• From the Editor (3)
  • News
    • Election results for the Standardization Council 2020-2023 (4)
      In 2019, the fourth term of office of the Standardization Council - the collegial opinion-making and advisory body of the Polish Committee for Standardization - expired. The tasks of the Council include giving opinions on: the state and directions of development of standardization; applications for the appointment and dismissal of Technical Committees; PKN internal regulations regarding the development of standardization documents; draft standardization documents in which PKN participates, on the principles set out in PKN internal regulations.
    • Young IEC Professionals (6)
      Every year, young engineers, technicians and managers from around the world can participate in workshops organized by the International Electrotechnical Commission - IEC. Thanks to this, they have a chance to shape international standardization in the field of electrical engineering.
    • Young IEC Professionals - report (7)
    • Sector Council for Competence in Construction (9)
      The Sector Competence Council System was created in response to growing problems identified by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development and entrepreneurs with recruiting employees with appropriate competences and mismatching employees' qualifications with market requirements.
  • From the world
    • Innovative technologies will promote the use of the concept of digital twins (12)
      Digital twins are virtual replicas of physical objects or systems. They use real-world data to simulate situations before real devices are built and implemented, and predict different results. Manufacturers rely on this information to reduce the number of maintenance issues, increase efficiency and productivity.
    • First International Standard on biological risk management (16)
      ISO 35001 is the first International Standard for a biological risk management system. Specifies requirements and guidelines for laboratories or any other organization that work with biological agents to control and reduce the risks associated with their use.
  • From standardization work
    • ICT availability. New CEN, CENELEC and ETSI standards (17)
      CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, three European standardization organizations (EON), jointly developed the EN 301549: 2019 standard. Requirements for the availability of ICT products and services. The new standard is intended in particular for use by public authorities and other public sector bodies when awarding public contracts, in order to ensure greater accessibility of websites, software and digital devices - so that they can be used by people with a wide range of disabilities.
    • Explosion dust in mining (18)
      At the end of last year, the PN-G-11020 standard was developed in KT 275 for Mining Techniques and Dangers: 2019-10 Mining - Explosion-proof stone dust, which is an amendment to the 1994 standard. This standard specifies the requirements and tests concerning explosion-proof stone dust used for dusting excavations and building dust barriers to protect against the possibility of formation and transfer of coal dust explosions in underground excavations of mining plants. It differentiates the requirements for ordinary and waterproof stone dust, and recommends the use of modern methods and means of testing dust properties. It is primarily targeted at stone dust producers and product certification bodies, as well as scientific institutions.
    • European Standards contribute to the implementation of the circular economy (20)
      Following the publication of the General Economic Action Plan in 2015, the European Commission asked three European standardization organizations to develop standards to support ecodesign requirements for material efficiency aspects of energy-related products, covering the following aspects: extending product life, reuse or recycling materials from products after the end of their use, using reused components and / or materials in recycling from products.
  • TECHNICAL AUTHORITIES - January 2020 (22)

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