ISO Focus - January 2008

Office and home comforts

ISO Focus, January 2008

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What difference would it make if you worked in a cropped, noisy, stuffy office, rather than a modern friendly, easily accessible room? Office and home equipment and environments are crucial elements that encourage, motivate and inspire individuals and teams, thus fueling efficiency, improving productivity or harmonizing a home.

Find out in this issue of ISO Focus how ISO standards set human-friendly requirements to facilitate our daily lives, making sure our equipment and buildings are functioning safely and reliably. Not only do these standards contribute to our comfort and health, but also disseminate good practices and fuel international trade.

The issue features an exclusive interview with Henry Jarlsson, the CEO of Kinnarps, a people oriented furniture provider and Europe’s third largest office manufacturer. Learn in our next issue how Kinnarps relies on International Standards to fulfill its ambition that everyone should have a good day at the office!

Comment

Alan Bryden
ISO Secretary-General
ISO - the "power house" of positive globalization

Guest view

Henry Jarlsson
CEO of Kinnarps, Sweden

“When it comes to ISO standards, we feel that they helped us to keep our business activities in order.”

Main focus

Office and home comforts

• Low energy use in buildings and a good indoor climate go hand in hand
• Improving indoor air quality
• Quiet as a mouse
• Furniture trends
• Pathways between worlds
• Glass standards address quality and performance
• Ceramic tile – New standards for an ancient product
• Why it isn’t just a floor
• Supply standards : Past and future
• A user-friendly approach to visual displays
• Stand out from the crowd with telebiometrics

Developments and initiratives

• Bali Conference
• ISO/TC leaders conference
• Twinning for TC 8 Secretariat

New on the shelf

• Oil and gas
• Food safety
• Public information symbols

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