A representative from the Azerbaijan Standardization Institute (AZSTAND), operating under the State Service for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control of the Republic of Azerbaijan, participated in the plenary meeting of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 195 (ISO/TC 195) on “Building Construction Machinery and Equipment,” held in the Republic of Italy. The representative also attended the subcommittee meetings under ISO/TC 195, specifically ISO/TC 195/SC 1 on “Machinery and Equipment for Concrete Work” and ISO/TC 195/SC 2 on “Road Operation Machinery and Associated Equipment.”
Besides Azerbaijan, approximately 50 representatives from standardization bodies of other countries, members of the Technical Committee, participated in the meetings organized by the Italian Standardization Body (UNI) in Rome, Italy
The meeting focused on the revision of existing standards, the presentation of progress reports from the technical committees and subcommittees, and the preparation of new international standards.
One of the key topics discussed during the session was the ISO 19432-1:2020 standard, titled “Building Construction Machinery and Equipment – Portable, Hand-Held, Internal Combustion Engine-Driven Abrasive Cutting Machines – Part 1: Safety Requirements for Cut-Off Machines for Centre-Mounted Rotating Abrasive Wheels.” The standard was reviewed in the context of its inclusion in the list of cited standards for alignment with national technical regulations, specifically those concerning the “Safety of Machinery and Equipment.”
