Blood pressure machines, electric vehicle chargers and measuring rules used to sell cloth are among the instruments the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) plans to begin checking for accuracy in 2027.

The expansion will also cover bulk liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) meters used at terminals where the fuel is sold and loaded into large tankers.

Head of Legal Metrology at GNBS, Shailendra Rai, said the planned services respond to demand from stakeholders. Verification involves checking whether measuring instruments give accurate results.

For patients, inaccurate blood pressure readings could affect diagnosis and treatment decisions, Rai explained.

“If these instruments are not working accurately, you could check a person's pressure and say, ‘Oh, it's high,’ but in reality it might not be high,” he said.

The planned checks on measuring rules would cover instruments retailers use to measure products sold by length, such as cloth.

GNBS is also preparing to introduce verification services for electric vehicle charging stations. Rai said the Bureau already has the necessary equipment, but staff training must be completed before that service can begin.

“We just need to have the training completed, and then we should be able to launch,” he said.

Shailendra Rai, head of Legal Metrology at GNBS