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The latest issue of ESTA Standards Watch is now available here.

News items in this issue include:

• Behind the Scenes requests survey participation.
• FCC seeks comment on termination of 2,057 proceedings.
• NIST updates wildfire evacuation and sheltering guidance.
• WTO Technical Barriers to trade: LED luminaires in VietNam.
• ANSI public reviews: battery storage system technicians; customer owned telecoms structure; cybersecurity labels; stair evacuation devices; robotic welding security and risk assessment; loudspeaker measurement per IEC 60268-5; AV power per IEC 62087-1 and 62087-2; sustainable lighting; exterior lighting applications; single twisted-pair cabling; UL commercial and professional speakers; and communication cable power safety.
• New ANS projects: personnel nets; multi-media color measurement; powered loudspeaker battery duration; high-vis safety apparel; remanufacturing; tiny houses; stationary battery personnel training; and battery risk reduction.
• Final actions on ANSs: eight addenda to ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1; NFPA codes for model rockets, fireworks, flame effects, pyrotechnics, and spaceport fire protection; and OpenDocument format for Office Applications.
• Draft IEC & ISO docs: flow batteries; lithium batteries; laser safety, IoT self-quarantine; industrial Ethernet; artificial limbs; 3D printing and scanning; assistive listening; RFID; and community resilience.
• Recently published ISO & IEC docs: ageing-inclusive digital economy; motor-generator sets; and brain-computer interfaces.
• TSP meetings in Minneapolis.
• Investors in Innovation, supporters of ESTA's Technical Standards Program.

The archive of all the Standards News and Standards Watch issues back to the beginning of 2011 is available at http://estalink.us/nn7a1.