IH&RA Say NO to Proposed ISO Standards for Hotel & Restaurant Services

At the instigation of its Consumer Policy Committee COPOLCO, ISO is proposing to set up international standards for tourism services - including standards for hotels and restaurants. This issue is debated at the first meeting of ISO Technical Committee 228 taking place in Tunis, Tunisia 27-28 March 2006. Industry Urged to Voice Opposition to the inclusion of Hotel & Restaurant Services in the work of ISO TC 228 Standards for Tourism & Related Services.

Significance of Implementing ISO9001 and ISO14001 Standards in Tourism Service Enterprises——the Practice at xin Long Tropical Plants Garden

As a China national comprehensive tropical plants garden, the Xin Long Tropical Plants Garden undertakes multiple tasks of scientific research, species protection, popular science education and tourism reception. Same as a global tropical plants garden, it also faces the strategic tasks of reasonable utilization of biological resources & environmental protection, international exchange & international cooperation and upgrading the level of management. How to upgrade the level of services; how to provide the society with high quality tourism services; how to achieve both resources exploitation and environmental protection; how to match with the international practice; how to eliminate technical barrier of trade and ensure fair competition etc; all these are the problems of common concern of both domestic and foreign enterprises of tourism service. The Xin Long Tropical Plants Garden has taken a trial implementation of ISO9001:2000 and ISO14001:1996 dual standard system since 2001 and passed the certification of CQM (China Certification Center for Quality Mark) in 2002 and gained the certificate of IQNet, so set an example in implementing standardized management for both domestic and foreign enterprises of tourism service.

Developing ISO International Standards for the Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils Sector

Increasing volumes of oils and fats are produced annually with a large section that are traded internationally. The International Organization for Standardization(ISO) body develops international standards covering almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing with 23,882 standards currently published. Standards in the animal and vegetable fats and oils sector is developed by Technical Committee ISO/TC 34, Food products, Subcommittee SC 11, Animal and vegetable fats and oils. Standards are developed through consensus by national members that represent ISO in their country. Each Standard is developed within a determined timeframe and goes through various pre-determined stages such as project proposal, development, national voting and commenting on the draft Standard to final publication. ISO TC34/SC11 Standards range from sampling of oils and fats, sample preparation to analysis of its composition, the minor components, and quality and identity parameters as well as contaminants. The analysis results are used by industry for product development, labelling, research and to provide peace of mind for consumers on its safety. An important future trend is the focus on the safety concerns from either environmental contamination(e.g. mineral oils) or processing contaminants such as esters of 3-MCPDs(3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol or 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol).

ISO International Standards—a“toolbox”of Olympic proportions for major sporting,cultural and social events

How are the winners determined in most of the events that make up the Olympic Games? Theyare,of course,the athletes who run or swim faster,jump higher,lift heavier,throw further.But how is their prowess measured? By the SI (Système inter-national) International System of Units,which

Comparison of seismic actions and structural design requirements in Chinese Code GB 50011 and International Standard ISO 3010

This papcr presents a comparison between the Chinese Code GB50011-2001 and the International Standard ISO3010:2001(E),emphasizing the similarities and differences related to design requirements,seismic actions and analytical approaches.Similarities include:earthquake return period,conceptual design,site classification,structural strength and ductility requirements,deformation limits,response spectra,seismic analysis procedures,isolation and energy dissipation, and nonstructural elements.Differences exist in the following areas:seismic levels,earthquake loading,mode damping factors and structural control.

Implementing ISO9000 Standard Conscientiously to Win a Share of World Market Steadily

The CMC Bearing Co. Ltd. In Yantai,Shandong Province, is a joint venture invested by China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation with a registered capital of RMB61.50 million. It mainly produces conical ball bearings, about 90 percent of which are exported to the United States, Korea, Austria,Turkey and Brazil. It is the first enterprise of its kind in China to acquire the certificate of ISO9000 standard. During the past few years, the company,guided by the policy of achieving economic results by management, and taking the world market as its target, has made much headway with growing earnings of foreign exchange from its exports. In 1995, it earned US$813,600 and in 1996, the figure rose to US$5.9336 million. In 1997, from January to August, it earned US$6.032 million,scoring a historical high. So far, its conical ball bearings make up 40 percent of the total exported to the United States from China. To implement the ISO9000 standard and guarantee the high quality of products by way of

First ISO International Standard on Chinese Materia Medica

ISO 18662-1:2017,Traditional Chinese medicine--Vocabulary--Part 1:Chinese Materia Medica(CMM)was officially released recently.The standard is the first terminology standard published by ISO/TC 249,Traditional Chinese medicine,which provides an important basis to standardize and uniform the terminology of traditional Chinese medicine in the

ISO DEVCO President investigates poverty alleviation through standardization

At the invitation of SAC,ISO DEVCO President Lena Dargham investigated the targeted poverty alleviation work through standardization in China from November 21 to 25.SAC Administrator Tian Shihong introduced the poverty alleviation work in China to Lena at their meeting.Both sides exchanged insights in improving the developing countries’ability of standardization and deepening their involvement in ISO governance

Message by ISO President,Hakan Murby for the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) May 2008

As China prepares for the 2008 Olympic Games,it is in-structive to reflect on the parallels between sport and stan-dardization.We quickly perceive that rules are vitally impor-tant to both.Naturally,it goes without saying that rules are absolutelynecessary for sport.In fact,without rules and respect for

Decoding RoPax Ship Capsizes and Development of an ISO Ship Safety Standard

Marine accidents often result in significant losses of human life, environmental damage, and property destruction. Additionally, ships and offshore plants are large-scale and complex systems, making safety assessments challenging. However, the advent of onboard electronic systems has made it possible to monitor and respond more effectively. These new technologies can enhance safety levels while reducing the workload on crews. In this paper, authors analyze recent accidents involving ships with high structures above the water, such as car carriers or RoPax vessels, and propose preventive safety indicators to help prevent similar accidents from recurring.