1. New Standards

BS 7079

General introduction to standards for preparation of steel substrates before the application of paint and related products. Supersedes the 1990 edition. £80

BS EN ISO 9001

Quality Management Systems. Requirements. Replaces the 2000 edition. £80

BS ISO 12639

Graphic technology. Prepress digital data exchange. Tag image file format for image technology. (TIFF/IT). Supersedes the 1998 edition. £170

BS ISO 13885-1

Binders for paints and varnishes. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Tetrahydrofuran (THF) as eluent. Supersedes BS 6783-14. NB This standard may be important for those preparing dossiers for REACH. £114

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2. Specialist books

BIP 2154

Good governance: A risk-based management systems approach to internal control. (No special prices) £25

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3. Standards proposed for withdrawal

PD 6461-1

General metrology. Basic and general terms (VIM). BSI notes that 'This standard has been proposed for withdrawal as it is based on the second edition of the international vocabulary of basis and general terms in metrology (VIM). A new thirds edition of the VIM was published by ISO as ISO/IEC Guide 99. The relevant BSI Committee has decided not to adopt the new edition of the VIM as a BSI published document. An on-line copy of the VIM can be found on the BIPM website at http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/guides/vim.html.'

PD 6461-3

General metrology. Guide to the expressions of uncertainty in measurement. BSI notes that 'This standard has been proposed for withdrawal as it is based on the 1993 edition of the Guide to the expressions of uncertainty in measurement GUM). ISO has recently republished the 1995 (corrected edition of the GUM as ISO/ISO Guide 98-3. The relevant BSI Committee has decided not to adopt the 2008 edition of the GUM as a BSI published document. Printed copies of the ISO/IEC Guide 98-3 are available from orders@bsigroup.com '

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4. British Standards under review (Members having comments on the current copies of the standard are invited to contact the Secretary of the relevant Committee at info@bsigroup.com

PD CEN/TR 13695-2

Requirements for measuring and verifying dangerous substances present in packaging, and their release into the environment.

BS 3900-J4

Determination of the storage stability of coating powders. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 1520

Paints and varnishes. Cupping test. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 1522

Paints and varnishes. Pendulum damping test. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 2813

Paints and varnishes. Measurement of specular gloss of non-metallic paint films at 20°, 60°, and 85°. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 2884-1

Paints and varnishes. Determination of viscosity using rotary viscometers. Cone and plate viscometer operated at a high rate of shear. BS 3900-A7-1. Committee STI/10

BS EN IS) 3231

Paints and varnishes. Determination of resistance to humid atmospheres containing sulphur dioxide. BS 3900-F8. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 6504-1

Paints and varnishes. Determination of hiding power. Kubelka-Munk method for white and light coloured paints. BS 3900-D7. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 6504-3

Paints and varnishes. Determination of contrast ratio of light coloured paints at a fixed spreading rate. BS 3900-D11. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 6860

Paints and varnishes. Bend test (conical mandrel). BS 3900-E11. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 11890-2

Paints and varnishes. Determination of volatile organic compound (VOC) content. Gas chromatographic method. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 11998

Paints and varnishes. Determination of wet-scrub resistance and cleanability of coatings. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 21227-2

Paints and varnishes. Evaluation of defects on coated surfaces by optical imaging. Evaluation procedures for multi-impact stone-chipping test. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 12647-4

Graphic technology. Process control for the production of half-tone colour separations, proofs, and colour prints. Publication gravure printing. Committee PAI/43

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5. New work started

BS ISO 3613

Chromate conversion coatings on zinc, cadmium, aluminium-zinc alloys, and zinc-aluminium alloys. Test methods. Will supersede the 2001 edition

BS ISO 10617

Standard data format for colorimetric communication. Textiles and related measurement

BS ISO 10460

Plastics. Guidance on the assessment of accelerated photoaging

BS EN 13523-21

Coil coated metals. Evaluation of outdoor exposed panels.

BS EN 13523-22

Coil coated metals. Colour difference. Visual comparison

BS EN 14188-4

Joint fillers and sealant. Specifications for primers to be used with joint sealants

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6. Drafts for public comment

08/30188879

Coil coated metals. Test methods. Part 8. Resistance to salt fog BS EN 13523-8. Comments on this draft are required before 28/2/09

08/30188882

Coil coated metals. Test methods. Part 29. Resistance to environmental soiling (dirt pick-up and stripping). BS EN 13523-29. Comments on this draft are required before 28/2/09

08/30189225

Paints and varnishes. Determination of water-vapour transmission properties. Cup method. BS EN ISO 7783. Comments on this draft are required before 28/2/09

08/30189584

Bitumen and bituminous binders. Part 2. Stabilisation of binder from bituminous emulsion or cut-back or fluxed bitumen after recovery. BS EN 13074-2

08/30189590

Bitumen and bituminous binders. Part 1. Recovery of binder from bituminous emulsion or cut-back or fluxed bitumen by evaporation. BS EN 13074-1

08/30190329

Automatically blast cleaned and automatically prefabrication primer primed structural steel products. BS EN 10238

08/30190505

Graphic technology. Safety requirements for graphic technology equipment and systems. Part 1 General requirements. BS ISO 12643-1

08/30195463

Textiles. Tests for colour fastness. Part F10. Specification for adjacent fabric. Multifibre. BS ISO 105-F10 AMD 1.

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