December 2015 Welcome to Standards Australia’s Sector Updates for December 2015. Throughout this document, covering all 12 sectors, you will find information relating to approved Standards development projects, draft Standards that are currently out for public comment, recently published documents and publications that have been withdrawn. Please click on your sector of interest. ~ Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Food ~ Mining ~ Manufacturing and Processing ~ Building and Construction ~ Electrotechnology and Energy ~ Water and Waste Services ~ Transport and Logistics ~ Health and Community Services ~ Consumer Products & Services and Safety ~ Education and Training Services ~ Communications, Information Technology and e-Commerce Services ~ Public Safety, Public Administration; Business and Management For further information please contact our Standards Information Service team: Call: 1800 035 822 Email:
[email protected] Fax: 02 9237 6010 Web: Simply fill in the form on our website https://crmportal.standards.org.au/enquiry Sector Updates – December 2015 December 2015 International Participation New Field of Technical Activity – Halal The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has submitted a proposal for a new field of activity on Halal. This new work item proposal has been submitted by the Emirates Authority for Standardization & Metrology (ESMA) and the proposal details how strong international demand for Halal products and services provides the opportunity for the development of a work program focusing on this