Areas of priority interest to consumers
Each year, COPOLCO sets priorities on aspects of technical work within ISO or IEC of most interest to consumers.
| Child-related products (child restraints, child resistant packaging, children's furniture) | |
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| ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles |
Mrs. Wantavee Srisooksai, Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB), TISI Mrs. Irma Loots, SABS Eng. Abdul Aziz Al-Shouyer, SASO Mr. Ahmed Ismail Amin, Automobile Association of Malaysia, DSM Eun-Tae Kim, The Korean Society of Automotive Engineers, KATS 1 representative,ACI (Automobil Club d'Italia ), UNI TED 6, K.U Rajshree Parmar Memorial Foundation, Pune, Institute of road traffic, BIS Mrs. Helen Amundsen, The Danish Consumer Council, DS Mr. Livio Gambone, Powertech Labs, SCC |
| ISO/TC 122, Packaging |
Mrs. Theja Senaratne, SLSI 1 representative, SASO Ms. Hatijah Hashim, Consumer Association of Penang, DSM You-seok, Lee, Korea Packaging, KATS 1 representative, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, UNI Mrs. Nina Hamid, FoodSafe International, BOBS Franz Fiala, ASI Consumer Council, ASI |
| ISO/TC 136, Furniture |
Mr. Joseph Raj Anthony, Consumer Association of Penang, DSM Mr. Alex Bach, CRA, SCC Mrs. Nina Hamid, FoodSafe International, BOBS |
| Personal security (including building security) | |
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| ISO/TC 21, Equipment for fire protection and fire fighting |
Mrs. T. N. Yasaratne, SLSI 1 representative, SASO CED 22, VOICE, BIS Mr. Thabo Tlhomelang, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| ISO/TC 38, Textiles |
Mr. Chehir JHEN - INNORPI secretary., INNORPI Mr. Wijaya Tissera, SLSI 1 representative, SASO TXDC, VOICE, BIS Ms. Patricia Wait, Canadian General Standards Board, SCC Mrs. Marina Gobagoba, Botswana Consumer Centre for Advocacy research Orientation, BOBS |
| ISO/TC 61, Plastics |
1 representative, SASO Sun-woong Choi, Hannam university, KATS PCD 12, CERC, BIS Ms. Laverne Dalgleish, BPC, SCC Mrs. Seipati Olweny, Department of Trade and Consumer Affairs, BOBS |
| ISO/TC 92, Fire safety |
Mrs. T. N. Yasaratne, SLSI 1 representative, SASO CED 36 as per ISO TC 21, BIS Ms. Catherine Anderson, Health Canada, SCC Mr. Thabo Tlhomelang, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| ISO/TC 136, Furniture |
Mr. Joseph Raj Anthony, Consumer Association of Penang, DSM Mr. Alex Bach, CRA, SCC Mrs. Nina Hamid, FoodSafe International, BOBS |
| ISO/TC 223, Societal Security |
Mr. Wasantha Meewaddana, SLSI Ms. Fikile Mtakati, SABS Ms. Diana Asprilla,ICONTEC Standardization Professional, ICONTEC Ms. Norma McCormick, Consultant, SCC Mr. Thabo Tlhomelang, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| Product safety (especially domestic appliances and water safety, protection against drowning) | |
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| IEC/TC 59, Performance of household and similar electrical appliances |
1 representative, BSI Ms. Tone Berg anf Kjersti Eilertsen, National Institute for Consumer Research, SN Kyoung-Sil Na, Consumers Union of Korea & Moo-Hoon Kang, Korea Consumer Agency, KATS ETD 32 CERC, VOICE, BIS Ms. Karin Both, Consumer Council; Mr. Gerhard Heilmann, volunteer rep., DIN Mr. Jens K Weidlich, The Danish Insti. f Inf Label., Mr Jørgen Kjeldgaard, TI, DS Mrs. Kate Harriman, Consumer WatchDog, BOBS |
| IEC/TC 61, Safety of household and similar electrical appliances |
Mr. Ghaith Masmoudi, INNORPI secretary, INNORPI General Department of Standards - SASO, SASO Mr. Tor Oynes, Directorate for Civil Protection, SN Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan, Malaysian Association of Standards Users, DSM Chong-Koo Park, Korea Testing Laboratory, KATS ETD 32 CERC, VOICE, BIS Mr. Tshepo Katse, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| ISO/TC 181, Safety of toys |
Ms. Songsiri Joompol, Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB), TISI Ms. Wanda Geisendorf, Swedish Consumer Agency, SIS Mrs. Irma Loots, SABS Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan, Malaysian Association of Standards Users, DSM PCDC , Consumer Guidance Society of India, Mumbai, BIS Mrs. Helen Amundsen, The Danish Consumer Council, DS Ms. Sandra Wright, Health Canada, SCC Ms. Sophie Phatshwane, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| ISO/TC 188, Small craft |
Young-chan Lee, Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries, KATS Mrs. Marina Gobagoba, Botswana Consumer Centre for Advocacy research Orientation, BOBS |
| CEN/TC 162, Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets |
TXDC VOICE, BIS Mr. Guenter Cornelissen, volunteerRep., Consumer Council, DIN Mrs. Marina Gobagoba, Botswana Consumer Centre for Advocacy research Orientation, BOBS |
| ISO/TC 243, Project Committee: Consumer product safety |
Mr Seah Seng Choon, Consumers Association of Singapore(CASE), SPRING SG Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan, Malaysian Association of Standards Users, DSM Dr. Elizabeth Nielsen, Ms. Norma McCormick, Mr. Jay Jackson, SCC Mr. Carson Rawlins, BNSI |
| Nanotechnology | |
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| ISO/TC 229, Nanotechnologies |
1 representative, BSI Ms Ellen-Marie Forsberg, Work research institute (consumer representative), SN Bin-ho Yoo, Korea Enviroment & Merchandise Testing Institute, KATS MTD 33, BIS Ms. Aurélie Delemare, ADEIC, AFNOR Dr. Elizabeth Nielsen, Consumer Representative, SCC Mr. Guillermo Zucal; IRAM Consumer Committee, IRAM |
| Food safety | |
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| ISO/TC 34, Food products |
1 representative ISO/TC34 SC17 amendment, BSI Mrs. Sana Smaali, INNORPI Secretary., INNORPI Mrs. Deepika Munaweera, SLSI Mr Seah Seng Choon, Consumers Association of Singapore(CASE), SPRING SG 1 representative, SASO Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan, Malaysian Association of Standards Users, DSM Yoon-hee Jung, Korea Consumer Agency, KATS 1 representative, Ministero Polit.Agricole - Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, UNI FADC, CSC- New Delhi , Concert- Chennai, CCC-New Delhi , CERC-Ahmedabad, VOICE-, BIS Ms. Sandra Herrera, ICONTEC Standardization Professional, ICONTEC Mr. Albert Chambers,Consultant, SCC Mrs. Kate Harriman, ConsumerWatchDog, BOBS Ms. Cheryl Lewis, BNSI Ms. Maria del Carmen Fernandez, IRAM Food and Health Department, IRAM |
| Services (general aspects, tourism, water supply and wastewater disposal) | |
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| ISO/TC 224, Service activities relating to drinking water supply systems and wastewater systems - Quality criteria of the service and performance indicators |
Mrs. Wien Jmour, INNORPI Secretary., INNORPI Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan, Malaysian Association of Standards Users, DSM CED 24, BIS Mr. Gregory Soleck, City of Calgary, Mr. Jim Ferrero, SCC Mr. Bofeto Lekone, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS Ms. Natalia Drault; IRAM Environmental and Quality Department, IRAM |
| ISO/TC 228, Tourism and related services |
1 representative ISO/TC 228/WG5/WG6/WG2 amendment, BSI Mr. Chokri Makhlouf, INNORPI Secretary., INNORPI Ms. Fikile Mtakati, SABS Eng. Abdul Aziz Al-Wahiby - Supreme Commission for Tourism, SASO Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan, Malaysian Association of Standards Users, DSM Mr. Enrique Aranguren, ICONTEC Standardization Professional, ICONTEC Ms. Nancy Conkwright, ACUC Inc., Mr. Jim Ferrero, SCC Mr. Carson Rawlins; Ms. Renate Lynn Sealy, BNSI Ms. Clelia Lopez, National Tourism Secretary, IRAM |
| Accessibility issues (elderly and persons with disabilities) | |
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| ISO/TC 59/SC 16, Accessibility and usability of the built environment |
1 representative ISO/TC59/SC14 to amend, BSI Monika Klenovec, ASI Consumer Council, ASI |
| ISO/TC 122, Packaging |
1 representative, SASO Ms. Hatijah Hashim, Consumer Association of Penang, DSM Myoung-hoon Lee, Korea Packaging System Institute, KATS TED 24, BIS |
| ISO/TC 159, Ergonomics |
1 Representative ISO/TC159/WG2/SC1/WG1 amendment, BSI Ms. Worawan Rojanapaibulya, Association of Siamese Architects, TISI Mr. Joseph Raj Anthony, Consumer Association of Penang, DSM 1 rep, ACU (Assoc. Consumatori Utenti)- CGIL (Conf. Gen. Italiana del Lavoro), UNI Mr. Jim Carter, Academic, SCC |
| ISO/TC 173, Assistive products for persons with disability |
1 representative, Associazione Disabili Visivi, UNI |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology |
ISO/IECJTC1/WG6, BSI Mrs. J Dewasurendra, SLSI 1 representative, General Department of Standards, SASO LITDC - Voice, BIS Ms. Kristina Unverricht, Consumer Council, DIN Mr. A. C. Capel, Consultant, SCC |
| Environmental issues (EMS, energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, climate change) | |
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| ISO/TC 207, Environmental management |
Mr. Afif Thabet., INNORPI Mr. Pairat Tangkaseranee, The Federation of Thai Industries, TISI Mrs. T. N. Yasaratne, SLSI Mr. Tom Mollo, SABS Mr. Khaled Al-Mokalfy, SASO Mr. Hubert James,National Consumers Association, SLBS Ms. Marianne Eskeland, Nordic Ecolabelling, SN Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan, Malaysian Association of Standards Users, DSM In-suk Jung, Shalom International, KATS Mr. Dermott Jewell, Consumers' Association of Ireland, NSAI CHD 31 - CSC- New Delhi, CERC - Ahmedabad, BIS Ms. Dr. Gabriela Fleischer, Consumer Council (WG Carbon footprint), DIN Ms. Jennifer Hillard, Consumer Representative, SCC Franz Fiala, ASI Consumer Council, ASI Mr. Luis Trama, IRAM Standards Direction, IRAM |
| Customer satisfaction and global market (protection of personal data, e-commerce, management systems) | |
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| ISO/TC 176/SC 3, Supporting technologies |
Mr. Anuwat Silareungampai, Technology Promotion Association (Thailand - Japan), TISI Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan, Malaysian Association of Standards Users, DSM Dr. Kernaghan Webb, Mr. Jay Jackson, SCC Mr. Josè Luis Laquidara, National Consumer subsecretary, IRAM |
| ISO/TC 239, Project Committee: Network services billing |
Vo-kyung Song, Seoul women's university & Seo-hye Lee, Consumers Korea, KATS Mr. Catelain, INDECOSA CGT, AFNOR Mr. Jay Jackson, Ms. Susan Winter, SCC Mrs. Kate Harriman, Consumer WatchDog, BOBS |
| ISO/TC 240, Project Committee: Product recall |
Mr Seah Seng Choon, Consumers Association of Singapore(CASE), SPRING SG Mr.Guillaume Simon,Consumer Affairs Department,MinistryofTrade,Industry&Commerce, SLBS Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan, Malaysian Association of Standards Users, DSM Kyung-ok Huh, Sungshin women's university, KATS 1 representative, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, UNI Ms. Sandra Herrera, ICONTEC Standardization Professional, ICONTEC Dr. Elizabeth Nielsen, Mr. Jay Jackson, SCC Mr. Hadyn Rhynd, BNSI |
| Social responsibility | |
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| ISO Working Group on Social Responsibility |
1 representative, BSI Mr. Henry Kimera, Consumer Education Trust (CONSENT), UNBS Linda Golodner, National Consumers League, IDTF Member, ASQ Consumer Expert, ANSI Mr. Viroj Na Bangchang, The Consumer Force Association of Thailand, TISI Ms. Fikile Mtakati, SABS Mr Seah Seng Choon, Consumers Association of Singapore(CASE), SPRING SG Eng. Moteb Al-Motairi, SASO Mr.Hubert James, National Consumer Association, SLBS Mrs. Elzbieta Szadzinska, Consumer Federation, PKN Mr. Jaime Delgado, President, INDECOPI Mr. Jacob Bomann Larsen, Ministry of Children and Family Affairs, SN Goede Waar en Co, NEN Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan, Malaysian Association of Standards Users, DSM Mrs Alvita Armanaviciene , Lithuanian National Consumer Federation, LST Savchenko Svetlana, KAZMEMST Shufuren(Japan Housewives' Association), JISC Ms Tanesha Williams, Bureau of Standards Jamaica, BSJ 1 representative, INAIL - CGIL - ISPESL - Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, UNI Mr. Ehud Peleg, Chief Executive, The Israel Consumer Council,, SII Mr. Dermott Jewell, Consumers' Association of Ireland, NSAI MSD 10 ccc- NOIDA, CERC- Ahmedabad, CUTS- New Delhi , VOICE - New Delhi, BIS Dr. Peter Sieber, volunteer rep. Consumer Council, DIN Ms. Priscilla Crubezy, ALLDC / Ms Elsa Cohen, CSF / Ms Nadege Sanguero, ALLDC, AFNOR 1 representative, Finnish Consumer Agency, SFS Mr Claus Jørgensen, The Danish Consumer Council, DS Ms. Diana Asprilla, ICONTEC Standardization Professional, ICONTEC Dr. Kernaghan Webb, Dr. Bob Gibson, Mr. David Simpson, SCC Mr. Thabo Tlhomelang, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS Ms. Anthea Ishmeal, BNSI Franz Fiala, ASI Consumer Council, ASI 1 Consumer representative, See www.iso.org/wgsr, SA Mr. Cristhian Mansilla, Cruzada Cívica, Consumer Organization, IRAM |
| Second-hand goods | |
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| ISO/TC 245, Project Committee: Cross-border trade of second-hand goods |
1 representative, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, UNI Ms. Sandra Herrera, ICONTEC Standardization Professional, ICONTEC Mr. Jay Jackson, Mr. Graham Rae Dulmage, SCC Mr. Carson Rawlins, BNSI |
| Contraceptive devices | |
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| ISO/TC 157, Mechanical contraceptives |
Mrs. Theja Senaratne, SLSI Sung-hoon Kim, Unidus Corporation, KATS MHR 3, BIS Mr. Christian de Thuin, Institut National de la Consommation - INC, AFNOR Mr. Andrew Douglas, Consultant, SCC |
| Cosmetics | |
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| ISO/TC 217/WG 7, Sun protection test methods |
US Food and Drug Administration experts, ANSI Mrs. Theja Senaratne, SLSI Sung-joon Moon, Amore Pacific, Inc., KATS PCD 19 CGSI, CERC- Ahmedabad, VOICE- New Delhi, AICC-Jharkhand, CRE -Gurgaon, BIS Ms. Claire Wallaert, Institut National de la Consommation - INC, AFNOR Ms. Pinkie Malebe, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| Contact lens care products | |
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| ISO/TC 172/SC 7/WG 9, Contact lenses |
MHR 5, BIS Ms. Claire Wallaert, Institut National de la Consommation - INC, AFNOR |
| Image safety | |
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| ISO/TC 159/SC 4, Ergonomics of human-system interaction |
ISO/TC159/WG2 & TC 159/SC1/WG1 amendment, BSI Mr. Joseph Raj Anthony, Consumer Association of Penang, DSM 1 representative, ACU (Associazione Consumatori Utenti), UNI Ms. Jim Carter, Academic, SCC |
| Safety of household appliances | |
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| IEC/TC 23, Electrical accessories |
Mr. Ghaith Masmoudi., INNORPI Mr. T Uthayakumar, SLSI 1 representative, General Department of Standards, SASO Kyoung-Tae Yoo, Korea Testing Institute, KATS ETD 06, BIS Mr. Tshepo Katse, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| IEC/TC 34, Lamps and related equipment |
1 representative,General Department of Standards, SASO Mee-Ryoung Cho, Korea Institute of Lighting Technology, KATS ETD 23, CERC-Ahmedabad VOICE-New Delhi , CGSI- Mumbai, BIS Ms. Francy Ramirez,ICONTEC Standardization Professional, ICONTEC M.r Tshepo Katse, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| IEC/TC 35, Primary cells and batteries |
Mr. Ghaith Masmoudi., INNORPI Seong-wook Um, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, KATS ETD 10 CERC- Ahmedabad, BIS Mr. Tshepo Katse, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| IEC/TC 61, Safety of household and similar electrical appliances |
1 representative, General Department of Standards, SASO Ms. Ratna Devi Nadarajan, Malaysian Association of Standards Users, DSM VOICE- New Delhi, BIS Mr. Tshepo Katse, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| ISO/TC 23, Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry |
FAD 11 CONCERT-Chennai, CGS- Mumbai, VOICE- New Delhi, BIS |
| Performance of household appliances | |
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| IEC/TC 59, Performance of household and similar electrical appliances |
1 representative, BSI Mr. T. Uthayakumar, SLSI ETD 32 CERC - Ahmedabad, VOICE-New Delhi, BIS Ms. Karin Both, Consumer Council; Mr Gerhard Heilmann, voluntary rep., DIN Mr. Tshepo Katse, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| ISO/TC 86, Refrigeration and air-conditioning |
1 representative, SASO MED 3 CERC-Ahmedabad, VOICE-Mumbai, BIS Mr. Tshepo Katse, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| ISO/TC 148, Sewing machines |
MED 29, BIS Ms. Boikanyo Morekisi, Botswana Bureau of Standards, BOBS |
| Health informatics | |
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| ISO/TC 215, Health informatics |
Mrs. Dorra Hendi, INNORPI LITD 13, BIS Mrs. Sine Jensen, The Danish Consumer Council, DS Mr. Aaron Middleton, Consultant, SCC |
| Public information symbols | |
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| IEC/SC 3C, Graphical symbols for use on equipment |
LITD 07 VOICE - New Delhi, BIS |
| ISO/TC 145/SC 3, Graphical symbols for use on equipment |
1 representative ISO/TC145 to amend, BSI Mrs. Irma Loots, SABS, SABS LITD 13, BIS |
| Services related to personal financial planning | |
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| ISO/TC 222, Personal financial planning |
Dr. Ruth Berry, Academic, SCC |