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(NHTSA: Washington) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters recently announced new side impact safety requirements for all passenger vehicles. It is expected that the upgrade, developed by the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will avoid the loss…
(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- The American Society for Quality recently submitted a written statement for the record to a congressional subcommittee that is focusing on food quality and safety in the United States. The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute recently announced the recipients of its 2007 Leadership and Service Awards. Recipients were recognized for their significant contributions to national and international standardization activities, as well as an ongoing commitment to…
(AIAG: Detroit) -- New guidelines developed by the Automotive Industry Action Group aim to improve the quality of automotive parts, helping to lower warranty claims and reduce recalls. The automotive industry spent almost $12.8 billion in warranty claims in 2006, according to Warranty Week.AIAG…
(ISO: Geneva) -- From shampoo to toothpaste to make-up and skin cream, hundreds of thousands of cosmetic products will now benefit from improved quality and safety, thanks to a new standard published by the International Organization for Standardization.Cosmetics are articles intended to be rubbed…
(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- How can education leaders ensure that schools reach their full potential and meet the needs of the business community? The 15th annual National Quality Education Conference explores solutions to these challenges through this year’s conference theme: “Building Better…
(TÜV SÜD America: Danvers, Massachusetts) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc., a testing- and certification-services firm, was recently recognized as a notified body, able to perform all related services for EMC Directive 2004/108/EC. The European Commission acknowledged TÜV SÜD America as a valid organization…
(Tufco Technologies: Green Bay, Wisconsin) -- Tufco Technologies Inc., a provider of contract manufacturing and business imaging services, recently announced that as of July 20, its employees had worked 2 million consecutive hours without a lost-time injury at its Green Bay facility.“We have…
(ANSI: New York) -- Seven of the world’s leading retailers, including U.S.-based Wal-Mart, have agreed to rely upon food safety and quality management systems that have been certified as meeting rigorous standards for production, preparation, transport, storage, and handling. Agreed at a recent…
(ISO: Geneva) -- A new ISO technical report is aimed at reducing the number of patients harmed or killed due to the misuse or malfunction of software for health care. These incidents have affected the reputations of health organizations and led to substantial legal damages.In the past, health-…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Officials from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute recently signed a memorandum of understanding designed to expand significantly the scope of joint research and educational activities in…
(NQCA: Washington) -- Preferred provider organizations (PPOs), which cover nearly two-thirds of all privately insured Americans, will be required to report on the quality of care and service that their members receive under standards released today by the National Committee for Quality…
(ISO: Geneva) -- From national identity cards to security checks for air travel, a wide variety of biometric applications may now benefit from improved reliability and performance, thanks to the technologies described in a new technical report.Biometrics uses personal characteristics to…
(NQI: Toronto) -- The National Quality Institute will present the 2007 Performance Excellence Summit and the 23rd Canada Awards for Excellence in Toronto on Oct. 24, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.Special guests will include Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, Co-CEOs of Research In Motion,…
(ANSI: New York) -- “Building Consumer Confidence” will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. ANSI will bring together a broad spectrum of stakeholders to address concerns about consumer goods—particularly imports—and to develop a coordinated action plan…
(Seagate: Scotts Valley, California) -- Seagate Technology recently announced that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has certified the advanced encryption standard (AES) encryption chip built into Seagate’s Momentus(R) 5400 FDE.2 disc drive, the world’s first laptop hard drive…
(NCQA: Washington) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently updated its online Quality Compass, the nation’s most widely used database of health-plan performance. Quality Compass includes NCQA accreditation, Health Plan Employer and Data Information Set (HEDIS) clinical quality, and…
(San Jose Unified School District: San Jose, California) -- San Jose Unified School District has entered into a unique partnership with Chevron Energy Solutions and Bank of America to establish what is believed to be the largest solar power and energy-efficient facilities program in K-12…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Using computers and the Internet can be a challenge for anyone, let alone the elderly or people with disabilities. The International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission are contributing to a technical report on accessibility icons…
(IAIDQ: Lutz, Florida) -- The International Association for Information and Data Quality recently announced its 2007 Information & Data Quality Conference to be held Sept. 24–27, 2007, at The Palms Resort in Las Vegas. Registration is now open, and all interested in the state-of-the art in…
(NCQA: Washington) -- Five new measures of health care effectiveness were recently added to HEDIS, the most definitive set of health care quality measures in the United States.Among the additions unveiled today by the National Committee for Quality Assurance is a set of measures that will allow…
(ANSI: New York) -- The increasing number of liquid biofuels standards initiatives and the growing market demand for alternative energy sources are fueling the need for the harmonization of standards and test methods to support the commoditization of liquid biofuels throughout the supply chain.To…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Public attention has been focused as perhaps never before on the safety of the food supply as a result of recent high-profile outbreaks of illness linked to various foods.According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a rare strain of Salmonella in…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality recently awarded its 2007 Richard A. Freund International Scholarship to Denisa Olteanu of Blacksburg, Virginia.Named after Richard A. Freund, a past president of the American Society for Quality, this $5,000 scholarship has been awarded for…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently took another step toward ensuring the safety of food products for consumers with its ISO 22005 standard on traceability in the feed and food chain, the latest addition to the ISO 22000 series on food-management…
