New ANSI/AAMI/IEC 60601-2-47:2012 replaces ANSI/AAMI EC38:2007

AAMI (the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) has just released ANSI/AAMI/IEC-60601-2-47, “Medical electrical equipment – Part 2-47: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of ambulatory electrocardiographic systems,” and it’s available now from Document Center Inc.  The new U.S. national version of IEC 60601-2-47 replaces AAMI EC38 and specifies the basic safety and essential performance of ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) systems.

Within the scope of this national adoption are systems of the following types:

a) systems that provide continuous recording and continuous analysis of the ECG allowing full re-analysis giving essentially similar results. The systems may first record and store the ECG and analyze it later on a separate unit or record and analyze the ECG simultaneously. The type of storage media used is irrelevant with regard to this standard; and

b) systems that provide continuous analysis and only partial or limited recording not allowing a full re-analysis of the ECG.

The publication of the 64-page ANSI/AAMI/IEC 60601-2-47:2012 is possible because AAMI is the U.S. TAG (Technical Advisory Group) to the committee that writes the IEC 60601-2-47 document.  Every country that participates in IEC has the right to publish national translations of IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) standards.  In this case, the U.S. adoption may have spelling differences from the original IEC publication, reflecting the differences in spelling between the original British English and the American usage.

Benefits of using a national adoption range from the possibility of a lower price for the national edition to possible introductory material written with the national user in mind.  The downsides are the time lag between the publication of the original standard and the release of the national adoption (due either to publication concerns or administrative overhead) and issues of jurisdiction (will the U.S. adoption be acceptable to your European certifier?).

All current AAMI standards are available in both paper and pdf format from Document Center Inc. at our website, www.document-center.com.  Or you may prefer to contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We’re happy to help you sort your way through the many options you have when purchasing the standards you use in your business.

New JEP 143 Revision C addresses Solid-State Reliability Assessment and Qualification Methodologies

JEDEC has released a new Revision C for JEP 143, “Solid-State Reliability Assessment and Qualification Methodologies,” and it’s available now from Document Center Inc.  This standard applies to all integrated circuits and their associated packages. It summarizes the suite of reliability documents and publications available for reliability qualification, reliability stress testing, and reliability modeling.

The purpose of JEP 143C is to provide an overview of some of the most commonly used systems and test methods historically performed by manufacturers to assess and qualify the reliability of solid-state products.

This 37-page document is also intended to provide an educational background and overview of some of the technical and economic factors associated with assessing and qualifying microcircuit reliability.

JEP 143C is a revision of JEP143B.01 (June 2008).  Changes from Revision B.01 to the new Revision C are described briefly in Annex B, the Informative Change List.  They include modifications to the Introduction, Clauses 2, 5, 6.1, 8.1, 8.3 and 9, and the addition of a number of referenced documents.

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New ISO 9211-4 2012 Edition released on Optics and photonics — Optical coatings — Part 4: Specific test methods

ISO has just released ISO 9211-4, 3rd Edition, “Optics and photonics — Optical coatings — Part 4:  Specific test methods,” and it’s available now from Document Center Inc.   The standard describes specific test procedures for coating environmental durability tests that are identified in ISO 9211-3 but not described in other normative references. They are typically performed in sequence with other environmental durability tests, as shown in ISO 9211-3:2008, Annex A.

The 20-page ISO 9211-4:2012 cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 9211-4:2006), which has been technically revised.

The ISO 9211 series describe surface treatments of components and substrates, excluding ophthalmic optics (spectacles), by the application of optical coatings and gives a standard form for their specification. It defines the general characteristics and the test and measurement methods wherever necessary, but it is not intended to define the process method.

The other standards in the series are:

  • ISO 9211-1:2010, Optics and photonics — Optical coatings — Part 1: Definitions

  • ISO 9211-2:2010, Optics and photonics — Optical coatings — Part 2: Optical properties

  • ISO 9211-3:2008, Optics and photonics — Optical coatings — Part 3: Environmental durability

Another ISO standard of interest on this topic is ISO 14997:2011, “Optics and photonics — Test methods for surface imperfections of optical elements.”

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New ASME B31.3 2012 Edition due in December – Code on Process Piping

ASME (formerly the American Society of Mechanical Engineers) is preparing to release the new 2012 Edition of ASME B31.3, “Code on Process Piping,” in December and you can pre-order it now from Document Center Inc.  The Code is for process piping and covers different types of fluids, including Class M fluids and Class D fluids.

Rules for the Process Piping have been developed considering piping typically found in petroleum refineries; chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, paper, semiconductor, and cryogenic plants; and related processing plants and terminals.

ASME B31.3-2012 prescribes requirements for materials and components, design, fabrication, assembly, erection, examination, inspection, and testing of piping.  This Code applies to piping for all fluids, including:

  • raw, intermediate, and finished chemicals
  • petroleum products
  • gas, steam, air, and water
  • fluidized solids
  • refrigerants and
  • cryogenic fluids

Also included within the scope of this Code is piping which interconnects pieces or stages within a packaged equipment assembly.

B31.3 is one of ASME’s most popular codes, widely adopted by jurisdictions worldwide.  It serves as a companion to ASME’s B31.1 Code on Power Piping as well as to the other codes in ASME’s B31 series.  Together, they remain essential references for anyone engaged with piping.

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New ISO/IEC TR 20004 released – Information technology – Security techniques – Refining software vulnerability analysis under ISO/IEC 15408 and ISO/IEC 18045

If you’re in the software business (and who isn’t these days?), security is one of your biggest concerns.  So having your software evaluated for weaknesses is essential when dealing with sensitive information.  ISO and IEC have jointly released a new Technical Report, ISO/IEC TR 20004, “Information technology – Security techniques – Refining software vulnerability analysis under ISO/IEC 15408 and ISO/IEC 18045,” which is available now from Document Center Inc.

In exceptional circumstances, when a committee has collected data of a different kind than normally published as an International Standard (“state of the art”, for example), it may decide to publish a Technical Report. A Technical Report is entirely informative in nature and is reviewed once every 5 years, just like a standard.

This new ISO/IEC TR 20004:2012 provides guidance for software evaluators working to ISO/IEC 15408-1, ISO/IEC 15408-2, ISO 15408-3 and ISO/IEC 18045.  It refines the AVA_VAN assurance family activities defined in ISO/IEC 18045:2008 and provides more specific guidance on the identification, selection and assessment of relevant potential vulnerabilities in order to conduct an ISO/IEC 15408 evaluation of a software target of evaluation (TOE).

ISO/IEC TR 20004:2012 also leverages the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) and the Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) to support the method of scoping and implementing ISO/IEC 18045:2008 vulnerability analysis activities.

The 24-page Technical Report does not define evaluator actions for certain high assurance ISO/IEC 15408 components, since there is no generally agreed guidance yet.

The target audience for this Technical Report is primarily evaluators applying ISO/IEC 15408 and certifiers confirming evaluator actions.  Evaluation sponsors, developers, PP/ST authors and other parties interested in IT security are a secondary audience.

This new document recognizes that not all questions concerning IT security evaluation will be answered by the report and that further interpretations will be needed. Individual schemes will determine how to handle such interpretations and other guidance, although these can be subject to mutual recognition agreements.

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ASTM releases new 2012 Edition of ASTM F1447, “Standard Specification for Helmets Used in Recreational Bicycling or Roller Skating”

It’s time for school to start again and in my neighborhood, that means there’s lots of young bike riders on the road.  And just in time, there’s a new ASTM F1447 2012 Edition, “Standard Specification for Helmets Used in Recreational Bicycling or Roller Skating,” available from Document Center Inc.  This specification covers performance requirements for helmets manufactured for use by non-professional bicyclists or roller skaters.

When I was a kid, one of our neighbors got interested in why a fellow auto racer had died in a crash from brain injuries when his helmet was spotless.  Dr. Snively went on to spearhead the first helmet safety standards and to found the Snell Memorial Foundation.  (As an aside, he and his wife also saved my life when I stepped on a bee in our front year and went into anaphylaxic shock!)  So I’m always interested in the promulgation of these documents and the wide impact they’ve had on public safety.

This particular specification recognizes the desirability of lightweight construction and ventilation for helmets for the general public.  But it is a performance standard and is not intended to restrict design.

When you purchase a helmet, you may see this standard number on the packaging.  Any statement of compliance with this specification means thats the product passed all of the requirements of the specification in its entirety.  A product that fails to meet any one of the requirements of ASTM F1447-12 is considered to have failed the standard and should not be sold with any indication that it meets parts of the standard.

What kinds of tests will the helmet have passed?  They’re tested using anvils.  Helmets are impacted with anvils centered on or above the prescribed test line. The test anvils can be oriented in any horizontal, centered position. One each hot, cold, wet, and ambient helmets are impacted using the flat and hemispherical anvils only.  A curbstone anvil is used to impact one time each of the second set of four samples, using one of the four conditioning environments each time. The peak acceleration of the impulse during the impact is also measured. The ambient helmet is subjected to the positional stability (roll-off) test, while the hot, cold, and wet helmets are subjected to the dynamic strength retention test.

You can find and purchase all current and many obsolete ASTM standards on our website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We’re glad to be of assistance to you with all your standards requirements and questions.

There’s a New AS 9103 Revision A available, “Aerospace Series – Quality Management Systems – Variation Management of Key Characteristics”

There’s a New AS 9103 Revision A available, “Aerospace Series – Quality Management Systems – Variation Management of Key Characteristics,” and you can purchase a copy in either paper or pdf format from Document Center Inc.  This Aerospace Standard provides requirements and a process for “Key Characteristic” (KC) identification, control, documentation, and approval for the industry.

The 17-page standard requires a through assessment of the production/maintenance process with the goal of controlling and minimizing variation in characteristics generated by the process.  By establishing common requirements for use at all levels of the supply-chain, there should be an improvement in quality and safety, as well as reduced costs.  This is provided by the elimination or reduction of organization-unique requirements, which create inherent variation due to multiple expectations.

AS 9103A represents a world-wide effort focused on aerospace industry improvement.  It was written by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) which includes participation by companies from the Americas, Asia/Pacific and Europe.  The newly released revision coincides with the updated information presented in other IAQG 9100-series standards (AS 9100 and AS 9110).  Other changes in the standard requirements were strictly editorial in nature.

All AS Aerospace standards can be purchased from Document Center Inc. at our website, www.document-center.com.  We have been under contract with SAE to distribute their standards since the 1980’s.  If you prefer, you can contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  Our expert staff can assist you with all your standards questions and requirements.

New NAS 850, General Packaging Standard, Revision 7 from July 2012

There’s a new NAS 850 Revision 7, “General Packaging Standard,” and it’s available now from Document Center Inc.  This Aerospace Industries Association standard establishes and defines the general requirements for packaging of commodities for domestic shipment and storage for a minimum of 90 days from time of receipt.

The new 3-page NAS 850 is used when specified on procurement documents, part design specifications, drawings other packaging standards or specifications.  Revision 7 replaces Revision 6 from November, 1983, which is now obsolete.

FYI:  This document is one of the National Aerospace Standards set.  The NAS prefix means that the document is in inch-pound measurements; NA means the document is in metric measurements.  For documents that were migrated from the old MIL Spec and Standards systems, the prefixes are NASM (inch-pound) and NAM (metric).

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New IEEE 1012 2012 Edition available on System and Software Verification and Validation

The new IEEE 1012 2012 Edition has just been released.  Titled “IEEE Standard for System and Software Verification and Validation,” it’s available from Document Center Inc. in either paper or pdf format.  Verification and validation (V&V) processes include the analysis, evaluation, review, inspection, assessment, and testing of products.

IEEE 1012-2012 applies to systems, software, and hardware being developed, maintained, or reused [legacy, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), nondevelopmental items]. The term software also includes firmware and microcode, and each of the terms system, software, and hardware includes documentation.

Verification and validation processes are used to determine whether the development products of a given activity conform to the requirements of that activity and whether the product satisfies its intended use and user needs.

V&V life cycle process requirements are specified for different integrity levels. The scope of V&V processes encompasses systems, software, and hardware, and it includes their interfaces.

The 2012 Edition replaces IEEE 1012-2004, which is now obsolete.  Copies of IEEE standards are available from Document Center Inc. at our website, www.document-center.com.  We have been selling the IEEE standards under a license agreement with IEEE since the 1980’s.  Feel free to contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com)  to place your order or to find out more.

New NFPA 75 2013 Edition, Standard for the Fire Protection of Information Technology Equipment

NFPA, the National Fire Protection Association, has just released the new 2013 Edition for NFPA 75, “Standard for the Fire Protection of Information Technology Equipment,”  and it’s available now from Document Center Inc.  This standard covers the requirements for the protection of information technology equipment and information technology equipment areas.

The purpose of NFPA 75 is to protect information technology equipment and IT areas from damage by fire or its associated effects, such as smoke, corrosion, heat and water.  It is expected that the user will perform a documented risk assessment prior to implementation of the standard.

For the 2013 Edition, the title of the standard was changed to better reflect the scope of the document and to be clear that the standard is strictly for fire protection.  The NFPA 75 – 2013 features a new section on the emerging use of aisle containment systems, including information on how these systems much be assessed for their interaction with fire protection features.

Also, a number of definitions were extracted from the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) to clarify previously undefined words in the standard.  Changes are highlighted by the use of lines in the margin.

NFPA standards are available from Document Center Inc. at our website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  Our expert staff is available to assist you with any questions or requirements you may have.