Insight into Standards

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Insight into Standards
31st October, 2023

At a glance:

This guide will help companies understand the importance of standards, how they are made, and how they can get involved in the standards-making process.

Highlights:

This 46-page guide covers the following topics:

  • What are standards?
  • The purpose of standards
  • Types of standards
  • Users of standards
  • The legal status of standards
  • Standards-making bodies and the relationship between National (BS), European (EN) and International (ISO) standards
  • Timeline and life of a standard
  • How to get involved in the standardisation process

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