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Emergency lighting and exit signs for buildings, Part 1: System design, installation and operation
This Amendment applies to the following elements: • Preface • Clauses 2.3.3, 3.2.2, 3.3.1, 4.8.2, 7.4.3, D3.5.2 • Figures 1.1, 4.2, 4.3, C3, C5, C8 • Tables E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5
Closing date for comments 15/02/2021
Sunscreen Products – Evaluation & Classification
The objective of this document is to produce a means of testing and labelling sunscreens that will assist consumers to select a product which best suits their need for skin protection from the adverse effects of UV radiation. This document is not intended to inhibit innovation, however Committee CS-042 recognizes that there will often be a delay between the emergence of a new, valid claim, and the development of an agreed test method. Therefore, any claim of sunscreen efficacy not covered by the provisions of this document will need to be referred to the relevant regulatory authority. The major changes in this edition are as follows: (a) This revision completes the transition of methods for determining broad spectrum, sun protection factor (SPF) and water resistance from local Australian and New Zealand test methods to globally written, agreed and published ISO standards for all participating members to adopt. (b) ISO 24443:2012, Determination of sunscreen UVA photoprotection in vitro, has been superseded by ISO 24443:2020. (c) ISO 24444:2010, Cosmetics — Sun protection test methods — In vivo determination of the sun protection factor (SPF), has been superseded by ISO 24444:2019. The key change is to improve the reproducibility and reliability of this test method. (d) The water immersion procedure for the determination of water resistance now follows ISO 16217:2020, Cosmetics — Sun protection test methods — Water immersion procedure for determining water resistance. Australia and New Zealand still retain the 4 h water resistance test period and claim, and continue to determine SPF after immersion as the SPF value to use for labelling SPFs. (e) The new and revised ISO standards include normative requirements for standardized formats for test and results reporting. (f) Clarification of the definition of the difference between Primary and Secondary Sunscreens. This document now advises taking into account the overall presentation and purpose of a sunscreen when assigning a sunscreen as a primary or secondary sunscreen. (g) Introduction of instructions for the recommended method of application of sunscreen aerosols and sunscreen spray pump packs to ensure even and generous dosing applied from the correct distance and under optimum conditions while avoiding inhalation.
Closing date for comments 15/02/2021
Management of agrichemicals
NZS 8409:2004 provides practical and specific guidance on the safe, responsible and effective management of agrichemicals, including plant protection products (such as herbicides, insecticides, fungicides), veterinary medicines, and agricultural use of detergents and sanitizers. The revised standard incorporates key changes, including: • Recent changes to legislation – in particular changes related to storage, and training and competency; • Updated hazard classifications to reflect the GHS classification system being adopted; • Inclusion of dairy detergents and sanitisers, but exclusion of fumigants; • Updated and expanded off-label guidelines to align with current industry practice; • New spray planning requirements including a requirement for an on-site risk assessment prior to spray application; • Revised requirements for notification and signage; • Changes to good practice in areas such as PPE, recycling and disposal; • Changes in technology such as UAVs and robotics; • Wider agrichemical use is included, for example conservation, revegetation work and vegetation control within powerline corridors. We are now making the draft available for public comment for a period of 12 weeks. All comments submitted during this period are reviewed by the standards development committee before the standard is balloted on. You can view or download the New Zealand draft standard on the Standards New Zealand website. Alternatively, you can download the Public Comments Submission Form by copying and pasting the following link into your URL: https://www.standards.govt.nz/assets/Drafts/DZ8409-PC-Form.docx The closing date for comments is 1 February 2021.
The public comment period for this draft is about to expire. Closing date for comments 01/02/2021.