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This project seeks to understand the role and scope of a risk and quality management standard that could be developed to assist municipalities, engineers and other professional practitioners in designing, operating...

The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) recommend the development of standardized methods for conducting wildland/urban interface fire case study research in Canada. This...

This document is designed to apply to all types of forensic objective testing and therefore needs to be interpreted in respect of the type of calibration and testing concerned and the techniques involved. It provides an...

This report provides the basis for the development of a set of commonly acceptable, relatively straightforward wind risk reduction measures that can be incorporated into new single-family home construction and significant...

The 17-page report highlights SCC’s two-day strategic exchange held April 14-15, 2014, with its U.S., European and Australian counterparts. Global Perspectives brings together the views of several distinguished leaders of the...

The purpose of this document is to outline the additional criteria and guidance for product, process, and service certification bodies, above and beyond the requirements of ISO/IEC 17065:2012. These requirements and guidance...

The case studies and priorities outlined in this report will help steer the conversation on how to continue to align standards in order to reduce red tape and administrative burden for Canadian businesses and lead to...

Thermally Comfortable Playgrounds collects the latest research and practical knowledge into one document. It draws upon a literature review and a survey of experts while summarizing design practices and site features that...