WorkSafe New Zealand has signed a three-year contract with Standards New Zealand to provide services to support local, trans-Tasman and international Standards for gas and electrical safety.
The level of knowledge and sophistication regarding outside lighting has grown significantly over recent years. New Zealand has historically used the Australian standard AS 4282 to help guide our local industry, but the recent release of a joint update to this standard has filled the gap.
It has particular value for urban planning in that the new standard gives guidance on how to measure and monitor the obtrusive effects of outdoor lighting and covers sensitive ‘dark sky’ areas.
Packaging has come a very long way since its humble beginnings of gourds and clay pots. These days, the world of packaging is much more complex, needing to be safe and sustainable while remaining appealing and functional. An international guide has just been revised to help organisations ensure their packaging meets growing consumer needs.
Standards New Zealand constantly reviews standards that are more than 10 years old to ensure they are current and continue to be fit for purpose. As part of this process, we ask for feedback from stakeholders on standards which we propose to withdraw. We are now consulting on 8 joint Standards Australia/ Standards New Zealand standards across some key sectors.
Ensuring the safety of tractors and other agricultural equipment means ensuring the control systems that are in place work as they are meant to. The internationally trusted set of standards for such systems has just been updated, making it even fitter for the farm.
WorkSafe New Zealand has signed a three-year contract with Standards New Zealand to provide services to support local, trans-Tasman and international Standards for gas and electrical safety.
The level of knowledge and sophistication regarding outside lighting has grown significantly over recent years. New Zealand has historically used the Australian standard AS 4282 to help guide our local industry, but the recent release of a joint update to this standard has filled the gap.
It has particular value for urban planning in that the new standard gives guidance on how to measure and monitor the obtrusive effects of outdoor lighting and covers sensitive ‘dark sky’ areas.
AS/NZS ISO 45001:2018 Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements with guidance for use has just been published. The new joint standard is an identical adoption of the international standard ISO 45001:2018.
Packaging has come a very long way since its humble beginnings of gourds and clay pots. These days, the world of packaging is much more complex, needing to be safe and sustainable while remaining appealing and functional. An international guide has just been revised to help organisations ensure their packaging meets growing consumer needs.
A decision has been made to terminate the New Zealand-only adoption of ISO 45001:2018 and proceed with a joint Australian/New Zealand adoption of the standard.
Hot on the heels of the world’s first international standard for occupational health and safety comes a new technical specification to ensure those auditing it are up to scratch. ISO/IEC TS 17021-10:2018 defines the skills and knowledge that audit and certification bodies need when they are auditing organisations that have implemented the health and safety standard ISO 45001:2018.
If you’re a builder, plumber, electrician, or painter, WorkSafe has launched four new guides so you can quickly understand your responsibilities and how to manage risks around working with or near asbestos.
ISO/IEC Guide 14:2018 Products and related services – Information for consumers has been updated to reflect changes in product labelling technology and the needs of a wider audience. The guide is useful for those involved in product labelling, like product designers, manufacturers, technical writers, and marketers.
Standards for consumer safety have been developed with the aim of ensuring that products made, or imported, into New Zealand are safe and reliable. The reassurance provided by standards covers hundreds of products for work and play. These include dishwashers, garden hoses, fire protective clothing, and cycle helmets.
Objective of this Standard is to specify requirements and test methods for the substances and materials used in chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets. These substances and mixtures are - those classified as dangerous by the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS); substances and mixtures which in excessive amounts could harm the health of the children using them and which are not classified as dangerous by the GHS; and any other chemical substance(s) and mixture(s) delivered with the chemical toy. Additionally, requirements are specified for markings, warnings, safety rules, contents lists, instructions for use and first aid information. Standard applies to - plaster of Paris (gypsum) moulding sets; oven-hardening plasticised PVC modelling clay sets; polystyrene granules sets; embedding sets; and adhesives, paints, lacquers, varnishes, thinners and cleaning agents (solvents) supplied or recommended in model sets. Standard is identical with, and has been reproduced from, ISO 8124-11:2019, Safety of toys - Part 11: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets.
View product pageObjective of this Standard is to specify requirements for the maximum amount and, in some cases, the maximum concentration of certain substances and mixtures used in experimental sets for chemistry and related activities. These substances and mixtures are - those classified as dangerous by the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS); substances and mixtures which in excessive amounts could harm the health of the children using them and which are not classified as dangerous by the GHS; and any other chemical substance(s) and mixture(s) delivered with the experimental set. Standard applies to experimental sets for chemistry and related activities, including crystal-growing sets, carbon-dioxide-generating experimental sets and supplementary sets. It also covers sets for chemical experiments within the fields of mineralogy, biology, physics, microscopy and environmental science, whenever they contain one or more chemical substances and/or mixtures which are classified as hazardous according to the GHS. Standard also specifies requirements for marking, a contents list, instructions for use, eye protection and the equipment intended for carrying out the experiments. Standard is an adoption with national modifications, and has been reproduced from, ISO 8124-10:2019, Safety of Toys, Part 10: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities.
View product pageStandard specifies requirements for the materials, design, manufacture, testing and marking of full‐body, combination, and lower-body harnesses designed for working at height.
Supersedes AS/NZS 1891.1:2007
View product pageAmendment applies to the Preface and ISO 8124-4:2014/Amd 1:2017
View product pageAmendment applies to the Preface and ISO 8124-4:2014/Amd 2:2019
View product pageThis standard was last updated at least 10 years ago. Standards New Zealand would like your feedback on whether this standard should be maintained. We would also like to know if any other standard sufficiently covers its content. If you wish to comment on this proposal to withdraw, Please provide your feeback at this link (external link) by 18 September 2020.
This standard was last updated at least 10 years ago. Standards New Zealand would like your feedback on whether this standard should be maintained. We would also like to know if any other standard sufficiently covers its content. If you wish to comment on this proposal to withdraw, Please provide your feeback at this link (external link) by 18 September 2020.
Comments are invited until 24/09/2020
View this draftComments are invited until 24/09/2020
View this draftThe comment period closed on 17/09/2020
