News from ISO
ISO/DS handbook demystifies geometrical product specifications
ISO and Danish Standards (DS – ISO member for the country) have jointly published a handbook on geometrical product specifications (GPS) for which nearly 120 ISO standards provide a globally harmonized base for technical drawing, with benefits for manufacturing and trade.
New ISO brochure focuses on force multipliers of ICT standards innovation
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) has just published a new brochure providing a concise overview of how information and communication technologies (ICT) standards can be a force multiplier for achieving positive results. It focuses on the work developed by the joint technical committee of ISO and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology.
Personal health data better protected by ISO standard
ISO has published a new technical specification which will increase protection of personal health information processed, stored and transferred by computer systems for subsequent use by clinicians and others in healthcare organizations. ISO/TS 14265:2011, Health informatics – Classification of purposes for processing personal health information, defines a set of high-level categories of purposes for which such personal health information can be processed .
New ISO standard makes food irradiation safer
A new ISO standard provides state-of-the art requirements for food irradiation, commonly used to improve quality and safety in food processing. The standard will benefit manufacturers, irradiation operators, regulators, customers and, ultimately, consumers.
ISO's magazine focuses on Sustainability
How ISO standards support sustainable development and contribute to sustainable action is the theme of the January issue of ISO Focus+, the magazine of ISO (International Organization for Standardization).
The water challenge – How ISO standards help
ISO’s solutions for addressing vital global water challenges are the subject of a new brochure, ISO & water. The four-page document provides a concise overview of International Standards available and how they can help.
ISO/IEC plug and play standard enables seamless technology
The newest parts of an International Standard for Universal
Plug and Play (UPnP) will help devices to seamlessly cross multivendor and multi-technology networks
– another step forward for intelligent homes and offices.
High-tech vehicles - High-tech ISO safety standards
As vehicles become more complex, with new features like driver
assistance systems or electronic-based functions, it is more important than ever to identify potential
risks of software and hardware failures whose consequences could be fatal. For this purpose, ISO has
published a new standard to ensure the functional safety of electrical and electronic systems in road
vehicles.
Road vehicles run on ISO standards
ISO has just published a new brochure giving a concise overview of its substantial portfolio of International Standards that share state-of-the-art technology and good practice with the automotive sector worldwide.
Safe food from the farm with ISO/TS 22002-3
Safer food farming is the principal benefit targeted by a new ISO technical specification, latest in the ISO 22000 series of standards for food safety management systems.