Thursday, July 31, 2014

New Optoelectronics and Laser Equipment Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Optoelectronics and Laser Equipment are now available:


  • ANSI Z136.9, 2013 Edition, Safe Use of Lasers in Manufacturing Environments
  • IEC 60825-1, Edition 3.0, Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements
  • IEC 62341-1-2, Edition 2.0, Organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays - Part 1-2: Terminology and letter symbols
  • IEC 62572-3, Edition 2.0, Fibre optic active components and devices - Reliability standards - Part 3: Laser modules used for telecommunication
  • IEC 62679-1-1, Edition 1.0, Electronic paper displays - Part 1-1: Terminology
  • IEC 62679-3-1, Edition 1.0, Electronic paper displays - Part 3-1: Optical measuring methods



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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

New Non-Destructive Testing Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the follow New Standards on Non-Destructive Testing are now available:


  • ASNT 2027, 3rd Edition, ASNT Questions and Answers Book: Magnetic Particle Testing Method - Supplement to SNT-TC-1A
  • ASTM E545, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determining Image Quality in Direct Thermal Neutron Radiographic Examination
  • ASTM E1316, 2014 Edition, Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations
  • BS EN 16392-2, 2014 Edition, Non-destructive testing. Characterisation and verification of ultrasonic phased array equipment. Probes
  • ISO 3452-1, 2nd Edition Corrected Reprint, Non-destructive testing - Penetrant testing - Part 1: General principles
  • ISO 12715, 2nd Edition, Non-destructive testing - Ultrasonic testing - Reference blocks and test procedures for the characterization of contact probe sound beams
  • SNT TC 1A Interpretations, 10th Edition, Interpreting SNT-TC-1A


For more standards like these, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Non-Destructive Testing.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

New Electronic Component Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Electronic Components are now available:


  • AS 6174, Revision A, Counterfeit Materiel; Assuring Acquisition of Authentic and Conforming Materiel
  • BS EN 62321-2, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Disassembly, disjointment and mechanical sample preparation
  • BS EN 62321-3-1, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Screening. Lead, mercury, cadmium, total chromium and total bromine by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
  • BS EN 62321-3-2, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Screening. Total bromine in polymers and electronics by Combustion. Ion Chromatography
  • BS EN 62321-4, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Mercury in polymers, metals and electronics by CV-AAS, CV-AFS, ICP-OES and ICP-MS
  • BS EN 62321-5, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Cadmium, lead and chromium in polymers and electronics and cadmium and lead in metals by AAS, AFS, ICP-OES and ICP-MS
  • IEC 62668-1, Edition 2.0, Process management for avionics - Counterfeit prevention - Part 1: Avoiding the use of counterfeit, fraudulent and recycled electronic components
  • IEC 62668-2, Edition 1.0, Process management for avionics - Counterfeit prevention - Part 2: Managing electronic components from non-franchised sources
  • IPC 1752, Revision A with Amendments 1 and 2, Materials Declaration Management 
  • IPC 1755, 2014 Edition, Conflict Minerals Data Exchange Standard
  • IPC 4101, Revision D, Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards
  • IPC 4103, Revision A with Amendment 1, Specification for Base Materials for High Speed/High Frequency Applications
  • IPC 8701, 2014 Edition, Final Acceptance Criteria Standard for PV Modules-Final Module Assembly
  • ISO 16678, 1st Edition, Guidelines for interoperable object identification and related authentication systems to deter counterfeiting and illicit trade
  • J-STD-030, Revision A, Guideline for Selection and Application of Underfill Material for Flip Chip and Other Micropackages
  • MIL-STD-883, Revision J with Change Notice 4, Test Method Standard for Microcircuits


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ISO 16678, Guidelines for interoperable object identification and related authentication systems to deter counterfeiting and illicit trade

Monday, July 28, 2014

New Sterilization and Disinfection Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Sterilization and Disinfection are now available:


  • AAMI TIR56, 2013 Edition, Guidance for the development, validation and routine control of an ethylene oxide sterilization process utilizing flexible bag systems for the sterilization of medical devices
  • AAMI/ISO 11137-1, Amendment 1 for 2006 Edition, Sterilization of health care products - Radiation - Part 1: Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
  • ASTM E1153, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Efficacy of Sanitizers Recommended for Inanimate, Hard, Nonporous Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  • BS EN 1422, 2014 Edition, Sterilizers for medical purposes. Ethylene oxide sterilizers. Requirements and test methods
  • BS EN 14180, 2014 Edition, Sterilizers for medical purposes. Low temperature steam and formaldehyde sterilizers. Requirements and testing
  • ISO 11135, 2nd Edition, Sterilization of health-care products -- Ethylene oxide -- Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
  • ISO 11135-1, Withdrawn and replaced by ISO 11135, Sterilization of health care products -- Ethylene oxide -- Part 1: Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
  • ISO 11135-2, Withdrawn and replaced by ISO 11135, Sterilization of health care products -- Ethylene oxide -- Part 2: Guidance on the application of ISO 11135-1
  • ISO 11607-1, Amendment 1 for 1st Edition, Amendment 1 - Packaging for Terminally Sterilized Medical Devices - Part 1: Requirements for Materials, Sterile Barrier Systems and Packaging Systems
  • ISO 11607-2, Amendment 1 for 1st Edition, Amendment 1 - Packaging for Terminally Sterilized Medical Devices - Part 2: Validation Requirements for Forming, Sealing and Assembly Processes
  • ISO 16775, 1st Edition, Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices - Guidance on the application of ISO 11607-1 and ISO 11607-2


For more standards on this topic, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Sterilization and Disinfection.  The links will take you to the areas you're interested in.

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Friday, July 25, 2014

New Copper Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Copper and Copper Products are now available:


  • ASTM B22, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Bronze Castings for Bridges and Turntables
  • ASTM B30, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Copper Alloys in Ingot Form
  • ASTM B124, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes
  • ASTM B208, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for Copper Alloy Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifugal, and Continuous Castings
  • ASTM B271, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Copper-Base Alloy Centrifugal Castings
  • ASTM B283, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Die Forgings (Hot-Pressed)
  • ASTM B411, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Copper-Nickel-Silicon Alloy Rod and Bar
  • ASTM B467, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Welded Copper-Nickel Pipe
  • ASTM B505, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Continuous Castings
  • ASTM B534, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Copper-Cobalt-Beryllium Alloy and Copper-Nickel-Beryllium Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
  • ASTM B584, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
  • ASTM B763, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for Valve Applications
  • ASTM B806, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Permanent Mold Castings for General Applications
  • ASTM B820, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Bend Test for Determining the Formability of Copper and Copper Alloy Strip
  • ASTM B824, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for General Requirements for Copper Alloy Castings


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Thursday, July 24, 2014

New Transport Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Transport are now available:


  • BS EN 16495, 2014 Edition, Air Traffic Management. Information security for organizations supporting civil aviation operations
  • BS EN ISO 17262, Corrigendum for the 2012 Edition, Intelligent transport systems. Automatic vehicle and equipment identification. Numbering and data structures
  • BS ISO 11270, 2014 Edition, Intelligent transport systems. Lane keeping assistance systems (LKAS). Performance requirements and test procedures
  • BS ISO 17185-1, 2014 Edition, Intelligent transport systems. Public transport user information. Standards framework for public information systems
  • BS ISO 21217, 2014 Edition, Intelligent transport systems. Communications access for land mobiles (CALM). Architecture
  • DIN EN 16495, 2014 Edition, Air Traffic Management - Information security for organizations supporting civil aviation operations
  • ISO 11270, 1st Edition, Intelligent transport systems - Lane keeping assistance systems (LKAS) - Performance requirements and test procedures
  • ISO 17158-1, 1st Edition, Intelligent transport systems - Public transport user information - Part 1: Standards framework for public information systems
  • ISO 17419, 1st Edition, Intelligent transport systems - Cooperative systems - Classification and management of ITS applications in a global context
  • ISO 17423, 1st Edition, Intelligent transport systems - Cooperative systems - ITS application requirements and objectives for selection of communication profiles
  • ISO 21217, 2nd Edition, Intelligent transport systems - Communications access for land mobiles (CALM) - Architecture


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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

New Concrete And Concrete Product Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Concrete And Concrete Products are now available:


  • ASTM C39, 2014a Edition, Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
  • ASTM C232, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Bleeding of Concrete
  • ASTM C330, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Lightweight Aggregates for Structural Concrete
  • ASTM C331, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Lightweight Aggregates for Concrete Masonry Units
  • ASTM C469, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Static Modulus of Elasticity and Poisson’s Ratio of Concrete in Compression
  • ASTM C490, 2011 Edition with Editorial Correction, Standard Practice for Use of Apparatus for the Determination of Length Change of Hardened Cement Paste, Mortar, and Concrete
  • ASTM C567, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determining Density of Structural Lightweight Concrete
  • ASTM C637, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Aggregates for Radiation-Shielding Concrete
  • ASTM C638, 2014 Edition, Standard Descriptive Nomenclature of Constituents of Aggregates for Radiation-Shielding Concrete
  • ASTM C990, 2009 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Specification for Joints for Concrete Pipe, Manholes, and Precast Box Sections Using Preformed Flexible Joint Sealants
  • ASTM C990M, 2009 Edition reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Specification for Joints for Concrete Pipe, Manholes, and Precast Box Sections Using Preformed Flexible Joint Sealants (Metric)
  • ASTM C1170, 2014 Edition with Editorial Correction, Standard Test Method for Determining Consistency and Density of Roller-Compacted Concrete Using a Vibrating Table
  • ASTM C1611, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Slump Flow of Self-Consolidating Concrete
  • ASTM C1712, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Rapid Assessment of Static Segregation Resistance of Self-Consolidating Concrete Using Penetration Test
  • ASTM D75, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Sampling Aggregates
  • BS 5911-3, 2010 Edition with Amendment 1, Concrete pipes and ancillary concrete products. Specification for unreinforced and reinforced concrete manholes and soakaways (complementary to BS EN 1917:2002)
  • ISO 13315-2, 1st Edition, Environmental management for concrete and concrete structures - Part 2: System boundary and inventory data
  • ISO 16311-1, 1st Edition, Maintenance and repair of concrete structures - Part 1: General principles
  • ISO 16311-2, 1st Edition, Maintenance and repair of concrete structures - Part 2: Assessment of existing concrete structures
  • ISO 16311-3, 1st Edition, Maintenance and repair of concrete structures - Part 3: Design of repairs and prevention
  • ISO 16311-4, 1st Edition, Maintenance and repair of concrete structures - Part 4: Execution of repairs and prevention
  • JIS Q 1011, 2014 Edition (Japanese Language Only), Conformity Assessment - Conformity Assessment for Japanese Industrial Standards - Guidance on a Third-Party Certification System for Ready-Mixed Concrete Products
  • PD CEN 16639, 2014 Edition, Use of k-value concept, equivalent concrete performance concept and equivalent performance of combinations concept



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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

New Company Organization and Management Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Company Organization and Management are now available:


  • ASTM E2608, 2008 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Practice for Equipment Control Matrix (ECM)
  • ASTM F2577, 2014 Edition, Standard Guide for Assessment of Materials and Products for Declarable Substances
  • BS 11200, 2014 Edition, Crisis management. Guidance and good practice
  • BS ISO 28004-1, Corrigendum 1 for 2007 Edition, Security management systems for the supply chain. Guidelines for the implementation of ISO 28000
  • BS ISO 55000, Corrigendum 1 for 2014 Edition, Asset management. Overview, principles and terminology
  • BS ISO 55002, Corrigendum 1 for 2014 Edition, Asset management. Management systems. Guidelines for the application of ISO 55001
  • PD CEN 16658, 2014 Edition, Requirements for establishing manufacturing enterprise process interoperability. Maturity model for assessing enterprise interoperability



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Monday, July 21, 2014

New Nanotechnology Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Nanotechnology are now available:


  • ASTM E487, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Constant-Temperature Stability of Chemical Materials
  • BS IEC 62607-3-1, 2014 Edition, Nanomanufacturing. Key control characteristics. Luminescent nanomaterials. Quantum efficiency
  • IEC 62607-3-1, Edition 1.0, Nanomanufacturing - Key control characteristics - Part 3-1: Luminescent nanomaterials - Quantum efficiency
  • ISO 16197, 1st Edition, Nanotechnologies - Compilation and description of toxicological screening methods for manufactured nanomaterials
  • ISO 16550, 1st Edition, Nanotechnologies - Determination of silver nanoparticles potency by release of muramic acid from Staphylococcus aureus
  • PD IEC 62632, 2013 Edition, Nanoscale electrical contacts and interconnects
  • PD ISO 16197, 2014 Edition, Nanotechnologies. Compilation and description of toxicological screening methods for manufactured nanomaterials


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Friday, July 18, 2014

New Sports Equipment And Facility Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards for Sports Equipment And Facilities are now available:


  • ASTM F381, 2014 Edition, Standard Safety Specification for Components, Assembly, Use, and Labeling of Consumer Trampolines
  • ASTM F1766, 1997a Edition reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Guide for Ice Awls Self-Rescue Technique
  • ASTM F2219, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Measuring High-Speed Bat Performance
  • ASTM F2949, 2012 Edition with 2nd Editorial Correction, Standard Specification for Pole Vault Box Collars
  • ASTM F2959, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Special Requirements for Aerial Adventure Courses
  • BS 7928, Corrigendum for 2013 Edition, Specification for head protectors for cricketers
  • BS EN 957-6, 2010 Edition with Amendment A1, Stationary training equipment. Treadmills, additional specific safety requirements and test methods
  • BS EN 13277-3, 2013 Edition, Protective equipment for martial arts. Additional requirements and test methods for trunk protectors
  • BS EN 13451-3, 2011 Edition with Amendments A1 and A2, Swimming pool equipment. Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for inlets and outlets and water/air based water leisure features
  • DIN EN 13451-10, 2014 Edition, Swimming pool equipment - Part 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for diving platforms, diving springboards and associated equipment
  • DIN EN 13451-11, 2014 Edition, Swimming pool equipment - Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for moveable pool floors and moveable bulkheads


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Thursday, July 17, 2014

New Research and Development Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Research and Development are now available:


  • BS EN 1325, 2014 Edition, Value management, value analysis, functional analysis vocabulary
  • BS EN 1325-1, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 1325, Value analysis and functional analysis
  • BS EN 1325-2Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 1325, Value management, value analysis, functional analysis vocabulary.  Value management
  • IEC 60300-1, Edition 3.0, Dependability management - Part 1: Guidance for management and application


For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Research and Development

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

New Electrical Wire And Cable Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Electrical Wires And Cables are now available:


  • ASTM B258, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Standard Nominal Diameters and Cross-Sectional Areas of AWG Sizes of Solid Round Wires Used as Electrical Conductors
  • ASTM B398, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy 6201-T81 Wire for Electrical Purposes
  • ASTM B857, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Shaped Wire Compact Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum Conductors, Coated-Steel Supported (ACSS/TW)
  • BS 7540-1, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 50565-1, Electric cables. Guide to use for cables with a rated voltage not exceeding 450/750 V. General guidance
  • BS 7520-2, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 50565-2,  Electric cables. Guide to use for cables with a rated voltage not exceeding 450/750 V. Harmonized cable types from HD 21 and HD 22
  • BS EN 50267-1, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 60754-1 and BS EN 60754-2, Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Apparatus
  • BS EN 50267-2-1Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 60754-1 and BS EN 60754-2, Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Procedures. Determination of the amount of halogen acid gas. Determination of the amount of halogen acid gas
  • BS EN 50267-2-2Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 60754-1 and BS EN 60754-2, Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Procedures. Determination of degree of acidity of gases for materials by measuring pH and conductivity. Determination of degree of acidity of gases for materials by measuring pH and conductivity
  • BS EN 50267-2-3Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 60754-1 and BS EN 60754-2, Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Procedures. Determination of degree of acidity of gases for materials by measuring pH and conductivity. Determination of degree of acidity of gases for materials by measuring pH and conductivity
  • BS EN 50565-1, 2014 Edition, Electric cables - Guide to use for cables with a rated voltage not exceeding 450/750 V (U0/U). Part 1: General guidance
  • BS EN 50565-2, 2014 Edition, Electric cables - Guide to use for cables with a rated voltage not exceeding 450/750 V (U0/U). Part 2: Specific guidance related to EN 50525 cable types
  • BS EN 60317-51, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Solderable polyurethane enamelled round copper wire, class 180
  • BS EN 60317-52, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Aromatic polyamide (aramid) tape wrapped round copper wire, temperature index 220
  • BS EN 60754-1, 2014 Edition, Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Determination of the halogen acid gas content
  • BS EN 60754-2, 2014 Edition, Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Determination of acidity (by pH measurement) and conductivity
  • BS EN 61034-1, 2005 Edition with Amendment A1, Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions. Test apparatus
  • BS EN 62230, 2007 Edition with Amendment A1, Electric cables. Spark-test method
  • IEC 61534-21, Edition 2.0, Powertrack systems - Part 21: Particular requirements for powertrack systems intended for wall and ceiling mounting
  • IEC 61534-22, Edition 2.0, Powertrack systems - Part 22: Particular requirements for powertrack systems intended for onfloor or underfloor installation


Tuesday, July 15, 2014

New FDA Medical Device Guidance Documents for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New FDA Medical Device Guidance Documents are now available:




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New FDA Medical Device Guidance Documents for the 1st Quarter 2015

Monday, July 14, 2014

New Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) are now available:


  • BS EN 12015, 2014 Edition, Electromagnetic compatibility. Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks, Emission
  • BS EN 55020, Corrigendum for the 2007 Edition with Amendment A11, Sound and television broadcast receivers and associated equipment. Immunity characteristics. Limits and methods of measurement
  • ESD ADV1.0, 2014 Edition, Glossary Of Terms
  • ESD S7.1, 2013 Edition, Resistive Characterization of Materials -- Floor Materials
  • ESD STM12.1, 2013 Edition, Seating - Resistive Measurement
  • IEC 61000-4-5, Edition 3.0, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-5: Testing and measurement techniques - Surge immunity test
  • IEC 61000-4-19, Edition 1.0, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-19: Testing and measurement techniques - Test for immunity to conducted, differential mode disturbances and signalling in the frequency range 2 kHz to 150 kHz at a.c. power ports
  • ISO 21609, 2nd Edition, Road vehicles - (EMC) guidelines for installation of aftermarket radio frequency transmitting equipment


For more standards on this topic, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).  There's additional links to sub-topics as well.

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Friday, July 11, 2014

New Leisure and Tourism Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Leisure and Tourism are now available:


  • BS 8848, 2014 Edition, Specification for the provision of visits, fieldwork, expeditions and adventurous activities outside the United Kingdom
  • ISO 14785, 1st Edition, Tourist information offices - Tourist information and reception services - Requirements
  • ISO 21101, 1st Edition, Adventure tourism - Safety management systems - Requirements
  • ISO 21103, 1st Edition, Adventure tourism - Information for participants
  • ISO 24801-1, 2nd Edition, Recreational diving services - Requirements for the training of recreational scuba divers - Part 1: Level 1 - Supervised diver
  • ISO 24801-2, 2nd Edition, Recreational diving services - Requirements for the training of recreational scuba divers - Part 2: Level 2 - Autonomous diver
  • ISO 24801-3, 2nd Edition, Recreational diving services - Requirements for the training of recreational scuba divers - Part 3: Level 3 - Dive leader
  • ISO 24802-1, 2nd Edition, Recreational diving services - Requirements for the training of scuba instructors - Part 1: Level 1
  • ISO 24802-2, 2nd Edition, Recreational diving services - Requirements for the training of scuba instructors - Part 2: Level 2


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Thursday, July 10, 2014

New Implants for Surgery, Prosthetics and Orthotics Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Implants for Surgery, Prosthetics and Orthotics are now available:


  • ASTM F648, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Powder and Fabricated Form for Surgical Implants
  • ASTM F1672, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Resurfacing Patellar Prosthesis
  • ASTM F1904, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Testing the Biological Responses to Particles in vivo
  • ASTM F2224, 2009 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Specification for High Purity Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate or Dihydrate for Surgical Implants
  • ASTM F2514, 2008 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Guide for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of Metallic Vascular Stents Subjected to Uniform Radial Loading
  • ASTM F2582, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Impingement of Acetabular Prostheses
  • ASTM F2606, 2008 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Guide for Three-Point Bending of Balloon Expandable Vascular Stents and Stent Systems
  • ASTM F2724, 2008 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Test Method for Evaluating Mobile Bearing Knee Dislocation
  • ASTM F2943, 2014 Edition, Standard Guide for Presentation of End User Labeling Information for Orthopedic Implants Used in Joint Arthroplasty
  • BS EN ISO 8637, 2014 Edition, Cardiovascular implants and extracorporeal systems. Haemodialysers, haemodiafilters, haemofilters and haemoconcentrators
  • BS EN ISO 8638, 2014 Edition, Cardiovascular implants and extracorporeal systems. Extracorporeal blood circuit for haemodialysers, haemodiafilters and haemofilters
  • BS EN ISO 21536, 2009 Edition with Amendment 1, Non-active surgical implants. Joint replacement implants. Specific requirements for knee-joint replacement implants
  • BS ISO 13179-1, 2014 Edition, Implants for surgery. Plasma-sprayed unalloyed titanium coatings on metallic surgical implants. General requirements
  • BS ISO 23317, 2014 Edition, Implants for surgery. In vitro evaluation for apatite-forming ability of implant materials
  • ISO 11663, 2nd Edition, Quality of dialysis fluid for haemodialysis and related therapies
  • ISO 13179-1, 1st Edition, Implants for surgery - Plasma-sprayed unalloyed titanium coatings on metallic surgical implants - Part 1: General requirements
  • ISO 13958, 3rd Edition, Concentrates for haemodialysis and related therapies
  • ISO 13959, 3rd Edition, Water for haemodialysis and related therapies
  • ISO 17137, 1st Edition, Cardiovascular implants and extracorporeal systems - Cardiovascular absorbable implants
  • ISO 23317, 3rd Edition, Implants for surgery - In vitro evaluation for apatite-forming ability of implant materials
  • ISO 23500, 2nd Edition, Guidance for the preparation and quality management of fluids for haemodialysis and related therapies
  • ISO 26722, 2nd Edition, Water treatment equipment for haemodialysis applications and related therapies
  • ISO 37137, 1st Edition, Cardiovascular biological evaluation of medical devices - Guidance for absorbable implants
  • SAE J3020, 2014 Edition, Medical Device Shot Peening



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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

New Information Coding Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Character Sets and Information Coding are now available:


  • ASTM D6398, 2008 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Practice to Enhance Identification of Drug Names on Labels
  • BS EN 61937-6, 2006 Edition with Amendment A1, Digital audio. Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams applying IEC 60958. Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to the MPEG-2 AAC and MPEG-4 AAC formats
  • ISO/IEC 13818-1 Amendment 1 for the 4th Edition,  Amendment 1: Extensions for simplified carriage of MPEG-4 over MPEG-2, Information technology - Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information: Systems
  • ISO/IEC 13818-1 Amendment 2 for the 4th Edition,  Amendment 2: Signalling of transport files, signalling MVC view association to eye and MIME type registration, Information technology - Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information: Systems
  • ISO/IEC 13818-1 Amendment 3 for the 4th Edition,  Amendment 3: Transport of HEVC video over MPEG-2 systems, Information technology - Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information: Systems 
  • ISO/IEC 13818-1 Amendment 4 for the 4th Edition,  Amendment 4: Support for event signalling in Transport Stream in MPEG-2 systems, Information technology - Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information: Systems
  • ISO/IEC 15946-1, 2nd Edition Corrigendum, Information technology - Security techniques - Cryptographic techniques based on elliptic curves - Part 1: General
  • ISO/IEC 19508, 1st Edition, Information technology - Object Management Group Meta Object Facility (MOF) Core
  • ISO/IEC 19509, 1st Edition, Information technology - Object Management Group XML Metadata Interchange (XMI)
  • ISO/IEC 19794-8 Amendment 1 Corrected Reprint for the 2nd Edition, Amendment 1: Conformance testing methodology, Part 8: finger pattern skeletal data, Information technology - Biometric data interchange formats
  • ISO/IEC 23000-13, 1st Edition, Information technology - Multimedia application format (MPEG-A) - Part 13: Augmented reality application format
  • ISO/IEC 23001-9, 1st Edition, Information technology - MPEG systems technologies - Part 9: Common encryption of MPEG-2 transport streams
  • ISO/IEC 23002-4, 2nd Edition, Information technology - MPEG video technologies - Part 4: Video tool library
  • ISO/IEC 23007-1 Amendment 1 Corrigendum 2, Amendment 1: Widget extensions, Information technology -- Rich media user interfaces -- Part 1: Widgets
  • ISO/IEC 23008-1, 1st Edition, Information technology - High efficiency coding and media delivery in heterogeneous environments - Part 1: MPEG media transport (MMT)
  • ISO/IEC 23009-1, 2nd Edition, Information technology - Dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH) - Part 1: Media presentation description and segment formats
  • ISO/IEC 23009-2, 1st Edition, Information technology - Dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH) Part 2: Conformance and reference software
  • ISO/IEC 27036-1, 1st Edition, Information technology - Security techniques - Information security for supplier relationships - Part 1: Overview and concepts
  • ISO/IEC 29109-5, 3rd Edition, Information technology - Security techniques - Information security for supplier relationships - Part 1: Overview and concepts
  • ISO 15000-5, 1st Edition, Electronic Business Extensible Markup Language (ebXML) - Part 5: Core Components Specification (CCS)
  • PAS 754, 2014 Edition, Software Trustworthiness. Governance and management. Specification



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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

New Quality Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Quality are now available:


  • ASTM E860, 2007 Edition Reaffirmed in 2013 with Editorial Correction, Standard Practice for Examining And Preparing Items That Are Or May Become Involved In Criminal or Civil Litigation
  • ASTM E2810, 2001 Edition with Editorial Correction, Standard Practice for Demonstrating Capability to Comply with the Test for Uniformity of Dosage Units
  • ASTM F2688, 2008 Edition reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Guide for System-Based, Customer-Centered Quality Plan for Manufacturers
  • BIP 0115, 2014 Edition, Implementing an ISO 13485 Quality Management System for Medical Devices
  • BS EN ISO 9000, 2014 Draft, Quality management systems. Fundamentals and vocabulary
  • BS EN ISO 9001, 2014 Draft, Quality Management Systems. Requirements
  • BS ISO 3534-4, 2014 Edition, Statistics. Vocabulary and symbols. Survey sampling
  • BS ISO 17185-1, 2014 Edition, Intelligent transport systems. Public transport user information. Standards framework for public information systems
  • BS ISO 22514-1, 2014 Edition, Statistical methods in process management. Capability and performance. General principles and concepts
  • BS ISO 22514-8, 2014 Edition, Statistical methods in process management. Capability and performance. Machine performance of a multi-state production process
  • IEC 60300-1, Edition 3.0, Dependability management - Part 1: Guidance for management and application
  • ISO 3534-4, 1st Edition, Statistics - Vocabulary and symbols - Part 4: Survey sampling
  • ISO 22514-1, 2nd Edition, Statistical methods in process management - Capability and performance - Part 1: General principles and concepts
  • ISO 22514-8, 1st Edition, Statistical methods in process management - Capability and performance - Part 8: Machine performance of a multi-state production process
  • ISO/DIS 9000, 4th Edition Draft, Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary - Proposed Draft Edition
  • ISO/DIS 9001, 5th Edition Draft, Quality management systems - Requirements - Draft Edition
  • ISO/DIS-13485, 3rd Edition Draft, Medical Devices - Quality Management Systems - Requirements for Regulatory Purposes - Draft Edition
  • ISO/IEC 17021-5, 1st Edition, Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems - Part 5: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of asset management systems


To see similar standards, visit our Document Center List of Standards on Quality and follow the link to the page that suits your requirements.

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