Brannock Device Brannock Device The Brannock Device is a measuring instrument invented by Charles F. Brannock for measuring a person's shoe size. The son of a shoe industry entrepreneur, Brannock attended Syracuse University, New York. Brannock spent two years developing a simple means of measuring the length, width, and arch length of the human foot. He eventually improved on the wooden RITZ Stick, the industry standard of the day, patenting his first prototype in 1925 and an improved version in 1927. The device has both left and right heel cups and is rotated through 180 degrees to measure the second foot. Brannock
ISO 22324 ISO 22324 ISO 22324 "Societal security — Emergency management — Guidelines for colour-coded alerts" is the international standard to provide guidelines for color codes to indicate severity of hazards in public warnings. There are many different systems are already in use, such as colour state of meteorological condition or former Homeland Security Advisory System, and the standard is intended to be an approach to eliminate confusion due to such differences. The present edition ISO 22324:2015 is the first ISO standard on the topic, which was developed by ISO/TC 223. Three basic color codes for severity levels are defined with meaning