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Standards are documens that have been developed and established within the consensus principles of the Society and that meets the approval requirements of ASTM procedures and regulations. Full consensus standards are developed through the cooperation of all parties who have an interest in participating in the development and /or use of the standards. Examples are: Company Standard -- consensus being among the employees of a given organization. Industry Standard -- consensus being among the companies within a given industry, typically developed by a trade association. Professional Standard -- consensus being among the individual members of a given profession, typically developed by a professional sociaty. Government Standard -- consensus often being among the employees of a governmet agency or department. Standards are called variously, such as How-To Manuals, Testing Techniques and Applications (STP publications). Below, we list representative titles only. Standards: A Resource Guide for Identification, Selection and Acquisition: A guide to information sources for all standards. Ricci, Patricia and Linda Perry. St. Paul, Minn.: Published in cooperation with Stirtz Bernards and Co. Index and directory of industry standards. Englewood, Colo. : Information Handling Services. Continues: Index and directory of U.S. industry standards. These are selected sources covering the field of Standards. Standards may take the form of test methods, definitions, recommended practices, and specifications. Index and Directory of Industry Standards (IDIS) defines standards as documents generated by technical and professional societies, trade associations, and standards bodies. Examples are: Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
IEEE Standards. From their main page http://standards.ieee.org you can either search their search engine for specific standards or explore the main index under several headings, including IEEE Standards Information databases. Other headings include working group areas, standards association, products/services, development resources, and more. IEEE Sponsored Standards. Another important Web site is the home page for the communication standards information service http://comsoc.org.mx. Its index directs the user to important current standards as well as to ATM standards, frame relay, video, organizations and companies, Internet, magazines, and more. Q: Does anyone know of a generic test method, ASTM or otherwise which covers analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy. A: USEPA SW-846 has the two ICP methods: Method 6010 ICP-AES and Method 6020 ICP-MS. Annual book of ASTM standards. American Society for Testing and Materials. Other Title: Annual ASTM standards. Vols./Dates: 1970- . Philadelphia: American Society for Testing and Materials. Continues: Book of ASTM standards with related material Organized in 1898, ASTM has grown into one of the largest non-profit voluntary standards development systems in the world. It provides a forum for producers, users, and people in government and academia, to meet on common ground and write standards for materials, products, systems, and services. From the work of 134 standards-writing committees, ASTM publishes standard test methods, specifications, practices, guides, classifications, and terminology. ASTM's standards development activities encompass metals, paints, plastics, textiles, petroleum, construction, energy, the environment, consumer products, medical services and instruments, automatic systems, etc. More than 8,500 ASTM standards are published each year in the 68 volumes of the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Society of Automotive Enginees S.A.E. Handbook. Warrendale, Pa. {etc.} Society of Automotive Engineers. http://www.sae.org The sites give listings for multiple societies' standards as well as government sites. Excellent
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