Links: Standardization

•  AFNOR
•  AFNOR. Saga Veille
•  American National Standards Institute ( ANSI )
•  American Society for Quality ( ASQ )

  Advises different types of organizations about the quality of training, health care, education, transportation safety, etc. Provides information on the Six Sigma training program, for defining statistical measurement of variability during processing of a product and for reducing delivery times to a minimum. Proposes several ways of becoming involved in the community, in a workplace, on a school campus or internationally. Indicates the courses offered to the public in different areas: customer relationship management, engineering, education, healthcare, software development, etc.

•  American Society for Testing and Materials ( ASTM )
•  American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers ( ASHRAE )

  Encourages progress in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning sciences to meet the public’s needs. Develops standards for members as well as other refrigeration or indoor environment maintenance professionals. Contains a virtual library of different types of documents (books, software, articles, standards and guidelines, discussion forums, etc.) Lists the technical committees and their main areas of activity:

  • Administration / Technical activities
  • Environmental Quality
  • Materials and Processes
  • Ventilation and Air Distribution
  • Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems Components
  • Load Calculations and Energy Requirements
  • etc.
•  Belgique. Institut belge de normalisation
•  British Standards Institution ( BSI )
•  Bureau de normalisation du Québec ( BNQ )
•  Canadian General Standards Board ( CGSB )
•  Canadian Standards Association International ( CSA )
•  Canadian Standards Association Occupational Health & Safety
•  ChemAlliance
•  Compressed Gas Association

  The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) is dedicated to the development and promotion of safety standards and safe practices in the industrial and medical gas industry.

•  Constructing Better Health (CBH)

  This not-for-profit organisation committed to improving the health of the construction industry workforce focuses on five key areas:
  • Setting industry standards for both work-related health issues, and competency of occupational health provision.
  • Building a construction-specific knowledge portal.
  • Centralising the collection of work-related health data.
  • The transmission of fit-for-task data to enable employers to manage work-related health risks at site level.
  • A referral route through to specialists in the field of return to work and rehabilitation.

•  Deutsches Institut für Normung ( DIN )
•  Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione ( UNI )
•  Euronorm.net
•  European Comittee for Electrotechnical Standardization ( CENELEC )
•  European Comittee for Standardization ( CEN )
•  Euroshnet (EURopean Occupational Safety and Health NETwork)

  European network for occupational safety and health experts involved in standardization, testing and certification

•  Finnish Standards Association ( SFS )
•  Germany. Commission for Occupational Health and Safety and Standardization ( KAN )
•  Global Engineering Documents

  Standards' database

•  Groupe AFNOR
•  Infonorme ( ILI )
•  International Code Council ( ICC )
•  International Electrotecnical Commission ( IEC )
•  International Organization for Standardization ( ISO )
•  National Conference of Standards Laboratories ( NCSL )
•  National Electrical Manufacturers Association ( NEMA )
•  National Information Standards Organization ( NISO )
•  National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST )
•  National Research Council Canada - National Code Documents
•  OHSAS 18001 2007 - Plain english OH&S Library
•  Perinorm
•  Règlements sur la santé et la sécurité du travail (Québec)
•  SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) - Sandards Development
•  Safety Compliance Insider (Canadian version)
•  Safety Equipment Institute ( SEINET )
•  Standards Australia
•  Standards Council of Canada ( SCC )
•  Technical Standards and Safety Authority ( TSSA )
•  Underwriters Laboratories ( UL )
•  United States. Code of Federal regulations ( CFR )
•  World Standards Services Network ( WSSN )