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G/TBT/N/JAM/32 
9 July 2012  
 (12-3646) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  JAMAICA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Bureau of Standards Jamaica  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Regional and International Office 
6 Winchester Road Kingston 10 Jamaica W.I. Email:  info @bsj.org.jm   Website:  http://www.bsj.org.jm  
Tel.:  +(876) 926-3140-5  Fax:  1(876) 929-4736 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Football goals  
ICS: 97.220.10 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Jamaican Standard 
Safety and Performance Specifica tion for football goals (16 pages, in English)          
6. Description of content:  This document specifies safety a nd performance requirements for 
the use of football goals of all sizes. It addresse s the risks of accidental tip over or pull-over of 
football goals and includes requirements for materials, safety, anchoring and 
counterweighting, test methods , assembly instruction and ma rking (including warnings and 
safety instructions).  G/TBT/N/JAM/32 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
There are approximate ly 3,000 to 6,000 football goals (also re ferred to as football goal posts) 
in the island of Jamaica, a number of which ha ve been deemed unsafe, due to flaws in their 
design, manufacture and / or installation. The result  is an increased risk of injury or even loss 
of life if the structure is improperly anchored or counterbalanced. The risk to young children 
in particular, is further intensified given thei r general propensity to climb on the goal's frame 
and net, and to swing from the structure's crossb ar. Analyses of the goals involved in tip over 
incidents worldwide revealed that many were manufactured by local we lders and artisans who 
may have had insufficient skill and experience in building safe structures. Serious injuries and 
deaths are as a result of blunt force trauma to the head, neck, chest, and limbs of the victims. The development of this document is expected to  reduce the number and severity of injuries  
and deaths resulting from the tip over of footba ll goals and to encourage greater awareness of 
safety implications during the importation of these equipment (whether individual/ sectional 
or ready-to-assemble apparatuses).  
8. Relevant documents:   A notice of the Jamaican Standard Safety and Performance 
Specification for football goals will a ppear in The Jamaica Gazette Supplement - 
Proclamations, Rules and Regulations. When adopted, the document will appear as a 
Jamaican Standard Specification,  with mandatory status, and will  be available for sale.     
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 Proposed date of entry into force:    Date of publication in the Jamaica Gazette 
Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and Regulations.  
Six months following date of publication in the 
Jamaica Gazette Supplement - Proclamations, Rules and Regulations. 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after circulati on by WTO Secretariat 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body: