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Standards Development
Standardization in the field of safety, security and quality systems of cannabis facilities and operations in jurisdictions where such facilities and operations are legal, covering the supply chain from cultivation, processing, production, packaging, distribution, transportation and retail stores for cannabis and cannabis products.
Standardization includes but not limited to terminology; methods of tests; cannabis equipment and their operation; waste disposal; air quality; good production practices; good manufacturing practices; security of facilities and operations; and related quality management systems.
Excluded:
• fire protection of buildings and facilities (covered by ISO/TC 21)
• methods of analysis of food products and traceability (covered by ISO/TC 34)
• fire safety of buildings and materials (covered by ISO/TC 92)
• quality management systems (covered by ISO/TC 176)
• environmental management systems and monitoring (covered by ISO/TC 207)
• cosmetics - good manufacturing practices (GMP) (covered by ISO TC 217)
• occupational health and safety management systems (covered by ISO/TC 283)
• alarm and electronic security systems (covered by IEC/TC 79)
The work of the new ISO/TC will focus on, but not limited to, the following areas of concern:
Safety of cannabis buildings, equipment and plant oil extraction operations (coordinate/collaborate with ISO/TC 283, Occupational health and safety management)
• Safety of buildings
• Safety of devices and equipment
• Competence of personnel
• Preventive maintenance
Good production practices
• Quality management system requirements
• Cannabis oil extraction methods and processes
• Post processing refinement
• Good manufacturing practices for medical cannabis
• Food safety management system for cannabis edibles (coordinate/collaborate with ISO/TC 34/SC 17, Management Systems for Food Safety)
• Cannabis waste disposal
Secure handling of cannabis and cannabis products, including transportation (coordinate/collaborate with ISO/TC 308, Chain of Custody, and ISO/TC 292, Security and Resilience)
• Risk assessment
• Physical and electronic security systems
• Administrative controls
• Personnel security
• Secure transportation of cannabis
Health and social responsibility of cannabis operations
• Indoor air quality
• Outdoor air quality
Terminology
Where applicable, existing ISO and IEC Technical Committees and their Subcommittees shall be engaged in collaboration/liaising on subjects included in the above list, and their standards shall be included as references as applicable. While some of the above items may overlap in scope with other ISO/IEC TCs, the intent is to collaborate and leverage existing resources as much as possible, while including additional content or information that is specific to the cannabis industry.
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