Standards and Specifications and Product Information

1. Standards and Specificationsand Product Information ISchool 2004

2. Bit of vocab • Standards • Specifications • Used interchangably • Codes • Regulations • Rules

3. Standards are where: • All aspects of Government • Judicial, regulatory, purchasing • Industry/manufacturing • Society--people • Libraries • The economy COLLIDE!

4. Standards are as old as the hills • Pieces of Eight • Cubit • Foot, lbs • 8 1/2x 11 • 2/4

5. What is a standard? • Agreed upon way of doing something • Buying, installing, using, creating, sharing • Uniform set of measures • Defined Uniformity • A pint is a pound the world ‘round

6. Types of Standards • Physical or units of measure • Terms, definitions, classes, grades, ratings • Test methods, recommended practices • Quality standards • Health and safety • Building codes

9. Reasons for • Keep people honest • Milk is milk • So things fit • So we know what we’re getting • Safety

10. Example—screw threads Until 1840 no standard screw thread existed anywhere in the world.

12. Who Generates these? • By law—mandatory • By regulation--mandatory • By consensus—voluntary • By Agreement with in an organization-voluntary • By institution/company-local • Combination of above

13. Enforceability • Statutory • Regulatory • Voluntary • May carry weight of law but not law • May merely be “good practice”

14. International • ISO • IEC • By treaty or other agreement

15. Let’s look at: • ISO • National • JIS • State/Fed • U.S. Voluntary

16. ISO • International Organization for Standardization http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage • ISO comes from the Greek “isos” • Equal as in measurement • Treaty • Regulatory only as defined in local law • US rep to ISO is ANSI

17. ISO e.g. • ISO 8662-3:1992Hand-held portable power tools -- Measurement of vibrations at the handle -- Part 3: Rock drills and rotary hammers

18. National • States/Feds • Standards Organizations • Councils, boards, committees • Industrial organizations • Companies • Universities • Library organizations

19. National Offices • DIN • JIS • BSI • CSA • No US national office

20. JIS-Japan Document#:JIS B 3102:2001 Title:Gauge blanks for screw threads limit gauges (FOREIGN STANDARD) Abstract:NONE File Size:1.69 MB Price:$59.00

21. States/Feds • OSHA • EPA • TxDOT • DOT • Leave no child behind

22. OSHA Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations are set forth in title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Although most of the regulations can be found in §1901 and §1910, fire departments should also look at §1926, which includes standards for trenching and shoring in the construction industry.

23. EPA, DOT, FHWA, e.g. EPA drinking water standards http://www.epa.gov/safewater/standards.html

24. TxDot-State http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/business/specifications.htm • Erosion Control Products

25. U.S. Voluntary

26. ANSI • American National Standards Institute • Who are they • What do they do • Who cares

27. ASTM • American Society for Testing Materials • Who are they? • Who cares?

28. ASTM e.g. ASTM D2348-02 Title:Standard Test Method for Arsenic in Paint Abstract:This test method covers the determination of less than 0.5% arsenic in whole paint. 1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of whoever uses this standard to consult and establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.### File Size:0 kB Price:$27.00

29. NISO • National Information Standards Organization http://www.niso.org/standards/index.html

30. NISO e.g. ANSI/NISO Z39.2 - 1994 (R2001) Information Interchange Format Equivalent international standard: ISO 2709 Abstract: The basis for the MARC (Machine-Readable Catalog) record, this standard specifies the requirements for a generalized interchange format that can be used for the communication of records in any media. 12 pp.    ISBN: 1-880124-08-4    Price: $45 ANSI Approval Date: 04/13/94 Status: Approved and Published Standard

31. Other society players • NFPA • UL • API • IEEE

32. Manufacturers Standards • Wire Rope • http://www.wwwrope.com/product_pdfs/standard.pdf • SEMI • http://downloads.semi.org/pubs/semipubs.nsf/SearchForm?OpenForm

33. Hydraulic Institute Submersible Pump Tests Document Number: ANSI/HI 11.6 (M126) Hydraulic Institute

34. Product Specifications • Vendors • Products • Specifications • Properties • Purchase requirements • Catalogs

35. Examples make it look like ANSI

36. Building Codes-US • Who’s in Charge? • Local • State • Federal • Law

37. What do building codes regulate? • Size of urban driveway • Distance between dry cleaners and schools • Amount of insulation • Number of studs • Fire rules

38. How where do we find these? • On equipment • Cited in articles • In bid or grant requirements • Class assignments • Laws/regulations

39. Reference work • The confusion • The excitement • The wonderment of it all

40. Some problems • Withdrawn • Combined • Revised • Confusion with who did what

41. Not available through • ILS • Not indexed • Not free [except from some DOD] • Moving target--changed

42. Finding Historical Standards www.lindahall.org/pubserv/ref/stand/standard.htm

43. ASTMC498-95 01-Jan-1995 WITHDRAWN Standard Specification for Perforated Clay Drain Tile (Withdrawn 2001)

44. Standards aren’t free • For many societies this is their only product • They are costly to produce

46. Purchasing/finding • Vendors • Direct • ASME • IEEE

47. Likely sources-fee based • www.document-center.com • http://global.ihs.com • www.ihserc.om • www.techstreet.com • www.ili-info.com