety & environmental sanitation training, Health Safety & Environmental (HSE) standards and tourism and multi-sectoral regional and international health partnerships. 

HSE standards constitute a critical component of a set of preventive interventions adopted by CARPHA THP to effectively address public health issues that impact local and visitor populations in the Caribbean. 

The THP therefore seeks to develop Caribbean-wide HSE tourism-related standards with certification schemes to enhance not only the region’s capacity to respond to public health threats, but also to support the region’s drive towards achieving quality and sustainability, and to remain competitive in this rapidly growing global tourism trade.

Barbados National Standards Institution

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