There is a wealth of information on standards available online. We have identified some useful starting points and some bodies producing publications that relate to standards development.
European and International Standards Bodies
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 157 countries. Please see their website for a list of members and their contact details.
IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)
The IEC prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies
CEN (European Committee for Standardization)
CEN's 30 National Members work together to develop voluntary European Standards (ENs).
CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization)
CENELEC is composed of the National Electrotechnical Committees of 30 European countries. It is responsible for preparing voluntary electrotechnical standards
Information about standards
WSSN (World Standards Services Network) - The objective of WSSN is to simplify access to international, regional and national standards information publicly available through the Web.
NSSN: A National Resource for Global Standards - E-resource developed by ANSI with a free searchable catalogue of information about various US standards.
Useful tools for working with standards
ICS: International Classification of Standards - developed by ISO, ICS is a classification scheme used by many standards organisations to classify standards and normative documents according to their field of activity. ICS codes can be very useful when searching in catalogues, databases and online shops for standards in a particular area.
UK Libraries with British Standards – many public libraries have access to British Standards either online or in hardcopy. Please contact individual libraries in advance to check access and arrange visits.
Legislation
OPSI (Office of Public Sector Information)
OPSI provides access to UK, Northern Ireland Scottish and Welsh legislation.
EUR-Lex
EUR-Lex provides free access to European Union law. Here you can consult the Official Journal of the European Union as well as the treaties, legislation, case-law and legislative proposals.
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