A new ISO standard for packaging of everyday products will help to save children from death and injury.

In the run-up to the end-of-year holiday season, a newly revised and improved ISO standard aims to reduce even further the risk of a child being injured by unsafe toys.

The ISO Survey of Management System Standard Certifications - 2011 has just been released and the results are available for the first time for free download from the ISO Website.

ISO has just published a new brochure - ISO & construction - giving a concise overview of its substantial portfolio of International Standards for the construction sector.

A new series of ISO standards on radon measurement in the environment and buildings will help to assess the radiation exposure to natural radioactivity in the environment and buildings, particularly radon, which is considered the second cause of lung cancer after smoking in many countries and is reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) to cause between 3 -14% of such diseases worldwide.