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News from BSI - February 2008

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1. New Standards

2. Published documents and books

3. Standards proposed for confirmation

4. Standards proposed for withdrawal

5. New work started

6. Drafts for public comment. NB Comments are welcome and should be sent to Debbie Stead at BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL by 31st.March 2008 unless otherwise stated

7. ISO publications


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1. New Standards

BS EN 1071-6
Advanced technical ceramics. Methods of test for ceramic coatings. Determination of the abrasion resistance of coatings by a micro-abrasion wear test. Supersedes DD ENV 1071-6. £102
BS EN 1308
Adhesives for tiles. Determination of slip. £58
BS EN 1323
Adhesives for tiles. Concrete slabs for tests. Supersedes the 1999 edition. £58
BS EN 1324
Adhesives for tiles. Determination of shear adhesion strength of dispersion adhesives. Supersedes the 1999 edition. £58
BS EN 1346
Adhesives for tiles. Determination of open time. Supersedes the 1999 edition. £58
BS EN 1347
Adhesives for tiles. Determination of wetting capability. Supersedes the 1999 edition. £58
BS EN 1348
Adhesives for tiles. Determination of tensile strength for cementitious adhesives. Supersedes the 1999 edition. £58
BS EN 12004
Adhesives for tiles. Requirements, evaluation of conformity, classification and designation. Supersedes the 2001 edition. £102
BS EN 13501-2
Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using data from fire resistance tests, excluding ventilation services. Supersedes the 2003 edition. £154
BS EN ISO 17075
Leather. Chemical tests. Determination of chromium(VI) content. Supersedes DD CEN/TS 14495. £72
BS ISO 4226
Air quality. General aspects. Units of measurements. Supersedes BS 6069-1. £58
BS ISO 15105-1
Plastics. Film and sheeting. Determination of gas transmission rate. Differential-pressure methods. Supersedes the 2002 edition. £72
BS ISO/IEC 15944-4
Information technology. Business operational view. Business transaction scenarios. Accounting and economic ontology. £142
BS ISO 17812
Paper board and pulps. Determination of total magnesium, total calcium, total manganese, total iron, and total copper. £72
BS ISO 18695
Textiles. Determination of resistance to water penetration. Impact penetration test. £58
BS ISO 28000
Specification for security management systems for the supply chain. Supersedes DD ISO/PAS 28000. £102

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2. Published documents and books

PD ISO/TR 22514-4
Statistical methods in process management. Process capability estimates and performance measures. £142
BIP 2145
BS 25999-1 Business continuity management. Codes of practice. Laminated pocketbook. £90

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3. Standards proposed for confirmation

DD/ISO/TR 15235
Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Collected information on the effects of levels of water soluble salt contamination. Any objections to this proposal should be sent to BSUKoperations.review@bsi-global.com before 31st March 2008.

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4. Standards proposed for withdrawal

DD ENV ISO 8502-1
Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Test for assessment of surface cleanliness. Field test for soluble iron corrosion products. This draft standard has been proposed for withdrawal as the corresponding European and International standards ENV ISO 8502-1 and ISO/TR 8502-1 have both been withdrawn. Any objections to this proposal should be sent to BSUKoperations.review@bsi-global.com before 31st March 2008.

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5. New work started

BS 3690-1
Bitumens for building and civil engineering. Specification for bitumens for roads and other paved areas.
BS 10012
Specification for the management of personal information in compliance with the Data Protection act 1998
DD CEN/TS XXXX
Business support. Support services provided to micro and small enterprises. Terminology. Quality and performance requirements
BS EN 1230-1
Paper and board intended for contact with foodstuffs. Sensory analysis. Odour
BS EN 1230-2
Paper and board intended for contact with foodstuffs. Sensory analysis. Off-flavour (taint)
BS EN 1504-9
Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures. Definitions, requirements, quality control and evaluation of conformity. General principles for use of products and systems
BS EN ISO 10890
Paints and varnishes. Modelling of biocide release rate from antifouling paints by mass-balance calculation

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6. Drafts for public comment. NB Comments are welcome and should be sent to Debbie Stead at BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL by 31st.March 2008 unless otherwise stated

07/19983405
Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes. Part 2. Sampling plans indexed by limited quality (LQ) for isolated lot inspection. BS 6001-2
07/30156704
Guide for addressing environmental issues in product standards. BS ISO Guide 64. Comments are required on this document by 28th February 2008
07/30165574
Coil coated metals. Test methods. Part 27. Resistance to humid poultice (cataplasm test). BS EN 13523-27

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7. ISO publications

ISO 2834-2
Graphic technology. Laboratory preparation test prints. Liquid printing inks. Will be implemented as a British Standard. £40
ISO 2846-2
Graphic technology. Colour and transparency of printing ink sets for four colour printing. Cold offset lithographic printing. Will be implemented as a British Standard. £52
ISO 9588
Metallic and other inorganic coatings. Post-coating treatments of iron or steel to reduce the risk of hydrogen embrittlement. Will be implemented as a British Standard. £35
ISO 10003
Quality management. Customer satisfaction. Guidelines for dispute resolution external to organisations. Will be implemented as a British Standard. £90
ISO/IEC 14651
Information technology. International string ordering and comparison. Method for comparing character strings and description of the common template tailorable ordering. Will not be implemented as a British Standard, but is suitable for use in the UK. £98
ISO/IEC 24711
Method for the determination of ink cartridge yield for colour inkjet printers and multi-function devices that contain printer components. Will not be implemented as a British Standard, but is suitable for use in the UK. £82

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Peter Munn - February 2008