What's New > ESTA Standards Watch - June 11, 2021
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The latest issue of ESTA Standards Watch is now available here.
News items in this issue include:
- Four ESTA standards reaffirmed and published.
- Six ESTA standards in public review.
- ICC hurricane resources.
- NFPA solicits comments on two TIAs about air conditioners and GFCIs.
- NIST offers inclusive language guidance
- WTO Technical Barrier to Trade notifications: RLANs in Canada; and machine safety in the Russian Federation.
- ANSI public reviews: heat shaping with oxyfuel torches; NECA and NFPA standards for lightning protection system installation; UL AV and telecoms safety; resolving commingled remains; NFPA stationary energy storage systems; and a UL standard for outdoor furniture.
- CSA public reviews: grounding and bonding equipment; and anchorage connectors for fall-arrest and travel-restraint.
- New ANS projects: testing in-room microorganism removal systems; fire design for wood construction; indoor navigation systems for people with hearing impairments; and a standard for Cat 8 LAN cable.
- Final actions on ANSs: large occupant lounge seating; IoT lighting practice; and UL standards for locking connectors.
- Draft IEC & ISO docs: sustainable buildings and civil engineering works; smart community buses and trains; robotics safety, cyber-physically controlled machine tools; safety sensors for machinery; smart city vocabulary; cloud data sharing agreements; QR codes for smart city transportation; and certification of software and systems professionals.
- Recently published IEC & ISO docs: germicidal UV-C; hard anodic aluminum coatings; fuel cell light rail; facility management terms; controlling COVID-19 in tourism services; business continuity management systems; and three HR management metrics standards.
- TSP meeting schedule for July 2021.
- TSP donors who have made long-term, multi-year pledges.
- Investors in Innovation, supporters of ESTA's Technical Standards Program
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