Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
Standards NZ
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On 26 February 2025, the Commission recommended that the Chief Executive of Standards New Zealand submit papers to the ISO to amend standard ISO 12402 so that it requires manufacturers to attach the following information on lifejackets:
• doffing procedures
• deflation procedures for inflatable lifejackets
• the potential hazard of inflating a lifejacket when obstructed overhead.
• doffing procedures
• deflation procedures for inflatable lifejackets
• the potential hazard of inflating a lifejacket when obstructed overhead.
Reply Text
I can confirm that the Commission’s recommendation for Standards New Zealand to submit papers to the ISO to amend standard IAO 12402 has been accepted.
I understand that the finalised TAIC Report for Inquiry MO-2022-206 will be released on 3 April.
Standards NZ is New Zealand’s country representative on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). As a member of these organisations, it facilitates New Zealand’s participation in the development of international standards. While New Zealand is not one of the twenty participating country members on ISO Technical Committee 188 we intend to write to Anette Eriksson, ISO/TC 188 Committee Manager from the Swedish Institute for Standards, passing on the finalised TAIC Report for Inquiry MO-2022-206 and recommend that doffing procedures, deflation procedures for inflatable lifejackets, and the potential hazards of inflating a lifejacket when obstructed overhead are considered for inclusion in future versions of ISO 12402.
I understand that the finalised TAIC Report for Inquiry MO-2022-206 will be released on 3 April.
Standards NZ is New Zealand’s country representative on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). As a member of these organisations, it facilitates New Zealand’s participation in the development of international standards. While New Zealand is not one of the twenty participating country members on ISO Technical Committee 188 we intend to write to Anette Eriksson, ISO/TC 188 Committee Manager from the Swedish Institute for Standards, passing on the finalised TAIC Report for Inquiry MO-2022-206 and recommend that doffing procedures, deflation procedures for inflatable lifejackets, and the potential hazards of inflating a lifejacket when obstructed overhead are considered for inclusion in future versions of ISO 12402.
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