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ISO STANDARDS
AND
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
97 / 13
A).
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