May – June 2012

News articles archived from May – June 2012.

ISO Standard provides global solution for legal entity identification for financial services

25 July 2012 ISO 17442:2012 Financial services – Legal entity identifier (LEI) is a new Standard ...more

Landmark Standard aims to help the environment

25 July 2012 IEC 62474: Ed. 1.0 b (2012) Material declaration for products of and for the electro...more

New Standard on sunscreen will help protect New Zealanders

22 June 2012 A sun protection factor (SPF) of 50-plus is recommended under a new joint New Zealand...more

Revised NZS 8158 Standard helps ensure people receive quality home and community support

18 May 2012 Standards New Zealand has facilitated the revision New Zealand's Home and community sup...more

Safety of toys – new Standard and Ruling

18 May 2012 New Standard AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2012 Safety of toys – Part 3: Migration of c...more

Protective helmets for structural firefighting – new Standard

18 May 2012 AS/NZS 4067:2012 Protective helmets for structural firefighting specifies requirement...more

Gas installations Standards – new set

18 May 2012 AS/NZS 5601.1&2:2010 Set Gas installations – Parts 1 and 2 Set contains AS/NZS 5601.1...more

Draft Standard for comment – DZ 4229 Concrete masonry buildings not requiring specific engineering design

18 May 2012 Draft Standard DZ 4229 is a limited revision of NZS 4229:1999 Concrete masonry build...more

Feedback sought on Interim Gas Standards

18 May 2012 In 2011, Standards New Zealand published the following Interim Standards: N...more

ISO cloud computing Standards committee – update on working groups progress

18 May 2012 The International Organization for Standardization's (ISO's) Cloud computing committe...more

Greenhouse gas emissions for horticulture products – new BSI document – free download

18 May 2012 PAS 2050-1:2012 Assessment of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions for horticulture p...more

Outdoor recreation symbols Standard – new amendment

18 May 2012 Amendment 1:2012 to NZS 8603:2005 Design and application of outdoor recreation symbol...more

Improved indoor environments and lighting – new ISO Standard

18 May 2012 ISO 16817:2012 Building environment design – Indoor environment – Design process for ...more

Oceans – new ISO Standard, new monitoring technology, and how Standards are critical for safety at sea

18 May 2012 New ISO Standard to help measure noisy seas Monitoring technology com...more

New ISO Standards define requirements for spectacle frames and toothbrushes

18 May 2012 Optometry – new ISO Standard Do you wear glasses? Then you know the importa...more

ISO Standards for market research

18 May 2012 Business and society rely heavily on market research, with users including companies,...more