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September 25, 2008
EU Adopts Legislation Banning Mercury Exports
On Sept. 25, the European Council of Ministers adopted European Commission (EC) legislation banning all exports of  mercury from the European ... more
September 19, 2008
Roland Berger: Euro Rail Industry Expects Strong Growth into 2016
The European Rail Industry (UNIFE) will see strong growth patterns for the entire rail supply industry into 2016, according to a recent study ... more
September 19, 2008
EWEA: IEA Report on EU Climate Change, Energy Portfolio Presents Efficient, Sustainable, Affordable Future
The International Energy Agency's (IEA) recent report on the European Union (EU) climate change and energy portfolio recognizes that the EU 27 ... more
September 17, 2008
DIN Publishes New Safety Standard for Railway Vehicles
The Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (DIN) published in July a new European standard that will make rail travel safer: DIN EN 15227, Railway ... more
September 12, 2008
Europeans Show Strong Support for Climate Change Targets
Results of a special Eurobarometer survey of public attitudes about climate change commissioned by the European Parliament (EP) and the European ... more
September 11, 2008
IEA: EU Leading Climate Change, Energy Policies, Needs to Increase Energy R&D Funding
The International Energy Agency (IEA) reviewed the energy policies of the European Union (EU) that shape the energy use of almost 500 million ... more
September 11, 2008
OSHA Seeks Approval for Proposed Rule on Remedies for Violations of Personal Protective Equipment, Training Standards
The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is accepting public comments on a notice of proposed rulemaking ... more
September 10, 2008
ISO, UNIDO Publish Book on Organizing Standardization to Assist Developing, Transition Economies
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) published a book ... more
September 9, 2008
ASTM Int'l Creates Sustainability Technical Committee
ASTM International formed a technical committee on sustainability to focus on stimulation of research and the creation of standards related to ... more
September 9, 2008
ASTM Int'l to Develop Standard for Consumer Research Scales - ASTM WK19660
ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products is working on a proposed standard that will provide sensory ... more
September 9, 2008
Consumer Product Safety Bill Strengthens Standards for Toys - ASTM F 963-07
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, which was signed into law, includes a provision requiring that toys sold in the U.S. be ... more
September 7, 2008
ISO 27799:2008 Standard Provides Information Security Guidelines for Health Sector
The area of personal health information and how to protect its confidentiality and integrity while ensuring its availability for health care ... more
September 3, 2008
New EU Rules on Pesticide Residues in Food Become Effective
A revised food safety regulation from the European Commission (EC) on allowable pesticide residues entered into force on September 1. ... more
September 2, 2008
ISO, IAF Announce Schedule for Implementation of Accredited Certification to ISO 9001:2008
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) agreed on an implementation plan to make ... more
August 29, 2008
DIN Updates Standard on Medical Device Labeling
The Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (DIN) published a revised edition of standard DIN EN 980, Symbols for use in the labeling of medical ... more
August 29, 2008
Belgium Alerts EC About Release of Radioactive Iodine
On August 28, Belgium sent an alert concerning a radiological incident, classified at level 3 on the International Nuclear Event Scale, at the ... more
August 29, 2008
NSF Int'l Develops Certification Services for PVC Water Main Pipe
Requests from the plumbing industry prompted NSF International to expand its services for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) water main piping products ... more
August 28, 2008
ASTM Int'l Issues Oxygen Permeation of Packaging Material Standard - ASTM F 2622
ASTM International issued ASTM F 2622 - Test Method for Oxygen Gas Transmission Rate Through Plastic Film and Sheeting Using Various Sensors. ... more
August 28, 2008
ASTM Int'l Approves Nonmetallic Flat Gasket Standard - ASTM F 104
ASTM International Committee F03 on Gaskets developed and approved a standard that can be used to evaluate gasket materials covered by ASTM F ... more
August 28, 2008
ASTM Int'l Issues Cleanroom Disinfectant Standard- ASTM E 2614
ASTM International released ASTM E 2614 - Guide for Evaluation of Cleanroom Disinfectants. ... more
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