The Global Village brings a broad range of rights and obliga-tions to its citizens. These include rights to safety, security, health and access to information. Obligations include protecting the environment and respec...The Global Village brings a broad range of rights and obliga-tions to its citizens. These include rights to safety, security, health and access to information. Obligations include protecting the environment and respecting the safety, property and privacy of others. Standards help citizens to exercise these rights and obligations. They do this, for example, by providing consumers with information and protection, by ensuring the quality and safety of products and services, by defining requirements or giving guidance related to the environment and other issues important to citizens including societal equity, health, security, information and communication, and fair trader.展开更多
We all want to live in a safer, more secure world. But earthquakes andhurricanes, floods, transportation and domestic accidents, epidemics and industrial disasters stillaccount for many thousands of deaths and injurie...We all want to live in a safer, more secure world. But earthquakes andhurricanes, floods, transportation and domestic accidents, epidemics and industrial disasters stillaccount for many thousands of deaths and injuries each year, in addition to material and socialdamage. International Standards offer widely accepted and recognized solutions to prevent andrespond to these threats. The role that standards can play in preventing or mitigating such humanand material losses is increasingly recognized and their use is rising as a consequence. 'Standardsfor a Safer World' is the theme of this year's World Standards Day to be celebrated on 14 October2005. The International Standards produced by the world' s leading international standards-settingorganizations-International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization forStandardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), provide a valuable safetynet.展开更多
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 sa...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展开更多
文摘The Global Village brings a broad range of rights and obliga-tions to its citizens. These include rights to safety, security, health and access to information. Obligations include protecting the environment and respecting the safety, property and privacy of others. Standards help citizens to exercise these rights and obligations. They do this, for example, by providing consumers with information and protection, by ensuring the quality and safety of products and services, by defining requirements or giving guidance related to the environment and other issues important to citizens including societal equity, health, security, information and communication, and fair trader.
文摘We all want to live in a safer, more secure world. But earthquakes andhurricanes, floods, transportation and domestic accidents, epidemics and industrial disasters stillaccount for many thousands of deaths and injuries each year, in addition to material and socialdamage. International Standards offer widely accepted and recognized solutions to prevent andrespond to these threats. The role that standards can play in preventing or mitigating such humanand material losses is increasingly recognized and their use is rising as a consequence. 'Standardsfor a Safer World' is the theme of this year's World Standards Day to be celebrated on 14 October2005. The International Standards produced by the world' s leading international standards-settingorganizations-International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization forStandardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), provide a valuable safetynet.
文摘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
