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IEC 60676:2024 This document specifies the basic test procedures, conditions and methods for establishing the main performance parameters and the main operational characteristics of furnaces for direct arc heating, forming arcs between the electrode and metal, such as electric arc furnaces using alternating current (EAF AC) or direct current (EAF DC), and ladle furnaces (LF), with rated power level above 500 kVA . This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: a) The structure has been redrafted according to IEC 60398:2015. b) The scope has been redrafted. c) The terms/definitions, normative references and bibliography have been updated and completed. d) The test methods and content from IEC 60398:2015 have been confirmed, replaced, or complemented with regards to direct arc furnaces (EAF, LF). e) The annexes from IEC 60398:2015 have been confirmed, replaced, or complemented with regards to direct arc furnaces (EAF, LF).

IEC 61300-2-44:2024 specifies a test to determine the influence of flexing under tensile load of the strain relief of fibre optic interconnecting devices or components. The intention is to simulate the number of flexing cycles which would typically be experienced during service life. This test is applied to both single fibre cable and multiple fibre cable. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2013. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: a) replaced active monitoring with transient loss for measurements during test; b) harmonized recommended severities according to IEC 61753-1.

This document specifies requirements for technologies that enable on-site detection and quantification of Legionella spp. and L. pneumophila using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay (qPCR). It specifies general methodological requirements, performance evaluation requirements and quality control requirements. This document is intended to be used by manufacturers of these technologies so that they produce detection systems that end users may operate safely and effectively. End users will be guided by this document to adhere to manufacturer’s instructions, ensure user competency and perform the necessary controls. NOTE 1 For the responsibilities of the manufacturer and the end users see Annex A. Technical details specified in this document are given for information only. Any other technical solutions complying with the performance requirements are suitable. NOTE 2 For validation and performance requirements, see Clause 9. This document is intended to be applied in the bacteriological investigation of all types of water (hot or cold water, cooling tower water, etc.), unless the nature and/or content of suspended matter and/or background microorganisms interfere with the determination. This interference can result in an adverse effect on both the detection limit and the quantification limit. The results are expressed as the number of genome units of Legionella spp. and/or L. pneumophila per millilitre (or litre) of sample. Although the method described in this document is applicable to all types of water, some additives, such as chemicals used for water treatment, can interfere with and/or affect the sensitivity of the method. The qPCR methods do not give any information about the physiological state of the Legionella. However, there are on-site qPCR methodologies which are able to distinguish intact bacteria from free DNA. In such cases, validation of the method shall include satisfying this performance requirement.

IEC 61169-70:2024, which is a sectional specification (SS), provides information and rules for the preparation of detail specifications (DS) of HD-BNC series RF coaxial connectors together with the pro forma blank detail specification. HD-BNC series connectors with characteristic impedance of 75 Ω are used with RF cables or micro-strips in microwave, telecommunication, wireless and other fields. The operating frequency limit is up to 18 GHz. It also prescribes mating face dimensions for general purpose connectors, gauging information and tests selected from IEC 61169-1, applicable to all detail specifications relating to series HD-BNC RF connectors. This specification indicates the recommended performance characteristics to be considered when writing a detail specification and it covers test schedules and inspection requirements for assessment levels M and H.

This document specifies the characteristics of cold formed cylindrical helical torsion springs made from round wire and their corresponding measurement and test methods.

IEC 63305:2024 specifies methods and procedures for calibration of vector receivers in the frequency range 5 Hz to 10 kHz, which are applicable to vector receivers based on the two different principles. In addition, it describes an absolute method of inertial vector receiver calibration in air using optical interferometry. Usually, acoustic wave vector receivers are designed and constructed based on one of two principles. One is the sound pressure difference (gradient) principle. When measuring with this sensor, the vector receiver is rigidly fixed on a mount and supported in water. The other is the co-vibrating (inertial) principle. When measuring with this sensor, the vector receiver is suspended on a mount and supported in water in a non-rigid manner, which allows the vector receiver co-vibrate in the same direction as the sound particle in the sound wave field. Many methods have been used to calibrate vector receivers, such as free-field calibration, calibration in standing wave tube and calibration in a travelling wave tube.

IEC 62836:2024 provides an efficient and reliable procedure to test the internal electric field in the insulating materials used for high-voltage applications, by using the pressure wave propagation (PWP) method. It is suitable for a planar and coaxial geometry sample with homogeneous insulating materials of thickness larger or equal to 0,5 mm and an electric field higher than 1 kV/mm, but it is also dependent on the thickness of the sample and the pressure wave generator. This first edition cancels and replaces IEC TS 62836 published in 2020. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to IEC TS 62836: a) addition of Clause 12 for the measurement of space charge distribution in a planar sample; b) addition of Clause 13 for coaxial geometry samples; c) addition of Annex D with measurement examples for coaxial geometry samples; d) addition of a Bibliography; e) measurement examples for a planar sample have been moved from Clause 12 in IEC TS 62836 to Annex C.

ISO 15765-2:2016 specifies a transport protocol and network layer services tailored to meet the requirements of CAN‑based vehicle network systems on controller area networks as specified in ISO 11898‑1. It has been defined in accordance with the diagnostic services established in ISO 14229‑1 and ISO 15031‑5 but is not limited to use with them and is also compatible with most other communication needs for in‑vehicle networks. ISO 11898‑1 specifies variable length CAN frames with a maximum payload size dependent on the protocol device used. A CLASSICAL CAN protocol device can transmit/receive frames with payload sizes ranging from 0 bytes to 8 bytes per frame. A CAN FD (flexible data rate) protocol device can transmit/receive frames with payload sizes from 0 bytes to 64 bytes. A CAN FD protocol device is also capable of transmitting/receiving CLASSICAL CAN frames. The diagnostic communication over controller area network (DoCAN) protocol supports the standardized service primitive interface as specified in ISO 14229‑2 (UDS). ISO 15765-2:2016 provides the transport protocol and network layer services to support different application-layer implementations such as - enhanced vehicle diagnostics (emissions-related system diagnostics beyond legislated functionality, non-emissions-related system diagnostics), - emissions-related on-board diagnostics (OBD) as specified in ISO 15031, - world-wide harmonized on-board diagnostics (WWH-OBD) as specified in ISO 27145, and - end of life activation on on-board pyrotechnic devices (ISO 26021). The transport protocol specifies an unconfirmed communication. NOTE This part of ISO 15765 does not determine whether CLASSICAL CAN, CAN FD or both are recommended or required to be implemented by other standards referencing this part of ISO 15765.

This document specifies the shape, dimensions, material, performance requirements and labelling of closures for injection vials covered by ISO 8362-1 and ISO 8362-4.
The dimensional requirements are not applicable to barrier-coated closures.
Closures specified in this document are intended for single use only.
NOTE            The potency, purity, stability and safety of a medicinal product during its manufacture and storage can strongly be affected by the nature and performance of the primary packaging.

The purpose of this deliverable is to specify and describe choreographies for exchanging an electronic product catalogue (“catalogues”) as part of the business processes in the pre-award and post-award area, so that catalogues can serve as a basis for placing orders as well as evaluating tenders. The key aspects covered by this choreography specification are:
-   processes for submitting catalogues from the selling to the buying side;
-   processes for submitting catalogue-related data as part of a tendering process;
-   processes integrating sell-side procurement systems.
This document does not apply to the transactions used in the specified choreographies. These transactions are specified in EN 17015 2. The relationship between the choreographies and the transaction is described in Clause 8.
The identifier of this choreographies document is EN 17015 1:2024.
How to claim compliance to this choreography is specified in 6.2.3.

This document specifies requirements for an event sustainability management system for any type of event or event-related activity, and provides guidance on conforming to those requirements. This document is applicable to any organization that wishes to: a) establish, implement, maintain and improve an event sustainability management system; b) ensure that it is in conformity with its stated sustainable development policy; c) achieve the intended result(s) of its event sustainability management system; d) demonstrate voluntary conformity with this document by: — first party (self-determination and self-declaration); — second party (confirmation of conformance by parties having an interest in the organization, such as clients, or by other persons on their behalf); — an independent third party (e.g. a certification body).

This document provides guidelines and requirements for designing and conducting an evaluation of single-use adult incontinence absorbing products. It provides guidelines and requirements on creating data collection tools. In particular, it provides a framework for eliciting and recording the views of users and their carers on the acceptability of products. In addition, a product diary is described which can help to quantify some parameters of product use, such as wear times, the mass of urine absorbed by the product and the severity of any leakage from it.
This document does not cover direct comparison between products based on statistical parameters, neither does it provide guidelines on measuring the clinical efficacy of products; that is available in ISO 14155.

This document represents an open international standard for information used in Building Information Modeling (BIM) that is exchanged and shared among software applications used by the various participants in the construction or facility management industry sector. This document includes definitions that cover information required for buildings and infrastructure works over their life cycle. This edition of the document added coverage of information required for infrastructure facilities including bridges, roads, railways, waterways and port facilities.
This document comprises the publication of a data schema, its documentation, the property and quantity set definitions and the mechanism of an exchange file format structure.
Definitions from this document are used to support different recognized work flows in the construction and facility management industry sector, representing information deliveries. Such information deliveries can be described according to ISO 29481.
Different implementation levels of this document can be defined to better support multiple information deliveries, they are referred to as a Model View Definition (MVD). Each MVD identifies which subset of the definitions of this document imposes requirements for implementation in software applications. Conforming software applications need to identify the model view definition they conform to when applying for software certification.
The following are within the scope of this edition of this document:
BIM exchange format definitions that are required during the life cycle phases of buildings and infrastructure:
demonstrating the need;
conception of need;
outline feasibility;
substantive feasibility study and outline financial authority;
outline conceptual design;
full conceptual design;
coordinated design;
procurement and full financial authority;
production information;
construction;
operation and maintenance.
BIM exchange format definitions that are required by the various disciplines involved within the life cycle phases:
architecture and civil engineering design;
service and utilities engineering;
structural engineering;
procurement;
construction planning;
facility and utility management;
project management;
client requirement management;
industry authorities for permits and approval.
BIM exchange format definitions including:
project structure;
physical components;
spatial components;
analysis items;
processes;
resources;
controls;
actors;
context definition.

This document specifies the sizing of safety valves and bursting discs for gas/liquid two-phase flow in pressurized systems such as reactors, storage tanks, columns, heat exchangers, piping systems or transportation tanks/containers, see Figure 2. The possible fluid states at the safety device inlet that can result in two-phase flow are given in Table 1.
NOTE          The pressures used in this document are absolute pressures, not gauge pressures.