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Sector Updates
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
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Recent Publications
Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 5.5: Transmission protocols - Basic application functions
Product Designation: AS 60870.5.5-1998 REC:2025
Abstract: RECONFIRMATION OF AS 60870.5.5-1998 REC:2025, Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 5.5: Transmission protocols - Basic application functions
Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 5.4: Transmission protocols - Definition and coding of application information elements
Product Designation: AS 60870.5.4-1998 REC:2025
Abstract: RECONFIRMATION OF AS 60870.5.4-1998 REC:2025, Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 5.4: Transmission protocols - Definition and coding of application information elements
Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 5.3: Transmission protocols - General structure of application data
Product Designation: AS 60870.5.3-1998 REC:2025
Abstract: RECONFIRMATION OF AS 60870.5.3-1998 REC:2025, Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 5.3: Transmission protocols - General structure of application data
Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 1.4: General considerations - Basic aspects of telecontrol data transmission and organization of Standards IEC 60870-5 and IEC 60870-6
Product Designation: AS 60870.1.4-1998 REC:2025
Abstract: RECONFIRMATION OF AS 60870.1.4-1998 REC:2025, Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 1.4: General considerations - Basic aspects of telecontrol data transmission and organization of Standards IEC 60870-5 and IEC 60870-6
Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 1.3: General considerations - Glossary
Product Designation: AS 60870.1.3-1998 REC:2025
Abstract: RECONFIRMATION OF AS 60870.1.3-1998 REC:2025, Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 1.3: General considerations - Glossary
Security and resilience - Organizational resilience - Guidelines for resilience policy and strategy
Product Designation: AS ISO 22336:2025
Abstract: AS ISO 22336:2025 provides guidelines on the design and development of an organizational resilience policy and strategy.
History: First published as AS ISO 22336:2025.
Conformity assessment - General requirements for the competence of proficiency testing providers
Product Designation: AS/NZS ISO/IEC 17043:2025
Abstract: AS/NZS ISO/IEC 17043:2025 identically adopts ISO/IEC 17043:2023, which specifies general requirements for the competence and impartiality of proficiency testing (PT) providers and consistent operation of all proficiency testing schemes
History: First published as AS/NZS ISO/IEC 17043:2025.
Withdrawals and reconfirmations
Withdrawals
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 7.1.2: Soil reactivity tests - Determination of the shrinkage index of a soil - Loaded shrinkage index
Product designation: AS 1289.7.1.2-1998
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 6.9.1: Soil strength and consolidation tests-Determination of stiffness of soil-Clegg impact value (CIV)
Product designation: AS 1289.6.9.1-2000 Rec:2013
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 7.1.2: Soil reactivity tests-Determination of the shrinkage index of a soil-Loaded shrinkage index
Product designation: AS 1289.7.1.2-1998 Rec:2013
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 6.1.3: Soil strength and consolidation tests-Determination of the California Bearing Ration of a soil-Standard field-in-place method
Product designation: AS 1289.6.1.3-1998 Rec:2013
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 7.1.3: Soil reactivity tests-Determination of the shrinkage index of a soil-Core shrinkage index
Product designation: AS 1289.7.1.3-1998 Rec:2013
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 5.3.5: Soil compaction and density tests-Determination of the field dry density of a soil-Water replacement method
Product designation: AS 1289.5.3.5-1997 Rec:2013
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 7.1.3: Soil reactivity tests - Determination of the shrinkage index of a soil - Core shrinkage index
Product designation: AS 1289.7.1.3-1998
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 3.5.2: Soil classification tests-Determination of the soil particle density of combined soil fractions-Vacuum pycnometer method
Product designation: AS 1289.3.5.2-2002 Rec:2013
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 2.2.1: Soil moisture content tests-Determination of the total suction of a soil-Standard method
Product designation: AS 1289.2.2.1-1998 Rec:2013
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 5.3.5: Soil compaction and density tests - Determination of the field dry density of a soil - Water replacement method
Product designation: AS 1289.5.3.5-1997
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 5.8.7: Soil compaction and density tests-Nuclear surface moisture-density gauges-Water content of a standard moisture block using hydrogen content of components
Product designation: AS 1289.5.8.7-1998 Rec:2013
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 6.5.1: Soil strength and consolidation tests-Determination of the static cone penetration resistance of a soil-Field test using a mechanical and electrical cone or friction-cone penetrometer
Product designation: AS 1289.6.5.1-1999 Rec:2013
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 6.9.1: Soil strength and consolidation test - Determination of stiffness of soil - Clegg impact value (CIV)
Product designation: AS 1289.6.9.1-2000
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 2.2.1: Soil moisture content tests - Determination of the total suction of a soil - Standard method
Product designation: AS 1289.2.2.1-1998
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 5.8.7: Soil compaction and density tests - Nuclear surface moisture-density gauges - Water content of a standard moisture block using hydrogen content of components
Product designation: AS 1289.5.8.7-1998
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 3.5.2: Soil classification tests - Determination of the soil particle density of combined soil fractions - Vacuum pycnometer method
Product designation: AS 1289.3.5.2-2002
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 6.1.3: Soil strength and consolidation tests - Determination of the California Bearing Ratio of a soil - Standard field-in-place method
Product designation: AS 1289.6.1.3-1998
Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes, Method 6.5.1: Soil strength and consolidation tests - Determination of the static cone penetration resistance of a soil - Field test using a mechanical and electrical cone or friction-cone penetrometer
Product designation: AS 1289.6.5.1-1999
Zinc sulfide concentrates - Determination of silver and gold contents - Fire assay and flame atomic absorption spectrometric method using scorification or cupellation
Product designation: AS ISO 15248:2015
Reconfirmations
No publications were reconfirmed during August 2025 for this Sector.