Counterfeiting and fraud – ISO Standards as solutions

Issue 39 – June 2012

With trade in counterfeit products amounting to over USD 500 billion annually, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is investigating the questions, 'How do consumers know what they are getting?', and how ISO Standards could provide solutions.

Emergency management – ISO Standard sets global best practice for an incident response system

Issue 39 – June 2012

This article by Prof Ernst-Peter Döbbeling first appeared in ISO Focus+ May 2012 and is summarised here with permission from ISO.

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ISO Standard widens travel horizons for the blind

Issue 39 – June 2012

Signs are useful in providing information, identification, and directions for travellers, but conventional signage are of little use to the blind or the visually impaired.

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Risk management Standard helps to manage disruptions in emergency situations

Issue 39 – June 2012

This article by Kevin W. Knight first appeared in ISO Focus+ May 2012 and is summarised here with permission from ISO.

Effective responses to a wide range of disruption-related risks require a concerted approach to the management of emergency preparedness. This can be achieved by applying ISO 31000:2009, Risk management – Principles and guidelines, to the development of emergency preparedness plans and processes.

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Registration for 2012 Young Professionals' Programme open

Issue 39 – June 2012

The highly successful IEC Young Professionals' Programme is now into its third year and registration for the 2012 Oslo workshop has opened. IEC National Committees have until the end of June to register the participants whom they have selected at national level.

ASTM STANDARDS

Issue 39 – June 2012

To purchase PDF or hard copy ASTM Standards, please email enquiries@standards.co.nz or call 0800 782 632 during business hours.

AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS

Issue 39 – June 2012

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BRITISH STANDARDS

Issue 39 – June 2012

You can now purchase PDFs of British Standards from Standards New Zealand – please email enquiries@standards.co.nz or call 0800 782 632 during business hours to order PDFs. British Standard publications in hardcopy format are also available for purchase from our web site www.standards.co.nz by entering the Standard number and selecting the BSI button in the search panel.

IEC PUBLICATIONS

Issue 39 – June 2012

You can now purchase PDFs of IEC Standards from Standards New Zealand – please email enquiries@standards.co.nz or call 0800 782 632 during business hours to order PDFs. IEC Standards in hardcopy format are also available for purchase from our web site www.standards.co.nz by entering the Standard number and selecting the IEC button in the search panel.

ISO PUBLICATIONS

Issue 39 – June 2012

You can now purchase PDFs of ISO Standards from Standards New Zealand – please email enquiries@standards.co.nz or call 0800 782 632 during business hours to order PDFs. ISO Standards in hardcopy format are also available for purchase from our web site www.standards.co.nz by entering the Standard number and selecting the ISO button in the search panel.