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ISO STANDARDS

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BUREAU OF INDIAN

STANDARDS


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INTRODUCTION

ISO (International Organization forStandardization) is the world's largest

developer and publisher ofInternational

Standards.

ISO is a network of the national standards

institutes of159 countries, one member per

country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva,

Switzerland, that coordinates the system.

"ISO", derived from the Greek isos, meaning

"equal". For all countries.


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Standards ensure desirable characteristics of productsand services such as quality, environmental

friendliness, safety, reliability, efficiency and

interchangeability - and at an economical cost.

When products, systems, machinery and devices work

well and safely, it is often because they meet

standards. And the organization responsible for many

thousands of the standards which benefit the world is

ISO.


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WHEN STANDARDS ARE ABSENT, WE SOON NOTICE.

WHAT STANDARDS DO ; ISO STANDARDS:

Make the development, manufacturing and

supply of products and services more efficient,

safer and cleaner

Facilitate trade between countries and make it

fairer

Provide governments with a technical base forhealth, safety and environmental legislation, and

conformity assessment


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Share technological advances and good

management practice

Disseminate innovation

Safeguard consumers, and users in general, of

products and services

Make life simpler by providing solutions to

common problems


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ISO STANDARDS PROVIDE TECHNOLOGICAL,

ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL BENEFITS.

For businesses, the widespread adoption ofInternational Standards means that supplierscan develop and offer products and servicesmeeting specifications that have wideinternational acceptance in their sectors.

Therefore, businesses using InternationalStandards can compete on many more marketsaround the world.

For innovators of new technologies, International

Standards on aspects like terminology,compatibility and safety speed up thedissemination of innovations and theirdevelopment into manufacturable andmarketable products.


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For customers, the worldwide compatibility oftechnology which is achieved when products andservices are based on International Standards givesthem a broad choice of offers. They also benefit fromthe effects of competition among suppliers.

For governments, International Standards provide

the technological and scientific bases underpinninghealth, safety and environmental legislation.

For trade officials, International Standards create "alevel playing field" for all competitors on those

markets. The existence of divergent national orregional standards can create technical barriers totrade. International Standards are the technicalmeans by which political trade agreements can beput into practice.


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For developing countries, International Standardsthat represent an international consensus on the stateof the art are an important source of technologicalknow-how. By defining the characteristics thatproducts and services will be expected to meet onexport markets, International Standards givedeveloping countries a basis for making the rightdecisions when investing their scarce resources andthus avoid squandering them.

For consumers, conformity of products and services toInternational Standards provides assurance about

their quality, safety and reliability.

For everyone, International Standards contribute tothe quality of life in general by ensuring that thetransport, machinery and tools we use are safe.


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For the planet we inhabit, International

Standards on air, water and soil quality, onemissions of gases and radiation and

environmental aspects of products can contribute

to efforts to preserve the environment.


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EXAMPLES OF THE BENEFITS STANDARDS

PROVIDE

Standardization of screw threads helps to keepchairs, children's bicycles and aircraft together

and solves the repair and maintenance problems

caused by a lack of standardization that were

once a major headache for manufacturers and

product users.

Standards establishing an international

consensus on terminology make technology

transfer easier and safer. They are an important

stage in the advancement of new technologies

and dissemination of innovation.


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Without the standardized dimensions of freight

containers, international trade would be slowerand more expensive.

Without the standardization of telephone and

banking cards, life would be more complicated.

A lack of standardization may even affect the

quality of life itself: for the disabled, for example,

when they are barred access to consumer

products, public transport and buildings becausethe dimensions of wheel-chairs and entrances are

not standardized.


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Standardized symbols provide danger warnings

and information across linguistic frontiers.

Consensus on grades of various materials gives a

common reference for suppliers and clients in

business dealings.

Agreement on a sufficient number of variations of

a product to meet most current applications

allows economies of scale with cost benefits for

both producers and consumers. An example is thestandardization of paper sizes.


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Standardization of performance or safety

requirements of diverse equipment makes surethat users' needs are met while allowing

individual manufacturers the freedom to design

their own solution on how to meet those needs.

Standardized computer protocols allow products

from different vendors to "talk" to each other.

Standardized documents speed up the transit of

goods, or identify sensitive or dangerous cargoesthat may be handled by people speaking different

languages.


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Standardization of connections and interfaces of all

types ensures the compatibility of equipment of

diverse origins and the interoperability of different

technologies.

Agreement on test methods allows meaningful

comparisons of products, or plays an important partin controlling pollution - whether by noise, vibration

or emissions.

Safety standards for machinery protect people atwork, at play, at the dentist's.


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WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT ISO 9001AND

ISO 14001

The vast majority of ISO standards are highly specific

to a particular product, material, or process. However,

ISO 9001 (quality) and ISO 14001 (environment) are

"generic management system standards".

"Generic" means that the same standard can beapplied to any organization, large or small, whatever

its product or service, in any sector of activity, and

whether it is a business enterprise, a public

administration, or a government department. ISO9001 contains a generic set of requirements for

implementing a quality management system and ISO

14001 for an environmental management system.


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Bureau of Indian Standards


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1. BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National

Standards Body of India, is a statutory body set up

under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986. The

Bureau is a body corporate and responsible for

formulating National Standards.

It comprises of members representing the Industry,

Consumer Organizations, Scientific & Research

Institutes and Professional Bodies, Technical

Institutions, Central ministries, State

Governments and Members of Parliament.


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2. STANDARDS FORMULATION

Indian Standards are formulated keeping in view

national priorities, programmes for industrial

development, technological needs, export

promotion, consumer welfare, health, safety, etc.

So far over 17000 standards have been

formulated in different technology areas.


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3. CERTIFICATION

3.1 Product Certification - The product

certification scheme is basically voluntary in

nature and aims at providing quality, safety and

dependability to the ultimate customer.

Conformity is ensured by regular surveillance

visits of the units Performance of licensee is

monitored by surprise inspections and testing of

samples, drawn both from the factory and themarket.


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3.2 ECO MARK

The Government of India had instituted a scheme in February1991 known as ECO mark Scheme for labeling environment

friendly products. This scheme is administered by the Bureau ofIndian Standards.

3.3 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION(ISO 9000)

BIS is a national agency authorized to operate Quality Systems

Certification in India. It has adopted ISO 9000 series of standardsas IS 9000 series Indian Standards, and aligned the procedure foroperation of Quality Systems Certification, based on internationalcriteria and is comparable to any other such systems beingoperated.

3.4EMS Certification With the growing concern for environment friendly industrial

activity, ISO 14000 series of standards have been developed. BIS,after adoption of these standards as national standards, haslaunched EnvironmentManagement System (EMS) Certification(IS / ISO : 14001).


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3.5HACCP Certification

o BIS launched HACCP (Hazard Analysis CriticalControl Points) based Quality System

Certification Scheme as per the requirements of

IS 15000 : 1998 standard (equivalent to Codex

ALINORM

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3.6 HALLMARKING OF GOLD JEWELLERY

o In order to protect consumers against

victimization of irregular gold

quality.Hallmarking of gold jewellery waslaunched under BIS Act, 1986. This scheme is

voluntary in nature.


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4. LABORATORY TESTING, CALIBRATION

AND MANAGEMENT

5. STANDARDS PROMOTION

6. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

7. NATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

8. BIS AND CONSUMERS

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