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ISO Focus The Magazine of the International Organization for Standardization Volume 5, No. 6, June 2008, ISSN 1729-8709 anica ch l e i M n n o v a t i o n • Bosch : International Standards open up markets • Training trainers in developing countries Contents 1 Comment H. Glenn Ziegenfuss, Executive Director, Standards Engineering Society and Standards Officer, IIW 2 World Scene Highlights of events from around the world 3 ISO Scene Highlights of news and developments from ISO members 4 Guest View Siegfried Dais, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management ISO Focus is published 11 times a year (single issue : July-August). of Robert Bosch GmbH It is available in English. 8 Main Focus Annual subscription 158 Swiss Francs Individual copies 16 Swiss Francs Publisher nic ISO Central Secretariat ha al (International Organization for c Standardization) e 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse i CH-1211 Genève 20 M n Switzerland n Telephone + 41 22 749 01 11 o Fax + 41 22 733 34 30 v E-mail [email protected] a o n Web www.iso.org t i Manager : Roger Frost Acting Editor : Maria Lazarte Assistant Editor : Janet Maillard • Strike the first arc and attempt the perfect weld – Artwork : Pascal Krieger and How welding is changing the world Pierre Granier • Globally qualified welders ISO Update : Dominique Chevaux • Safety valves – Vital protection against excessive pressure Subscription enquiries : Sonia Rosas Friot • Performance-based innovation for boilers and pressure vessels ISO Central Secretariat • Reliable testing of metallic materials Telephone + 41 22 749 03 36 • Cutting costs for cutting tools Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] • Springs – From the Stone Age to the Nano Age • Advanced gas turbine technology for power generation – © ISO, 2008. 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Glenn Ziegenfuss, Executive Director, Standards Engineering Society and Standards Officer, IIW 2 World Scene A world of joining experience Highlights of events from around the world SO standards disseminate good prac- As one would imagine, with While the journey has not always 3 ISO Scene tice, facilitate trade and drive inno- three organizations now active in the been smooth, the deliverables have been Highlights of news and developments from ISO members I vation. They are valued because welding standards arena, the poten- a success and widely accepted by all they represent an international consen- tial for conflict was high. Duplication stakeholders. Right from the beginning, 4 Guest View sus. However, achieving consensus and of effort, a limited number of qual- there was a desire among all parties to Siegfried Dais, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management avoiding duplication is rarely a sim- ified experts, funding for travel to find a way to collaborate, achieve con- ple task. ISO must sometimes resort to meetings, and ownership of the stand- sensus, and produce globally relevant of Robert Bosch GmbH innovative solutions and partnerships to ards were major concerns. Fortunate- standards for the welding community. best address the current context of the ly, there was some overlap of profes- “ Where there is a will, there is a way ” 8 Main Focus industry. Among the success stories is sionals participating in at least two of and, in the case of welding standards, that of welding, where ISO adopted an the groups, and they decided that, in there was definitely a strong will and approach based on synergy to find the order to achieve the ends, the means ultimately a successful way. best solution for addressing standardi- must be resolved. Mechanical innovation thus refers zation in this field. not only to areas where ISO is devel- Welding is a horizontal craft, used oping standards that are driving inno- in almost any product you can think of, “ The deliverables have vation, as shown in the articles in this from computer chips to cruise ships. “ A issue (such as safety for pressure ves- world of joining experience ” is the rel- been a success and sels and testing of metallic materials), evant new tagline of the International widely accepted by all but also to the innovative approaches Institute of Welding (IIW). IIW was the stakeholders.” and partnerships that ISO is adopting first of what are now four recognized to address the needs of the industry and “ International Standardizing Bodies ” its stakeholders. 1) in the ISO family . It was recognized that each organ- In 1984, ISO had concerns about ization had unique technical expertise in 1) The others are the International the speed of the standards development certain areas. As a result, the ISO Cen- Commission on Illumination (CIE), process. The ISO Council resolved to tral Secretariat assisted in the formation International Union of Leather Technologists create the category of recognized “ Inter- of a coordination committee to facilitate and Chemists Societies (IULTCS), and most national Standardizing Body ”, where decisions on who should be responsible recently the World Maritime Organization bodies that were similarly constituted for which standards. This coordinating (WMO). could develop ISO standards in a spe- committee helped to sort out the poli- cific technical field. tics and procedures so that the result- At that time, ISO/TC 44, Weld- ing standards would be agreeable to ing and allied processes, was somewhat all concerned. The Vienna Agreement dormant and there was a growing need was also used successfully by all three to develop standards in the filler met- organizations in order to consistently al and resistance welding testing are- implement the standards throughout as. IIW applied and was approved in the welding community within Europe 1986 as the first recognized Interna- and throughout the world. tional Standardizing Body. After a slow As the ISO-CEN Vienna Agree- start, IIW developed its first standard ment rules evolved to have all subse- in 1990. Since then, 24 International quent revisions managed by an ISO lead, Standards and one technical report have the operations of the three groups also been published, and there are 11 stand- changed. In 2006, a three-way under- ards projects in the pipeline. standing was established between IIW, While IIW was gearing up to CEN/TC 121, and ISO/TC 44 to allow develop welding standards, CEN/TC 121, complete transparency of information H. Glenn Ziegenfuss Welding, was also becoming active in among the three organizations. Mem- Executive Director, Standards Engineer- this area following new mandates from bers of the organizations are encour- ing Society and Standards Officer, the European Union. Along with the aged to attend meetings of all three, and International Institute of Welding increased activity in IIW and CEN, ISO/ their documents are circulated amongst TC 44 became re-energized and began them. This also allows for better feed- to meet more often to address the grow- back during the periodic review of ISO ing need for welding standards. standards. ISO Focus June 2008 1 World Scene UN Secretary-General A step forward for warns on food crisis energy management “The current food crisis Another step forward towards threatens to undo all the recent an ISO standard on energy efforts to lift people out of management systems (EMS) poverty around the world and was taken in April 2008 in could spark related economic, Beijing, China, following an experts’ meeting organized by social and political crises,” Participants at the 31st PASC meeting. said UN Secretary-General the United Nations Industrial Ban Ki-moon at the inaugural Development Organization Pacific area’s strong bers were invited to actively participate. event in April 2008 of the (UNIDO) and the Standardi- collaboration with ISO Geneva Lecture series organ- zation Administration of Chi- The Pacific Area Standards In its resolutions, PASC reiter- ized by the UN Office at Gene- na (SAC). The meeting Congress (PASC) held its 31st ated its commitment to cooper- va and the UN Institute for brought together representa- meeting in Shanghai, China, in ate closely with ISO, recogniz- Training and Research. tives of standards authorities, ing the importance of ISO experts, officials of govern- April 2008. The event – hosted by SAC, ISO member for China standards for sustainable ment agencies and Chinese development and trade, as well industry. and PASC member for the coun- try – was attended by 95 dele- as the advantage of twinning Early in 2008, ISO created a gates from some 20 countries for capacity building. project committee (ISO/PC and a number of international 242) to develop an Interna- and regional organizations. Moving towards tional Standard on EMS (ISO e-accessibility for all 50001) expected to be pub- In his speech, ISO President Håkan Murby underlined how As cyberspace and the infor- lished end 2010. The standard mation highway become the will provide organizations with closely the interests of PASC and ISO coincide, and wished communication tools of choice, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon a practical approach to increase concerted action is needed if energy efficiency, reduce costs “for a continuing and even presents the first lecture.