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A safe work environment will foster productivity, reduce hazards, and enhance overall work morale. Keeping your team and assets safe requires implementing the right policies, medical necessities, vigilant oversight, ongoing assessments, and proper training.
The Artec Leo 3D scanner being used to digitize beams underneath a bridge. Credit: Artec 3D
The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024 was the consequence of a long-standing problem: the fragility of aging infrastructure.
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In a growing business milieu, ISO quality management system compliance ensures that organizations meet global standards for quality, safety, and efficiency.
In the Autonomous Formulation Laboratory, Peter Beaucage and other experts are revolutionizing the way product formulations, such as medicines and shampoo, are created and improved. Credit: M. King/NIST
Every time you squeeze toothpaste onto your toothbrush, spray perfume on your skin, or swallow a pill, you’re using the result of a carefully crafted recipe made in a lab. These are called formulations.
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In the ever-changing landscape of business management, the concept of quality has undergone significant transformations.
A September 2024 Gallup poll revealed that nearly 30% of U.S. adults have little to no confidence in the safety of U.S.
Right now, the U.S. and Germany have different approaches to defining, or realizing, as the researchers call it, the kilogram. Here, NIST researcher Darine Haddad looks on as German researcher Beatrice Rodiek places a sphere on NIST’s highly accurate weighing machine, known as the Kibble balance. The goal of the research is to get closer to the same definition using the different methods. Credit: B. Hayes/NIST
NIST is unique as the national measurement science institute. We are the U.S. agency responsible for maintaining measurement standards, from the second to the kilogram.
ISO 27001 is a globally recognized standard for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and improving an information security management system (ISMS).
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Compliance with industry regulations and standards is a fundamental part of medtech. Without proper medical device compliance, companies risk patient harm, litigation, and reputational damage.
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