Contributors urgently sought for gloves, textiles and electrical installations projects
Single use gloves, textile labels and electrical installations are the subject of four standards development projects that are urgently seeking funders and/or committee members. Work in one of these industries? Read on for more information that could impact the standards you use.
We regularly reach out to industry and agencies to support the ongoing development of standards used by those industries. Through our cost-recovery model, funding and committee participation needs are met by industry-related organisations and agencies to ensure New Zealand remains up to speed with the rest of the world and our Trans-Tasman trade partners. Funding is welcomed in whole or shared in part and means your organisation, as a nominating organisation endorsing committee members, gets to shape the very standards you use. These projects are in desperate need of further support through funding and participation.
Single use glove standards
Incorporating two projects for AS/NZS 4011.1 Single-use medical examination gloves, Part 1: Specification for gloves made from rubber latex or rubber solution (ISO 11193-1:2020, MOD) and AS/NZS 4179 Single-use sterile rubber surgical gloves - Specification (ISO 10282:2023, MOD).
These two projects are modified international adoptions, meaning they are looking to be adapted a little to make the content suitable for use trans-Tasman in Australian and New Zealand industries.
These projects each need contributors to fund the $9,585 project fees that are required to ensure New Zealand retains a seat at the table and prevents these projects being adopted for use only in Australia.
We also need three committee members with experience in the use or manufacture of these products – you might be a practitioner working in the medical or veterinarian profession, cosmetics, research or procurement, wholesale or distribution. Your perspective can play an important role in the wider use of relevant products.
Ensuring international adoption can be used domestically means industry gains confidence in the content and best practice guidelines developed by an international pool of experts. Products that are sourced and manufactured to these standards can be seen to be suitable for needs within New Zealand.
If you think your organisation can support all of part of this project we’d love to hear from you.
AS/NZS 1957 Textiles - Care labelling
This project needs both contributing funders and at least three committee members to retain ongoing participation in the development of this standard.
The current standard is over 25 years old and therefore it is an important revision that could be complex integrating over two decades of information and knowledge. The standard is of interest to garment and textile manufacturers and supply chain partners.
It specifies words, phrases and symbols detailing the care treatment of upholstery, garments and other articles in order to supply relevant and accurate information to a prospective purchaser at the point of sale. It states what information should be included on a permanent label and what instructions may be supplied separately in lieu of a permanent label. It specifies the method of labelling yarn and the method by which care instructions for piece goods are to be made available.
If you can contribute towards the ongoing use of this standard in a New Zealand context please get in touch.
AS/NZS 3000 Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules)
This standard is being developed by the EL-001 Wiring rules joint committee.
The scope includes setting out requirements for the design, construction and verification of electrical installations, including the selection and installation of electrical equipment forming part of such electrical installations.
These requirements are intended to protect persons, livestock, and property from electric shock, fire and physical injury hazards that may arise from an electrical installation that is used with reasonable care and with due regard to the intended purpose of the electrical installation. In addition, guidance is provided so that the electrical installation will function correctly for the purpose intended and takes into account mitigating the foreseeable adverse effects of disruption to supply.
With the current version published in 2018 there is nearly a decade of learnings and knowledge to integrate to ensure this standard remains one of the most widely used throughout New Zealand homes and workplaces and the foundation of safety and good practice. Both funders and committee members are required.
Your industry contribution is fundamental to retain AS/NZS standards
If you wish to discuss playing a part in the continued development and retention of invaluable joint standards for your industry please contact Shaayal Sukul, International Standards Senior Advisor.
Email joints@standards.govt.nz
Closing date for expressions of interest is 3 March.