March 2012

News articles archived from March 2012.

Standard on e-waste protects workers and environment

19 March 2012 Businesses and organisations that handle e-waste are strongly encouraged to make subm...more

Safe transport of dangerous goods – NZS 5433 updated with latest requirements

14 March 2012 Standards New Zealand has revised New Zealand's Standard for the transport of danger...more

On-site domestic wastewater management – revised Standard published

14 March 2012 Standards New Zealand has published AS/NZS 1547:2012 On-site domestic wastewater man...more

'Environmental restraint' in NZS 8134.2:2008 clarified for auditors

14 March 2012 In 2011, guidance notes were inserted into NZS 8134.2:2008 Health and disability se...more

Ensuring quality and safety in food supply chains – new 'ISO & food' Standards brochure

14 March 2012 The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new brochu...more

ISO 50001 energy management Standard – adopted as European Standard

14 March 2012 There is growing support for energy efficiency to bolster emissions reduction efforts...more

New British Standards – demolition, emergency escape lighting, and risk-based fire safety

14 March 2012 Full and partial demolition – new British code of practice: BS 6187:2011 Code of pr...more

New British specification for an anti-bribery management system

14 March 2012 The UK Bribery Act 2010, which came into force in July 2011, introduced a new offence...more

ISO/IEC guide upgrades safety aspects in medical device Standards

14 March 2012 ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International Electrote...more

New ISO 'Online Browsing Platform'

14 March 2012 The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently launched a new 'On...more