January – March 2011

News articles archived from January – March 2011

Standards Council offers support to the Canterbury community as it recovers and rebuilds

16 March 2011 The Standards Council has expressed its support and sympathy to everyone affected by ...more

Improving visual and auditory design of products and displays – new ISO standards

9 March 2011 Two new ISO Standards will help make products, signs, and displays more accessible t...more

Fitting child seats made safe and simple – new Standard

9 March 2011 Installing or removing a child car seat can be tricky, particularly if you have more t...more

Exposure to radiation – new Standard will improve protection of workers

9 March 2011 A new ISO Standard will help optimise individual monitoring and protection of worker...more

Underground fire hydrants – new Standard published

18 February 2011 Standards New Zealand recently published a new Standard for Underground fire hyd...more

Gas installation – two Standards published

18 February 2011 Two joint Australia/New Zealand gas installation Standards were published in Dec...more

New tools for legionella control and environmental management systems, and new greenhouse gas brochure

18 February 2011 Legionella control – new Code of practice Water quality – Risk assessments for L...more

Protecting machine operators from injury and fatal accidents – new Standard

18 February 2011 Safety of machinery – General principles for design – Risk assessment and ...more

New Standards for business – education and training, system reliability, project management, and auditing

18 February 2011 Improving learning services – new education and training Standard ...more

Medical devices and cosmetic products – new Standards

18 February 2011 Sterilization of health care products – Dry heat – Requirements for the de...more

Revised timber-framed buildings Standard – NZS 3604:2011 available now

16 February 2011 Standards New Zealand has just published NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings. ...more

Cloud computing services – New Zealand to form NZ 'international review' group

16 February 2011 New Zealand (NZ) IT stakeholders and technical industry experts are to form a NZ '...more