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ISO STANDARDS
ISO has developed over 17500 International Standards on a variety of subjects and some 1100
new ISO standards are published every year. The full range of technical fields can be seen from
the listing International Standards. ISO stands for International Standards Organization. Known
for the development of a series of standards called ISO 9000 for developing Total Quality
Management and creating a continuous Quality Improvement Process.
ISO 9000
ISO 9001 is a family of standards for quality management systems. ISO 9000 is maintained by
ISO, the International Organization for Standardization and is administered by accreditation and
certification bodies. The rules are updated, as the requirements motivate changes over time.ISO
9000 Defines key quality terms and provides guidelines for use of the other standards.
ISO 9001
ISO 9001 is the internationally recognized standard for the quality management of businesses. It
applies to the processes that create and control the products and services an organization supplies.
It prescribes systematic control of activities to ensure that the needs and expectations of
customers are met. It is designed and intended to apply to virtually any product or service, made
by any process anywhere in the world. It provides a model for the design and development
process, as well as production, installation and servicing of a product.
ISO9002
This quality assurance model applies to organizations that produce, install, and service products.
ISO expects organizations to apply this model and meet these requirements through a quality
system. It provides a model for a company only in the manufacturing, installation and service
areas.
ISO 9003
It provides Quality assurance in product final inspection and testing.
ISO 9004
It provides Guideline to overall quality management.
ISO 14000
The ISO 14000 is a standard for environmental management systems that is applicable to any
business, regardless of size, location or income. The aim of the standard is to reduce the
environmental footprint of a business and to decrease the pollution and waste a business
produces. The most recent version of ISO 14001 was released in 2004 by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) which has representation from committees all over the
world.The ISO 14000 environmental management standards exist to help organizations minimize
how their operations negatively affect the environment. In structure it is similar to ISO 9000
quality management and both can be implemented side by side. In order for an organization to be
awarded an ISO 14001 certificate they must be externally audited by an audit body that has been
accredited by an accreditation body. In the UK, this is UKAS. Certification auditors need to be
accredited by the International Registrar of Certification Auditors. The certification body has to
be accredited by the Registrar Accreditation Board in the USA, or the National Accreditation
Board in Ireland.
BSI STANDARDS
BSI Group, also known in its home market as the British Standards Institution (or BSI) is a
multinational business services provider whose principal activity is the production of standards
and the supply of standards-related services.British Standards are produced by BSI Group which
is incorporated under a Royal Charter and is formally designated as the National Standards Body
(NSB) for the UK. Products and services which BSI certifies as having met the requirements of
specific standards within designated schemes are awarded the Kitemark. It produces British
Standards, and, as the UK’s National Standards Body, is also responsible for the UK publication,
in English, of international and European standards. BSI is obliged to adopt and publish all
European Standards as identical British Standards (prefixed BS EN) and to withdraw pre-existing
British Standards that are in conflict. However, it has the option to adopt and publish international
standards (prefixed BS ISO or BS IEC).In response to commercial demands, BSI also produces
commissioned standards products such as Publicly Available Specifications, (PASs), Private
Standards and Business Information Publications. These products are commissioned by
individual organizations and trade associations to meet their needs for standardized
specifications, guidelines, codes of practice etc. Because they are not subject to the same
consultation and consensus requirements as formal standards, the lead time is much shorter .BSI
also publishes standards-related books, CD-ROMs, subscription products and web-based
solutions as well as providing training on standards-related issues.
EXAMPLES OF BRITISH STANDARDS
BS 0 A standard for standards specifies Development, Structure and Drafting of British
Standards themselves.
BS 31 steel conduit and fittings for electrical wiring
BS 88 cartridge fuses for voltages up to and including 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c.
BS 196 for protected-type non-reversible plugs, socket-outlets cable-couplers and
appliance-couplers with earthing contacts for single phase a.c. circuits up to 250 volts
BS 308 a, now deleted standard, for engineering drawing conventions having been
absorbed into BS 8888.
BS 336 for fire hose couplings and ancillary equipment
BS 381 for colours used in identification, coding and other special purposes
BS 476 for fire resistance of building materials / elements
BS 499-1 Welding terms and symbols. Glossary for welding, brazing and thermal cutting
BS 546 for mains power plugs and sockets (older standard)
BS 857 for safety glass for land transport
BS 1088 for marine plywood
BS 1192 for Construction Drawing Practice. Part 5 (BS1192-5:1998) concerns Guide for
structuring and exchange of CAD data.
BS 1361 for cartridge fuses for a.c. circuits in domestic and similar premises
BS 1363 for mains power plugs and sockets
BS 1377-9:1990 The standard penetration test (SPT) is an in-situ dynamic penetration
test designed to provide information on the geotechnical engineering properties of soil.
BS 1852 resistor and capacitor value coding
BS 2660 Colours for Building and Decorative Paints[2]
BS 3506 for unplasticized PVC pipe for industrial uses
BS 3621 for thief resistant lock assembly. Key egress.
BS 3943 for plastics waste traps
BS 4573 Specification for 2-pin reversible plugs and shaver socket-outlets
BS 4293 for residual current-operated circuit-breakers
BS 4343 for industrial electrical power connectors
BS 4800 for paint colours used in building construction
BS 4900 for vitreous enamel colours used in building construction
BS 4901 for plastic colours used in building construction
BS 4902 for sheet / tile floor covering colours used in building construction
BS 4960 for weighing instruments for domestic cookery
BS 4962 for plastics pipes and fittings for use as subsoil field drains
BS 5252 for colour-coordination in building construction
BS 5400 Steel, concrete and composite bridges.
o BS 5400-1 General statement
o BS 5400-2 Specification for loads
o BS 5400-3 Code of practice for design of steel bridges
o BS 5400-4 Code of practice for design of concrete bridges.
o BS 5400-5 Code of practice for design of composite bridges
o BS 5400-6 Specification for materials and workmanship, steel.
o BS 5400-7 Specification for materials and workmanship, concrete, reinforcement
and prestressing tendons.
o BS 5400-8 Recommendations for materials and workmanship, concrete,
reinforcement and prestressing tendons.
o BS 5400-9.1 Bridge bearings. Code of practice for design of bridge bearings.
o BS 5400-9.2 Bridge bearings. Specification for materials, manufacture and
installation of bridge bearings.
o BS 5400-10 Code of practice for fatigue.
o BS 5400-10C Charts for classification of details for fatigue
BS 5499 for graphical symbols and signs in building construction; including shape,
colour and layout
BS 5544 for anti-bandit glazing (glazing resistant to manual attack)
BS 5750 for quality management, the source for ISO 9000
BS 5837 for protection of trees during construction work
BS 5930 for site investigations
BS 5950 for structural steel
BS 6312 for telephone plugs and sockets
BS 6651 code of practice for protection of structures against lightning
BS 6701 installation, operation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and
telecommunications cabling
BS 6879 for British geocodes, a superset of ISO 3166-2:GB
BS 7430 code of practice for earthing
BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations, The IEE Wiring Regulations,
produced by the IET.
BS 7799 for information security, the source for ISO/IEC 27001, 27002 (former 17799),
and 27005
BS 7901 for recovery vehicles and vehicle recovery equipment
BS 7925-1 Vocabulary of terms in software testing
BS 7925-2 Software component testing
BS 8110 for structural concrete
BS 8485 for the characterization and remediation from ground gas in affected
developments
BS 8494 for detecting and measuring carbon dioxide in ambient air or extraction systems
BS 15000 for IT Service Management, (ITIL), now ISO/IEC 20000
BS 3G 101 for general requirements for mechanical and electromechanical aircraft
indicators
IEEE STANDARDS
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) is a
leading developer of global industry standards in a broad-range of industries, including:
IEEE-SA has developed standards for over a century, through a program that offers
balance, openness, due process and consensus. Technical experts from all over the world
participate in the development of IEEE standards.
NOTABLE IEEE STANDARDS COMMITTEES AND FORMATS
IEEE 802.2 Standards for Logical Link Control (LLC) standards for connectivity.
Standards for token ring access and for communications between LANs
IEEE 802.5
and MANs
IEEE 802.9 Standards for integrated services, like voice and data.
IEEE 802.10 Standards for LAN/MAN security implementations.
IEEE Switchgear
C37 series of standards for Low and High voltage equipment
Committee
IEC STANDARDS
Defines general requirements of such plugs and sockets. The many particular forms used
in different countries are listed in IEC/TR 60083 (formerly IECEE CEE-7).
IEC 60898-1 Electrical accessories. Circuit breakers for overcurrent protection for
household and similar installations. Part 1: Circuit-breakers for a.c. operation (IEC
60898-1:2002, modified)
IEC 60906 IEC system of plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes
o IEC 60906-1: Plugs and socket-outlets 16 A 250 V AC
This is the system the IEC recommends as the worldwide standard for countries using
220-240 V AC. Switzerland uses already a very similar plug.
o IEC 60906-2: Plugs and socket-outlets 15 A 125 V AC
This is the system used in the United States, Canada, and Japan.
o IEC 60906-3: SELV plugs and socket-outlets, 16 A 6V, 12 V, 24 V, 48 V, AC
and DC
IEC 60908 Compact disk digital audio system
IEC 60921 Ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps - Performance requirements
IEC 60929 AC-supplied electronic ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps - Performance
requirements
IEC 60945 Maritime Navigation and Radiocommunication Equipment and Systems -
General Requirements - Methods of Testing and Required Test Results
IEC 60947 Standards for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear
IEC 60950 Safety of information technology equipment
IEC 61000 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
o IEC 61000-2-1: Guide to electromagnetic environment for low-frequency
conducted disturbances and signalling in public power supply systems
o IEC-61000-2-2: Environment - Compatibility Levels for Low-Frequency
Conducted Disturbances and Signalling in Public Low-Voltage Power Supply
Systems
o IEC-61000-2-3: Environment - Description of the environment - Radiated and
non-network-frequency-related conducted phenomena
o IEC-61000-2-4: Environment - Compatibility levels in industrial plants for low-
frequency conducted disturbances
o IEC-61000-2-5: Environment - Classification of electromagnetic environments.
Basic EMC publication
o IEC-61000-2-6: Environment - Assessment of the emission levels in the power
supply of industrial plants as regards low-frequency conducted disturbances
o IEC 61000-2-7: Environment - Low frequency magnetic fields in various
environments
o IEC-61000-2-8: Environment - Voltage dips and short interruptions on public
electric power supply systems with statistical measurement results
o IEC 61000-2-9: Environment - Description of HEMP environment. Radiated
disturbance. Basic EMC publication
o IEC 61000-2-10: Environment - Description of HEMP environment. Conducted
disturbance
o IEC 61000-3-2: Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input
current up to and including 16 A per phase)
o IEC 61000-3-3: Limits - Limitation of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations and
flicker in public low-voltage supply systems, for equipment with rated current ≤
16 A per phase and not subject to conditional connection
o IEC 61000-3-4: Limits - Limitation of emission of harmonic currents in low-
voltage power supply systems for equipment with rated current greater than 16 A
o IEC 61000-3-6: Limits - Assessment of emission limits for distorting loads in
MV and HV power systems
o IEC 61000-3-7: Limits - Assessment of emission limits for fluctuating loads in
MV and HV power systems
o IEC 61000-3-8: Limits - Guide to signalling on low-voltage electrical
installations. Emission levels, frequency bands and electromagnetic disturbance
levels
o IEC 61000-3-11: Limits - Limitation of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations and
flicker in public low-voltage supply systems. Equipment with rated voltage
current ≤ 75 A and subject to conditional connection
o IEC 61000-4-1: Testing and measurement techniques - Overview of IEC 61000-4
series
o IEC 61000-4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge
immunity tests. Basic EMC publication
o IEC 61000-4-3: Testing and measurement techniques - Radiated, radio-
frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test
o IEC 61000-4-4: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrical fast
transient/burst immunity test. Basic EMC publication
o IEC 61000-4-5: Testing and measurement techniques - Surge immunity test
o IEC 61000-4-6: Testing and measurement techniques - Immunity to conducted
disturbances, induced by radio-frequency fields
o IEC 61000-4-8: Testing and measurement techniques - Power frequency
magnetic field immunity test. Basic EMC publication
o IEC 61000-4-9: Testing and measurement techniques - Pulse magnetic field
immunity test. Basic EMC publication
o IEC 61000-4-10: Testing and measurement techniques - Damped oscillatory
magnetic field immunity test. Basic EMC publication
o IEC 61000-4-11: Testing and measurement techniques Voltage dips, short
interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests. Basic EMC publication
o IEC 61000-4-12: Testing and measurement techniques - Oscillatory waves
immunity test. Basic EMC publication
o IEC 61000-4-13: Testing and measurement techniques - Harmonics and
interharmonics including mains signalling at A.C. power port, low frequency
immunity tests
o IEC 61000-4-14: Testing and measurement techniques - Voltage fluctuation
immunity test
o IEC 61000-4-15: Testing and measurement techniques - Flickermeter. Functional
and design specifications. Basic EMC publication
o IEC 61000-4-16: Testing and measurement techniques - Test for immunity to
conducted, common mode disturbances in the frequency range 0 Hz to 150 kHz
o IEC 61000-4-17: Testing and measurement techniques - Ripple on d.c. input
power port immunity test
o IEC 61000-4-23: Testing and measurement techniques - Test methods for
protective devices for HEMP and other radiated disturbances
o IEC 61000-4-24: Testing and measurement techniques - Test methods for
protective devices for HEMP conducted disturbance. Basic EMC publication
o IEC 61000-4-25: Testing and measurement techniques - HEMP immunity test
methods for equipment and systems
o IEC 61000-4-27: Testing and measurement techniques - Unbalance, immunity
test
o IEC 61000-4-28: Testing and measurement techniques - Variation of power
frequency, immunity test
o IEC 61000-4-29: Testing and measurement techniques - Testing and
measurement techniques. Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations
on d.c. input power port immunity tests
o IEC 61000-4-30: Testing and measurement techniques - Power quality
measurement methods
o IEC 61000-5-1: Installation and mitigation guidelines - General considerations.
Basic EMC publication
o IEC 61000-5-2: Installation and mitigation guidelines - Earthing and cabling
o IEC 61000-5-5: Installation and mitigation guidelines - Specification of
protective devices for HEMP conducted disturbance. Basic EMC publication
o IEC 61000-5-7: Installation and mitigation guidelines - Degrees of protection
provided by enclosures against electromagnetic disturbances (EM code)
o IEC 61000-6-1:Generic standard -EMC - Susceptibility - Residential,
Commercial and Light industry
o IEC 61000-6-2: Generic standard - EMC - Susceptibility - Industrial
o IEC 61000-6-3: Generic standard - EMC - Emissions - Residential,Commercial
and Light industry
o IEC 61000-6-4: Generic standard - EMC - Emissions - Industry
o IEC 61000-6-6: Generic standards - HEMP immunity for indoor equipment
IEC 61009 Residual current operated circuit breakers with integral overcurrent protection
for household and similar uses (RCBO's)
IEC 61010-1: Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and
laboratory use, Part 1 general requirements.
o IEC 61010-2-010 Part 2-010: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment
for the heating of materials
o IEC 61010-2-020 Part 2-020: Particular requirements for laboratory centrifuges
o IEC 61010-2-032 Part 2-032: Particular requirements for hand-held and hand-
manipulated current sensors for electrical test and measurement
o IEC 61010-2-040 Part 2-040: Particular requirements for sterilizers and washer-
disinfectors used to treat medical materials
o IEC 61010-2-051 Part 2-051: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment
for mixing and stirring
o IEC 61010-2-061 Part 2-061: Particular requirements for laboratory atomic
spectrometers with thermal atomization and ionization
o IEC 61010-2-081 Part 2-081: Particular requirements for automatic and semi-
automatic laboratory equipment for analysis and other purposes
o IEC 61010-2-081am1 Part 2-081: Particular requirements for automatic and
semi-automatic laboratory equipment for analysis and other purposes
o IEC 61010-2-101 Part 2-101 Particular requirements for in vitro diagnostic (IVD)
medical equipment.
IEC 61043 Sound intensity meters with pairs of microphones
IEC 61058-1 Switches for Appliances - Part 1: General Requirements
o IEC 61058-2-1: Particular requirements for cord switches
o IEC 61058-2-4: Particular requirements for independently mounted switches
IEC 61131 PLC programming.
o IEC 61131-3 defining PLC programming languages.
IEC 61149 Safety of mobile radios
IEC 61158 Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications
o IEC 61158-1 Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part
1: Overview and guidance for the IEC 61158 and IEC 61784 series
o IEC 61158-2 Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part
2: Physical layer specification and service definition
o IEC 61158-3 Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part
3: Data-link layer service definition
o IEC 61158-4 Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part
4: Data-link layer protocol specification
o IEC 61158-5 Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part
5: Application layer service definition
o IEC 61158-6 Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part
6: Application layer protocol specification
IEC 61162 Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems
o IEC 61162-1 Single talker and multiple listeners
o IEC 61162-2 Single talker and multiple listeners, high-speed transmission
o IEC 61162-3 Multiple talkers and multiple listeners, CAN Buss technology
o IEC 61162-4 Multiple talkers and multiple listeners
IEC 61162-400 Ship systems interconnection - Introduction and general
principles
IEC 61162-401 Ship systems interconnection - Application profile
IEC 61162-410 Ship systems interconnection - Transport profile
requirements and basic transport profile
IEC 61162-420 Ship systems interconnection - Companion standard
requirements and basic companion standards
IEC 61280 Field testing method for measuring single mode fibre optic cable
IEC 61286 Character set with electrotechnical symbols (ISO-IR 181 [1])
IEC 61326 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - EMC
requirements
IEC 61346 Industrial systems, installations and equipment and industrial products —
Structuring principles and reference designations
IEC 61355 Classification and designation of documents for plants, systems and
equipment
IEC 61400 Wind turbines
o 61400-1: Design requirements
o 61400-2: Design requirements for small wind turbines
o 61400-3: Design requirements for offshore wind turbines
o 61400-11: Acoustic noise measurement techniques
o 61400-12: Wind turbine power performance testing
o 61400-12-1: Power performance measurements of electricity producing wind
turbines
o 61400-13: Measurement of mechanical loads
o 61400-14: Declaration of apparent sound power level and tonality values
o 61400-21: Measurement and assessment of power quality characteristics of grid
connected wind turbines
o 61400-23: Full-scale structural testing of rotor blades
o 61400-24: Lightning protection
o 61400-25: Information and information exchange for wind power plants [2]
61400-25-1: Communications for monitoring and control of wind power
plants – Overall description of principles and models
61400-25-2: Communications for monitoring and control of wind power
plants – Information models
61400-25-3: Communications for monitoring and control of wind power
plants – Information exchange models
61400-25-4: Communications for monitoring and control of wind power
plants – Mapping to communication profile
61400-25-5: Communications for monitoring and control of wind power
plants – Conformance testing
NEMA ENCLOSURES
NEMA defines standards for various grades of electrical enclosures typically used in industrial
applications. Each is rated to protect against designated environmental conditions. A typical
NEMA enclosure might be rated to provide protection against environmental hazards such as
water, dust, oil or coolant or atmospheres containing corrosive agents such as acetylene or
gasoline.
NEMA IEC
Definition
Type Equivalent
General-purpose. Protects against dust, light, and indirect splashing but is
1 not dust-tight; primarily prevents contact with live parts; used indoors IP10
and under normal atmospheric conditions.
Drip-tight. Similar to Type 1 but with addition of drip shields; used
2 IP11
where condensation may be severe (as in cooling and laundry rooms).
Weather-resistant. Protects against weather hazards such as rain and
3 and 3S sleet; used outdoors on ship docks, in construction work, and in tunnels IP54
and subways.
Intended for outdoor use. Provides a degree of protection against falling
3R rain and ice formation. Meets rod entry, rain, external icing, and rust- IP14
resistance design tests.
Watertight (weatherproof). Must exclude at least 65 GPM of water from
4 and 4X 1-in. nozzle delivered from a distance not less than 10 ft for 5 min. Used IP56
outdoors on ship docks, in dairies, and in breweries.
Dust-tight. Provided with gaskets or equivalent to exclude dust; used in
5 IP52
steel mills and cement plants.
Submersible. Design depends on specified conditions of pressure and
6 and 6P IP67
time; submersible in water; used in quarries, mines, and manholes.
Hazardous. For indoor use in Class I, Groups A, B, C, and D
7 —
environments as defined in the NEC.
Hazardous. For indoor and outdoor use in locations classified as Class I,
8 —
Groups A, B, C, and D as defined in the NEC.
Hazardous. For indoor and outdoor use in locations classified as Class II,
9 —
Groups E, F, or G as defined in the NEC.
MSHA. Meets the requirements of the Mine Safety and Health
10 —
Administration, 30 CFR Part 18 (1978).
General-purpose. Protects against the corrosive effects of liquids and
11 —
gases. Meets drip and corrosion-resistance tests.
General-purpose. Intended for indoor use, provides some protection
12 and
against dust, falling dirt, and dripping noncorrosive liquids. Meets drip, IP52
12K
dust, and rust resistance tests.
General-purpose. Primarily used to provide protection against dust,
13 spraying of water, oil, and noncorrosive coolants. Meets oil exclusion and IP54
rust resistance design tests.
TQM STANDARDS
Total quality management (TQM) is a business management strategy aimed at embedding
awareness of quality in all organizational processes. TQM has been widely used in
manufacturing, education, hospitals, call centers, government, and service industries, as well as
NASA space and science programs. Total quality management is the organization-wide
management of quality. Management consists of planning, organizing, directing, control, and
assurance. Total quality is called total because it consists of two qualities: quality of return to
satisfy the needs of the shareholders, or quality of products.[3] As defined by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO):
TQM requires that the company maintain this quality standard in all aspects of its business. This
requires ensuring that things are done right the first time and that defects and waste are eliminated
from operations.
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the national standards organization of India under the
aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution,Govt of India. It was founded
on 1 April 1987, replacing the Indian Standards Institute.
As a corporate body, it has 25 members drawn from national and state politics, industry, scientific
and research institutions, and consumer organizations. Its headquarters are in New Delhi, with
regional offices in Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Chandigarh and Delhi, and 19 branch offices. It
also works as WTO-TBT enquiry point for India.
EN STANDARDS
This is list of European standards maintained by CEN (European Committee for Standardization),
CENELEC (European Committee for Electro technical Standardization) and ETSI (European
Telecommunications Standards Institute):
EN 1-999
EN 1078 : Helmets for pedal cyclists and for users of skateboards and roller skates
EN 1176-1 : Playground equipment. General safety requirements and test methods
EN 1177 : Impact absorbing playground surfacing. Safety requirements and test methods
EN 1325-1 : Vocabulary of Value Management, Value Evaluation and Functional
Analysis
EN 1337 : Structural bearings
EN 1399 : Resilient floor coverings. Determination of resistance to stubbed and burning
cigarettes
EN 1496 : Personal fall protection equipment. Rescue lifting devices
EN 1815 : Resilient and textile floor coverings. Assessment of static electrical propensity
EN 1891 : Personal protective equipment for the prevention of falls from a height. Low
stretch kernmantel ropes
EN 1990-1999 (Eurocodes)
EN 10000
AB STANDARDS
AB Standard is one of the leading privately owned financial and industrial groups in Azerbaijan.
Since establishment of its original member the "Most-Bank Azerbaijan" in 1995 (later renamed to
the "Bank Standard"), AB Standard has been pursuing an enthusiastic and ambitious plan to
ensure the Groups continuous growth and to bring up-to-date technology to support country
transition to market economy. These objectives were the driving force of investments made by
the Group in the various sectors of economy. Independent and privately-owned companies were
set up to manage these increasingly diversified investments. They all are combined under the
Group's supervision and are active in many sectors, such as manufacturing and processing, civil
engineering, trade, finance, consulting, travel, insurance, telecommunications, etc.
Currently, AB Standard Group includes thirteen financially and operationally autonomous
companies. The Group combines financial, industrial and unindustrialized sectors. The financial
bloc includes "Bank Standard", the biggest local private commercial bank, the top-ranked
"Standard Insurance" and "Standard Capital" Brokerage Company. The industrial bloc consists of
"AB Darnagul" Polymer Pipes Production Plant, "AB Siyazan Fish" Plant and "AB Tim"
Concrete Factory. Finally, the unindustrialized bloc includes "AB Travel", "AB Legal Consulting
Group", "AB Skybell Communications", "AB Service" companies and "AB Qala" Hotel.
ECMA INTERNATIONAL
ASTM INTERNATIONAL
ASTM International (ASTM), originally known as the American Society for Testing and
Materials, is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary
consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. The
organization's headquarters is in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, about 5 miles northwest of
Philadelphia.ASTM predates other standards organizations such as BSI (1901), DIN (1917) and
AFNOR (1926), but differs from these in that it is not a national standards body, that role being
taken in the USA by ANSI. However, ASTM has a dominant role among standards developers in
the USA, and claims to be the world's largest developer of standards. Using a consensus process,
ASTM supports thousands of volunteer technical committees, which draw their members from
around the world and collectively develop and maintain more than 12,000 standards. ASTM
International publishes the Annual Book of ASTM Standards each year in print, CD and online
versions. The online version was available by subscription and cost was based upon usage. For
2008, the complete set of books or CDs cost almost USD $9000 and included 81 volumes.
INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS
The International System of Units (abbreviated SI from the French le Système international
d'unités[1]) is the modern form of the metric system and is generally a system devised around the
convenience of the number ten. It is the world's most widely used system of measurement, both in
everyday commerce and in science. The older metric system included several groups of units. The
SI was developed in 1960 from the old meter-kilogram-second system, rather than the centimetre-
gram-second system, which, in turn, had a few variants. Because the SI is not static, units are
created and definitions are modified through international agreement among many nations as the
technology of measurement progresses, and as the precision of measurements improves. The
system is nearly universally employed. Three principal exceptions are Burma (Myanmar),
Liberia, and the United States. The United Kingdom has officially adopted the International
System of Units but not with the intention of replacing customary measures entirely.