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CEN/TC 133 'Copper and copper alloys' develops standards in the field of unwrought, wrought and cast products made from copper and copper alloys, and addresses topics such as designations, terms and definitions, material specifications, and testing methods.

Global standards on the quality and safety of condoms and IUDs have been around for a long time. However, even though about 1.8 billion of the world’s girls and women menstruate every month, there are no standards on menstrual products. Initiated by Sweden, a global standard will now be drawn up, and it will include clear safety requirements and the use of comparable testing methods in manufacturing. The standard will also be important for companies that manufacture menstrual products, as it will benefit international trade and facilitate procurement, as well as imports and exports.

On the spot - Issue 50 • March 2024

On 3 April, Anton Ofner, President of Austrian Standards International, and Valerie Höllinger, CEO & Managing Director of Austrian Standards, were invited to the key dialogue on “Growth = Standard!?” at the House of Standards & Innovation in Vienna. The discussions focused on how the EU and Austria prioritize the strategic market power of standardization and opportunities for growth resulting from standardization.

ISO/TC 260 on Human Resource Management is currently looking at preparing an international standard on ‘Guidance for risk management and the ethical use and adoption of technology’. The aim is to propose measures to mitigate the human capital risks and provide guidance for the use and adoption of technology for HR processes / practices and job roles. The ETUC is opposing the proposed work as the development of such a standard raises a number of concerns.

On the spot - Issue 51 • April 2024

In the afternoon of 14 May 2024, Austrian Standards presented the Living Standards Award to this year’s winners at the 4GAMECHANGERS Festival held at Marx Halle Vienna. The award highlighted innovative solutions, ideas with export potential and future technologies succeeding with standards and, for the first time, also included the new category “StandardsForEducation”. The ten winners of the award also received digital congratulations, for example, from Federal Ministers Martin Kocher and Martin Polaschek, as well as Vienna’s Mayor Michael Ludwig.

At the end of May, SIST had the pleasure of hosting colleagues from the Institute for Standardization of Montenegro (ISME). During their visit, SIST engaged in a series of productive sessions, sharing best practices and tackling the various challenges currently facing the field of standardization.

From now on, CEN and CENELEC grant access to the bibliographies of their homegrown standards and standard publications, thus complementing the bibliographic information that is already available on the ISO website for international standards.

ETUC attended the latest plenary of the ISO Technical Committee 260 on Human Resource Management, which took place in Tokyo, Japan, in the week of 28 October 2024.