Guide for Addressing Environmental Issues in Product Standards (ISO GUIDE 64:2008)
Natural climatic shift has driven the Earth through many geological epochs. It has often been accepted that we are in the Holocene (meaning “entirely recent”), […]
ANSI/ASSE A10.8-2011: Scaffolding Safety Requirements
***Update: This standard has been revised. ANSI/ASSP A10.8-2019: Scaffolding Safety Requirements is available on the ANSI Webstore. Cities are constantly-changing entities, replacing people, buildings, and […]
ANSI ASC A14.2-2007: Portable Metal Ladder Safety Requirements
Humans have always been constricted to the ground by our relatively-unchanged biological limitations. The tallest man who ever lived in recorded history, Robert Pershing Wadlow, […]
AIAA S-111A-2014: Space Solar Cell Testing
A past post focused on AIAA S-117-2010, an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) standard that recommends a specific verification program for any space […]
Space Systems Verification Program
2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, which is responsible for countless captivating images of asteroids, planets, galaxies, stars, and other astronomical […]
ANSI GELPP 001-2002: Livestock Operations Conditions
In the middle of the 20th Century, there was a “Green Revolution”. During this time, due to scientific accomplishments, the overall crop yield increased greatly, […]
Cleanroom and Controlled Environment Attire
Cleanrooms and other controlled environments are aseptic zones that are crucial for the operations of many different industries. They serve as venues for food processing, […]
Water Quality in Public Pools and Spas
July often proves to be an incredibly hot month. One of the best ways to combat the discomfort that comes from the heat is by […]
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 FDIS released
Update: The final version of ISO 9001:2015 has been released, as has the final version of ISO 14001:2015 ISO/FDIS 9001:2015 has just been released, taking […]
Annex SL (Annex L) of ISO Management Systems Standards
Annex SL (now Annex L) serves to effectively, standardize standards. It provides a shared structure and common terms/definitions so that separate ISO management systems standards […]