16 Oktober 2009

ISO standards support objectives of World Food Day 2009 on food security

Numerous ISO standards provide practical tools for achieving the aims of World Food Day 2009, "Achieving food security in times of crisis". World Food Day is organized every year on 16 October by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), which participates in the ...

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7 Oktober 2009

WARC – new ISO file format to store billions of online data

A Web page that is here today, may not be here tomorrow. A new ISO standard, ISO 28500:2009, Information and documentation – WARC file format , will ensure that the vast and often valuable information posted on the Web is not lost when a page changes or disappears. ...

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24 September 2009

ISO standards' contribution to objectives of World Maritime Day

“To fight climate change successfully, the world needs to act as a team. ISO is proud of its teamwork with partners such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in developing solutions to this challenge” said ISO Secretary-General Rob Steele in connection with World Maritime Day 2009, which is organized ...

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14 September 2009

Future ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility published as Draft International Standard

The future International Standard ISO 26000, Guidance on social responsibility , has reached an important phase in its development with its publication as a Draft International Standard (DIS). A five-month balloting period (from 14 September 2009 to 14 February 2010) has now begun during which the national ...

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10 Agustus 2009

New ISO standard for fire safety design of built environments will help save lives and cut costs

A new ISO standard for fire safety engineering should help to save lives, reduce costs due to fire damage and bring substantial economic savings through improved fire safety design. ISO 23932:2009, Fire safety engineering – General principles , provides general principles for a performance-based methodology ...

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18 Juni 2009

ISO standard to ensure structures are not "gone with the wind"

A new International Standard, ISO 4354, Wind actions on structures , will help ensure the reliability of structures in areas exposed to strong winds and cyclones. The standard describes the actions of wind on structures, and specifies methods for calculating characteristic values of wind loads. “Perhaps ...

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5 Juni 2009

How ISO standards support goals of World Environment Day 2009

ISO standards include tools for advancing the specific goals of this year's World Environment Day (WED – 5 June), the theme of which is combatting climate change. Overall, ISO's offering includes hundreds of environment-related standards that support the broader aims of World Environment Day, which is coordinated by the ...

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