Standards and Specificationsand Product Information

ISchool 2004

Bit of vocab

StandardsSpecifications Used interchangably

CodesRegulationsRules

Standards are where:All aspects of Government Judicial, regulatory, purchasing

Industry/manufacturingSociety--people Libraries

The economyCOLLIDE!

Standards are as old as the hills

Pieces of EightCubitFoot, lbs8 1/2x 112/4

What is a standard?

Agreed upon way of doing something Buying, installing, using, creating,

sharing

Uniform set of measuresDefined Uniformity A pint is a pound the world ‘round

Types of Standards

1. Physical or units of measure2. Terms, definitions, classes,

grades, ratings3. Test methods, recommended

practices4. Quality standards5. Health and safety6. Building codes

Reasons for

Keep people honest Milk is milk

So things fitSo we know what we’re gettingSafety

Example—screw threads

Until 1840 no standard screw thread existed anywhere in the world.

Who Generates these?

By law—mandatoryBy regulation--mandatoryBy consensus—voluntary By Agreement with in an

organization-voluntary

By institution/company-localCombination of above

Enforceability

StatutoryRegulatoryVoluntary May carry weight of law but not law May merely be “good practice”

International

ISOIECBy treaty or other agreement

Let’s look at:

ISONational JIS

State/FedU.S. Voluntary

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

ISO e.g.

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

National

States/FedsStandards OrganizationsCouncils, boards, committeesIndustrial organizationsCompaniesUniversitiesLibrary organizations

National Offices

DINJISBSICSANo US national office

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

States/Feds

OSHAEPATxDOTDOTLeave no child behind

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.

EPA, DOT, FHWA, e.g.

EPA drinking water standardshttp://www.epa.gov/safewater/

standards.html

TxDot-State

http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/business/specifications.htm

Erosion Control Products

U.S. Voluntary

ANSI

American National Standards InstituteWho are theyWhat do they doWho cares

ASTM

American Society for Testing MaterialsWho are they?Who cares?

ASTM e.g.

ASTM D2348-02Title:Standard Test Method for Arsenic in PaintAbstract: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

NISO

National Information Standards Organization

http://www.niso.org/standards/index.html

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

Other society players

NFPAULAPIIEEE

Manufacturers Standards

Wire Rope http://www.wwwrope.com/product_pdfs/standard.pdf

SEMI http://downloads.semi.org/pubs/semipubs.nsf/Search

Form?OpenForm

Hydraulic Institute

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

Product Specifications

VendorsProductsSpecificationsPropertiesPurchase requirementsCatalogs

Examples make it look like ANSI

Building Codes-US

Who’s in Charge? Local State Federal

Law

What do building codes regulate?

Size of urban drivewayDistance between dry cleaners and schoolsAmount of insulationNumber of studsFire rules

How where do we find these?

On equipmentCited in articlesIn bid or grant requirementsClass assignmentsLaws/regulations

Reference work

The confusionThe excitementThe wonderment of it all

Some problems

WithdrawnCombinedRevisedConfusion with who did what

Not available through

ILSNot indexed Not free [except from some DOD]Moving target--changed

Finding Historical Standards

www.lindahall.org/pubserv/ref/stand/standard.htm

ASTM C498-95 01-Jan-1995 WITHDRAWN Standard Specification for Perforated Clay Drain Tile (Withdrawn 2001)

Standards aren’t free

For many societies this is their only productThey are costly to produce

SDO Acronym

$Avg IHS/Global Sell Price (This is merely an average

price for a document -not a median price)

$ Max IHS/Global Sell Price

(Note this shows that some individually

purchased documents can be

very costly)

March 2003 to February 2004

Number of documents accessed

Extended ($Avg copy price times number of

documents accessed)

AASHTO 61.50 1,286.00 686 42,189.00AIIM 49.93 323.00 7 349.51ANSI 38.85 3,496.00 30 1,165.50API 86.00 4,663.00 242 20,812.00ASHRAE 34.45 2,963.00 236 8,130.20ASME 61.60 9,720.00 555 34,188.00ASQ 33.50 5,194.00 3 100.50ASTM 30.80 18,260.00 1515 46,662.00AWS 55.00 1,132.00 73 4,015.00NFPA 36.00 4,320.00 346 12,456.00UL 391.00 12,848.00 49 19,159.00

3742 $189,226.71AVERAGE GLOBAL SELL PRICE BASED ON ELECTRONIC SELL PRICE IF DIFFERENT FROM HARDCOPY

This usage report does not include ESDU CMPLT on CD Rom, ASME BPVC CPNT, Specs and Standards Index use. nor does it include IHS service solutions provided with the products.

Purchasing/finding

VendorsDirect ASME IEEE

Likely sources-fee based

www.document-center.comhttp://global.ihs.com www.ihserc.om www.techstreet.com

www.ili-info.com