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 In 2011, references to ISO and its standards on Internet media sites increased by 128 937 compared to 2010 to reach a total of 467 830 – a rise of 38 %. But how many people have an idea of the size of ISO and its standards development operations? To answer such questions, ISO has just published ISO in figures.
This new edition of the four-page leaflet reveals that at the end of 2011, ISO comprised a network of national standards bodies of 163 countries.
The job of developing voluntary ISO International Standards for business, government and society was being carried out by a total of 3 335 technical bodies, includes 224 technical committees, each of which addresses a specific sector of business or technology.
In 2011, ISO published 1 206 new or revised standards, bringing the total number of current standards in the ISO catalogue at the end of the year to 19 203.
An indication of the demand for new ISO standards is that during 2011, 1 419 new projects for ISO standards were registered, raising the number of items in the work programme to 4 007.
Much of ISO's work of developing standards is now carried out electronically, both to increase efficiency and also to cut the financial and environmental impact of travel. At the same time, face-to-face meetings retain their importance. In 2011, 1 580 technical meetings were held in 50 countries. On average, 15 ISO technical meetings were held each working day, somewhere in the world.
Thirty-eight ISO national member bodies provided the administrative and technical services for the committees developing standards – a full-time staff equivalent to 500 persons. Coordination of the worldwide activities of ISO was carried out by a staff of 151 people from 20 countries at the ISO Central Secretariat in Geneva.
The operational cost of running the committee secretariats was estimated at 140 million Swiss francs, financed by the 38 member bodies holding these secretariats. The operational costs of the ISO Central Secretariat was 37 million Swiss francs, of which 55 % was financed through membership fees and 45 % through other revenue sources, including sales of publications and income from services.
ISO Secretary-General Rob Steele comments: "While these figures are useful in providing an idea of the size of the ISO system and its operations, the most important are those that reflect the priority we give to developing standards that meet the needs of our customers, users and stakeholders."
ISO in figures, published in English and French, is available free of charge from the ISO Central Secretariat through the ISO Store or by contacting the Marketing, Communication & Information department (see right-hand column). It can also be obtained from ISO national member institutes (see the complete list with contact details). The brochure can also be downloaded as a PDF file free of charge from the ISO Website.
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| From farm to fork – ISO recipe for successful food supply chains |
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 ISO’s solutions for ensuring quality and safety in the food industry are the subject of a new brochure – ISO & food – which provides a concise overview of International Standards available and how they can help.
Today more than ever, food products regularly cross national boundaries at every stage of the supply chain. ISO International Standards create confidence in the products we eat or drink by ensuring the world uses the same recipe when it comes to food quality, safety and efficiency.
The new brochure underlies the benefits of ISO’s consensus-based approach, which provides a platform for developing practical tools through common understanding and cooperation with all stakeholders on board – from agricultural producers, to food manufacturers, laboratories, regulators, consumers, etc.
Out of more than 19 000 ISO International Standards, some 1 000 are specifically dedicated to food, and deal with subjects as diverse as agricultural machinery, logistics, transportation, manufacturing, labeling, packaging and storage. ISO standards bring together state-of-the-art knowhow and disseminate it to both developed and developing countries. They are therefore powerful tools for taking action on global challenges.
The brochure highlights the benefits of ISO standards for industry, regulators and consumers, and argues that by implementing voluntary ISO standards, companies make a proactive commitment to the principles they stand for: quality, transparency, accountability and safety.
ISO works closely with key stakeholders in the food supply chain to ensure the relevance and market uptake of its standards. ISO’s multi-stakeholder approach consolidates contributions from industry, government, research, academia, international organizations and NGOs. Some of the organizations contributing to ISO’s food standards include the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the International Dairy Federation and World Health Organization, among many others.
ISO & food, published in English and French, is available free of charge from the ISO Central Secretariat through the ISO Store or by contacting the Marketing, Communication & Information department (see right-hand column). It can also be obtained from ISO national member institutes (see the complete list with contact details). The brochure can also be downloaded as a PDF file free of charge from the ISO Website.
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| Standardizers explore closer cooperation on electric vehicles |
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ISO, the world's largest developer of International Standards, and the US standards development organization, SAE International, are discussing closer cooperation on standards for electromobility and the automotive industry.
(Left to right): Mario Beier (Project Manager, DIN Electromobility Office), Rüdiger Marquardt (Vice Director of DIN), Kevin McKinley (ISO Deputy Secretary-General), Dr. Torsten Bahke (DIN Director), Rob Steele (ISO Secretary-General), Dr. David Schutt (CEO, SAE), Jack Pokrzywa (Director Ground Vehicles Standards, SAE)
The two organizations investigated new possibilities for cooperative work on selected projects when leaders of the two organizations met on 7 February at the Berlin offices of ISO's member for Germany, DIN.
Cooperation between ISO and key standards development organizations such as SAE not only reflects the automobile industry's desire for uniform global standards, but is also explicitly recommended in a German Standardization Roadmap for Electromobility, hence DIN's close interest.
The meeting between ISO and SAE took place at DIN's invitation, thus making progress on recommendations in the German Roadmap. The ISO/SAE discussions in Berlin followed a series of preliminary talks held last year.
DIN's Electromobility Office supports the elaboration of standards and specifications for the electromobility sector, and coordinates the development of a German standpoint on topics which can be introduced into international standardization at an early stage. |
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| ASTM Medical Devices Committee at Work on Proposed Epifluorescence Microscopy Standard |
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 Epifluorescence microscopes are used to generate fluorescence intensity images in several biology applications. A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide guidance on how to set up an experiment that uses an epifluorescence microscope to ensure that the imaging measurements are quantitative. The proposed standard will also provide guidance on how to use benchmarks to allow comparisons of measurements that are taken on different days with the same or similar microscopes.
The proposed new standard, WK33434, Guide for Performing Quantitative Fluorescence Intensity Measurements in Cell-Based Assays with Epifluorescence Microscopy, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F04.46 on Cell Signaling, part of ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices.
“Fluorescence imaging with epifluorescence microscopy is routinely used to quantify relative concentrations and the spatial location of molecules and protein in biological samples such as cells,” says John Elliot, research scientist, Biochemical Science division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and a co-chair of F04.46. “To use this technique reliably, it is critical that the optical and imaging components of the system are sufficient to generate quantitative fluorescence images. We initiated WK33434 to provide important guidance tips for ensuring fluorescence imaging measurements of biological samples are quantitative and can be compared to one another.”
Elliott notes that F04.46 actively seeks participation in its standards development activity.
“We would be interested in participation from microscopy instrument manufacturers, fluorescence microscopy users, image analysis software developers, cell biologists, material scientists and scientists involved in standards development for fluorescence microscopy,” says Elliot.
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| Determining Amount of Fluorine, Chlorine in Coal Is Topic of Proposed New ASTM Standard |
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A proposed new standard on determining the total amount of fluorine and chlorine in coal and coke will be useful to those working with power plant boilers as well as by those in government and industry who are trying to model the release of anions into the environment.
The proposed new standard, ASTM WK33343, Test Method for Total Fluorine and Chlorine in Coal, Coke and their Residues by Oxidative Pyrohydrolytic Combustion Followed by Ion Chromatography Detection (Combustion Ion Chromatography-CIC), is being developed by Subcommittee D05.29 on Major Elements in Ash and Trace Elements of Coal, part of ASTM International Committee D05 on Coal and Coke.
“Total chlorine is important in the evaluation of deposition and corrosion issues in engineering processes,” says John Bullock, quality manager, SGS Minerals Services, and a D05.29 member. “Total fluorine is useful in the evaluation of potential fluorine emissions from coal combustion or conversion processes.”
Bullock says that participation from interested parties is welcome in the ongoing development of ASTM WK33343. An interlaboratory study is currently under way and D05.29 would be particularly interested in hearing from laboratories that test for fluorine by ASTM D3761, Test Method for Total Fluorine in Coal by the Oxygen Bomb Combustion/Ion Selective Electrode Method, or ASTM D5987, Test Method for Total Fluorine in Coal and Coke by Pyrohydrolytic Extraction and Ion Selective Electrode or Ion Chromatograph Methods; and/or chlorine by ASTM D4208, Test Method for Total Chlorine in Coal by the Oxygen Bomb Combustion/Ion Selective Electrode Method.
“Having a side-by-side comparison of samples analyzed between these standards and the proposed new standard would be particularly helpful,” says Bullock.
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