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– 5月13日(星期六), 来自20国的200余名生物技术领域专家参加会议-

□韩国产业通商资源部国家技术标准署表示，生物技术国际标准化技术委员会(ISO/TC276)全会于5月13日(星期六) 上午9时在首尔JW万豪酒店开幕。

* ISO/TC 276会议主要内容: o ISO/TC276是探讨并制定生物技术领域相关国际标准的唯一国际机构，于2013年成立，有5个工作小组（working group）。

* 经济合作与发展组织(OECD)在‘生物经济2030 (The Bioeconomy to 2030: Designing a Policy Agenda)’报告书中将生物技术看作为克服气候变化及人口老龄化等人类共同面临的难题的关键技术，强调了生物技术的重要性。

o 现在生物技术的国际标准尚处于空白状态，各国为了抢先制定相关国际标准正在暗中展开激烈的竞争。

* ISO/TC 276组织及国际标准化促进现状：附录2

□ 本次全会中，来自20国的200余名生物技术领域专家共聚一堂，商讨制定了20项标准（案）*。

* ISO/TC276 工作小组(WG)主要商讨议题 :

    其中，由韩国提出的国际标准(案)有：

①  第二工作小组提出的“哺乳类细胞株培养程序”；

②  第四工作小组提出的“生物相关细胞培”。目前，细胞株的保存与品质管理问题已经成为国际热点，韩国对此提出的解决方案受到世界各国生物技术专家的瞩目。

** 细胞株(Cell Line)在适当的培养液和空间中可以无限增殖的细胞。

除此之外 ③在这次全会中，韩国拟提出动物细胞培养过程频繁出现的“支原体感染度测定与检验”的必要标准化技术，这一标准有望带动生物技术发展到新阶段。

□韩国国家标准署表示，为抢占生物产业的世界市场，国际标准的重要性日益凸显。美国、日本等世界主要国家为争夺国际标准化的主导权展开相互竞争和战略合作，这成为了世界趋势。

* 2014年生物产业市场情况：(Global Biotechnology, MarketLine, '15.02) : 美国(America) 1,437亿$(44.5%), 欧洲(Europe) 930亿$(28.8%), 亚太(Asia-Pacific) 775亿$(24%), 韩国 81亿$(2.5%)

o我们期待本次首尔全会的召开，能成为促进韩国专家参与战略性国际标准化活动的良好契机。

Zweiter Entwurf DIN ISO 45001 Arbeitsschutzmanagementsysteme

Der zweite Entwurf der DIN ISO 45001 „Arbeitsschutzmanagementsysteme – Anforderungen mit Leitlinien zur Anwendung“ ist erschienen – die Veröffentlichung wird frühestens im März 2018 erwartet.

Die Abstimmung zum ersten Entwurf (DIS) der ISO 45001 erreichte im May 2016 nicht die erforderliche Zustimmung von über 75 %. Der Entwurf wurde daraufhin, auf Basis der über 3000 eingegangen Kommentare, grundlegend überarbeitet und steht nun als zweiter Entwurf zur Abstimmung.

Der Norm-Entwurf gliedert sich in zwei Teile. Während der Hauptteil die Anforderungen festlegt, stellt Anhang A eine Anleitung zur Verwendung des Dokuments dar. Ein Ziel bei der Erarbeitung der Norm ist eine Angleichung mit ISO 14001 „Umweltmanagementsysteme – Anforderungen mit Anleitung zur Anwendung“ zu erreichen, um Organisationen die gleichzeitige Anwendung der beiden Normen zu erleichtern. Kernpunkte der überarbeitung waren:

Der Anwendungsbereich wurde an den Anwendungsbereich von ISO 14001 angeglichen und durch den Hinweis auf die Erfüllung gesetzlicher Vorschriften ergänzt.

Einige der Unterklauseln in den Abschnitten 8 und A.8 wurden neu nummeriert und an der Nummerierung in ISO 14001 ausgerichtet.

Die Aufnahme eines neuen Abschnitts 10.1 und dem dazugehörigen Abschnitt im Anhang A.10.1 um die Norm an ISO 14001 und an ISO 9001 „Qualitätsmanagementsysteme – Anforderungen“ anzugleichen.

Weiterer informativer Text in Bezug auf Vertragspartner wurde in Abschnitt 8.1.6 aufgenommen.

Der Definition von „ausgliedern“ wurde eine zusätzliche Anmerkung hinzugefügt und der Text in Abschnitt A 8.1.4 zum Thema „Ausgliedern“ wurde überarbeitet.

Für September 2017 ist die nächste Sitzung des zuständigen internationalen Projekt-Komitees ISO/PC 283 „Occupational health and safety management systems“ geplant. Sollte dem zweiten Entwurf in der aktuellen Abstimmung zugestimmt werden, kann frühestens im Herbst 2017 mit dem Schlussentwurf (FDIS) und im März 2018 mit einer Veröffentlichung gerechnet werden.

Von deutscher Seite werden die Arbeiten vom NA 175-00-02 AA „Arbeitsschutzmanagementsysteme“ im DIN-Normenausschuss Organisationsprozesse (NAOrg) intensiv begleitet. Es ist beabsichtigt, sie als nationale Norm (DIN ISO) zu veröffentlichen.

Innovation meets sustainability for IT-enabled business processes

 Standards Australia has recently adopted the international standards for IT enabled services business process outsourcing (ITES-BPO). The series of standards is titled AS ISO/IEC 30105, Information technology-IT Enabled Services-Business Process Outsourcing (ITES-BPO) lifecycle processes.

  ITES-BPO providers need to deliver strategic, sustained business value while managing risks. The AS ISO/IEC 30105 series can improve consistency, delivery quality and predictability in the delivery of ITES-BPO services. It aims to provide clear return on investment for customers and service providers.

The five part series covers the full ITES-BPO lifecycle:

• Part 1: Process reference model (PRM)

• Part 2: Process assessment model (PAM)

• Part 3: Measurement framework (MF) and organization maturity model (OMM)

• Part 4: Terms and concepts

• Part 5: Guidelines

   The standards were originally developed by the international committee ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 40, IT Service Management and IT Governance, and then adopted by the Australian committee IT-030, ICT Governance and Management. Jan Begg, Chair of both committees, explained the background and importance of AS ISO/IEC 30105.

 “The global BPO market is reaching close to USD $200 billion, and research shows

inconsistency and unreliability in supplier services is decreasing business value.

Customers today are demanding not only lower costs, but also increasing levels of

innovation and performance.

   “These international standards are the culmination of seven years of work and the collective wisdom of industry, research, academic and expert representatives from at least eleven countries. Australian experts have been active supporters of this project given the market need and complexity of multiple supplier contracts.

“I am hopeful that organisations will see the clear focus on the delivery of business value and adopt these standards,” said Ms Begg.

Precision farming takes off

Companies created quite a buzz this year with the announcement that their plans to use drones to deliver packages are becoming a reality. As the technology continues to evolve, the number of users of, and uses for, unmanned aircraft systems has risen to new heights. The need for an International Standard is clear, but what’s the link with farming?

More than seven billion lives depend on humankind’s unique ability to scratch into the shallow surface of our planet and grow plants. And though the crops are firmly rooted in the soil, the mysterious thing that makes it all work can only be grasped by looking to the skies.

Water and carbon dioxide are transformed by plants into sugar (and water), fuelled by the power of the sun. But ask the farmers who make their living from this miracle and their take on it is probably more down to earth: while sunshine and air for photosynthesis are free, labour, fuel, sprays and fertilizers comprise a substantial cost. Often, even water comes at a price, both financially and environmentally. In order for farmers to stay in business and keep up with our burgeoning population (in fact, it has grown by about 50 people since you started reading this), we have to use these resources better, and that’s where precision agriculture comes in.

The idea has been around since the 1980s, but current technology is making this a reality in ways that most of us couldn’t have imagined back then. For the answers, we can look to the skies again. Or rather to Cortney ­Robinson, ­Secretary of technical committee ISO/TC 20’s subcommittee SC 16, which standardizes unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones as they’re more commonly known.

Robinson, Director of the Civil Aviation Infrastructure at the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), is coordinating a group of experts to create an International Standard for drones – ISO 21384. The scope of their work is ambitious, with three parts covering general specifications, product systems and operational procedures, respectively. It’s worth noting that Part 1 specifies general requirements for UAS for civil and commercial operations only; it does not cover state or military use, though governments are welcome to apply them.

The general specifications of Part 2 give requirements for the design, manufacture and continued airworthiness of any UAS, which, as you’ll see later, is a term that covers more than just the drone itself. ISO 21384-3 will specify the requirements for operational procedures. The time frame is demanding, with publication currently scheduled for 2018.

For industry insiders, an International Standard can’t come soon enough. “The cost of unmanned aircraft has come down dramatically and that’s contributed to an explosion in their popularity with both hobbyists and commercial operators,” Robinson explains. This is clear to see from the register that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) maintains for all flying vehicles. “Although voluntary for smaller drones, most enthusiasts choose to register their drone under the ‘know before you fly’ scheme, and the numbers have jumped dramatically. The total number of US-registered aircraft [manned and unmanned] surged from around 260 000 aircraft in 2015 to more than 750 000 UAS alone today.”

New ISO standard for climate action framework under development

Greenhouse gases (GHG) are identified as the principal cause of climate change and managing them is crucial to help us adapt to its consequences. To address the issue, initiatives are being developed on an international, regional, national and local scale to limit GHG concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere. Future ISO 14080 will help government and industry put together credible, transparent and consistent climate action.

A new International Standard under development is intended to give all organizations involved in climate action a framework for the development of consistent, comparable and improved methodologies in the fight against climate change. ISO 14080, Greenhouse gas management and related activities – Framework and principles for methodologies on climate actions, will provide guidance on how to create effective mitigation and adaptation activities while giving stakeholders enhanced access to financial and other resources needed to combat climate change.

The future standard, which is currently at the Draft International Standard (DIS) stage, provides a generic framework for the development of climate action methodologies and their review and management over time. It specifies principles for designing a framework and guideline to establish methodologies that take into account prevailing climate change policies as well as the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement. The standard also provides examples of a methodology profile, which can be used for communication with relevant stakeholders to harmonize aggregated actions and encourage the disclosure of climate-related information, including financially relevant information.

ISO 14080 can help non-state actors, initiatives, industry associations and GHG programmes demonstrate that climate action can contribute to a low-carbon society and adaptation strategies with governance.

ISO 14080 will help organizations meet their commitment to the Paris Agreement and global climate action agenda. Publication is expected in 2018.

A better designed workplace with ISO standards

Depression and mental health conditions are on the rise globally. Affecting more than 300 million people of all ages across the world, depression causes immense suffering to people and their families, as well as placing a great economic cost on society. Its consequences and solutions are highlighted in this year’s World Health Day on 7 April.

Mental health problems and stress-related disorders are a major health concern and the biggest overall cause of early death, according to the World Health Organization, which organizes World Health Day each year. Resulting from a complex interaction of social, psychological and biological factors, depression is often triggered by adverse life events such as unemployment, bereavement or psychological trauma. It can be debilitating for the affected person, who functions poorly at work, at school and in the family.

Some of the root causes of depression are related to living and working conditions. For example, the working environment is a powerful determinant of health and has a significant impact on the employee’s mood. In today’s context of economic globalization, the occupational environment is delivering increasing mental stress, which can lead to job dissatisfaction, reduced work performance, ill health and depression.

Towards a happier workplace

To help businesses and experts design workplaces that encourage employee satisfaction and well-being, ISO has developed several International Standards addressing the issues of ergonomics in the design of work systems.

For example, ISO 6385, Ergonomic principles in the design of work systems, provides core ergonomic principles to improve, (re)design and modify working situations to make the workplace safer, more comfortable and more productive. It covers a wide variety of occupations such as machine operators, assembly line workers, car/lorry drivers, airport personnel, healthcare professionals, teaching staff as well as office workers and mobile workers on laptops.

Another example, ISO 10075, Ergonomic principles related to mental workload, provides system design guidelines specifically intended to prevent mental overload. Mental stress can result from many different and interacting factors including the requirements of the task, the physical conditions of the job, social and organizational factors or societal factors. The idea behind the ISO 10075 series of standards is to help design systems that prevent mental strain.

Another standard, ISO 27500, describes the values and beliefs that make an organization human-centred, the significant business benefits that can be achieved, and explains the risks for the organization of not being human-centred. It provides recommendations for the policies that executive board members need to implement to achieve this. It sets out high-level human-centred principles for executive board members to endorse in order to optimize performance, minimize risks to organizations and individuals, maximize well-being in their organization, and enhance their relationships with the customers.

Developed by technical committee ISO/TC 159, Ergonomics, subcommittee 1, General ergonomics principles, whose secretariat is held by DIN, the ISO member for Germany, these standards are destined to help designers apply the latest knowledge in work systems and work equipment in a human-centred way, for a more productive workplace.

Implementing a strong occupational health and safety management system is also another way organizations reduce accidents and ill health. ISO is also developing an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system standard, ISO 45001, which is intended to enable organizations to manage their OH&S risks and improve their OH&S performance. The implementation of an OH&S management system is a strategic decision for an organization that can be used to support its sustainability initiatives, ensuring people are safer and healthier and increase profitability at the same time.

A step towards financial inclusion for all with new ISO standards

Mobile banking not only makes our life easier, it gives access to banking services to those that have none. A new series of standards just published will provide the platform for this technology to expand and grow, bringing robust and secure banking services to more people than ever before.

According to the World Bank, around two billion people worldwide are “unbanked”, meaning they have no access to a bank account. Cash is king and that can bring with it its own problems. However, more and more people, particularly in developing countries, have a mobile device, whose functionality in the financial world is growing daily, offering more and more services and transactions.

The ability of mobile devices to execute transactions between the large number of platforms and financial institutions is due to a robust interface and effective operability. A new series comprising International Standards and technical specifications has just been published. ISO 12812, Core banking – Mobile financial services, defines common terms and requirements for greater interoperability. It specifies the technical components and their interfaces and the role of the various parties so that everyone is on the same page.

Patrice Hertzog, Chair of ISO/TC 68/SC 7, the ISO technical subcommittee that developed the series, said that with more people having mobile phones than bank accounts in the world, developing this technology will bring secure financial services to a wider audience.

“Financial access has many benefits, allowing people and businesses to plan their lives and also invest in things like education and health, and access insurance. The World Bank has a goal of universal financial access by 2020, and these standards will help contribute to that.

“In addition, through supporting the development and implementation of technology in this area, the standards will provide a catalyst for refining and improving the experience of the end user by complementing other standards in the sector such as ISO 20022 for financial messaging,” he said.

The series was developed by working group WG 10 of ISO/TC 68/SC 7, whose secretariat is held by AFNOR, ISO’s member for France. WG 10 included experts from a wide range of countries and sectors, including liaison organizations from industry, such as the European Payments Council and Swift, and consumer representatives like Consumers International.

The ISO 12812 series can be purchased from your national ISO member or through the ISO Store.