UHV: Helping Deliver Future Energy Demands
(IEC: Geneva, Switzerland) -- The leading experts in the field of ultra high voltage (UHV), are to begin defining the technical and safety specifications
ANSI Relaunches Electronic Standards Store
(ANSI: New York) --The American National Standards Institute has announced the relaunch of its electronic Stan
New Standard for Self-Ballasted Mercury Lamps
(NEMA: Rosslyn, Virginia) -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association, on behalf of the American National Standard Lighting Group, has
New Food Safety and Quality Standards
(FAO: Rome/Geneva) -- The Codex Alimentarius Commission has adopted 44 new and amended food standards and set up a comprehensive set of risk a
Hazardous-Substance-Free, Part 3
In last month’s column, I postulated that the hazardous-substance-free movement repr
Crisis of Credibility
The ISO 9001 series of standards is the most widely used in the world and specifies requirements for an organization’s quality management system (QMS).
Who Cares About Records?
Control of quality records: Can there possibly be a more boring requirement? You can feel the yawn coming on as you read through the requirements of ISO 9001 subclause 4.2.4.
San Jose Schools to Get Solar Power
(San Jose Unified School District: San Jose, California) -- San Jose Unified School District has entered into a unique partnership with Chevron Energy S
NCQA’s Quality Compass Updated
(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.
Seagate Hard Drive Wins NIST Certification
(Seagate: Scotts Valley, California) -- Seagate Technology recently announced that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has certified