Standards and Compliance

This new international specification focuses on workplace safety sign systems. Yet many of its underlying concepts speak to various forms of safety communication meant to reduce risk in today’s world – including product safety labeling.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting input on a planned web-based...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a guidance document on the...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a guidance on how the...

Confusion over ESD flooring resistance terminology and requirements abounds, leaving many in the dark and creating potential risks. This article helps to clarify this complicated issue so that you can work to mitigate the problem.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided updated clarification on its requirements...

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has issued common specifications for the reprocessing...

This article provides an overview of current standards applicable to rechargeable lithium and lithium-ion batteries.

This article provides an overview of lifecycle issues for interoperable medical products that are not sufficiently addressed in existing medical device standards and identifies lifecycle concepts from other domains that may be adapted for interoperable medical systems.

Product liability litigation and product safety regulatory compliance are sometimes intertwined, and this can make a bad situation worse.