ISO Focus - January 2004

Safety and tall buildings  

ISO Focus, January 2004

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Alan Bryden, ISO Secretary-General
Reaching out

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Edward D. Breen, CEO, Tyco International

"ISO standards have the opportunity to draw on the best ideas from around the world."

Main Focus

Safety and tall buildings

• Constructing the tall buildings of tomorrow
• Vision and management
• Fire resistance tests
• Fire detection and alarms
• Lifts in the emergency evacuation of buildings
• Fire and security
• Setting performance as a standard
• The needs of the insurance industry
• The World Trade Center collapse and its implications for International Standards
• For building as solid as a rock

Developments and initiatives

• Securing E-business
• Paying for standards has real merits

New this month  

• How consumers can get involved in standard-making
• ISO standard for the tourism industry
• Protective equipment for ice hockey players
• Publicizing your ISO 9001:2000 or ISO 14000 certification

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