(ISO: Geneva) -- The first meeting of ISO’s new project committee PC 242, which is to develop an international standard on energy management, was held Sept. 8-10, 2008 in Washington, D.C.

(BSI: Reston, VA) -- In April, EPA issued a proposed rule requiring covered facilities to submit annual reporting of GHG emissions. In May, a law designed to establish a regulatory framework for a national carbon cap-and-trade system was introduced to congress.

(BQPM: Newark, CA) -- Business & Quality Process Management, an innovative provider of consulting, training, and software tools that help companies create leaner and more effective organizations, is now offering a high-impact, three-day course on hazardous substance process management (HSPM)

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a systematic analysis technique that facilitates the identification of potential problems (failure modes) within a design or manufacturing process.

(USGBC: Washington) -- As part of LEED v3, the latest version of the U.S.

(Intertek: Boxborough, MA) -- Intertek, a leading global provider of quality and safety solutions, is working with medical device manufacturers who are currently under pressure to stay compliant under widespread changes to EU regulations. 

This is further information on the story released on July 1, 2009: http://www.qualitydigest.com/inside/quality-insider-news/iatf-releases-revised-version-isots-16949.html.

(BSI: United Kindom) -- Findings of a recent BSI survey show that a standard to help improve energy efficiency is much needed. Of 800 public-and private-sector UK organizations surveyed, only half rated their energy management practices as good or very good.

(CSA Group: Toronto) -- Robert M.

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers presents a new book from Michael J.