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Standards
International
Organization for Standardization
"ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 148 countries,
on the basis of one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva,
Switzerland, that coordinates the system... between the public and private
sectors to act as a bridging organization in which a consensus can be reached
on solutions that meet both the requirements of business and the broader needs of society."
ISO 9000:2000 in Plain English
The American Society for Quality says, "this site delivers exactly what
it promises through a comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand, definition
list and a simple theoretical overview of the ISO 9000 series. Praxiom Research
Group discusses ISO 9001, 9002 and 9003 requirements, as well as ISO 9000,
9004, 10011 and 10013 guidelines. Users can also review a quality system
development plan, which Praxiom says will help companies implement ISO 9000."
NSF Standards & Publications
"NSF International, The Public Health and Safety Company™, a not-for-profit,
non-governmental organization, is the world leader in standards development,
product certification, education, and risk-management for public health
and safety... (and) has developed over 50 voluntary American National Standards
under the scope of public health and safety."
NSSN
When first named, "NSSN" was an acronym for the phrase National Standards
Systems Network. As global organizations began to contribute data, it became
clear that the scope of NSSN went well beyond national standards (the service
now contains information from more than 600 national, foreign, regional
and international bodies). A survey of users reported that the "NSSN" acronym
had a high degree of recognition; the acronym was kept and the tag line
"A National Resource for Global Standards" was added."
UL Standards for Safety
"Underwriters Laboratories Inc. celebrates its 100th year in safety standards
development... UL has developed more than 800 Standards for Safety."