Regulatory Open Forum

Good afternoon,

I have been asked to look into services that notify us when a standard we use has been updated.  I know BSI provides this service, however, I am not sure that it makes sense financially.

I have seen other companies that will provide you with this service once you purchase the standards from them.  It again, financially, does not make sense to re-purchase 150+ standards.

So basically what I am looking for is a company whom I can provide a list of standards to and them notify us when they have been updated at a reasonable price.

Any help is appreciated.  

Elena  
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Elena Cavaliere
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Barrie ON
Canada
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I use a company call Techstreet at  www.techstreet.com/

I doesn't cost to set up an account. You can then track standards and get an e-mail when one of the tracked standrds change.


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Dan O'Leary
Swanzey NH
United States
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-30-2013 14:32
From: Elena Cavaliere
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service


Good afternoon,

I have been asked to look into services that notify us when a standard we use has been updated.  I know BSI provides this service, however, I am not sure that it makes sense financially.

I have seen other companies that will provide you with this service once you purchase the standards from them.  It again, financially, does not make sense to re-purchase 150+ standards.

So basically what I am looking for is a company whom I can provide a list of standards to and them notify us when they have been updated at a reasonable price.

Any help is appreciated.  

Elena  
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Elena Cavaliere
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Barrie ON
Canada
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I agree with Dan... Techstreet is free and you don't have to purchase standards from them to use their notification service.  It works great for my company especially since we get member discounts from other standardization organizations, such as ASTM and AAMI.

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Tatyana Bogdan
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Cardinal Health
Waukegan IL
United States
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-31-2013 06:01
From: Dan O'Leary
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service

I use a company call Techstreet at  www.techstreet.com/

I doesn't cost to set up an account. You can then track standards and get an e-mail when one of the tracked standrds change.


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Dan O'Leary
Swanzey NH
United States
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-30-2013 14:32
From: Elena Cavaliere
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service


Good afternoon,

I have been asked to look into services that notify us when a standard we use has been updated.  I know BSI provides this service, however, I am not sure that it makes sense financially.

I have seen other companies that will provide you with this service once you purchase the standards from them.  It again, financially, does not make sense to re-purchase 150+ standards.

So basically what I am looking for is a company whom I can provide a list of standards to and them notify us when they have been updated at a reasonable price.

Any help is appreciated.  

Elena  
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Elena Cavaliere
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Barrie ON
Canada
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Thanks Tatyana

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Trilo Das ' Regulatory Affairs Specialist

On-X Life Technologies, Inc.
Austin, Texas 78752



Original Message:
Sent: 06-03-2013 15:01
From: Tatyana Bogdan
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service

I agree with Dan... Techstreet is free and you don't have to purchase standards from them to use their notification service.  It works great for my company especially since we get member discounts from other standardization organizations, such as ASTM and AAMI.

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Tatyana Bogdan
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Cardinal Health
Waukegan IL
United States
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-31-2013 06:01
From: Dan O'Leary
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service

I use a company call Techstreet at  www.techstreet.com/

I doesn't cost to set up an account. You can then track standards and get an e-mail when one of the tracked standrds change.


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Dan O'Leary
Swanzey NH
United States
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-30-2013 14:32
From: Elena Cavaliere
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service


Good afternoon,

I have been asked to look into services that notify us when a standard we use has been updated.  I know BSI provides this service, however, I am not sure that it makes sense financially.

I have seen other companies that will provide you with this service once you purchase the standards from them.  It again, financially, does not make sense to re-purchase 150+ standards.

So basically what I am looking for is a company whom I can provide a list of standards to and them notify us when they have been updated at a reasonable price.

Any help is appreciated.  

Elena  
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Elena Cavaliere
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Barrie ON
Canada
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It is worth the effort to periodically monitor the Standards websites (ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC, and AAMI) to see where in development those standards are.   That enables the Subject Matter Experts to expect and prepare for the changes rather than react.

We also use IHS Watchlists to notify us when a standard is published, but that trigger can be too late, especially if the EU  expects a short transition period for standard implementation.  IHS does give us early access to drafts of standards.  Invaluable.
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Renee Maria Bernard
Staff Specialist Quality and Compliance
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Cincinnati OH
United States
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-03-2013 15:10
From: Trilochan Das
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service

Thanks Tatyana

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Trilo Das ' Regulatory Affairs Specialist

On-X Life Technologies, Inc.
Austin, Texas 78752



Original Message:
Sent: 06-03-2013 15:01
From: Tatyana Bogdan
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service

I agree with Dan... Techstreet is free and you don't have to purchase standards from them to use their notification service.  It works great for my company especially since we get member discounts from other standardization organizations, such as ASTM and AAMI.

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Tatyana Bogdan
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Cardinal Health
Waukegan IL
United States
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-31-2013 06:01
From: Dan O'Leary
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service

I use a company call Techstreet at  www.techstreet.com/

I doesn't cost to set up an account. You can then track standards and get an e-mail when one of the tracked standrds change.


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Dan O'Leary
Swanzey NH
United States
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-30-2013 14:32
From: Elena Cavaliere
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service


Good afternoon,

I have been asked to look into services that notify us when a standard we use has been updated.  I know BSI provides this service, however, I am not sure that it makes sense financially.

I have seen other companies that will provide you with this service once you purchase the standards from them.  It again, financially, does not make sense to re-purchase 150+ standards.

So basically what I am looking for is a company whom I can provide a list of standards to and them notify us when they have been updated at a reasonable price.

Any help is appreciated.  

Elena  
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Elena Cavaliere
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Barrie ON
Canada
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We use http://global.ihs.com/.  $150 for ~50 standards.  They have various packages, depending on the # of standards, etc.

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Tim White
Leadership, QA
Abrasive Technology, Inc.
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-30-2013 14:32
From: Elena Cavaliere
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service


Good afternoon,

I have been asked to look into services that notify us when a standard we use has been updated.  I know BSI provides this service, however, I am not sure that it makes sense financially.

I have seen other companies that will provide you with this service once you purchase the standards from them.  It again, financially, does not make sense to re-purchase 150+ standards.

So basically what I am looking for is a company whom I can provide a list of standards to and them notify us when they have been updated at a reasonable price.

Any help is appreciated.  

Elena  
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Elena Cavaliere
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Barrie ON
Canada
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Thank you all for your help!!

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Elena Cavaliere
Regulatory Affairs Student
Barrie ON
Canada
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-31-2013 09:23
From: Timothy White
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service

We use http://global.ihs.com/.  $150 for ~50 standards.  They have various packages, depending on the # of standards, etc.

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Tim White
Leadership, QA
Abrasive Technology, Inc.
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-30-2013 14:32
From: Elena Cavaliere
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service


Good afternoon,

I have been asked to look into services that notify us when a standard we use has been updated.  I know BSI provides this service, however, I am not sure that it makes sense financially.

I have seen other companies that will provide you with this service once you purchase the standards from them.  It again, financially, does not make sense to re-purchase 150+ standards.

So basically what I am looking for is a company whom I can provide a list of standards to and them notify us when they have been updated at a reasonable price.

Any help is appreciated.  

Elena  
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Elena Cavaliere
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Barrie ON
Canada
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I check for new standards and regulations that apply to our business on a monthly basis, and we use IHS Global for the update service for standards already purchased. You do not have to repurchase the standards in order to give them the list of standards you have that need to be monitored. It does cost, but not more than what the time you'll spend looking for updates yourself will cost.

I also use AAMI standards on CD subscription services. Once you buy the initial annual subscription, it's only about $400 per year to update a very large number of standards regarding medical devices and sterilization, and those that come out after the CD is published are available to download from their site. It saves a bunch of money in the long run, and we've found this to be the most cost effective approach. Many AAMI standards are also IEC, ANSI, and ISO standards.

There are other service providers as well, but I do recommend that you get a standards provider that is not related to a standards organization, such as ISO or BSI. You will get only ISO and BSI standards updates, and you probably use standards from many organizations.

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Paula Bojsen
Global Regulatory Compliance Manager
Ranir Global
Grand Rapids, MI
United States
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-31-2013 13:59
From: Elena Cavaliere
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service

Thank you all for your help!!

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Elena Cavaliere
Regulatory Affairs Student
Barrie ON
Canada
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-31-2013 09:23
From: Timothy White
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service

We use http://global.ihs.com/.  $150 for ~50 standards.  They have various packages, depending on the # of standards, etc.

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Tim White
Leadership, QA
Abrasive Technology, Inc.
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-30-2013 14:32
From: Elena Cavaliere
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service


Good afternoon,

I have been asked to look into services that notify us when a standard we use has been updated.  I know BSI provides this service, however, I am not sure that it makes sense financially.

I have seen other companies that will provide you with this service once you purchase the standards from them.  It again, financially, does not make sense to re-purchase 150+ standards.

So basically what I am looking for is a company whom I can provide a list of standards to and them notify us when they have been updated at a reasonable price.

Any help is appreciated.  

Elena  
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Elena Cavaliere
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Barrie ON
Canada
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Hi Elena,

I think that both TechStreet and ISO offer a free service to let you know when standards have changed. The Emergo group has a free newsletter that gives some context, as well.

When you are ready to purchase a new standard, be sure to check if it is available from Estonia
http://www.evs.ee/shop

They offer English language standards at a fraction of the cost.

Cheers
Karen

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Karen Long
Richmond BC
Canada
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-30-2013 14:32
From: Elena Cavaliere
Subject: Standards Update Notification Service


Good afternoon,

I have been asked to look into services that notify us when a standard we use has been updated.  I know BSI provides this service, however, I am not sure that it makes sense financially.

I have seen other companies that will provide you with this service once you purchase the standards from them.  It again, financially, does not make sense to re-purchase 150+ standards.

So basically what I am looking for is a company whom I can provide a list of standards to and them notify us when they have been updated at a reasonable price.

Any help is appreciated.  

Elena  
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Elena Cavaliere
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Barrie ON
Canada
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