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Ten Good Things ISO Standards Do for Small BusinessesGlobal CEOs explain the benefits in new brochure
Mon, 07/18/2011 - 14:36
(ISO: Geneva) -- In “10 Good Things for SMEs,” a new ISO brochure, managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 10 countries from around the world explain how ISO standards contribute to their success.
The managers, eight of whom… Free Access to ISO Magazines The standards body pushes its mission to get the word out
Wed, 06/29/2011 - 15:03
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO international standards offer benefits for just about everyone, and what the standards can achieve is becoming an increasingly useful component of general knowledge. ISO is encouraging this evolution by making freely available a… ISO 50001 Energy Management Standard Impacts the Bottom Line "Energy is no longer a technical issue but a management issue"
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 11:49
Substantial improvements in energy efficiency with positive financial consequences have been experienced both by a major company and by a small business taking part in a pilot program to test the new ISO 50001 energy management standard from the… ISO Standards Makers Work to Make ISO Simpler, FasterISO conference highlights need for standards developers to respond more quickly to market
Mon, 06/20/2011 - 13:46
(ISO: Geneva) -- Leaders of the international groups of experts that develop ISO International Standards recently gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for a two-day, highly interactive conference to improve even further the efficiency and usefulness of… Results of World Standards Day 2011 Poster CompetitionChallenge attracted 45 entries and 2,000 votes
Thu, 06/09/2011 - 15:19
(ISO: Geneva) -- The World Standards Cooperation (WSC) has announced the results of the poster competition for World Standards Day 2011, which attracted 45 entries and 2000 votes.
Open to all, the competition was to design a poster for World… ISO Expands Work in Five AreasFrom human resources to outsourcing
Tue, 05/31/2011 - 14:39
(ISO: Geneva) -- With already a wide-ranging portfolio of more than 18,600 international standards covering everything from screw sizes to social responsibility, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) continues to diversify its… Are Hackers Putting Your Business in Danger? New ISO/IEC standard helps organizations develop and implement a readiness plan
Mon, 04/18/2011 - 12:16
(ISO: Geneva, Switzerland) -- With all organizations susceptible to cyber-attacks, a new international standard on business continuity management processes from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has a huge… ISO Launches Free Online Tutorial on ISO/IEC 17021Second edition of standard is benchmark for management system certification
Wed, 04/06/2011 - 10:16
(ISO: Geneva, Switzerland) -- A free tutorial on the improved second edition of ISO/IEC 17021:2011, the international standard that sets new requirements for auditing management systems and for auditor competence, is now available on the ISO website… New ISO Standard Will Improve Protection of Workers Exposed to RadiationISO 27048:2011 will improve consistency and reliability of assessment data
Mon, 03/07/2011 - 12:23
(International Organization for Standardization: Geneva, Switzerland) -- A new standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) will help optimize individual monitoring and protection of workers exposed to… International Standards Could Reduce Danger of Driver Distraction Topic to be explored at Fully Networked Car workshop, March 2–3, in Geneva
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 14:26
(International Organization for Standardization: Geneva) -- International standards could help reduce the dangers of “driver distraction”—caused by using mobile phones and other communication equipment at the wheel—which can have…