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1 Scope 1.1 Overview This Standard provides definitions and methodologies for a set of indicators to identify and measure community well-being, prosperity, and sustainability in rural and small-town contexts, as well as requirements and recommendations for data access and utilization. It is intended to promote the consistent use of common definitions and the measurement of seven key indicators…

This document describes a framework (a set of processes and methodologies) for smart community infrastructure interactions (interactions between multiple infrastructures, between infrastructures and stakeholders, and between infrastructures and the external environment) to ensure that such interactions are well identified and managed. There are two potential use cases for this document. The first…

1.1 This Standard specifies essential elements for using chemical processes to sterilize medical devices in health care settings, with the object of achieving an adequate level of sterility assurance and minimizing the risk of injury to health care setting personnel and patients. Note: The term “health care setting” includes, but is not limited to, hospitals, free standing surgical centres,…

Scope 1.1 This Standard specifies essential elements in implementing a program for using chemicals to sterilize medical devices in health care facilities. Such chemicals can be vapour, gaseous, or liquid and are delivered in validated concentrations and quantities in defined sterilizers. The body of this Standard contains requirements that are common to all chemical sterilization processes,…

Scope 1.1 This Standard specifies essential elements in implementing a program for using steam to sterilize medical devices in health care facilities, with the object of achieving an adequate level of sterility assurance and minimizing the risk of injury to health care facility personnel and patients. Notes: (1) The term "health care facility" includes, but is not limited to, hospitals…

Scope 1.1 This Standard specifies essential elements in implementing a program for using ethylene oxide to sterilize medical devices in health care facilities, with the object of achieving an adequate level of sterility assurance and minimizing the risk of injury to health care facility personnel and patients. Notes: (1) The term "health care facility" includes, but is not limited to,…

Introduction The Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information being developed under the auspices of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has the potential to advance the cause of personal-data protection in Canada. No other country has attempted to negotiate and establish on a voluntary basis a general minimum standard for privacy protection in its private sector. As an…