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ISO 27065:2011, Protective clothing – Performance requirements for protective clothing worn by operators applying liquid pesticides. |
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Wednesday, 20 July 2011 17:54 |
A new ISO standard on protective clothing will help farmers and agricultural workers to reduce job-related risks when using liquid pesticides. Pesticides are commonly used in farming against pests, diseases and weeds. Depending on the toxicity and the use scenario they pose health risk if users do not wear adequate protective clothing
The new ISO 27065:2011, Protective clothing - Performance requirements for protective clothing worn by operators applying liquid pesticides, addresses the protection of farmers and workers mainly during the application phase of pesticides, i.e. the work phase where most operator contamination occurs
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Revision and Development of standards related to ISO 14001:2004 implementation and environmental-energy management |
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011 14:56 |
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Several standards related to ISO 14001:2004 implementation and environmental-energy management are being revised/developed by ISO (International Organization for Standardization). These standards are:
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ISO 50001 energy management standard targeted for publication in 3Q2011 |
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011 10:52 |
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Against a background of rising world energy prices, ISO's announcement of a third quarter 2011 target for publication of its ISO 50001 International Standard for energy management is particularly timely. ISO 50001 will help organizations to improve their energy performance, increase energy efficiency and reduce climate change impacts.
ISO 50001 will establish a framework for industrial plants, commercial facilities or entire organizations to manage energy. Targeting broad applicability across national economic sectors, it is estimated that the standard could influence up to 60 % of the world's energy use.
ISO 50001 is being developed by ISO project committee ISO/PC 242, Energy management, whose Chair, Edwin Piñero, comments: "Everyday, organizations all over the world deal with issues such as energy supply availability, reliability, climate change, and resource depletion. A critical element in addressing these issues is how effectively an organization manages its energy use.
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New handbook puts ISO 14001 within easier reach of SMEs |
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Thursday, 27 January 2011 10:08 |
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Small and medium-sized enterprises are being provided with a new tool to make it easier for them to achieve the benefits of implementing an environmental management system based on the International Standard, ISO 14001. The benefits of positively addressing environmental issues not only cover the preservation of the environment, but are also linked to business performance and profitability while improving the corporate image, enhancing access to export markets, providing a common reference for communicating environmental issues with customers, regulators, the public and other stakeholders, etc.
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A common carbon footprint for dairy sector |
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Thursday, 09 December 2010 15:46 |
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The IDF guide is the first international consensus document describing a common carbon footprint approach for dairy products including addressing the common LCA challenges of allocation to co-products and land use change. The document identifies the key areas in which there is currently ambiguity or differing views on approach while it recommends a science-based approach that can also be inserted into existing or developing methodologies for practical application in developing and developed dairy industries across the world.
Source: FIL-IDF |
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